Harden's survey result
Summary
In a bracing coastal setting near the Minack theatre, this mustard-yellow dining pub-with-rooms has long been a well-known destination – much like its elder sibling the Felin Fach Griffin, near Hay-on-Wye; and The Old Coastguard, across the moor in Mousehole. The “lovely” bar is generally preferred to the main restaurant, but better yet eat outside “and you can look across the fields and breathe in the sea air” (there’s also a new outside bar, The Cow Shed, open Friday and Saturday from noon until sundown, and serving “great beer” from the Verdant and St Ives breweries).
Summary
This famous dining pub-with-rooms on the wild and woolly coast between St. Ives and St. Just is part of a three-strong empire spanning The Old Coastguard hotel in Mousehole and the further-flung Felin Fach Griffin, in the Brecon Beacons. Feedback this year was generally sound, and even if it has scored higher for food in some previous years, “the surrounding coast and countryside” (not to mention “the mustard-yellow exterior”, which “pops in the landscape”) both still “make it a destination” place.
Summary
This “interesting old pub” is a well-known destination and offers a “warm welcome on a lonely part of the Cornish coast” – “you couldn’t miss it even on a misty day, due to the bright mustard-yellow exterior”. Inside, there’s “excellent food and faultless service”, with a “reasonably priced wine list” – “long may it continue”.
Summary
“A welcoming beacon of yellow on the stunning Zennor coast” – this well-known gastropub, named after the Cornish promontory it sits on, has a reputation that precedes it: “everyone knows the food is good, but there’s not a pretentious atmosphere”. The “fabulous” meals are served by “lovely, well-trained staff” at a choice of three places to sit: the bar, the restaurant or outside. “All are good – same food, different views”.
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Treen, TR26 3DE
Restaurant details
The Gurnard's Head Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Such a nice ambience, even on a fairly quiet Friday lunch service. A charming, relaxed team looked after us really well, and the food was excellent. A simple mezze style starter was great with a shared torched mackerel with pickled cucumber. Skate wing in brown butter with capers was exemplary. Super presentation too. Overall very enjoyable. "
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £20.00 | £25.00 |  |
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| Dinner | £40.00 | £48.00 | |
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| SundayLunch | £32.00 | £38.00 | |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £9.50 | £23.00 | £4.00 | £9.00 |
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| Wine per bottle | £22.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Treen, TR26 3DE
Opening hours
| Monday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am‑11 pm |
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