The Seafood Cafe Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so friendly and helpful and we would highly recommend it."
• "Staff were lovely and very good at their jobs and knowledge of the food and wine!"
• "Lovely staff, fast service, reasonable prices, great atmosphere."
• "Service was prompt and customer-friendly."
• "Friendly staff, really helpful for us as we needed gluten free."
• "Staff are very friendly and polite, I would highly recommend to anyone."
• "Staff excellent and attentive."

Cons:

• "Service was slow and all over the place."
• "The waitresses were incredibly rude."
• "Staff were snotty."
• "Muscles had not been cleaned of barnacles and they were in the sauce. So very gritty."
• "Service let’s the place down."
• "The woman who served us had a really bad attitude."
• "Service is not good. Waitresses are not very friendly."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The roasted carrots, the tenderstem broccoli and the mussels were out of this world!"
• "The FOOD WAS AMAZING !!!! Boys tried new things (flat fish and a crab) and ladies stayed with what they knew (salmon and cod) All cooked to perfection."
• "Everything we got was delicious."
• "The produce was amazingly fresh."
• "The prawns were one of the best we ever had, we even ordered a second."
• "If you are a seafood lover, then this is the place to book, the food was well prepared and cooked to perfection."
• "The food arrived after around 15mins beautifully cooked mussels, and salmon dishes amazing taste."

Cons:

• "Partner had fish and chips and said it was nothing special."
• "The seafood chowder was fine."
• "Food average, Starter fine, but our main seafood chowder disappointing."
• "The main course of lemon sole was very greasy and the chips were soggy and tasteless."
• "The sauce of my linguine was so runny that it was effectively pasta in a soup."
• "The 'Crab Linguine' was absolutely horrible."
• "The mussels portion was small and too spicy."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Good atmosphere and very welcoming/friendly staff."
• "The atmosphere is very relaxed, it manages to balance being a very nice restaurant with being welcoming to all comers - families, walkers, groups and couples."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere makes for a very classy but relaxed evening out."
• "The restaurant décor was very welcoming and relaxed."
• "The place is big and has a real 'tourist' feel to it."
• "Restaurant was bright and great ambience."

Cons:

• "There are so many nice places in St. Ives, just don’t come here."
• "We spent the majority of our time waiting for our dessert order to be taken."
• "Despite the fact that there were several tables for 4 free they offered us the worst table possible next to the staircase."
• "It was pretty loud and I could barely hear the people I sat in front of (I don't usually have hearing problems)."
• "There isnt a great atmosphere at the seafood cafe."
• "Place lacks atmosphere."
• "Ambience isn't pleasant with loud music."