Italian cuisine: the best places to taste it in St Ives
9 restaurant menus in St Ives, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"The lady who served us was very helpful and accommodating.We booked for 4 people at 6pm yesterday. Food was all very tasty. My only disappointment..."
Sandra Black
"Return every so often. Seating is comfortable, music not too loud and food just right for a cuppa and something for lunch. Our waitress was pleasant..."
Val Bush
"Lovely evening at Di Rita's. I am gluten intolerant and was advised about the different options I could have for various pasta dishes, including if I..."
Samantha Allen
"Quite simply the best Sunday lunch I have ever had. The perfect anglo-italian mix of dining with the highest level of service. Recommended to all if..."
Antony Piscopo
"Really nice, good food, quick service. Cocktails and desserts are out of this world. I thought that despite the move to nicer premises from bridge..."
Nick Toms
"Absolutely one of the best restaurants I have ever visited! đ
I visited for 1st time with a good friend on a Saturday and enjoyed it so much, I..."
Linda âGoldFoxyLadyâ Simmen
"I could leave it at the fact that Di Rita's make the best pizzas in St Ives, and that would be worth a visit on its own. Bit it's so much more than..."
Ed Goodman
"Had the most lovely date night,from start to finish staff were just amazing! The food was just sublime from the starters to main! I cannot recommend..."
Mrs Lucky
"Southern Italian food family run restaurant. Extremely tasty food. The restaurant is relaxing and the service attentive. We enjoyed the meals and..."
Tony Johnson
"A really lovely place. My partner and I stopped by for an early dinner. The werenât heaps of vegan options but Tom talked us through all of the..."
Emma Bromage
"Lovely food and coffee! Staff are very friendly. Beautiful..."
Laima Ayling
"We were celebrating our niece's 50th birthday and the whole evening was excellent from start to finish, food was exquisite and no faults to report on..."
Lesley Davies
"Had a fantastic meal here on Friday night. My first time visiting and I look forward to coming again, I had the meatball pizza and my husband had the..."
Jane Barnes
"This is a place where you can spend some time at. You are made most welcome with a smile. You can sit next to the River Ouse and watch the boats and..."
Bernard Brown
"Went on a first date tonight. Really loved it. Amazing food, great time...."
Mark Cowling
"We had another really good meal at Di Rita's after going a few weeks ago we returned and had another brilliant meal.
We were part of a large group..."
Sam M
"For me near the top of my budget......but we'll worth it for the occasional lunch! Manager very friendly and accomadating, very clean and tidy, well..."
"It's by far the best pizza place in St.Ives. friendly staff, lovely clean and welcoming place. Food was amazing.
Sat down and was greeted and giving..."
Sarah Bates
"delicious pizza (especially the deep dish) and incredibly lovely staff. the lady at the front desk even gave me a free slice of cake after..."
Eth
"Always great pizza and a nice change from the churned out pizza of dominos. Recently changed hands and still the same great pizza. Huge appreciation..."
simon Penney
"Pizza Town does the best by far pizza in the area. I usually get it delivered and it always hot and always delicious. Easy to order online and the..."
Helen Simo
"Had a wonderful experience thanks to a gentleman who works here. I'd broken down and he'd seen that I'd been there a long time and gave me a pizza..."
Stuart Wood
"Love the pizza here first time to this pizza place will definitely be coming back portions and quantity..."
Arthur Pinzon
"What an exceptional establishment. I ordered pizza over the phone and had a rather lovely conversation with someone called Jameela. The pizza had a..."
Anonymous Anonymous
"My husband and I have been ordering pizza (takeaway) from Pizza Town for years and their service has never faltered. Any error or mistake has been..."
Gabrielle Harlock
"CMS in St Ives placed a large company lunch order for delivery today!! We would like to say a massive thank you to Pizza Town for the smooth..."
"The food is amazing here, really delicious! Staff are very nice and helpful. The restaurant is clean, and feels cosy due to being divided in to a..."
Hayley Short
"Home style restaurant with pleasant atmosphere. Fantastic view and location.
Polite and not intrusive waiters. Serving meals was fast. The food are..."
Anastasiia Menshutina
"Although a very busy Saturday evening, the food and service were truly excellent. The calamari starters were succulent and both main courses (steak..."
Lindsey Powell
"A very enjoyable meal, great questor quality and presentation. We ate outside which in the warm weather was..."
Philip Kutar
"Such a beautiful location by the river, and the food is..."
Dan Zhu
"Beautiful location, fabulous food and..."
Moggy Malone
"Had a lovely evening at Amore - sat by the quay in the evening sun.
The food was absolutely delicious - we had the goat's cheese stuffed aubergine/..."
Kate snooke
"It's rare to find an owner run restaurant pervaing such well prepared, cooked and presented meals with taste to match and in such a beautiful..."
