We have been reguar visitors to St Ives over the past 14 years and each time we go there we visit…read morePeppers. It is a lovely Italian restaurant located on the 1st floor in the heart of St Ives town Centre. We have never been disappointed by the meals here - It is not overpriced and it is good quality freshly cooked food with are really good menu choice. The last time we visited Peppers we took our young children and were a little worried that it would not be very family friendly but we were made very welcome by the staff. We all had pizzas which were really delicious the puddings were yummy too. As you can imagine, Peppers gets very busy - especially during the holiday season so my advice would be to book in advance as you may struggle to get a table.

Not too pricey, not too fancy, nothing overly exciting. Oh wait the FOOD! The food here was…read morereally really good. I had pasta carbonara and it really was fantastic. I wish I had something more to say, from where we sat there was no view (I don't know if there is one from here or not.) I do know it was very busy but we got a table, the wait staff was friendly and the food was great. Really that is what counts isn't it?

enjoyed this meal. Lots of options on the menu. Ordered haddock risotto which was ok, could have…read morebeen a little more flavour. Then sticky toffee pudding for dessert which was nice. There was a nice friendly cosy atmosphere, staff were friendly as well. If you get a table at the back of the restaurant there are nice views of the river. reasonably priced.

If you're in St. Ives and thinking of opening a seafood restaurant, Fish Street would be the…read moreobvious location; and then why not call it The Mermaid? Well, it worked on tempting us to try it out. It's only 100m or so from the sea, so the fish should be fresh, right? The interior is more reminiscent of an Italian restaurant at first glance, as the ceiling is covered with chianti bottles in those quaint raffia holders, each inscribed with a dedication of some sort in black Sharpie. From this, you might deduce that they host a lot of weddings and other functions, and indeed the long table taking up most of the centre of the room promised more company for us during the evening. Taking up our booth seating in the corner (they seem to have a lot of recycled pews), we settled down to peruse the menu. Surprisingly, it wasn't all seafood; they had a fair selection of 'turf' as well - not that it was of any interest to us as we don't eat it. I had the Salt & Pepper Squid to start, which was served on a bed of salad with some chilli mayo. The squid was cooked just right, not chewy at all, although I would say that overall the dish wasn't as spicy as its title suggests. The Seafood Soup was the other choice, and that garnered approving noises from across the table. At least they sounded like approving noises - it was hard to hear over the hysterical cackling coming from the large party that had by now occupied the big centre table. We followed that with the seafood platter, which was the most expensive fish dish on the menu, served with a cute wee fryer basket of chips in the middle of the plate. I was mildly disappointed at the size of the portion initially, but actually it was just perfect as we were pretty stuffed afterwards. To finish off, Herself was in an indulgent mood and decided to have the cheese selection of Cornish Yarg. Yarg is a local cheese produced by the Gray family (geddit?) and is wrapped in nettles; although this had to be explained to us as the slices were too thin to be able to notice the nettles. A glass of Taylor's late bottled vintage port each wrapped things up nicely.

Over rated sea food restaurant only decent menu item is the curry so covering the bland fish and…read moreshell fish with sauce. Seafood Por 98% mussels in sauce. So spent over £350 for 8 of us only to leave my wife and I to have severe poisoning from eating their mussels.

Food was great, service was excellent! Highly recommend! Alex and her colleague were attentive and…read morevery sweet!

Great food. We were lucky to get a table without booking ahead. Food was very good and they are…read morepractising safety measures in the restaurant. They disinfected the table while we waited which was reassuring.

A lovely mix of high quality food, without the snobbish attitude. The restaurant is stepped so all…read moretables have a good view of the beach, and evening sunset. The staff are pleasant, with an informal attitude. Food was great on the ever changing tasting menu. I tried a couple of experimental choices and was not disappointed. Good portion sizes meant I was able to eat all courses and leave pleasantly full, not stuffed. Pricey, but not outlandish.

