10 restaurant menus in Porthleven, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"AMAZING. Trotting around Porthleven on our last day of our annual Cornwall staycation, in the pouring rain with two toddlers when we found ourselves..."
Rachel Gamble
"OMG!!!!! What can I say!!!! Stunning food (We had 4 starters each, a couple of sides, a dessert each, a liqueur coffee each & alcohol), down to..."
Lou Threadwell
"Lovely food & drink from friendly staff. Complementary to Kota (which we very much enjoyed last night), with a "bistro" atmosphere. Definitely..."
Dave Nelson
"A-frickin'-mazing. Beautiful food and a really cool feel to the place. Our waitress Amelia was wonderful and I can't recommend this place highly..."
Dan Gaskin
"Excellent meal (st: mackerel pate, mussels, veg. spring rolls; mm: chicken curry, crab linguine, veggie burger) great ambience, great service and..."
Louise Sibley
"My family and I went yesterday, loved this place staff are lovely and I had the best vegan curry I've ever had so delicious everyone said how..."
Gill Spencer
"A great location overlooking the harbour with a superb menu featuring a fusion of foods with great staff and all a a reasonable..."
Nev Parsons
"Fab food , lovely interior and spectacular view . The staff were very pleasant and helpful . Spent a very relaxing Sunday lunch time there , one of..."
Deb Simpkin
"Best food in Porthleven bar none. Been here about ten times and never had a bad..."
Peter Rollason
"Excellent menu, food & service. Not cheapest place to eat but definitely amongst the..."
Denis Roby
"I held a baby shower here on Sunday and it was fab!! we had the room for as long as we wanted, very attentive staff and great afternoon tea! thank..."
Katy McGarry
"Great food, great views, great service it really does tick all the boxes and all family members welcome from babies upwards as they cater for all!! ..."
Alison Quick
"Just the place for my daughters graduation celebration dinner. Quality place, food and service without pretention - highly..."
Rich Bacon
"The food was gorgeous. My kids finished all their food. Our Laksa was delicious. This is the third time we've been since it has opened, and it is..."
Hasna Jahan
"Great sea view, even better food. Got to be worth a try.
Had several dishes which we..."
Dean Hugill
"The food was faultless. Incredible flavours, fresh and..."
Gary Dawes
"Top grub. Laksa was decent, fish and chips was a healthy portion, and the cauliflower starter was banging. Couple of good beers on tap..."
Daniel Lane
"10/10 me and the lady loved it ! Will be coming back the next time we visit !!..."
Jordan Raymond
"Three of us had a meal last night and all were very impressed. The service was attentive but not intrusive. The ambience was lovely and the..."
Jan Halliday
"Perfekt Laksa, everything full of taste and a nice..."
Markus Springer
"Lots of wonderful drink options to try, (got recommended a spicy cocktail which was unlike anything I've had before! Really delicious and..."
Becky Balchin
"Incredibly lucky they had a cancellation otherwise it's a substantial waiting list, if you want to go I'd advise booking in considerable advance of..."
Barry Eggleton
"Great venue for my birthday lunch.
Food was outstanding and the service was top class, attentive but not intrusive, perfect.
Will be back 100 %
Thank..."
Stuart Phillips
"Excellent lunch which probably covers our dinner today! We couldn’t hold back on the small plate options, really tasty Asian touch on local fish..."
Ronan Quigley
"The kitchen bar is exactly that and not a Michelin restaurant but the food is amazing. The portion are small (two pieces of pork belly for one dish)..."
Andrew Marshall
"Fantastic casual alternative to Kota, perfect for kids (they even had cutlery for our little one!). Wonderful having different flavours as an option..."
Evan Schiff
"Great dinner. All dishes have a great spice side to them. Thai / South sea style to the cooking, using local produce. Oh and great cocktail drinks..."
Quentin Bossom
"Great place. Awesome service and made very welcome. The place was buzzing. A wedding going on, full service and the staff were rocking it. Sat and..."
Elmsy
"We had such a wonderful evening at Kota Kai. Relaxed and informal, but the food was exceptional. We enjoyed two small plates as starters to share,..."
Jacob Popple
"Lovely food and great..."
Jo Pettitt
"We both had a wonderful meal here with full of flavour. Our starters of scallops and spicy prawns were outstanding. My wife had the battered fish and..."
"Very tasty lunch of fish and chips. Good flavour, enough portion for lunchtime and reasonable price. We sat with our dog in a window overlooking the..."
