The Dun Cow – Salthouse

Lovely relaxing lunch. Amazing views. Delicious food - fish stew so tasty and rarely available rabbit dish. The goats cheese on the dessert menu was also a surprising treat. Friendly service. No negatives. Will be back again soon.

Was always lovely and delicious. However, we booked 3 months in advance and they sat us in the back house or garden. When there was a table free. The service seemed to favour the locals and the burger, the best thing on the menu and the source was the name of the restaurant, had been taken off in the name of high prices. If you are a local and looking for a good country pub with a variety of food, this is amazing. If you are a tourist and want a burger and a warm, non-claustrophobic place to sit, you may want to rethink.

We found this little gem on Google, searching for dog friendly pubs in the local area we are staying. We have driven past before but had never had the chance to go in. We are a family of 4 with a toddler, we were greeted with a friendly face and kind staff straight away. All the staff were very friendly, attentive and nothing was too much trouble. The food was outstanding. There were lots of delicious choices and good value for money. The service was excellent and quick. I would highly recommend this pub. If you are in the area, put it on the top of your list to visit. It’s so refreshing to visit a pub with such lovely people who work there, topped with amazing food which made it such a nice experience.

Three of us went in for a main course and a drink. Quality fresh food as always. Never had a bad meal or drink in all the times I've been. Very friendly. Love the place. The garden is amazing too over looking the sea in the close distance. Excellent daily food choices on the chalk board.

Well... I don't know what's changed. We went to the Dun Cow last year and it turned out to be the culinary highlight of the trip. We were excited to repeat the experience this year, but alas, it was but a shadow. First off we ordered a couple of starters which we indeed quite tasty. Seeing how quickly those came out we got worried the mains we ordered would arrive too quickly. One goes for the dining "experience" after all, not just to fill a belly. The very polite staff informed us (oddly they seemed surprised at the request) that that's no problem and that we should wave them over when we're ready and that the braised chicken leg, which was one of our orders would take 15 mins to come out. When we were ready (no longer than 10 mins) we ordered our food (Lamb burgers w/ blue cheese sauce + Braised chicken left w/ bbq sauce), expecting it would take the mentioned 15 mins. Unfortunately the food started arriving pretty much immediately, meaning it was prepared beforehand and shoved under a heat lamp. Not ideal. We were still quite excited for the food however since we had such a great experience last time! Unfortunately the quality seems to have tumbled straight down. The braised chicken leg that was advertised on the specials board was very far from special. The bbq sauce it was swimming in must have been straight from a McDonalds sachet and the chicken itself was supremely underseasoned. The lamb burgers barely tasted of lamb and were underseasoned. That being said, the chips and blue cheese sauce were tasty. The house wine was also very nice and reasonably priced. We were quite disappointed, but decided to get some dessert too since what we had last time was amazing. More disappointment I'm afraid. The cheesecake was badly cooked and not of the right consistency, while the chocolate marquise w/ vanilla ice cream and pistachio cream was (against all odds and with great effort I'm sure) made to be incredibly bland and boring. We found out that the venue is having a change of hands, so I'm guessing the old chef just couldn't be bothered anymore. The only thing I can say to the new management is good luck and please take note from the mistakes of the previous owners. Old review: Absolutely delicious food! Lovely cozy pub, great atmosphere, the staff were nothing but professional, friendly and accommodating. Great experience, would go back in a heartbeat. The only tiny wrinkle was that we wanted to finish off the night with some espresso coffees but the only kind offered was filtered coffee.