St Agnes Meadery

Thoroughly disappointing. The décor is great, very medieval, but the food is not at all as one would expect. Almost everything is deep fried, there is very little option if you don’t want your dinner with a great big helping of grease. The portions are disarmingly large in our party of 5, several of whom are big eaters, not one of us managed to eat even half of our main meals. Whilst there was a good selection of medieval style meads and wines, the normal drinks were not up to the standard that one would expect individual mini bottles of wine are only suitable to be served on aeroplanes, not in restaurants! Add to this that the sauces were served in take away packets and you have the makings of a really poor dinner. This would all be quite acceptable if this were a budget restaurant, but it is not. Main courses come in at around £10 minimum. We had 4 starters, 5 main courses, 4 alcoholic drinks and 2 soft drinks and our bill came to £90. Whilst not the most expensive restaurant, it is certainly more than we would want or expect to pay for this type of junk food. I would never recommend The Meadery, quite the opposite steer clear!

A great place to dine for all the family. The menu is really similar to the other meaderys in cornwall, and presents great value for money. The only negative with this place is the car parking. It is such a tiny village and the roads are so narrow, we always try to find onstreet parking but it can be really difficult later in the evening when everyone else is already dining. The wait times in the meadery for food can get very busy also, so my suggestion would be to dine early to enjoy the best of it.
The 2 portion sizes are great for those with a smaller appetite and children. The quality of the food is excellent and you will return time and time again.

I have loved going to the Meadery ever since I was a child, and although St Agnes is not the most local to us it has always been my favourite. I think it just has the best atmosphere of all of them.
It is themed in a medieval décor, with wooden tables with benches and the walls are decorated in coats of arms, armour, swords etc.
There are candles on the tables and the food is served on wooden plates and in wooden bowls. No cutlery is given unless either your dish requires it or you request it.
The signature dish is chicken in the rough, which is half a chicken cooked in a special oven with super tasty crispy skin. It is normally served with chips (although salad or half salad and half chips is an option) and the portions are big enough for large appetites!
There is a good choice on the menu including starters, mains and desserts (including vegetarian choices) and even copies of the menu are sold as people like them so much!
The other key thing they sell is mead, which is a honey liquor (the drink of love apparently!) and this can be bought to drink with your meal or in bottles to take away.
The waitresses are dressed like serving wenches and even used to go barefoot, but I don’t think they are allowed to do that anymore!
A fantastic restaurant, my favourite place to go for a meal out, delicious!