The Point At Polzeath

The Bear Bar is a fantastic spot to take a leisurely stroll from Polzeath to Rock along the coast before looping back to The Point inland. We initially intended to stop for tea/coffee and a cake but ended up trying the staff-recommended homemade sausage roll instead. It was sizable, tasty, and reasonably priced. You may find that you're satisfied with just that for a while.

We had a pleasant dining experience at a laid-back restaurant with many families. The staff were friendly, the food was tasty, and the shared starters were generous. Our main courses were delicious and the desserts were also good. The prices were reasonable and we enjoyed a lovely evening, largely thanks to the staff. It's a good idea to make a reservation in advance as the restaurant tends to get busy.

Absolute disaster of a family lunch today. I arrived early and expected the place to be packed with it being Mothers Day I should have trusted my gut…. Sunday roast menu was really very average and if you didn’t like cheese you were lucked...out on the starters with either a cauliflower soup with blue cheese or Camembert.. Luckily I’m a cheese fan unlike some of my party. I opted for the Soup and roast pork. The soup came out and in fairness looked lovely but genuinely I have never had a soup of that consistency it was more like a mousse! Under seasoned (this was a common theme) and I left more than half. Then came the main course, well the cauliflower cheese came to the table first and I can’t for the life of me fathom how the 2 bowls left the kitchen, let alone got served on the same plate. One was absolutely burnt to a crisp and the other one looked like it had barely seen the oven. To the point I had to ask the server what the second one was and got told “oh it’s both cauliflower cheese that ones just done more”. Along came the pork (plated with roast potatoes, stuffing, tender stem and carrots) Broccoli was stone cold, carrots were hard, the potatoes needed a steak knife and the stuffing was nothing more than buttered crumbs that disintegrated when touched. The actual Pork was actually quite delicious the string I found on my plate though no so much. The children’s beef roast was as tough as old boots and drowned in some kind of herb oil.. (on a kids plate why? We did complain and we did get some of the meals removed from the bill and we did get offered complimentary desserts but we weren’t willing to chance anything else that came out of the kitchen. The F B manager took our complaint and explained (like the rest of the industry) that there were staffing issues and chef shortages however he quickly disappeared and was never seen again. I just can’t understand why a business would risk their reputation instead of closing until it can give a decent service or run a reduced skills appropriate menu. Service was also not up to scratch but compared to the food was 5 star. Such a shame as it’s a beautiful location with oodles of potential.

We love the Point, it’s a lovely place to stay and a wonderful place to spend an evening. The views from the bar are stunning especially around sunset. The staff are kind, helpful, thoughtful and the service and food was also excellent. We also stayed...here- find it a perfect place to stay in half term when you need cold/wet day activities the pool is perfect for this and we had a lot of fun in there. The accommodation is excellent- providing everything you need to prepare food, cozy and wifi for the children.

Last time we played here it was Pencarrow GC and things have definitely improved. Lovely facilities now inc. tennis, a pool, accommodation and a changed setup on the course which we had always found to be a bit boring and wet under foot. Our golf...was good value with our County cards, the greens far better and improvements still taking place. It's a good test with some challenging holes for the average golfer but fair and, despite recent rain, not too bad underfoot. A course that is worth playing if you are enjoying a week's break but not one, yet, that I would make a destination (like Perranporth and St. Enodoc).