Pubs and Inns with Accommodation

The Porthreath Arms Hotel

The Square, Portreath, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4LA

Tel: 01209 842259

e-mail: portreatharmshotel@aol.com

Set in a beautifully picturesque seaside village of Portreath is a former sea captains residence named The Porthreath Arms Hotel. Now one of the finest inns/hotels in Cornwall, this property became a licensed premises in 1872. It offers comfortable and relaxing bed and breakfast accommodation, as well as excellent home cooked food.

Owned and personally run by Sharon and Ian Austin for the past 12 years, the couple have a beautifully decorated building, which is eye-catching both inside and out. With its own parking at the front of the property, the building is grand with large windows, which provide plenty of light in to the lounge and bar on the ground floor and the seven bedrooms on the first floor.

The seven guest rooms have a mixture of sizes, ranging from double, twin and family bedrooms, which are all tastefully decorated and equipped with all the mod cons you would expect to find in a top quality accommodation, including ensuite bathrooms in five of the bedrooms. The tariff includes a choice of full English or continental breakfast, both of which are delicious.

Food is available in the dining room or lounge bar for both residents and non-residents and is served daily from 12-2pm and 6-9pm. The dining room seats 20 and is light and airy, providing a great atmosphere in which to eat your meal. Head Chef Sam has been here for 9 years and he has developed an across the board menu, which is suitable for a number of different tastes. Light meals and salads are available as well as jacket potatoes and sandwiches. Main meals are extremely popular and include pan-fried garlic mushrooms and calamari for starters, lamb cutlets and fillet steak from the grill or chilli con carne and nut roast from the main menu. Homemade pies and fish dishes are a speciality here as a majority of the produce used is sourced locally.

The fully stocked bar here offers a wide selection of real ales, up to 4 in fact, including abbot ale, sharps special and rotating guest ales, 1 of which is usually a Cornish brew, fitting in nicely with the surroundings.

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