Lifeboat Inn, St Ives Reviews Summary

Accommodation

Pros:

• "I would recommend paying the little extra for the sea view as the rooms are slightly quieter."
• "It was our honeymoon and our room was wonderful. The view was priceless."
• "Stayed in their king room on the top floor. The room was nice, very spacious though quite pricey."
• "The views of the harbour over breakfast were a delight."
• "Rooms are very spacious, clean and well equipped with nice bathroom."
• "Wow what a great weekend staying at the Lifeboat, the room was amazing couldn’t fault anything."
• "A bit noisy cause of the location but the view from the room was nice."

Cons:

• "Rooms are quite expensive and you expect a minimum in terms of service."
• "I would have given this 5 stars but we had a non-sea view room and I found the room a little dark."
• "There's no light as you're opposite another building."
• "A tiny side door with the steepest steps ever and a very low ceiling."
• "Check in through the restaurant trying to get your bags past lots of people dining."
• "There's no parking, you have to park 10 mins away."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food delicious and not too expensive."
• "Food was really lovely worthy of 5 stars."
• "The food was absolutely delicious, we had the steak frites, lentil burger, mushroom stroganoff and finally an unbeatable fresh crab sandwich."
• "The food was brilliant (especially the nachos) and served in very quick time."
• "Great linguine dish this evening for my husband and wonderful fish and chips for me, lovely piece of fish."
• "A delicious a roast beef Sunday lunch with an enormous Yorkshire pudding."
• "The food was amazing and super tasty."

Cons:

• "The Hunters Chicken was probably from an old boiler and the plates were over filled with too many chips."
• "The seafood was tasteless, had better from Morrisons."
• "Had a very average fish and chips, definitely not worth the exorbitant price."
• "Poor value steaks - suspect size and pretentious presentation."
• "The pie pastry was so hard could hardly cut through it."
• "Food was just ok really. Never had a baguette that was soft and stodgy before."
• "Unfortunately I can't say anything positive about the food even if I tried."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff though."
• "Unfailingly friendly and professional."
• "Not only are the staff exceptional, the atmosphere, the drinks and especially the food were just brilliant."
• "The waitress made you instantly feel welcome and you could see how hard they were working."
• "Staff really helpful and friendly."
• "Front of house and all staff were brilliant, nothing was too much trouble."
• "Staff were friendly, patient and knowledgeable."

Cons:

• "Unclear dog policy, unfriendly staff."
• "The staff are rude."
• "Staff in the walkthrough shouting all day and night with no regard for you."
• "I was not impressed with the staff."
• "The staff attitude is appalling."
• "We were treated horribly by a certain staff member."
• "I’ve never in my life experienced anything like it, I would just like to make you all aware of the staff rudeness!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "All very reasonably priced pub grub and tasty with it."
• "Great pub, serving great food which is reasonably priced."
• "Came here on Sunday 10th April had two carverys great value for Money great service."
• "Dog friendly and reasonably priced."
• "The carvery on Sunday was lovely."

Cons:

• "Very over priced."
• "Pub grub at restaurant price."
• "Charging the prices they are and in the location they are they need to be moved on ASAP as no excuse."
• "The only real downside is the price, its by no means a cheap place to go for a family meal."
• "Seemed to be cheap food priced too high."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Had two nights out there during week away in St Ives. (Bingo was great too)"
• "Great find, beautiful location and fantastic accommodation."
• "Very popular and busy, good warm atmosphere, happy staff."
• "Very nice atmosphere with a view across the harbour and the food was fantastic, full of flavour and everyone in the group enjoyed their meals."
• "The atmosphere of this place has been amongst the best in St Ives for years, and it has seemingly gotten better as time has gone by."
• "This pub is in a fantastic location, with excellent views right over the harbour."
• "Great relaxed place. Plenty of Tv's for those who wish to keep one eye on sport whilst the other eye looks out over the fab harbour views."

Cons:

• "When we walked in it stunk to high heaven of bleach..."
• "Don't call last orders at 9:30pm and then (rudely) kick everyone out, halfway through an Open Mic live music evening that you booked."
• "Even at 8pm, the toilets were a mess and didn't even have any toilet paper."
• "No apologies offered. So arrogant."
• "Poor service half the menu was unavailable which we were not informed about until trying to order as the fryer was broken."
• "There was a fairly long wait to be served at the bar, there were no wine glasses available."