Gwen Charnock
"We went for an evening meal if was a fab experience.
The salmon I had for starters was amazing..so tasty
We both had the cod and chips and honestly..."
margaret Bowles
"Rick Stein's restaurants are amazing they are top class food. The atmosphere is magic and you will always get fab food whenever you go. He has 16..."
Helen Hopkinson
"Good, locally sourced food. Simple dishes often, like grilled mackerel or breaded lamb. Not crazy expensive.
Sit on the ground floor if you aren't..."
James Salt
"Lovely atmosphere especially for couples and small groups. Food was delicious and decently priced. Starters and mains were the stars of the..."
Stephanie Weston
"A fantastic dining experience, two children and two adults. The food and service were first class. Highly recommend for a family meal. The location..."
L Griffs
"Service was good, food was lovely and well portioned and reasonably priced. Overall very satisfying experience. Ive never been a big fish fan..."
Alan Salt
"The mackerel starter was full of flavour as was the mussels. I ordered the barbecue chicken as a main with tarragon carrots as a side, highly..."
Paul Creedy
"Amazing food, service and setting. Can't wait to go..."
Donald David
"The most elegant restaurant in Porthleven: nice place, nice staff, good food. Good food but small portions, big price, do not have draft beer. The..."
Dragos Hedes
"Food was superb and the service was very..."
Suki Bahwara
"Amazing food and lovely views of the..."
Ulrika Jonsson Swinburne
"Lovely. The mussels are fabulous. Gave our little one a book and colouring bits. Really nice staff and very..."
Caroline Winton
"Very welcoming and friendly staff even though we came with a toddler and a baby with no reservation. Delicious seafood and a couple of non-fish..."
Cliff Lenoir
"Had Sunday lunch, as a last-minute shoe-in, and we were impressed. Staff excellent. Food faultless. Not fast food, but well timed. We went back for..."
Chris Bartholomew
"Friendly staff, good food, reasonable price for lunch. Enjoyed mussels and chips £9.95. Not a huge portion but beautiful big juicy mussels. Had to..."
Sue Whitehead
"Standard lunch menu (fish and chips), decent fries and nice cod (thicker, deeper batter than what you would get at..."
mumin humayun
"We were seated upstairs for dinner which only had one other table of two people and the atmosphere was not that good, although it was a Thursday..."
"Lovely restaurant in Porthleven serving Italian food with a Cornish seafood twist.
The seafood linguine was standout, mackerel starter also very..."
Chris Gallant
"We had our wedding reception at Amelia's and it was the most amazing evening we could ever have asked for. The venue was decorated beautifully (as..."
Nancy Epsly
"We had a wonderful evening meal here and were made very welcome by staff. Willow the dog was welcome too. Food was amazing, especially the Porthleven..."
Raoul Nardin
"A warm and friendly approach from original booking to the conclusion of the meal.
We were all made to feel very welcome including the dogs. The staff..."
Trevellan Roberts
"Difficult one to review. Not quite as good as ones like the nearby The Square, but a little cheaper so that's fair.
The food looked lovely, not just..."
tim brennan
"Love this place, very tasty food, not cheap but worth it once in a while, epic location and..."
Mark Law
"We really didn’t know what or where to eat, so we popped in
WOW AMAZING
We were greeted and asked where we would like to sit, we chose to sit in..."
Craig Edwards
"Very tasty food. Nice friendly staff and a great location in the harbour. Sunday roast is very nice and seafood is fresh and cooked to perfection...."
Gary Tufnell
"A lovely Sunday Lunch , window table so the superb view made up for the slightly slow service ( not an issue ).
Sirloin beef was perfect as was the..."
Alan
"Absolutely beautiful location, matched by beautifully fresh, delicious food! The oysters were outstanding, the lemon sole special I had for a main..."
Tamsin
"Lovely restaurant serving a range of dishes but with a definite seafood emphasis. The seafood pizza was delicious and the seafood linguine was..."
Will Patterson
"Was recommended and was well worth the visit. Book first as busy.
I had Cornish mussels and Bouillabaisse, both delicious but I could not finish all..."
Jane Bremner
"One word - fantastic.
This is a wonderful fish restaurant that also serves non-fishy dishes like risotto, steak and burgers.
We ate as a party of..."
"Great Sunday meal here, made perfect by two jazz musicians playing Django Reinhardt - they could really play! The food was very well cooked and..."
