The Eagle House Hotel

The hotel staff were friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious and very clean - a lovely room. We had 2 meals at the bar, both were generous and very tasty. We stayed here to visit The Eden Project and it was an easy drive away. We really enjoyed our stay.

We’ve lived in the area for 8 years but have never visited The Eagle. We went there on a Saturday night for dinner and found it to be a bit of a gem. Initially however that seemed not to be the case because one enters from reception through what is somewhat confusingly called the dining room; a very depressingly sparse area with lots of empty tables and on the night we went only a handful of what seemed to be disconsolate diners. What you then encounter is a large bar and further dining area flanked on either side by two open air terraces, one of which enjoys a panoramic view across the town of Launceston and beyond. Although it was a little cold for us on the evening we went, it was easy to imagine what a fine place it would be to sit and enjoy an evening drink and indeed several of the tables outside were occupied by some hardier souls doing just that. There is an extensive a la carte menu populated with all the usual suspects of bangers and mash, burgers and so; however, we went for the table d’hôte’s choice of five main courses including – and what a rarity this is for carnivores – beef suet pie. It was delicious. The food all round was excellent and at £90 including beers and one of the house gins a very reasonable evening. Although when we arrived there were only a handful of others in, as the night wore on it became clear that The Eagle had been discovered by many people before us. And finally a mention for the staff. They’re friendly, fast and they seem to enjoy their work.

This wonderful old building is slowly being restored, so it still has some flaws (see door frame photo), but our stay was lovely. The welcoming staff showed us to a charming room - but somehow we failed to make the TV work. We were immediately offered an even nicer room, with stunning views - and a working TV! The hotel has creaky stairs and impressive chandeliers, all of which add to its charm. The only downside was the tiny TV (photo) - this really needs to be upgraded. Superb breakfasts. If we come back this way, we'd definitely stay here again.