Formerly the Blackball Hilton

The West Coast


The pub and dining room beneath Blackball's mischievously named hotel turns out Cornish pasties, bangers and mash, and light meals for lunch, and a heartier menu including venison and pork loin for dinner. There's a couple of token vegetarian patties and salads, too.


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