Jenny Bremner
"Wow!!! The food was amazing. I never tried Cornish oysters before. They were served with lemon and shallots vinegar. I loved them. The pizzas were..."
"Brilliant seafood and drinks, the staff were friendly and helpful. It did help that when we went the weather was glorious as the restaurant is..."
annie homer
"Ha! What a great place! We had an absolute blast here, it’s so relaxed and layed back that we ended up eating off our laps sat on the floor and..."
Dom Smith
"Can't recommend this place highly enough. Was recommended by a friend and it didn't disappoint, worth the visit from Falmouth alone, so good we even..."
Chris C
"Best mussels I have ever had! The sauce is amazing, just the right amount of seasoning and it’s not too overwhelming that you can still taste the..."
samsam
"Quirky little outdoor eatery with harbour front seating and fresh seafood, it's a lovely place to sit, eat, drink and relax watching the sun go down...."
Matt Kennedy
"Completely blown away by the quality of food here. Don’t get put off by the “rough” service you may receive or the look of the shack from the..."
Michael Lang
"Visited Cornwall for a short holiday and heard good things about mussel shoal. My boyfriend hates seafood but I managed to convince him to eat here,..."
Seraphina Kay
"Just love it here. The place is amazing the drinks are lovely the food is MEGA and the staff are fantastic!! Would go well out of my way to go here..."
Emily Burton
"So delicious. You will not be disappointed. I had the mussels and my husband had the chowder and both were so flavoursome. I can honestly say they..."
Claire Drainey
"It may be a bit of a wait for the food, but it was genuinely worth it. The food was amazing. The mussels were so tender, with a beautifully rich..."
"Just eaten the most delicious crab sandwich ever. Freshly baked bread, delicious flavoursome crab, lovely view of harbour and friendly staff. Can’t..."
Sandie Turnbull
"Had our 3rd wedding anniversary dinner at The Square last night. What an incredible meal. Every course was superb. Staff were lovely and we had a..."
Rachael Leonard
"Had starters and desert whilst there. Starters was the mackerel and the open crab sandwich which were done to perfection, excellent quality produce..."
David Prior
"Well have eaten in some fantastic places ....but this was above & beyond ....great food ...fantastic staff ...lovely atmosphere ...would highly..."
Claire Dutton
"We were at The Square last night for our Friends Anniversary Meal and it was delicious - quick service - amazing food and location to die for. We..."
Gail Lee James
"Great place to eat and now they do a senior lunch on Thursday ! Amazing value £10 for 3 courses yum yum ! Fantastic waitresses , friendly, helpful..."
Lin Heape
"Had a lovely evening enjoying the best food we've ever had eating out! Highly recommend a visit. Very friendly and welcoming..."
LucyandChris Jenkin
"Crispy blue cheese aranciniThe starter was sensational. The arancini is a typical dish from Sicily and I ate them many times in the biggest Italian..."
Simone Luciani
"Had lunch at the Square today,read all the hype rosettes michilen recommendations and believe every word. Briock a local Cornish chef prepared for me..."
James Turner
"These pics don’t do the food justice. 100% get yourself down The Square if you want some very tasty grub. I had the venison steak, medium rare...."
Daniel Lane
"Great food. I had the Arancini and the venison haunch. Will be back..."
sarah howes
"Perfect for relaxed high-quality dining. We had a lovely lunch. They deserve their Michelin status. Interesting food that tastes so good you want to..."
Nick Hiscott
"Such a great menu and chef, amazingly presented and all of the flavours complimenting each other perfectly. I was very happy paying the bill at the..."
Byron Ladd-Carr
"Lovely food, lovely atmosphere, perfect service. This is a lovely atmospheric little restaurant on the harbour front with views out at the harbour...."
Steve gunter
"We had a lovely meal here last night. Heritage tomato dish for starters, which was so very tasty I would double it up as a main and a chicken dish..."
Catherine Coyle
"The food was good quality. A small venue a bit packed in for my liking. Close to the Quay. I think when the weather is better, and the doors are..."
marc
"We stayed in Porthleven for a week and ate out most evenings. We had an excellent meal and experience at The Square and it was our favourite meal..."
Phil Janes
"Our favourite local restaurant. Consistently good food. Fish was cooked to perfection which is often hard to find. Service was great really efficient..."
"The very best place to eat the freshest food in Porthleven cooked and served by the most knowledgeable and friendly..."
