The Mermaid Inn

Love this place! Restaurant has one of the best views on the island. The menu is amazing. Staff are attentive and polite. Thank you to Eleanor, Kim & Ryan for taking care of us on our visit, it's much appreciated. The front of the pub is traditional and the locals are friendly and welcoming. We'll be back!

A buzzing pub with a good selection of well kept beers. Friendly staff and quick service. Varied menu of tasty and well prepared food, often necessary to book ahead as it gets very busy. Not an accessible pub as there are steps everywhere and the toilets are in the basement. Great atmosphere.

Brilliant pub with really friendly staff. Dan and his team go out of their way to make you feel very welcome. Good beer, good cider, a great choice of wines and exceptional food make for a really good evening at The Mermaid. And if you pick the right evening there's live music or a DJ. We had beautifully cooked scallops followed by pork belly with the crispiest crackling and the most sublime seared tuna in a soy ginger sauce. Truly enjoyable. Thank you Dan and team.

An absolute gem of a pub. Great selection of beers available and the food is incredible. Called in for lunch yesterday and we were very glad that we did! Enjoyed a fabulous lunch of dressed crab (for my wife) and a whole lobster for myself. One of the nicest meals I have ever had. Great service too and very friendly and welcoming staff. Highly recommended indeed.

We had a Sunday roast, vegs were well cooked, potato, red cabbage, cauli-cheese, mashed sweet, green beans and broccoli...as well as the roast and Yorkshire pudding. The dining room is at the back of a rather typical pub but is really smart

Great beer, staff and food loved the experience so much we spent 3 of our 7 nights there. The specials are lovely. Couldn't recommend the belly pork enough. Offshore beer and the Island Gin are also excellent drink choices.

Really enjoyed our evening here and several afternoons in the bar, an easy friendly pub. Normal pub choice of beers, good range of gins. The dining area was a great friendly service and the food was excellent. Good value as Scilly goes.

You will not find a better pub in St. Mary's to enjoy food than The Mermaid, the range and quality was outstanding. Our two visits for an early evening dinner was a delight. I have no hesitation in recommending The Mermaid. Brilliant friendly service too.

As my friend group and I all turned 30 this year, we decided to celebrate with a group holiday to the Scilly isles. To save on funds we camped, meaning we mostly cooked our own meals and ate under the stars. We did decide that we would treat ourselves to a cosy pub meal a couple of times during the holiday and I'm very pleased that the Mermaid Inn was one of the chosen destinations. As we were a large group (12 plus a dog) we were provided with a large table in the Slip Inn bar and much to our surprise, we had the bar to ourselves! The food was incredibly good, lots of local seafood with some fresh caught specials as well as some fashionable favourites (such as crab mac and cheese!), the portions were good, I could have done with a little more but then I am quite greedy. The staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. My only criticism is something that is to be expected on the Scilly isles so I debated whether or not to put this in my review or not, but it does need saying: The prices. The Scillys are not cheap, so I was not expecting the food to be cheap. However there was not a main course that was under £10.95, with most being around £15-£20, even starters cost up to £9.95 (averaging ~£7) If you are on a budget you will be limited to sandwiches or salads so won't get a chance to appreciate the fantastic local seafood. I have included this criticism as I do feel the Mermaid Inn could perhaps offer some smaller versions of their mains with salad or bread etc to allow people to try the food without spending a fortune (the mac and cheese mentioned above is £16.50, perhaps £11 with some of the dish replaced with bread would be a good option for those on a budget). Having said that, we did not visit for breakfast and the eggs Benedict etc did look reasonably priced. Overall I do recommend eating here, but perhaps like us you'll have to include it as a one off expensive treat and spend the rest of the week with camp-side rations!

Fantastic Food, great beer on tap! Family Friendly. Relaxing with Excellent Service!

Love it here. Very relaxed and easy-going. Gets lively in the evenings, is popular with almost everyone. Good selection of drinks, the Pinot Grigio is recommended! Also does good food. Good selection. I had a very nice Chicken Sizzler.

Closest pub to the quay. A few different areas to check out if you can get pass the massive dog that sleeps on the step all the time. The main bar area is a great lively place with all the locals in there which means it must be the place to be. There is then another area downstairs we had lunch in. The food was brilliant and reasonably priced for what you get. The biggest impression was made by the main restaurant area. The food was simply stunning and the portions massive. All 5 people were blown away by how nice the meal was. Definitely the best food we had on the island. A MUST!