The Pig at Harlyn Bay - Cornwall

A very disappointing lunch. We made a spontaneous booking for Sunday Lunch as we were in the area and had talked about eating here for a long time. The greeting on arrival was flat, and we were told to wait in the reception area to be seated, We waited 10 minutes before even being spoken to. Eventually we were seated. Another 10 minutes passed before we were offered any drinks. We were then asked if we would like to order food, when we tried to order the roast beef, it was at this point we were told that the beef had sold out. This would have been helpful information when we were given the menus. To be honest, this is when we considered leaving as the service hadn’t been great and the atmosphere was strange. We should have left! We stayed and ordered the Pork and Lamb. The cauliflower cheese was tiny, the size of a teacup and £5. There were no roast potatoes, only slivers of potato, like crisps in a bowl. A good roast potato is surely one of the main staples of a great roast dinner ? The food overall was lukewarm. The pork was poorly cooked and tough, the fat wasn’t rendered but clear and white. I wouldn’t recommend this hotel/ restaurant to anyone, it just didn’t live up to the hype. The service, welcome, ambience and food quality was just mediocre. So disappointing!!

The eating areas at The Pig are lovely, laid back and vintage but the rest of our experience on this visit left us feeling disappointed. We booked a table for dinner for my birthday and we’re very much looking forward to our meal, however, we waited 30 minutes for our drinks order to be taken which wasn’t a great start. Then it took another 40 minutes for our wine to arrive (after chasing several times) after we had eaten our starters, no real apology just a brief shrug of the shoulders and a grumbled ‘sorry’. Main courses arrived and they were all very good. Dessert was another let down, the sponge in the sherry triffle was so dry, it really wasn’t good. For the prices you pay here, I would expect a lot better (in the past it has been). Wish we went somewhere else for my birthday meal.

Fantastic hotel, one of the most comfortable beds I have ever had. Excellent food (ate at Lobster Shed, they were superb) very professional service and great attention to detail.