The Old Shire Inn is a traditional family friendly carvery restaurant in the heart of Cornwall. Serving seasonal dishes in a relaxed atmosphere with a large beer garden for the summer months and roaring fire in the winter.
The Old Shire Inn is a traditional family friendly carvery restaurant in the heart of Cornwall. Serving seasonal dishes in a relaxed atmosphere with a large beer garden for the summer months and roaring fire in the winter.
Beautiful restaurant and nicely presented. Food (Carvery) was plentiful and tasty as expected but nothing fancy. Staff were professional and courteous. Sunday Lunchtime was very noisy so hard to hold a conversation but overall a fairly good experience.
Always heaving on Sundays when I go. Which is a good sign! Staff are always working very hard to keep up the masses fed and watered here. The Carvery is so good. Improved on prior years also. The extras you can get of Pigs in Blankets, Honey Parsnips and Cauliflower cheese are really really tasty and I believe worth being added extra side orders. I wouldn't expect to be seated at your booking time, as they're so busy they're bound to have guests overnight their slot. Great value for money which the food. The Desserts are the best, it really a world apart from most other eateries. 100% reccomend it here. They do takeout too
Service was quick. Prices reasonable. My Lemon meringue pie was not so good. Crust was too thick and hard.
A great place for carvery but also has a good mix of other options including veggie and vegan. I had spicy jackfruit bao buns as a starter which were very tasty (and filling) and my normal option of beef carvery for mains. My husband enjoyed a spicy chicken dish on our last visit. As it's a short drive from home we usually ring first for a table but generally there is plenty of room on weekdays even in holiday time. Off season there are less rooms open but they open all areas during the summer. There is also a pleasant terrace outside and a small play area for children
The chef clearly thought it was okay to send burnt chips out of his kitchen, the server thought it was okay to serve them. When asked if everything was okay with the meal I said about the chips and the remark from the young waitress was ‘oh’ another waitress walked past and viewed our plates and said those chips look awful to that I replied they are, at this point my daughter and I had enough… the first waitress came to collect our plates and could see we hadn’t ate a lot then asked again if everything was alright… clearly I was polite and said not… she then spoke with her manager and we got offered a free dessert to which I kindly declined… I just wanted a decent meal with my daughter… other peoples chips looked fine. I paid for the disgusting meal and left… won’t recommend and won’t be returning!!! The shire was always a place I have been with family and friends… shame as I have always regarded as an okay place. My stomach all night was churning and this morning it’s aching…
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Opening Times
| Mon | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Tue | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Wed | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Thur | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Fri | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Sat | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Sun | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
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Food Times
| Mon | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Tue | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Wed | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Thur | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Fri | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Sat | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
| Sun | 12:00 – 14:00 | 18:00 – 21:00 |
Barripper, Camborne, TR14