I’ve been coming here regularly for the past two years and so it’s time I gave Noah and his team a 5 Star review. Always great service, tasty food and lovely staff. Excellent vibes ???
Marie Hanrahan
The very young staff were very attentive and couldn't do enough but the older guy we had serving us was awful. Made us feel very uncomfortable and that we were an inconvenience. Didn't show us to our table just pointed across the room, after 15 minutes of no service in an empty restaurant, I had to go to the the bar to interrupt their chatting and ask if we had to order drinks at the bar. He got our order wrong 3 times across the food and drinks and overcharged us for doubles we specifically didn't order. The food is bog standard pub grub with a massive price tag for the quality.
John Curnick
We were walk-ins but they found a table for us, in the corner at the back of the dining area. Unfortunately, we were in company with 3 of the largest fattest flies you could imagine, sitting and buzzing right above us! We thought about leaving but decided we were too hungry and had a bit of a journey home. Showed a member of the waiting staff who looked a bit shocked, and moved us to another table.Foid was ok, quite tasty but all the time I was thinking about those flies and swarms of them inhabitting the kitchen and stores.Sadly we are unlikely to return.
happyspaniels63
Delicious food, attentive, efficient friendly staff, we’ll definitely be back! I had belly pork with black pudding, one of the nicest meals out I’ve had in ages
Alora Miche Keast-Williams (Ally)
A lovely place to eat,atmosphere pleasant, staff attentive without bring at all pushy and the food was gorgeous.Highly recommend the edon mess dessert,so nice I had two!!
Chloe Bromley
Had the most amazing meal, service was impeccable. Can’t wait to return! Lovely restaurant in the heart of Truro.
Samual Jeremiah
I had an obscenely overpriced salad. £17!!??Egg yolk was brown and covered in shell, cawslaw seemed to be from the co-op around the corner. They opened a bag of lettuce onto the plate on one side and it seemed they opened a can of bean salad on the other. The waiter seemed to lack basic training, leaning over us, trying to take drinks before they were finished, then he just left in a car outside so no-one came to collect payment from us (we went to the bar when someone else turned up), and no-one came to check on us so there was no opportunity to complain about the bad food. The prices of the food here are an insult and vegetarian options are very poor. The website said there were vegetarian and vegan specials but none were on offer. Avoid.Vegetarian options: Salad, some falafels in a bun or a 'moving mountains' burger, which is always a sure sign that the food in the whole resturant is minimal effort.
Doreen Marr
I was rather dismayed with my meal, I ordered the Thai red mullet, which was okay but miniscule. For the price of £17, I was expecting a main meal but it was the size of a starter, around 5 small pieces of lightly battered fish with a very spicy but COLD sauce over the top and a bog standard salad without dressing. I was more full up from drinking the pint of coke I ordered which cost £4.50.My friends had the pork schnitzel, one of my friends passed me a slice to try as she too was unhappy with her meal, the pork was so dry, the pig must have been a free range pig in the Sahara desert, before becoming dessicated and breaded with an unpleasant overdose of sage.As for my poor partner, as a vegetarian he found there were almost no options at all for him, he settled on a 'superfood salad' with cheese crostini. The salad consisted of what appeared to be shop bought coleslaw, plain bog standard salad and some tinned mixed beans. The crostini was apparently okay but again, tiny and absolutely not worth the price for what was essentially a starter.The waiting staff were fairly disinterested, they forgot to bring drinks orders over and at times a member of staff repeatedly tried to swipe my friend's drink before he'd finished.We would have complained but the waiter serving us went awol. No one else came to check on us or give us the bill so we went to the till to settle up in the end and just wanted to leave.I also notice the management like to reply to negative reviews denying and invalidating everything anyone says happened, for example if someone advises their steak was burnt to cinders, the management will advise them it was rare, if someone says their carbonara was disgusting, the management advise them it was in fact delicious - personally I always see this as a red flag when I see this sort of behaviour from an establishment.
DoreenMARR54
I was rather dismayed with my meal, I ordered the Thai red mullet, which was tasty but miniscule. For the price of £17, I was expecting a proper main meal but it was the size of a starter, around 5 small pieces of lightly battered fish with a very spicy but COLD sauce over the top and a bog standard salad without dressing. I'm by no means greedy, and not a big eater generally, but this was not what you expect to receive when paying a fair amount for a main meal. I was more full up from drinking the pint of coke I ordered which cost £4.50. My friends had the pork schnitzel, one of my friends passed me a slice to try as she too was unhappy with her meal, the pork was so dry, the pig must have been a free range pig in the Sahara desert, before becoming dessicated and breaded with an unpleasant overdose of sage. As for my poor partner, as a vegetarian he found there were almost no options at all for him, he settled on a 'superfood salad' with cheese crostini. The salad consisted of what appeared to be shop bought coleslaw, plain bog standard salad and some tinned mixed beans. The crostini was apparently nice but again, tiny and absolutely not worth the price for what was essentially a starter. The waiting staff were fairly disinterested and at times a member of staff repeatedly tried to swipe my friend's drink before he'd finished. Very disappointed, I've eaten at Sam's many times and always enjoyed my meals but this was really pants for all involved. It left me feeling hungry and pickpocketed.