Philip Edwards
"Excellent! Situated right by the river this is a lovely place to dine. The food was fantastic, with a great selection on the menu of pasta, meat or..."
Andrew Harpin
"Lovely meal with beautiful views over the river.
Food was very delicious - we had some sharing breads and bruschetta to start ; fish and pasta dishes..."
Gija Melnupe
"A lovely restaurant. Only downside was a number of flies buzzing around the restaurant and we had to bring a highchair for our son. Overall service..."
Johnny Pool
"Good coffee stop right by the river, quick and efficient service and not over..."
Ethan Kalton
"Dined here on Saturday in a group of 4, lovely setting overlooking the river. Couldnât fault the service or food, the best Iâve had in a long..."
Paul Ward
"Authentic Italian food at a very nice location next to the river. Ordered Rissotto and sea bass. Both were freshly prepared with excellent..."
Syed Shah
"Best pasta I have ever eaten. Tagliatelle alla amore and lasagne for my other half. Garlic bread too. Not expensive and service 1st class. Can't..."
Julie Maylin
"Lovely Birthday dinner , our 4th visit here . Now firmly out favourite restaurant. Perfectly cooked vegetables with gorgeous melt in the mouth beef..."
Dee Williams
"Nice restaurant. The drinks were reasonably priced. The views are lovely - definitely worth a..."
John
"Delicious food, great attention and nice..."
Jesxith Mendoza
"Thank you for giving us a great afternoon. Thank you because everything was just great. The wonderful food (a subtle combination of beautiful..."
Garlic Mushrooms Breaded & Deep Fried with Garlic Mayonnaise
Beer
Prawns
Spicy Beef Linguine
Pepperoni Pizza
Cornish Crab & Prawn Pasta Bake
Garlic Bread with Cheese
Tiramisu
Pasta
Linguine
Hawaiian Pizza
Meatballs
Salad
Puddings
Espresso Martini
Bolognese
Chili
Brie
Smoked Mackerel
Lasagne
Crab
Sea Bass
Fried
Seafood Pizza
Carbonara
Scallops
Dough Balls
Tagliatelle
Duck
Garlic Cheese Bread
Cakes
Risotto
Deep Fried Brie with Cranberry Sauce
Mussels
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Clotted Cream
Bruschette
Salmon
Sit down
Pizza
Italian
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
After-hours
Dinner
Cheap Eats
Mid-range
"Visited for the first time today. The food and service here was 10/10⊠weâve already booked to eat here again! Special thank you to our server..."
J W
"Having just ate in this place on Wednesday 05/4/23 I can honestly say the whole experience was great.
Visited st Ives for years and I've just found..."
Craig Palmer
"We had a fantastic evening, great friendly service and excellent food. Highly recommended if you are in St Ives. Recommend the orange polenta cake..."
Tom White
"Takeaway pizzas were lovely and came out really quickly, we were able to sit and the bar and have a drink while we waited. Walked 5 mins to the pier..."
Laura Stothard
"Absolutely delicious starters- deep fried Brie and garlic pizza bread. Both so tasty and well presented. I decided to have pizza for my main which..."
Karen Riggs
"Great food, starters were amazing- loved the local twist (mackerel croquettes)! We also liked the option for smaller pizzas (more room for..."
Jo MacKenzie
"My wife and I enjoyed a lovely meal here on our recent honeymoon. The food was absolutely delicious. My wife enjoyed the prawn linguine and I ate..."
Daniel Chapallaz
"Nice little restaurant and the food is quite nice but definitely not up to the high standards of other Italian restaurants I've visited. The bar is..."
Martyn Stillman
"First visit to this restaurant and have to say, I'm wondering why I've never been before.
Absolutely superb food, fantastic staff and a really..."
Ian Brommage
"Considering its slap bang in St Ives the value for money it offers is tremendous. Food is excellent and service spot on. Recommended. First time we..."
carl rea
"We love eating out at Peppers every time we visit St Ives. It is totally worth booking a table as it is constantly booked up & constantly turns..."
Helen Hambly
"Best Italian there is. Always busy and there's only 1 reason for that...Great food.
If you're in St Ives get a table booked,you won't regret..."
steven fitzmaurice
"Excellent dough balls - better than pizza express! Slightly disappointing bread with prawn cocktail and took a long time to get a replacement option..."
Keith Alcock
"Beautiful little restaurant. If youâre looking for authentic, home made, tasty food then 100% book a table! Walk ins are often turned away due to..."
Georgina Wadsworth-Hazard
"Four of us visited on a Friday night. The staff were very helpful and the food was excellent. Goats cheese brushetta was very tasty. Chilli prawn..."
