The Golden Lion Pub — Restaurant in England

The golden lion pub in St. Ives, Cornwall is a big golden lie. The only semi accurate portion of their image is the lion. All of the food tasted as if it was found inside the rotting, months-old carcass of a poached lion. The onion rings were wet and pustular, they tasted as if they were fried in the neck oil of the surly bartender who took our order. The testicular mushrooms were the best thing we ordered even though the garlic mayo on the side resembled a tepid bowl of curdled man-milk. The burgers were obviously cooked on a griddle that hasn’t been cleaned in years. The food had remnants of meals from years past. Giving it a vintage, nostalgic quality. The chicken was shriveled and flavorless with enough mayonnaise goop on it to feed a family of 4. While waiting waiting for the fhood, we had time to take in the odor of unwashed children and great-grandpas ashtray. The table we sat at had a stickiness that I’ve only felt on the gummy underside of a second graders desk. 3 hours later, while writing this review, we taste these rancid flavors once again through accursed burps. This truly remarkable combination of disgusting furniture, surly servers, and god-awful food has truly cemented this place into our...

The Golden Lion is a friendly community pub not far from St. Ives Harbour and offers a decent selection of beers/ciders, solid-quality pub food and a relaxed atmosphere. This is less of a tourist place than, say, The Lifeboat Inn, so your may find more locals than foreigners (myself excluded) here. The bar staff are very friendly indeed, and you can better unwind in this rather small establishment than at the larger, busier places.

As food I had the chilli chicken with wedges and a better-than-average salad garnish (not the three dry leaves often served). The chicken breast was agreeably spicy and well prepared. There were quite a few inviting options on the menu. Drinks prices are pretty much average for the location (so,...

Staff have no respect and food takes over long to be served. Waiting over 45mins for my daughters kids meals and step son cheesey garlic bread while I was told it would be 30 mins. Then other people who had came in after in and orderd after me was served there food before my kids foods. When I asked about my food they said I was next but still continue to bring out food for other tables. No refund or discount given when asked for my money back. Would never eat here again or recommend to people to eat here out a nite out. Also how do people order fried scumpy and get a chicken...