Classic pub and hotel combo in a cute seaside town. It was a lovely overnight stay with a good sized breakfast. It was storming outside, so we had a great view of the water, wind, and the overall mess of things. Service was excellent as well read more

The Chainlocker - English breakfast - Pubs Near Me - Falmouth, CON

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Cosy pub/restaurant/inn right by Falmouth docks. There's a nice, warm fireplace in the pub, with seating inside and numerous picnic tables outside. The restaurant is right up the stairs with its own dining area. I stayed in 1 of their 6 boutique rooms with a harbor view and it was contemporary with seaside vibes. Highly suggest staying here in the heart of town. It also came with a free, hot breakfast. read more

Other Enchanted Princess cruisers recommended this restaurant/pub...They raved about their crunchy, crispy melt in your mouth fish and chips and they were so RIGHT! The authentic English pub ambiance matched well with the friendly bar staff and servers was a delight too! They had us try various local ales and ciders before choosing which was wonderful! We highly recommend this waterside restaurant off the Main Street!!! read more

The Chainlocker - Outside entrance - Pubs Near Me - Falmouth, CON

Not the friendliest of restaurants in the area (Pub and restaurant are two different entities, I only visited the latter); at some places, when you're a single traveller, you're being treated a bit like a pariah - this appears to be one of them. A group sitting next to me was treated much more pleasantly. The location of course is wonderful, and the view from the terrace into Falmouth Harbour truly impressive. Note that you are not allowed to smoke or vape even on the terrace, which I was being reminded of in not too polite a fashion. The other pubs nearby all allow smoking/vaping in their outside seating areas. The menu is streamlined, as Chain Locker belongs to a pub chain [Sic!], and you will find many of the same menus throughout Cornwall. I myself encountered that standardized menu at least four times during the week I spent visiting the region. The food I had (grilled mackerel with baby potatoes and a salad garnish) was rather decently prepared though. At UKP 13.90 it didn't come too cheap. The inside of the restaurant is large and pretty, the beer selection fairly limited (as opposed to the pub). Beer prices are reasonable considering the location and the local competition. It's a bit of a shame that nowadays most pubs are part of a chain (the most popular being The Spoon of course), as menus will inevitably be streamlined. If this doesn't bother you, you could certainly do a lot worse than at Chain Locker. read more

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For me this has to be the best pub in Falmouth. This pub has the best seats by the harbour, but I preferred to chill in the wonderful dark pub interior decorated horizontally and vertically with beer mats, clips, plaques and posters of various natures and even the steering wheel from a boat Add the beer selection to the equation (including 2 regulars + 2 guests from skinners). I can't help but highly recommend the place. read more

The Chainlocker - Pubs Near Me - Falmouth, CON

An old Falmouth standard. Cosy harbour side location with roaring fireplace in winter. (Well, gas fired coals/logs...health and safety you now!) good selection of local beers and a good no nonsense pub grub menu. Always worth a visit to while away a couple of hours. read more

The Chainlocker - Ah! Betty... - Pubs Near Me - Falmouth, CON

Convenient harbor side location recently reopened after a major renovation. Upstairs dining room, downstairs pub, outdoor tables - pick your venue. Lots of cask ales and other beers on tap. Several local cyders and wonderful mussels in cream broth, as well as grilled mackerel. Our favorite dinner spot in Falmouth. read more

Right in the waterfront alongside a little harbour which the outdoor seating overlooks . The inside is a bit dark and as it dates back to 1660 you can imagine Cornish smugglers sitting around . Theres lots of dark wood and furniture . Place is popular and does meals . And there were 7 real ales at time of visit and these were decent and not totally expensive . read more

This is a cosy traditional pub overlooking the Falmouth Docks it is a very popular pub with a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Love the chainlocker, very cosy and in the winter they have an open fire, has a really low roof so watch your head! Great drinks and an all year round menu serving traditional pub grub, in the low season there are usually offers on such as two for one on the meals. In the summer or when its warm there is loads of seating outside overlooking the quay and its a great way to lose an afternoon. There is a small bar leading off to the side that can be rented out for parties etc. One of the must go to pubs for a traditional pub atmosphere and food. read more

Do not be fooled by or appearance of the meals, or hopes for them given the Chainlocker's fantastic quay-top location. With the fish and chips meals, for example, the fish portion looks very big - all but hanging off the plate's ends. Cut into the fish, though, only to discover a classic trick of penny-pinching British pubs: the actual cod is wafer thin, and is surrounded by masses of greasy batter. This batter makes up almost all of the bulk of the fish-portion; more 'fish meat' would be had in a packet of scampi-fries. There's so much batter, and it's so greasy (pressed just likely the vegetable oil oozes out), that you'll only be able to consume about a quarter of the portion before you feel super-queasy and will have that horrible 'solid stomach' feeling - which, presumably, isn't quite the same as you'd feel after the burger we had that was unquestionably raw in the patty's middle. Differently, the service is dreadfully slow (15 minutes for ordered drinks to arrive), we had to ask for our filthy table to be cleaned, and a promised hand-sanitizer was never brought to us (in fairness, the waiters/waitresses were greatly over-worked). In sum, the Chainlocker would seem to be relying entirely on its location for business, with crass disregard for standards. read more

Great pub and full of charm but shame about the sloppy bar service by a minority of staff and dogged by a poor standard of food recently. We discussed our experience with the manager who was understanding and somewhat frustrated over the situation himself, so I guess that hopefully this is a blip which will be sorted out soon. Friends ( locals) have reported similar experiences in recent months. I would normally give this establishment 4 stars and 5 if the long term toilet leak through to the bar area gets sorted out! read more

Have been here a few times and the setting and the atmosphere is great. Criticism is that getting served is sometimes difficult when busy. It's a bit like you are being done a favour if you do managed to get served by staff who are more interested in talking amongst themselves. read more

Not my favourite Falmouth pub but by no means the worse. The food is excellent and averagely priced. The ales are great if slightly expensive. It does get a tad crowded at times, especially in the Summer. read more

Went into the Chain Locker on a cold winter day. Immediately fell for the dark, cosy setting. Seating arrangements were excellent, food was good and the staff were laid back and very pleasant. Could have stayed all afternoon read more

All points so far are entirely valid but in addition this pub is also one of a select few around the world which have become focal points for seafarers and yachties. read more

This is a real gem of a pub the views are wonderful and the range of ales is great you must try the Sharps Special its as good a pint as I have ever had, as far as I can tell its the only place in Falmouth with any atmosphere though it does get busy. read more

Went for Sunday lunch on 10.2.13 , we were told there would be a half hour wait for meals, then they lost our order for 6 meals, the place wasn't busy. After an hour the meals started to appear at 5 minute intervals two at a time. The two roast beef meals were sent back and a refund obtained, the beef was gristly fat and inedible. The fishermans pie was just fishy mashed potato, no fish or prawns were found in it. There were no apologies, just " here's your money back ". read more