The Rashleigh Arms, St. Austell
Charlestown Road
Charlestown
Postal town: St. Austell
PL25 3NX
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20th Oct 2021, 18:03
Review submitted by
Steve of N21more
ReviewOf the three Inn’s in the tourist trap fishing village of Charlestown I actually preferred this one. Since the previous reviews on the three establishments of Charlestown, the village has gained fame as a filming location used in the Poldark TV series meaning that for most months outside of winter the harbour side is teeming with tourists and if you are lucky enough to get an outside table for the Harbourside Inn and Pier House your view is of the tourist hoards walking past.
The Rashleigh Arms is set further back away from the harbour and I preferred their set up. Internally there is two large areas. The left hand side is a proper lounge bar area for drinking with the main bar with the ale hand pumps , comfortable seating, open wood fire place and large screens for the sport. And then the right hand section is a large modern restaurant area with an upmarket pub restaurant food menu.
Then externally there is a very large patio Garden area that looks like it was expanded and tarted up to address the outside only Covid period. This area has the advantage of catching the sun for most of the day and is secluded from the road and car park outside.
We utilised the Rashleigh Arms during our stay in St Austell for beers in the Lounge bar and the garden and returned here to eat in the restaurant section one evening and it was of the best meals we had during the vacation.
On the ale front it’s a St Austell Brewery house and four of the five pumps were in operation with three St Austell beers and a guest on the fourth. I stuck to the Proper Job whilst here and it was reliably good.
There is a large car park area for the pub, but it does double as an a overflow public car park and you have to buy a parking ticket to avoid a fine. But you will get the charge refunded against your expenditure in the pub.
29th Sep 2014, 11:58
Review submitted by
Phantom Pigeonmore
ReviewOverall, not very impressive.
Large TV screen showing Sky Sports without the sound turned down.
St Austell Harvest Moon one of the beers on the pumps - Far too fruity for me. Great burgers, though.
If I went back, I would prefer to sit in the garden and drink wine.
16th Jun 2013, 14:21
Review submitted by
Rex Rattusmore
ReviewThis one had a good ale selction available – Tribute, Dartmoor Best, Trelawny, Admirals (£3.35 a pint) and Proper Job from St Austell; and Betty Stogs (£3.40 a pint) from Skinners. On the minus side (in my opinion) sparklers were in use, which did the barman no favours in pulling my pint. Nevertheless, the Admirals (a new one to me) turned out to be an excellent rich ruby 5% ale.
The pub itself had a couple of rooms, the lounge on the right having the food counter at the back, with the room on the left having standard seating including a number of booths, as well as a pool table at the back. The interior is really nothing special, but the large-ish garden, with a bit of a sea view, was very popular on a sunny Saturday in June. This is a decent enough pub, and well worth a visit, but I would say that it’s a bit nicer if it’s warm enough to use the garden.
25th Nov 2011, 18:51
Review submitted by
Soup Dragonmore
ReviewThis St Austell pub and restaurant that also does accommodation was built in 1851, but seems to be more Georgian in style than Victorian. It is a large detached rectangular build mainly in white rendered rough stone, with some undressed stone at the back. There is a nice columned porch and sash windows, with black paintwork. There is a large fence beer garden and a patio area too.
The interior has three rooms. I spent most of my time in the bar room, which is at the front, by the road. It has white and dark green walls, with a wood floor and a white and beam ceiling. This room has a pool table and dart board and a TV that wasn't on at my visit. The background music was general and a decent level. There were lots of modern photos of things like boat racing and some trophies, paddles, hydometers and other ephemera on display. There is a lounge room, but i didn't see that. The restaurant is an L-shaped room with grey walls and a carpet floor that i passed through briefly on the way out. I didn't eat here so can't comment on that. The service was fine and the clientele consisted of holiday makers and it was busy.
Beer; usual tap stuff with St Austell Tribute, Proper Job, Trelawny and a decent skinner's Betty Stoggs as a guest.
A large place which i didn't fully explore as i was very comfy just in the bar. I liked what i saw and would happily go back.
4th Aug 2011, 21:34
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20th Jul 2010, 08:55
Review submitted by
Gill Smithmore
ReviewCalled in while visiting a friend living in Charlestown and we found there were 4 St Austell beers on, Tinners, Tribute, Proper Job and Honey Monster. The other pump had Westgate Back of the Net which is a Greene King brew. We selected Honey Monster and Proper Job, and both were in good condition. I particularly enjoyed the Honey Monster which was better than the one served up on the St Austell stand at Plymouth beer festival. The garden was great and plenty of room. It was quiet Monday lunchtime so service was not a problem