Samuel J
A very meagre meal which consisted of shop bought salad/cawslaw. The meal was appalling for the impertinent price charged.
Fantastic food and drink, even though I hadn’t booked they made me feel welcome and found a table in 10 minutes. The Thai curry was simply the best I have ever had. Thanks
paradisehelen
We turned up early on a Friday evening when Sam’s was fully booked for pre-theatre. Nevertheless we received a really friendly welcome and they managed to reshuffle the seating so that we could have a table. We ordered a mix of dishes between the three of us. Everything we ate was absolutely delicious, fresh, tasty and looked great. Service was friendly and helpful throughout and the bill reasonable. Highly recommended all round.
Odyssey777707
Just a great place for a relaxed evening with family celebrating my birthday. Really great food, brilliant service and a lovely atmosphere or vibe if you’re young ?. Definitely coming back when in town again.
299cathyd
Had a really good meal here. We had a warm welcome and the guy who settled us in and took our order was charming. He was quick to come back and tell us that one dish ordered was now unavailable and that also no English mustard. Apologies offered and acceptable alternatives sorted. My sardines were lovely. The pork schnitzel could seriously have fed 3 people. I hate leaving food but it was overwhelming, especially as having had a starter. It was beautiful though. We will know for next time to order much less.
stickybowl
A delightful waitress didn’t quite make up for disappointing sardines. Supposed to be grilled, they came out simply heated up, but not hot enough, leaving the skin flabby and oily rather than crispy. Some of the green salad leaves were gritty and there was no evidence of either the salt or the garlic. I don’t think the olives were a useful addition, and a dry piece of focaccia didn’t help; the nice waitress brought me some butter when I asked. I clearly chose the wrong dish, or the wrong day, but at this price point it should be better. To their credit, my bill was reduced when I said some of this.
I’ve been coming here regularly for the past two years and so it’s time I gave Noah and his team a 5 Star review. Always great service, tasty food and lovely staff. Excellent vibes ???
The very young staff were very attentive and couldn't do enough but the older guy we had serving us was awful. Made us feel very uncomfortable and that we were an inconvenience. Didn't show us to our table just pointed across the room, after 15 minutes of no service in an empty restaurant, I had to go to the the bar to interrupt their chatting and ask if we had to order drinks at the bar. He got our order wrong 3 times across the food and drinks and overcharged us for doubles we specifically didn't order. The food is bog standard pub grub with a massive price tag for the quality.
We were walk-ins but they found a table for us, in the corner at the back of the dining area. Unfortunately, we were in company with 3 of the largest fattest flies you could imagine, sitting and buzzing right above us! We thought about leaving but decided we were too hungry and had a bit of a journey home. Showed a member of the waiting staff who looked a bit shocked, and moved us to another table.Foid was ok, quite tasty but all the time I was thinking about those flies and swarms of them inhabitting the kitchen and stores.Sadly we are unlikely to return.
Delicious food, attentive, efficient friendly staff, we’ll definitely be back! I had belly pork with black pudding, one of the nicest meals out I’ve had in ages
A lovely place to eat,atmosphere pleasant, staff attentive without bring at all pushy and the food was gorgeous.Highly recommend the edon mess dessert,so nice I had two!!
Had the most amazing meal, service was impeccable. Can’t wait to return! Lovely restaurant in the heart of Truro.
I had an obscenely overpriced salad. £17!!??Egg yolk was brown and covered in shell, cawslaw seemed to be from the co-op around the corner. They opened a bag of lettuce onto the plate on one side and it seemed they opened a can of bean salad on the other. The waiter seemed to lack basic training, leaning over us, trying to take drinks before they were finished, then he just left in a car outside so no-one came to collect payment from us (we went to the bar when someone else turned up), and no-one came to check on us so there was no opportunity to complain about the bad food. The prices of the food here are an insult and vegetarian options are very poor. The website said there were vegetarian and vegan specials but none were on offer. Avoid.Vegetarian options: Salad, some falafels in a bun or a 'moving mountains' burger, which is always a sure sign that the food in the whole resturant is minimal effort.