Evelyne van Vliet
"What a place, must go to every food lover!!!!!!!!
Amazing owners, food and staff!!!!!!
we will be back soon as we can..."
Gabor Toth
"We will go again, and again , and again. It has a massive menu of fresh local fish, everything is delicious. The seats are very comfortable, which is..."
Kevin Coyne
"Delightful hidden gem we will definitely be..."
Sally Smith
"Great family supper, consistent standard of excellence, food and..."
Leigh Yates
"We love this place and make sure we visit every time we are back in Porthleven! Make sure you..."
Hollie Brackenridge
"Looking forward to
Eating here again in September..."
Claire Oakland
" With décor that's part nautical, part retro diner, SeaDrift feels fresh, warm and inviting. The staff were lovely too - each incredibly helpful and..."
FoodieOnTour
"Great little 'cafe' in Porthleven. Called in for lunch with the wife, and it's so much more than a cafe. A really extensive menu, majoring on fish..."
Neil Bilkey
"Small intimate seafood restaurant. Lovely friendly personal service. Large portions of seafood at a very reasonable price. We were brought an amuse..."
Steve gunter
"Excellent food and service. We were slightly tricky diners with me being pregnant and my fiancée being vegan, but the chef was more than happy to..."
Alex Neale
"Absolutely stunning food - simple but delicious. I recommend the brownie and pavlova desserts, they were fantastic. Staff lovely too - a real..."
Aleesha Adams
"Couldn't get in here the last time we visited so made sure we booked well in advance for our next visit to Porthleven. After eating here, it is clear..."
Stevan MacKinnon
"Such a wonderful restaurant with so many tasty dishes. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Good wine..."
James Brewster
"Amazing food, small and friendly. Definitely book in..."
Zoe
"Absolutely beautiful intimate truly bespoke food made with skill and passion.
Yeah. I like..."
william richard
"Fantastic food , lovely staff and warm and very stylish decor and reasonable prices … definitely would recommend..."
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"Absolutely amazing seafood platter. The lobster was very tasty and cooked to perfection, so were the prawns and crab.
The ambiance was very friendly..."
Olga Coutinho
"Visited this venue on multiple occasions over our two-week stay in the area. It helped to save our holiday. The Storm Damage cider is the best I've..."
Riculf Riculfson
"Last day of the hol - we went for a run and headed to the harbour for a morning dip. Sensational Sam, of Dan Dan the Lobster Man, beckoned us in and..."
Keenan Foley
"Amazing crab in the salad, even better in the tacos, super fresh prawns and beautiful cider. So good infact we had to buy a 3L bag of it. The service..."
Oli Cruse
"What an interesting place, I can recommend the crab tacos probably the best way I eaten crab as the taco shell does not hide the crab. Even if you..."
Nigel Greensitt
"Marco and Griff absolutely make this! Fantastic food, the cider is far too good and the banter.... thank you both 🤣🤣 our quiet afternoon out..."
Nat Mitch
"We ate there three times in a week, absolutely perfect fresh and delicious seafood! I loved the Lobster roll and hubby loved the crab sandwich. The..."
Frankie Moore
"Located on the harbour side in a shipping container just outside The Ship pub.
Absolutely superb, quite surprised this wasn't done years ago,..."
Barry Eggleton
"Loved this place. Amazing location, friendly staff, lovely food. Thank..."
Dave Kingston
"Made up our own selection of seafood and it was EXCELLENT. What you see in the photo includes:
King Prawns - definitely the star of the show. They..."
Chris Evans
"Delicious seafood platter, the anchovies were to die for! Huge portion size, was more than enough for our party of 6! Will definitely be returning..."
Leigh Rainford
"Amazing dinner here, we both had a half lobster here on the quayside with some fizz bought from the co-op down the road. Fantastic service to from..."
Ged Lowry
"Great fresh seafood and nice selection of..."
Hols Ann
"Mega! Proper prawn and crab sandwiches. Decent beer, quality atmosphere and staff that love it! Lobster on next visit!..."
Chris Drew
"Fabulous seafood platter - great service and even better food. We had it as a takeaway with a bottle of..."
Gary Dawes
"I cannot tell if the food was better or the service. Excellent dinner! Do not miss out, you have to try their..."
"Delightful. Did exquisite. Service personable and friendly. Location awesome. Chocolate mousse, cherry filling with milk ice cream over a brandy snap..."
