Kota Restaurant

Very nice experience, one of the best places we have been to eat in England. Great value for money in the UK context! Professional service, they were very late but offered us a drink and then were efficient for each dish. Food was creative and tasty.

Had the most wonderful food here! Everything was delicious and very balanced. Staff was incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating in regards to allergies etc. The restaurant is beautiful, we had such a great evening all around. Would 100% recommend

Now trialling a Sunday lunch menu which is truly outstanding. Starters to share are Lobster croquette and Windy Ridge Farm Rump cap, the usual homemade breads with fresh cheese and the amazing Kota heritage tomatoes. All prepared to the usual high standards. Then a choice of roast beef (from Phillip Warren) or roast pork, with all the usual vegetables. To follow are two shared desserts, a massive bread and butter pudding with soda bread ice cream and chocolate mouse with blackberry ice cream and fennel. Packed restaurant despite torrential rain, great atmosphere and attentive and friendly service. Get in while you can, a lot of very high quality and very tasty food at £49.50 per head. Highly recommended

We have been meaning to eat at Kota restaurant for several years but never managed to get here before. It did not disappoint. The food was delicious; service, excellent. Lovely ambiance. Thank you for a lovely evening. My particular favourite was the Sicilian tomato stuffed with crab, in a ponzu dressing. Flavours were amazing.

Outstanding food. We visited early evening in August 2020 and chose the six course taster menu with wine pairing. Every dish was fabulous from amuse bouche to blue cheese ice cream (yes that's correct and did it work well!) Every course focusses on balance and flavour combinations, which work brilliantly. We were in the restaurant for over 3.5 hours, not rushed at all. A very pleasant and thoroughly enjoyable evening. If you are in Cornwall, England or actually the UK, go. It's fabulous. Well done Jude. Trying time's (particularly for you) handled very well.

A postponed Fathers' Day lunch for me from my eldest. Worst experience was finding somewhere to park! Hence only 4 stars for location. However, the friendly and super-efficient service was most welcome. My son had booked a taster menu, which apparently wasn't served on a Saturday lunchtime. However, the lovely lady who looked after us arranged an effective taster menu with various dishes on the menu, all of which were chosen by them with our blessing, disregarding ones we didn't want, and all of which were superb! A beautiful bottle of Cornish bacchus wine too. Really exceptional food and service. We'd eaten at their smaller Kota Kai nearby before, which was equally lovely. Can I recommend them? Absolutely!

Disappointed to say the least. My partner and I tried the tasting menu with myself opting for the accompanying wines. We were seated for sometime before giving our order then waited 50 minutes for the first course to be served (an oyster which only I was having so my partner was waiting much longer to start eating). A couple that arrived after us, and were eating the same menu, were served twenty minutes before us and once we pointed out our delay the staff seemed to act but still with no haste or apology. As the courses arrived the wine would come out, mostly, after the food had arrived which is backwards to how it should be. As we were there for in excess of three hours the seats became very uncomfortable too. Overall the food was satisfactory but did not reach the standard one would expect from a meal of this style at this price point. The staff were generally courteous but lacked knowledge of the etiquette for this type of service and were short of professionalism for the standard the restaurant are hoping too attain. Based on our experience we agreed that we will not return to Kota.

Our last evening in Porthleven and we enjoyed an excellent eating experience at Kota. The service was excellent, food exquisite and paired with fabulous recommended Cornish white wine. The stand out course was the deserts for us. Definitely good value for money

Great all around restaurant. The host was very friendly and down to earth, servers were efficient and the restaurant was comfortable. More importantly, great food. Had to try the oysters, had one tempura style and one natural, both were perfect. Really enjoyed the tempura style with a touch of wasabi, the other oyster was fresh and tasty. For a starter, I had crab ravioli. At first I found the flavor a little overwhelming (not a typical pasta sauce) but it grew on me to the point where I made sure I got every drop. My main was duck, also very enjoyable. Particularly liked the duck croquette that accompanied. I had to try dessert and an excellent strawberry pannacotta, with a touch of gin. A very enjoyable meal.

What a fantastic meal. From the complimentary appetisers to the very end, every dish was delicious. I started with natural oysters and the sauce that went with the oysters was absolutely scrumptious. It was ponzu and some other things (I can't remember!) but it might very well have been the best sauce I've ever had with oysters!!! For mains I had the hake - what a perfect balance of flavours. The soup it was in was delicious and the hake cooked perfectly. The vegetables went well.. I'm not sure if I was imagining a satiny bit of fish sauce in there.. Either way, it was delicious. The staff were great and recommended an Argentinian white which complimented the fish perfectly. We don't normally eat deserts but since everything had been so good we ordered two and told the waitress to not be offended if we don't eat it all. We ate it all. Definitely recommended, and well priced too!!

Dined here late Feb09. Much above average food with good aspirations, only one out of 8 dishes did not quite make it but was very edible just the same. The rest got exclamations from my chums on their enjoyment. A reasonable wine list, both in selections and pricing, with some good Aussies as the chef/proprietor is from there. Well worth a detour and I suspect booking is essential, I did.

Came here with a dear friend a few years ago and had one of the most incredible meals of my life! Such beautiful presentation, and the plum sorbet was to die for! Highly reccomended for those who are foodies or are looking for a change from the ordinary.

Lived in the village for two years and this was my first visit. I can honestly say it was a suprise to find what I would describe as a fine dining experience so close to home. Superb food, excellent service at affordable prices. If you visit porthleven, you are missing out if you don't try it!!

The food was fabulous, the best we've eaten, really. Not too pricey, in fact excellent value for money. Good, friendly service. This has got to be one of the best restaurants in the UK. There, that's saying something. We're just customers, no allegiance to this restaurant. I'm very quick to criticise if I feel I haven't got what I paid for, but not in this case.

Kota quite simply know exactly how to run a restaurant. The food is superb and clearly cooked by those who know what good food is. The menu is small enough to be made with TLC and big enough for a good choice. Staff are attentive and the venue is cosy and comfortable. 10/10 from us

I am lucky enough to live close by to Kota. There are many fine Restuarants in this part of England as you can imagine but this is my favourite. Delivers on all points you would wish it too every visit. The welcome and sevice is excellent. The food is wonderful, the Restaurant is lovely with perfect lighting and background music. An excellent wine list! Try the Tempura Oysters to start at £2.00 a pop! Kota is not overpriced and I recommend it for a great meal out.