So, back in the days when I used Twitter, one of the pages I followed, a page about British things…read morethat made Britain Britain, they posted a picture of this pub, and I thought that this was the pub with the coolest name ever, so I actually made a trek to visit it and have a beer. It is a bit of a hike from the station, but it was worth it, especially as it is a really old pub (though the ceilings are low, so watch out if you are tall like me). Yeah, this pub is very British, and pretty awesome, but I came here because of the name (and there is a story behind it as well).

As soon as I saw the name of this place, I had to visit. The legend goes that a very long time ago…read morethe owner went out to get a bucket of water from the well (yeahTHAT long ago) and instead got a bucket of blood due to there being a dead body at the bottom. It did change names to the appallingly bland 'New Inn' at one point, but has the old name back now. They also believe the pub is haunted. The pub itself is a very nice dark woody old style looking pub with quite a low roof (I has to duck slightly). They serve a handful of good Cornish ales and have a few tables outside, where you take in the sun weather permitting. The do food but I had already eaten. In short, this was the kind of pub I was hoping to find in Cornwall.

TOURIST TRASH - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE…read more Visited The Watermill on April 11th with family, expecting a nice meal. What we got instead was a greasy, overpriced disaster masquerading as a restaurant. I ordered the Rib Eye, which arrived drowning in oil and barely edible -- more gristle and fat than actual meat. It was like chewing rubber dipped in fryer grease. My wife's burger? A soggy, collapsing pile of regret. The bun was limp, the patty tasted like a frozen discount special, and the whole thing fell apart faster than our expectations. She tried to salvage it with a knife and fork but gave up halfway through. I wish I had done the same. We voiced our concerns to a young waiter who at least pretended to care and said he'd speak to the manager. Spoiler: no manager ever showed. The place wasn't even busy, so this wasn't incompetence -- it was straight-up cowardice. For the prices they dare to charge, you'd expect actual food and some shred of accountability. Instead, The Watermill serves reheated slop and hides when things go wrong. This wasn't just a bad meal. It was a shameless cash grab wrapped in the illusion of a restaurant. Don't waste your time, money, or taste buds here. Go literally anywhere else.

We decided to take our, pre-booked, trip down to Cornwall a day after corona virus 'lockdown'…read moreended. We hoped that Cornwall was open and ready to receive visitors. There was no need to worry as we found this fantastic pub/restaurant on our first afternoon and sitting in the pub garden with my first pub pint for four months. We were so impressed with their techniques and set-up to avoid personal contact we booked a table for a meal that evening. The evening was no different with plenty of space between tables. The menu was a limited menu. Limited but with plenty of choice for most tastes. Service in the restaurant and bar was fantastic, friendly, professional and swift. We loved it so much that, the next day we booked for the evening. Interesting watermill outside with the inner workings displayed in the bar area. A pub and restaurant that is well worth a visit.

I was made very welcome on 26th may to watch the Liverpool match everyone was very friendlyread more

The Smugglers has changed ownership a few times over the last few years but we have always been…read moremade very welcome here.They have a good menu with lots of variety and some good meal deals available and a good selection of real ales.There is seating outside for the summer and a large log fire burning away inside in the winter,lovely place give it a go.

The ground floor dining area looks nice and classy, cosy with low lighting. Ah, okay, we thought…read more But then despite there being plenty of open tables, and nearing closing time, we were inexplicably seated upstairs, and I honestly had a hard time believing they actually saw this as a legit place to feed people. Though it wasn't dirty (after all, they are getting two stars instead of one), it had bright fluorescent lighting, plain white walls, and gave a cafeteria feel. Not pleasant. We ordered at the bar and waited nearly an hour for the food (they warned us of this, but I was still confused as there weren't many people there). The food could have made up for it, but it didn't. My vegetarian dish automatically came with a terrible iceberg salad that I could only make myself eat about two bites of, and the small goat cheese pastry was really boring (even though I adore goat cheese). I was still hungry after that so I ordered their Easter special ice cream dessert. The only pleasant thing about the whole meal was the cute little chick that came on top of the ice cream. I adore ice cream, but it was really mediocre and came with no toppings except canned whipped cream... just plain chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and a wafer. Not what I expected from a special Easter "sundae"! Oy. This was by far our least favourite meal in Cornwall.

