Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum — Attraction in Polperro

We stayed in Polperro and had an enjoyable week and was able to travel to the differing towns and villages by both the coastal paths and by car/bus.

Fantastic week except for 2 out of 3 trips to the Heritage Musuem cafe. 1st visit (Thursday 7th July) we met a nice lady who served us a millionaire shortbread (termed Guzmillionaire shortbread), very nice and we had a coffee to go with it. Great service. We paid by debit card.

2nd visit, we ordered the same (Friday 8th July) prior to our walk to Looe, however was met with an abrupt server who told us (whilst on the phone) that service would be 10 minutes because she was alone and she had to move a box, which was no issue at the time. However after standing for about 3 minutes we were shouted at for continuing to wait by the counter...... we decided to leave. Poor customer service and basic communication skills.

3rd visit (Saturday 9th July), we went back to order our usual order to be told that the new limit for contactless was now £15, after previously being served the same items and paying below this threshold. We walked away however on doing so this time was approached by another customer astonished also, were we shared the previous days interaction. What we learnt was this wasn't an isolated incident by these particular individuals...

In a nutshell, potentially a great place let down down by 2 particular servers which is a shame, especially for a tourist town. Maybe try the Plantation Cafe or a local cafe by the Chip Shop (1 minute walk) for a better experience.

In terms of the museum itself, I cannot comment as I...

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My mother, father and I moved to Polperro in 1947 when I was 7 years old I re-visited in July this year and everything is as I remember it, it is just as if 'time has stood still for all these years.' I visited the Museum and talked to the lady there, and still remembered some of the families names, I am visiting again in a few weeks. take care of it, it is one of...