Short answer: For the view, go to The Godolphin on the seafront or the Fire Engine's beer garden. For food, the Cutty Sark (4.7 from 496 Google reviews) and the Kings Arms (crab sandwiches, mussels) are both on the Square. Locals walk west to the Mexico Inn at Long Rock. CAMRA lists the Godolphin and Fire Engine as dog friendly; ask at the others.
Marazion has about five pubs worth knowing and they split cleanly by what you want from them: two on the Square for food, one on the front for the view, one on the hill for the view with a beer garden, and one at Long Rock that locals walk to. Pick the one that matches your evening and you will not need a second opinion.
The Godolphin sits on the seafront opposite the Mount, rated 4.3 from 2,230 Google reviews. CAMRA lists St Austell Tribute plus one changing beer, with the lower level reached by stairs or a ramp, and food served from noon to 9pm every day. Reviewers pick out fish and chips, cocktails, and the sight of the Mount from the bar at low tide. CAMRA lists it as dog friendly. A caution from reviewers: service can be stretched on a busy summer day, which is less of a worry in winter.
The Fire Engine is on Higher Fore Street at the eastern edge of town, a short walk uphill from the Square, rated 4.4 from 818 Google reviews. CAMRA lists St Austell Tribute and Proper Job plus a changing guest, says it is dog friendly and family friendly, and describes a small garden on a lower level. Reviewers love the garden, the view over the Mount and the bay, and the friendly pub dog. Opening matters here: CAMRA shows it closed on Mondays, open noon to 11pm Tuesday to Sunday, with no food on Tuesdays, evening food only on Wednesdays, and lunch and evening food Thursday to Sunday. Phone before planning dinner. Quiz is on Sunday. Reviewers say the car park is small and on a slope, so most people walk.
The Kings Arms on the Square is rated 4.3 from 1,073 Google reviews. Reviewers recommend the crab sandwich, mussels in white sauce, crab dirty fries and fish and chips, plus desserts. CAMRA lists three regular St Austell ales (Hicks, Proper Job and Tribute), a real fire, patio tables and a Tuesday quiz night, with food served noon to 2:30pm and 6pm to 9pm every day. It is a small pub and a reviewer recommends booking ahead.
The Cutty Sark Restaurant and Bar is a few doors away and has the strongest rating in town: 4.7 from 496 Google reviews. CAMRA describes a pub-restaurant with a spacious L-shaped bar made from HMS Warspite wood, a real fire, Betty Stogs and Doom Bar on cask, and food from noon to 2pm and 6pm to 8:30pm every day. Reviewers praise the burger, mussels, fish and chips, a mackerel pate starter and the Sunday roast, and Coast magazine noted its array of Cornish gins. Phone 01736 710334 to book. See also our Marazion Sunday roast guide.
The Mexico Inn at Long Rock is west along the bay from the Square and rated 4.6 from 750 Google reviews. Reviewers mention a Sunday roast of roast brisket and chicken, a pheasant pie, real ale and a friendly crowd, and say it is dog friendly. Reviewers also say it has no car park, so use the road or the station car park and walk. If you are heading east instead, the Victoria Inn at Perranuthnoe is rated 4.5 from 526 Google reviews and reviewers praise its roasts and rooms. It is a good end to the coast walk in our Perranuthnoe guide.
CAMRA lists the Godolphin and the Fire Engine as dog friendly, and reviewers say the same of the Mexico Inn. The Kings Arms lists dog friendly among its facilities but does not say where, so ask at the bar. CAMRA's Cutty Sark page does not mention dogs, so ring first. Our dog-friendly Marazion guide covers the beach and the Mount too.
CAMRA lists a Tuesday quiz at the Kings Arms and a Sunday quiz at the Fire Engine. The Fire Engine's listing also mentions live music but is inconsistent on whether that is a Wednesday or Saturday evening, so ask the pub. Neither is a loud pub, but the Fire Engine is the one to pick for sport, and reviewers mention televisions for matches.
The Surf Club Restaurant and Bar at Long Rock is rated 4.5 from 246 Google reviews. Reviewers mention pizza, cocktails and views of the Mount. Its opening days are limited outside summer, so check before you walk down.
The four pubs on this list each have regular weekly hours on CAMRA, so you can plan a winter visit around them: the Kings Arms from 11:30am, the Cutty Sark from 11am (noon on Sundays) and the Godolphin from 10am (noon on Sundays), with the Fire Engine closed on Mondays. Weekday lunchtimes are the quietest, and food times on a quiet winter day can be shorter, so check before you go. Our winter in Marazion guide has the wider picture and Christmas in Marazion covers the lights.
The Cutty Sark, for the real fire, or the Godolphin, for the window seat. Both are within walking distance of the car parks. The Penzance pubs are a short bus ride away if you want to compare.
The Godolphin looks straight at the Mount from its seafront windows, and the Fire Engine has a small garden with views over the Mount and the bay.
Yes. CAMRA lists St Austell Tribute at the Godolphin, Hicks, Proper Job and Tribute at the Kings Arms, Tribute and Proper Job at the Fire Engine, and Betty Stogs and Doom Bar at the Cutty Sark.
Reviewers rate the Cutty Sark and the Mexico Inn at Long Rock highly for roasts. Book ahead, and see our Sunday roast guide.
CAMRA lists the Godolphin and the Fire Engine as dog friendly and reviewers say the Mexico Inn is too. The Kings Arms lists it among its facilities, so ask where in the pub.
CAMRA lists food on Wednesday evenings, Thursday to Saturday lunch and evening, and Sunday lunch and evening, with no food on Tuesdays and the pub closed on Mondays. Phone to confirm.
Times, prices and dates are the businesses' and organisers' to change, so check before you travel. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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