Great Restormel Roast Review: The White Pyramid, Trewoon: GRRR#8

It was the White Pyramid, then The Bell and, as of last Monday, it is going back to the White Pyramid. So when we 8 adults and 2 kids ate at it on Sunday for the GRRR it was the Bell but now its the White Pyramid. If that makes sense.


In its time the White Pyramid has had various varied functions. A local pub, a restaurant, I even remember going to a drugless rave there in 1990 (Aciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!); it ended at 11 with a fight in the carpark. Classy.

Inside the pub is dingy and unwelcoming - its not far from atmospheric but something with the insides isn't quite right. It has that mess hall feeling that wouldn't be too hard to remedy. As a building its fantastic, big spaces and a big space. So much potential. Before we get into the gristle of the review, it should be said that the White Pyramid has only been under management for 3 weeks and, though the review may not be the roseyest, there are caveats at the end that we all felt need mention.

Sunday, Sunday Bloody Sunday


At every stage there was issue. They couldn't give us separate bills. They wern't sure if they could fit us in. We were left waiting at the bar for a long while. We were left waiting at the table even longer. It went on and on. The roast menu looked pretty good. Two courses for £7.95. They brought round some rolls before we ordered, a nice touch at the time - with hindsight essential sustenance. Most of us had starters and they were good, especially the prawn cocktails. But the timing was all wrong and, even after a fair few "where is the food?" requests the wait went on... and on....


When the kids meal eventually came we were all a bit shocked that they thought they could get away with charging £4.50 for it. Thats allot for a kids meal especially when it looks a little something like this:

The veggie burger was so bad it got sent back, and a full refund was given - which is good. There is a huge difference between a pub or restaurant that messes up and accounts for it and one that doesn't

The Roast

We arrived at the pub at 13.00 and by 14.30 the roasts had started arriving. We were on the cusp of a walk out, but, we felt that would be letting your down dear readers. And so, with a stoic resolution, we waited until the end. It doesn't really matter what the roasts were like after such a wait and debacle. They could have been the best roast in the world but they would have been tainted by the bitter bile of tardy service.

Pros

• Very good value at £7,.95 for two courses.
  
• Nice Baps!

Cons

• There was no beef.
• The roast was late.
• Expensive and scraggy kid's meals.
  

Conclusion and Scores

They weren't the best roasts in the world but with hindsight they weren't THAT bad, so these scores should be taken as lower than if we weren't all so annoyed. I rated mine a 6 and the others:

4,4,5,3,3,6,5,6

1^st The Western Inn, St Austell – 8/10

2^nd The Dolphin, St Austell – 7.5/10

3^rd The Britannia Inn, St Austell – 7/10

4th The Polgooth Inn, Polgooth – 6/10

5th The Royal Oak, Lostwithiel - 5.5/10

6th The Ship Inn, Pentewan - 5/10

7th The White Pyramid, Trewoon - 4.5/10

8th The Ship Inn, Lerynn – 4/10

We got a bum deal, they got a bum deal, everyone got a bum deal. It was a nightmare roast for all concerned. But It wouldn't be fair to leave it at that.

The staff and management really were apologetic and took all effort to explain the mishaps and lateness. I have every confidence that when this pub can get into its own flow - and all that jazz - that it could be a really top pub and restaurant.

These reviews would be meaningless if we weren't as impartial and objective as possible. It is hard to give the White Pyramid 4.5 because I have a hunch that if you eat there your experience and your roast will be much much higher.

So please, ignore this review and check it out yourself - and really do comment on the roast in the post if you do. Click to Add Comment.

Would I eat there again?

Yes, I would love to give them another go. But now I'm paranoid that if you give a bad review you have to be very very careful if you will eat there again: "Waiter... I say old boy... this horseradish is very salty..."

The White Pyramid: 01726 68047