Steve Dunthorne
"The food was exceptional. We attended with our extended family for a wedding celebration and we were looked after by James who tended to our every..."
Ellie Rowland
"Ate here on a Sunday night at a lovely table for two by the window looking out to the harbour. The staff were friendly and welcoming willing to..."
Dawn Wilknson
"I was a bit nervous about trying here as porthleven has so many great restaurants and eateries, especially with some reviews which put me off a bit. ..."
Stevan MacKinnon
"What a fantastic restaurant . We tried it for fun and we’re not disappointed. Fish is the focus though there are other dishes .
Everything we had..."
69digritz
"The most delicious meal we had during our stay in cornwall. Such a good range of gluten-free options. LOVE that it is dog friendly as well so my boy..."
Kate Smith
"We loved this place! Everything was superb. The atmosphere was relaxed but the service was attentive and friendly. We felt very lucky to be able to..."
Dids Reeve
"Loved this place, first time I've been since Mr Stein sadly left porthleven.
As a local we need to support stuff like this, it brings people to our..."
Rab Butler
"Superb food and very friendly staff! If you are in Porthleven, you have to try the Harbourside Refuge. I recommend you book ahead though, as like..."
Chris G
"Some really nice dishes are available, but for a high-class harbourside restaurant, I would expect more seafood dishes on the menu. What there was..."
Richard Lansdowne
"Very good food in a super location. The presentation is good and the staff are friendly and forthcoming with information. We went twice on our visit..."
John Breen
"Fantastic; service, food, location and atmosphere. Dinned as part of a wedding party and received the most amazing food. The Cornish chicken is..."
David Thomas
"Every time we visit Cornwall we have to dine at Harbourside.
The quality of food and wine served by attentive and knowledgeable staff never..."
Chris Davey
"Had an amazing lunch at The Harbourside Refuge. A lovely varied menu. Also they have a great specials of the day menu. The food and service was..."
Jason Nicholls
"If you are in Porthleven you need to go here, stunningly presented food, delicious,a real dining experience... lovely views across the harbour too..."
dale burroughs
"Visited on Saturday 16th for lunch. A very warm welcome received and the service throughout our visit was very attentive and personable. The food..."
Dave Roberts
"Absolutely amazing
Our waitress Emily was very..."
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"One of our favourites to visit every time we are in Cornwall.
Card payments over £15, cash payments otherwise.
Reasonably priced and good quality..."
Jessica Tozer
"What a great find the moonflower is. It isn't what you would expect to find in a fishing village like Porthleven.. there ample seating and easy..."
Bodilly Mill
"Was surprised at how good this takeaway was. Had a sweetcorn soup, king prawn udon and some veg - better than a lot of places in London! Food was..."
Evelyn Tong
"I have had sun spare ribs before but the capitol ribs on pat were great I had two types of ribs rice excel. Service. Speedy hot great. My new local...."
benedict nwajei
"The food was lovely. Every part of our order was..."
Peter Ganson
"Just had takeaway and it was delicious 😋 popped in to order and was told 15 minutes wait , well that’s no time at all and they kept apologising..."
Steph Strutt
"Really quick all fresh food was great and tasty really..."
Kevan Lemay
"Best Chinese takeaway I’ve ever had. We ordered Szechuan beef and crispy chilli chicken with mushroom fried rice and chips and it was absolutely..."
Kamila Kucharska
"Had a takeaway last night, very pleasant reception and the order was ready on time. Very tasty food and decent portions. Thanks..."
Jon Ross
"We had a takeaway and it was so delicious! Will eat..."
Sophie Johnson
"Amazing food and service the guy on the phone was so polite. We ordered curry mild it was perfect even my daughter enjoyed next time we are on..."
Michelle Norsworthy
"First time visiting this restaurant/takeaway and certainly won't be the last. Portions were very generous. Everything was very good, but the pancake..."
sue may
"Went for takeaway last night - absolutely gorgeous Kung Po chicken and Satay Beef, if we were staying longer, we'd definitely go..."
Melissa Ayling
"Hubby had takeaway last night and suggested we should sit in the restaurant for a meal,and so glad we did , absolutely fabulous meal,good portions..."
karen readshaw
"Coming from Leeds this is one of the best Chinese takeaways I’ve ever..."
Steven Norman
"Just had a lovely meal from the moonflower! We’ve had takeout a few times and it’s been nice but tonight, I don’t know what it was, there was a..."
Beccy Tinsley-Hewson
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