I'm not sure where the quay is (you would have thought there would be one nearby). The quay house…read morethough is a friendly pub with 1 inoffensive TV. The food looked good but me here for beer. Tribute and doom bar were on, Betty was on her break.

This pub had a very rude land lord with zero maners he was rude because we were not regular…read morecustomers it seemed like he was more interested in his own health and not the tier thing at all he told use to reave in a rude manner because we were from tier 2

Terrible bad experience with landlord. After a long coastal walk with our little dog, we went into…read morethis pub to have a quite drink. Soon after a rather large man approached us and ushered us to leave. He accused us for not using hand sanitizer and not being local and that we could infect him and others in the pub. We were the only customers in the pub. The way he spoke to us was very upsetting and degrading. We weren't even allowed to finish our drinks. We got up and walked out. He stood over us threateningly showing us to the door. I will not recommend this pub to anyone with a mad and nasty landlord like this man.

This review is for the restaurant/pub from an American perspective…read more Our family enjoyed a nice dinner at the Badger pub before doing the Tuesday night pub quiz. We all really enjoyed our meals ranging from the special sea bass, to fish and chips and shrimp fajitas. (They didn't call it fajitas of course but something along the line of sizzling shrimp.) The flavors were great, portion sizes were quite generous and service was good. There was plenty of seating inside and nice toilets, one complete with a diaper changing station which is always appreciative traveling with a 3 month old. We loved the food and would definitely return to try other items on the menu. The desserts weren't amazing but the dinner made up for it. Also, the pub quiz was really well done and made the night even more memorable.

I can only conclude that this is a gastro pub. All the tables had a non time specific 'reserved'…read moresign on them and yet less than half of them were occupied during my stay (quite-literally as I had no alternative) at the bar. As much as I am a lover not a fighter, I am also a drinker not an eater so I was distinctly unimpressed by this. Child friendly too so ticking another of the wrong boxes. My proper job was very good though, then again I am yet to have an 'improper' pint of this excellent brew. Does accommodation too.

This pub would do a lot worse if it wasn't for its location. Imagine a Wetherspoonsesque pub, that…read moredoesn't serve real alein the middle of nowhere with an arcade inside.lots of children running around. Sounds awful doesn't it? But then add an outside areaand.oh go on, put it on a clifftop with a view over sand, sea and coastline. Watch the sun go down with a drink of cider in your hand, sea breeze cooling your face. Is there any better feeling in the world? So I am understandably torn by this place as it is both awful and sublime. In the end this pub is well worth visiting for the view.

Great location and some of the meals are pretty reasonable and good value.However this is balanced…read moreout by the fact you get charged £4.25p for a bottle of Newcastle Brown.It is almost impossible to have a quiet drink what with the arcade and the chance of being accosted by a Haven rep dressed up as a bear.That said,if that's your thing then you will go along way to find another pub in Cornwall so beautifully situated.

A non inviting place that always looked closed. We walked past several times before realising it…read morewas actually open. We tried it,,,, but not for long. Filthy glasses, filthy sticky carpet, stenches coming from the toilets, and dogs on the bar ! A few locals sat around, but we didn't see holiday makers. We had to try it just to say we had.

My partner & I enjoyed a delicious roast chicken meal in this pub. They were very generous on…read moreportion sizes! Lovely atmosphere & dog friendly, we took our 8 month old puppy along with us.

A really good, solid, real ale, old world pub set in the heart of st Ives windy, cute streets. I…read morewas allowed to sample three local ciders before deciding on what I wanted. Lovely old world pub with mismatched chairs, friendly staff and beams and beers mats aplenty dotted on the walls. My husband and I were there with a bottle of red for a few hrs. My daughter joined us and she sampled a Rosie cider. We were happy.. a lovely locals pub. Come n stop a while...

Castle Inn is a superior real ale pub in the centre of St. Ives, just a short walk from its popular…read moreharbour. Like many community pubs it doesn't look like much from outside, but the place is fairly elaborate and its rough, dark wood décor exudes the atmosphere of real local history. The range of hand-pumped real ales is far above average for St. Ives, and unlike many other establishments in the town it is not affiliated with or owned by St. Austell Brewery. As a result the beer selection offers real variety. They offer live music events on a regular basis, and it is one of those places where locals and tourists mix. Recommended.