The Beach Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff went out their way to accommodate us."
• "The staff was so kind and friendly, amazing service."
• "The staff are an amazing asset."
• "By far the best place to go to in St Ives IF you want good customer service."
• "The service was very good and would definitely recommend."
• "Staff were friendly and food/drinks were well presented."
• "We received AMAZING service from our lovely friendly blonde waitress - nothing was too much trouble."

Cons:

• "Was made to line up and wait to be served then we picked something on the menu to eat standard burger which is easy to make to be told pick something else as we heard the chef refuse as it was too busy apparently."
• "Service wasn't quick and is only a small sitting area."
• "Service very lacking."
• "After complaining about the quality of my chips (green in colour) the waitress was very frosty."
• "However, we were not even brought menus for 15 minutes, then we waited another 15 minutes for drinks."
• "Incredibly rude staff, like unbelievably so."
• "The only thing is the waiter wasn’t so friendly, maybe he had a bad day :("

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely waitresses and food is great."
• "The chowder was amazing!!!"
• "The food was absolutely amazing and the staff are brilliant."
• "Gorgeous & Super Fresh Seafood & Fish."
• "The food was fantastic - Stunning presentation & tasted delicious."
• "The quality and portions of the food was brilliant."
• "The food was delicious and good size portions."

Cons:

• "Sadly this place fell way short of the standard of their local competition."
• "Chicken stripes don't have much flavour in it."
• "These were the worst fish and chips I have ever had."
• "The worst fish and chips I have ever eaten! The fish is coated in breadcrumbs like a findus crispy pancake! It was also very dry!"
• "The most expensive and yet tasteless fish and chips I've had to date."
• "Probably the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had, not even proper chips but frozen chips that were disgusting."
• "The fish had been there a bit it was dry not fresh and the chips where horrible."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It definitely was good value for money."
• "Good value, Smashing view."
• "Great value for money and the widest choice of fish in St Ives."
• "The price was pretty good for a seafront restaurant in Cornwall."
• "It’s also good value with a great view across the bay."
• "Prices are fair, (nowhere is cheap these days)."
• "The food was excellent, so fresh, tasty and plentiful and all fairly priced."

Cons:

• "I immediately baulked at the £12 cost for the cod and chips."
• "Not what you expect though when you're paying over £26 for fish and chips!"
• "Leaving aside the truly excessive price, let me address the quality. In a lifetime of eating fish and chips, these rank as next to the worst we have ever had."
• "Beach restaurant takeaway fish chips st Ives beach,had fish chips here last week cold disgusting overcooked fish,nearly £20 for what we both had,holiday makers avoid this place food vile,inedible."
• "You go to the beach and expect a nice fish and chips but to wait 30 minutes, pay over £40 I’d expect a lot better."
• "Was not worth the £38 for 3 fish and chips."
• "Overpriced with small portions."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "The location and interior is not as stunning as the more famous Porthminster Beach Cafe but the food here is excellent and is well worth a visit."
• "Great view of the beach and harbour."
• "Amazing views from this first floor restaurant which you enter from the rear (the road/town side)."
• "The view overlooking the harbor was stunning and the food was very nice."
• "Very friendly staff, lovely views over the harbour."
• "The view you have whilst enjoying a meal there is just wonderful."
• "A nice view to the harbour."

Cons:

• "On first impression this place didn't look like much."
• "The place is small and on the first floor with great views."
• "The “panko dusted batter” quite honestly made it feel like something you would get from farm foods or Iceland."
• "One of those places where you go in and never go back but the restaurant can afford it because of the turnover so don't care."
• "The chips tasted like frozen chips."
• "Atmosphere was very cold, felt like we were unwelcome."
• "This place has gone downhill fast."