The Royal Standard Inn, Hayle

Tired old place,,, tired old personnel,,, tired old atmosphere = NONE. Beers not consistent – one day might be acceptable – but the next, like vinegar. Our 3 families used to visit 5 or 6 times per year. The general atmosphere used to be very convivial, as the local ‘bar flies’ brought us all into the current ‘giggles’ – which we were invited to laugh along with. Unfortunately, this has all gone. The last couple of times we’ve been, some sad old lady kept butting in to peoples private conversations (not just ours), with banal comments, and a portly old guy was there telling ‘Cornish’ stories, that were totally offensive to all colours, creeds, sexes & ages. The language from them both was hard to bear in a public environment. We thought they were the village ‘acceptable’ locals, but were astounded when this turned out to be the landlord & landlady. There is no camaraderie with the staff either, because they changed every few days, as they came & went. Lots of them only lasted a couple of days before leaving, or ‘not up to our standards’ !!!!! Maybe this was the greasy fingerprints on the glasses, as the bar staff much through bags of snacks ! Utter shambles. A completely different place ‘of old’. None of our families or colleagues/families go there any more. Such a shame - one minute great, the next – nothing. Time for a change.