The Gurnard's Head

We stayed 2 nights at the end of November and enjoyed evening meal both nights. The rooms are all very comfortable and dog friendly, the staff welcoming and approachable. Great menu and standard of cooking. Eclectic wine list with such variety and value. |Best part of our stay was the breakfast, seriously the best homemade granola we have ever had and a choice of scrumptious cooked options. |The location is wild and beautiful and aLeo ideally placed for stunning coastal walks. If the weather is poor then the cosy fire awaits. Cannot wait to return and cannot recommend enough.

Stayed for a couple of nights last week and it was all perfect. Room 5 is huge and a very comfy bed. Lovely bathroom and the toiletries are so nice we bought some when we left. Everything is so well thought out - from fresh milk left outside the door for morning tea, a bowl and towel provided for the dog (& treats). We had dinner included in the price so had a fabulous 3 course dinner each night (it was great how the menu was slightly different the second night), and the most amazing breakfast! Great little 4 -5 mile circular walks along the coast path in either direction too straight from the door. Wonderful friendly and helpful staff. Honestly I could rave on about this place for hours! Just perfect. We left feeling very rested, refreshed, and with expanded waistlines!

I revisited here this week (just before Christmas 2024). Dinner was enjoyable. The service is great. Easy going and attentive. It is not a budget choice but if your budget allows, definitely one to add to your list when you are staying in this lovely part of the world.

Went here for lunch - it did not disappoint! Not just saying this, food was some of the best I've ever had. Not cheap, but the quality is incredible. Very delicious and filling. Definitely would recommend. Staff friendly. Really helpful on advising food based off allergens etc.

Really lovely place to eat, location is great. The room was nice and dog friendly but missing a few bits for the price. Definitely recommend the restaurant and pub though after a big walk.

A second very lovely stay at the hotel. The peace and quiet is heavenly and the wood burner made our room so cosy. Being an old building, issues sometimes happen but the staff could not have been more responsive and helpful in sorting them out. Food is lovely if a bit rich. Theres a big choice of delicious food for breakfast and plenty for even the biggest appetites. A couple of lighter less buttery dinner options would have been welcome. All staff in hotel and restaurant are fantastic. There is a really comfortable relaxed atmosphere. A very big thank you far a fabulous stay with you.

The food was exceptional, we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The waitresses were all very lovely and were working really hard. |Sadly however, we were welcomed by a rude young lady who worked behind the bar, she just couldn’t be bothered and was very unhelpful. Maybe we caught her on a bad day!!!

Great stay. Very friendly and welcoming staff. Rooms are well appointed and dog friendly. |Great bar and restaurant. Great breakfast too. |Good location with good coastal walks nearby. Will definitely return and try their other places too!

We stayed at hotel for 4 nights. High levels of noise until close to midnight all but 2 night. Rooms are over the pub, and that should be made known @booking. They were unwilling to change our room. The bathroom/towel heater was broken whole time. Breakfast good, as was dinner but a surprise service fee for dinner appeared at check out. Again, this should be made explicit. On the whole overpriced and mediocre or less room.

This was an amazing recommendation for modern cuisine in Cornwall. I had the marinated anchovies and the cured gurnard, and they were easily the best dishes I've had in Cornwall. My dining partner had the set lunch of onion and thyme soup and lamb. Both were amazing. This place is worth the cost and the drive.

I used to enjoy and love this place. Being in Cornwall again last week a friend asked me if I wanted to go for a meal and we decided to try Gurnard Head again. We drove up on Monday afternoon 25th Oct to book a table, for Tuesday night. The front window is FULL of Michelin, recommended stickers, and every other possible award or recommendation possible, in fact so many it looks a mess. Is it me? Have I got two heads? No, but they are so rude, unhelpful and would go as far as to say they look at you as if you are so beneath them they do not even want to speak to you. My friend (who is an actor and the friendliest person you could meet) spoke to the bar staff, asking if it was possible to book a table, (so it is not just me) the end result was he said did not want to book after how we were spoken to by the staff. We were told we could ONLY book for 8.30, not, we are sorry that is the only space we have etc as most restaurants would do, we asked to see a menu, and were told no, as it changes every day!! They just seem so unwilling to treat you as a customer more as an inconvenience to them. We asked about eating in the bar, and they said at the bar we said no at a table in the bar, and the barman snapped in the bar at a table same thing, well unless you check it you may end up eating at the bar, there is no need to be so snappy and rude. It is too late to arrive to find you are having a meal actually sitting at the bar What a way to run a business, do the owners know? I wanted to eat and spend money with them, but was driven away by attitude. Why would you spend money in a place that treats you like that? The young blond tall barman we dealt with made us feel we were not welcome, and spoke to us like dirt, we had a coffee and left, have they no idea how to serve customers, do they care? I think not, they seem to have so many reviews that they do not care, I wish I could witness the Michelin reviewers visits, as they must know who they are, as no way on earth is this a friendly place. The bar looked very tatty, I would hope it is called shabby chic, but think it is more just tatty, worn and shabby. On a positive note a young chef came to the bar to check the evenings bookings and he smiled over at us, and a customer passing through asked him if he was the chef and complemented him on the fabulous meal they had just had. My question to the owners is, are you aware how many customers are being driven away by your rude staff, or are the rude staff the owners? We went away and went to a different restaurant, and had a great meal and friendly service. Best to stay away from Gurnard Head, far better and friendlier places to eat in Cornwall.

In the back of beyond, this is a destination in its own right. Good food and ale, with tables in the garden. This is a great place for lunch before or after a walk along the spectacular cliffs. Simple tasty lunches have included tomato pappardelle; beer battered hake and chips; braised lamb with chard & polenta. All about £7-10. Traditional pub lunches like ploughmans £5.50; 1/2 pint prawns, bread, mayonnaise £3.

This is a really smashing pub ... but if you want to eat you have to book in advance, especially in the busy season. If you turn up out of the blue (walking along the coastal path for example) they may be able to fit you in, but will not do so at the expense of the other booked customers. The food is tasty, the wine and beer good and we found the staff very friendly. Walked here across the fields from Zennor and came back we liked it so much. If you are staying in or near St Ives, try to come and eat here - but book ahead.

The decor is lovely. It is a modern take on how an English pub should be. The drinks are all great - I had a very local cider from st burryan (excuse the spelling). My parents go here a lot for lunch and tell me that they do a very good deal in a three course meal..... I think perhaps if I had ordered something different then this place may have scored higher in the stars department....I ordered the gnocchi (one of my favourite things to order in most places) and it was just plain weird!!!!! They put it with broccoli, peas and onions and the flavours just did not go well together...as for the gnocchi itself it was home made but the consistency was like an undercooked lump of mashed potato. Please gurnards head....take this off the menu and let's try again cos it was RUBBISH!!!!!

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere created by warm and welcoming staff. We will definitely be going again.

This is an amazing gastro pub and deserves it's accolades. We stayed for 3 nights. Lovely fires, friendly staff, and the food is simply wonderful. The location is stunning. Cornwall at it's best !