Beautiful setting, lovely drinks and wonderful food! Our holiday party thoroughly enjoyed our…read moremeal. We sampled the bread, olives and salt hake with brilliant pickled carrots. My husband had the monkfish special, several of us had gnocchi and one of our party enjoyed the lamb. We tried three desserts - all were nice but the rhubarb (fresh) was outstanding. The sommelier, Damon, was very knowledgeable and fun offering us several samples and tempting our daughter with an unusual selection. Our waiter, Sam, was very attentive. A fine dining experience to celebrate our holiday by the sea!

Loved the friendly waitress here! Good, affordable Italian fayre and - 'cos they've no booze…read morelicence - bring a bottle, the cheapskates best friend!!!

Best meal we've had after four days in Newquay. The smell of the food cooking was fantastic! We…read moreshared a starter, salad, pizza, bottle of wine, and dessert. Total bill was only £32. Loved it.

Came here for lunch and it is definitely a family friendly and orientated place for a meal. The…read morewaitress that served us was both welcoming and informative. I got a bambino pizza and a salad. They use real wood Fire oven to cook the pizzas in and it was really beautifully cooked. The salad was delicious but just lacked that little extra (maybe basil?). My dining companion had linguine which was just a bit undercooked. All in all a great lunch spot, reasonably priced and very welcoming staff! Just needs that extra umph on the food front to take it to a 5 star. But they're fairly new so there's time....

We walked past this colourful, vibrant looking restaurant on our first brief afternoon in Looe and…read moreearmarked it for a potential visit during our week in the area. Glad to say we got involved early doors on the second night. As you'd expect on a mid-September Wednesday early evening in a tourist hotspot in Cornwall, it wasn't exactly heaving. Nowhere is at 5.30. Too early for the ravers, too late for the biddies, perfect for the young-parent crowd, which we are firmly in the camp of. Speaking of, there was another young family there (who incidentally we'd seen wandering the cobbled streets of Polperro earlier in the day) and a middle aged, childless couple in situ. Regardless, the service was exceptional. The very clearly authentically Italian server was attentive and helpful throughout and happy to chat and give recommendations. In addition to this, he went above and beyond for aforementioned Baby G - he was grizzling, as is his way at the moment, which was obvious for all in the restaurant to see. I was walking him around when he offered some free breadsticks to keep him occupied. It worked! He also engaged with Asa in a card swapping game - coincidentally (?) handing over a 'rate us on Tripadvisor' card in exchange for one Asa had just picked up. Cynical, moi?! Couple more little, but noticeable, things - he washed up ALL of the dude's paraphernalia, plate, bib and spoon. Really appreciated that. And also the food came at the perfect temperature - not too hot as it always is in every other restaurant we go to, thereby incurring a tentative wait while it cools. They clearly know how to deal with kids, and are truly a 'family friendly' place. Onto the food - Em had a Bianco pizza (garlic butter, pulled pork, mushrooms and rosemary) which was genuinely delicious. Creamy and packed with flavour, with a crispy thin base, and cooked to perfection. To the point where I wish I'd had the same. Honestly one of the best pizzas I've tried for a long time. My beef ragu was very nice, beef shin and pork ragu making the difference between it and a spag bol. Big chunks of meat, spaghetti with the right amount of bite and bounce, and seasoned to perfection. Asa's penne pomodoro was very well received - he essentially inhaled it. Which is about as good as you can expect from a bebe. Dessert was 2x affogato's, which I haven't had for a while. The gelato was gorge - creamy af, and the espresso was lovely but would have preferred it hot. Drinks-wise, Em had her standard prosecco, I had a next level G&T- Malfy Rosa with pink grapefruit. Apparently it's a Sicilian pink grapefruit gin with a hint of rhubarb. I've already got a bottle on order. The overall experience at Mama J's was of sheer joy and blissful happiness. Get here. Now.

This is a lovely family restaurant run by father in kitchen and daughter front of house. Very tasty…read moreItalian from Pizza and pasta to fish and meat specials.

Absolutely love ask really love the food reasonable cheep…read moreOpen kitchen so you can see how clean it is and watch your food cooking My favourite place to eat