Coachman's Bar at The Falcon - Bude

SO disappointing! When we arrived and said we had a table booked, the table was just pointed out to us. We sat down, but noone brought menus or took a drinks order. After at least minutes one of our party queued at the bar, and when it was his turn to be served was told to sit down and someone would come over. Another minutes went past, then my husband stopped a waitress and asked if we could order drinks. He was told very brusquely that someone would come soon. At this point we would have had our drinks if he'd been allowed to order at the bar, but no, another minute wait. Another waitress spotted that we didn't have menus, so finally brought us some. We had booked a table for as we had young children with us, but it took so long to order food and drinks, we were there much later than planned.I chose sea bream and saute potatoes, but received sea bream and boiled new potatoes, and when I questioned it, someone eventually came back and said they were saute potatoes like none I've ever seen or would want I left them.I know it was the time of year, but the place was taken over by huge Christmas parties, which was never mentioned when we booked. Our table was in the bar, so we were surrounded by people standing and drinking, and the noise level was unbearable. When I booked, I said it was for a special birthday, and my son even brought a table decoration with us, so it was obvious what we were celebrating, but noone said a thing about it or tried to make our experience special. We felt like an inconvenience, as obviously they only cared about the Christmas parties.Sadly, this is not my first visit to the Falcon Hotel, but it will be my last, especially as having eaten at another restaurant in Bude the night before where the food was superb and we were treated very well. I know where I will eat in the future

Poor menu choices. Good waiting time. No complaints about the staff they were heroes. Bar was clean and table adequate. Very badic not for special occasions. Probably wont return

Excellent as usual! Lovely food, attentive staff, comfortable surroundings

The bar where we sat had had a make over, still cosy and Cornish pub style but cleaner lines. We had our dog with us so confined to the bar . But all good all the staff talked to us and our dog. There was a wedding on so would be a delay with food orders, but we were told this before we got the menus. The food delay was less than they said we ordered olives marinated with sunblush tomatoes that kept us going . The mains were lovely the steak was cooked to perfection and the sauce was yummy. My fish was tasty and came with a bisque sauce. The veg was fresh. The mash was smooth and buttery. A lovely meal with attentive cheerful engaging staff

We had a Sunday Roast at the Falcon in the Autumn, and it was so good, that I chose to celebrate my big birthday with a Sunday Roast and a walk by the canal perfect. The staff were welcoming and friendly and the dinner itself was very tasty. We especially enjoy the separate dish of vegetables and the extra gravy. I have the small roast and my husband has the regular plenty for both of us. I just hope we can get a table next time after leaving a good review