I was rather dismayed with my meal, I ordered the Thai red mullet, which was okay but miniscule. For the price of £17, I was expecting a main meal but it was the size of a starter, around 5 small pieces of lightly battered fish with a very spicy but COLD sauce over the top and a bog standard salad without dressing. I was more full up from drinking the pint of coke I ordered which cost £4.50.My friends had the pork schnitzel, one of my friends passed me a slice to try as she too was unhappy with her meal, the pork was so dry, the pig must have been a free range pig in the Sahara desert, before becoming dessicated and breaded with an unpleasant overdose of sage.As for my poor partner, as a vegetarian he found there were almost no options at all for him, he settled on a 'superfood salad' with cheese crostini. The salad consisted of what appeared to be shop bought coleslaw, plain bog standard salad and some tinned mixed beans. The crostini was apparently okay but again, tiny and absolutely not worth the price for what was essentially a starter.The waiting staff were fairly disinterested, they forgot to bring drinks orders over and at times a member of staff repeatedly tried to swipe my friend's drink before he'd finished.We would have complained but the waiter serving us went awol. No one else came to check on us or give us the bill so we went to the till to settle up in the end and just wanted to leave.I also notice the management like to reply to negative reviews denying and invalidating everything anyone says happened, for example if someone advises their steak was burnt to cinders, the management will advise them it was rare, if someone says their carbonara was disgusting, the management advise them it was in fact delicious - personally I always see this as a red flag when I see this sort of behaviour from an establishment.
I was rather dismayed with my meal, I ordered the Thai red mullet, which was tasty but miniscule. For the price of £17, I was expecting a proper main meal but it was the size of a starter, around 5 small pieces of lightly battered fish with a very spicy but COLD sauce over the top and a bog standard salad without dressing. I'm by no means greedy, and not a big eater generally, but this was not what you expect to receive when paying a fair amount for a main meal. I was more full up from drinking the pint of coke I ordered which cost £4.50. My friends had the pork schnitzel, one of my friends passed me a slice to try as she too was unhappy with her meal, the pork was so dry, the pig must have been a free range pig in the Sahara desert, before becoming dessicated and breaded with an unpleasant overdose of sage. As for my poor partner, as a vegetarian he found there were almost no options at all for him, he settled on a 'superfood salad' with cheese crostini. The salad consisted of what appeared to be shop bought coleslaw, plain bog standard salad and some tinned mixed beans. The crostini was apparently nice but again, tiny and absolutely not worth the price for what was essentially a starter. The waiting staff were fairly disinterested and at times a member of staff repeatedly tried to swipe my friend's drink before he'd finished. Very disappointed, I've eaten at Sam's many times and always enjoyed my meals but this was really pants for all involved. It left me feeling hungry and pickpocketed.
A very meagre meal which consisted of shop bought salad/cawslaw. The meal was appalling for the impertinent price charged.
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Fantastic food and drink, even though I hadn’t booked they made me feel welcome and found a table in 10 minutes. The Thai curry was simply the best I have ever had. Thanks
We turned up early on a Friday evening when Sam’s was fully booked for pre-theatre. Nevertheless we received a really friendly welcome and they managed to reshuffle the seating so that we could have a table. We ordered a mix of dishes between the three of us. Everything we ate was absolutely delicious, fresh, tasty and looked great. Service was friendly and helpful throughout and the bill reasonable. Highly recommended all round.
Just a great place for a relaxed evening with family celebrating my birthday. Really great food, brilliant service and a lovely atmosphere or vibe if you’re young ?. Definitely coming back when in town again.
Had a really good meal here. We had a warm welcome and the guy who settled us in and took our order was charming. He was quick to come back and tell us that one dish ordered was now unavailable and that also no English mustard. Apologies offered and acceptable alternatives sorted. My sardines were lovely. The pork schnitzel could seriously have fed 3 people. I hate leaving food but it was overwhelming, especially as having had a starter. It was beautiful though. We will know for next time to order much less.
A delightful waitress didn’t quite make up for disappointing sardines. Supposed to be grilled, they came out simply heated up, but not hot enough, leaving the skin flabby and oily rather than crispy. Some of the green salad leaves were gritty and there was no evidence of either the salt or the garlic. I don’t think the olives were a useful addition, and a dry piece of focaccia didn’t help; the nice waitress brought me some butter when I asked. I clearly chose the wrong dish, or the wrong day, but at this price point it should be better. To their credit, my bill was reduced when I said some of this.