Balerathon
"Wonderful evening at Peppers. The service was excellent - very friendly, knowledgable and down to earth servers. The food was delicious (we king..."
"We had an absolutely lovely experience with our family of 9 last night.
Jade's service was second to none with her great sense of humour and..."
Fay Covacic
"Very good service : prompt and cheerful. The whole family was made very welcome.
Their 'dough' is so tasty- gobbled up by grandad and grandchildren..."
Nigel Woodhead
"3rd time in Cornwall, 3rd time back in St.Ives.
Called into Pizza Express for something different to a Cornish Pastie.
Great service. Food served..."
Richard Taylor
"I would liked to have given 5 stars, but after asking for a different table and the Manager saying there was just this one, then another family..."
MONA A
"Possibly the best Pizza Express location in the UK?
Views are stunning over the St Ives Harbour.
Had the pleasure of sitting near the open kitchen,..."
Matthew Alpin
"Always very good food and friendly customer service at this place. Would..."
Ayfisher
"Food was awesome and the views are great although would have been better on first floor instead of the ground floor where we were, the only thing..."
Aaron Strawford
"It's very central in St Ives, great to use Tesco's vouchers, but you definitely need to book early evening as queuing out the door. They have reduced..."
Miles Harmsworth
"One of the better pizza expresses as it has a great view looking over St Ives harbour. Pizza express is normally super tasty too because in reality..."
Archie Endersby
"Always get great service at this Pizza Express. Staff are always friendly, helpful and welcoming. Food is always consistently good too! And add to..."
Jo Correnti
"Always love pizza express, light, very tasty pizzas with very little grease. The buildings nice, not overly large, service good and prices OK. Would..."
Leaim Nicholls
"First time back in St Ives for 64 years and where do we decide to eat. ..Pizza Express of course!
Oh so friendly and customer focused staff..."
Tim Hirst
"Fancied indulging myself. Had the nest Cannelloni i've ever had, got a bit tipsy on wine and then had a baileys latte for pudding! Great service,..."
"Been here on many occasions. The crab linguine is just about perfect. My hubby is a vegetarian and they cater so well. They did a halloumi dish as a..."
Helen Cousins
"Great location with the view of the sea. We chose to sit inside since it was too hot outside and the seagulls are watching you! Loved that we were..."
Jamie Marie
"One of the best meal for our UK's western side trip. Every meal is on point especially the scallop dish! Caramari was also very delish with this..."
Lin Sinanun
"Perfect place for a lovely meal. Incredible views, food is always spot on too. Definitely recommend booking well in advance though as it gets full up..."
Dave Bowden
"When you cook mussels they need to cooked in the sauce and not added to it. These were not only a good size but cooked to perfection , lovely onion..."
Alan
"Went for an evening meal that we booked food and service was excellent in the best place in Cornwall as far as I am concerned st..."
jon graham
"Fantastic had not booked a table but even at a busy time we were found a table food delivered fast and red hot
Staff friendly and very helpful
11/10..."
VIKING ENGINEERING AND REPOWER
"Food was absolutely beautiful, squid and carbonara was probably the best I've had. My trip to St Ives was topped off coming..."
Nathan Williams
"Super nice fresh seafood. Ordered hake and sea bass. The side lentil and squid ink risotto were very nice, gave an extra layer of flavour to the..."
sukichenyi zhu
"Nice food, good spot on the beachfront, service good. Cocktails..."
T
"Just brilliant. Great food, awesome service, bottled ale (chilled though, what's *that* about?!) and views to die for. Why would anyone go for..."
Mark Whelan
"Super spot in harbour. Cocktails are excellent, Pizza was nice. Plenty of tables. Nice place to go and..."
Antonin Vedel
"We walked in quite late and were grateful to get a table. We had quick efficient service, gorgeous food and yummy cocktails. The only downside was..."
Louis Large
"Just popped in on the off chance we could get a table after being turned away when we've visited before.
The food was fantastic, my 14 year old, who..."
"Great location with the view of the sea. We chose to sit inside since it was too hot outside and the seagulls are watching you! Loved that we were..."
Jamie Marie
"One of the best meal for our UK's western side trip. Every meal is on point especially the scallop dish! Caramari was also very delish with this..."
Lin Sinanun
"Perfect place for a lovely meal. Incredible views, food is always spot on too. Definitely recommend booking well in advance though as it gets full up..."
Dave Bowden
"When you cook mussels they need to cooked in the sauce and not added to it. These were not only a good size but cooked to perfection , lovely onion..."
Alan
"Went for an evening meal that we booked food and service was excellent in the best place in Cornwall as far as I am concerned st..."
jon graham
"Fantastic had not booked a table but even at a busy time we were found a table food delivered fast and red hot
Staff friendly and very helpful
11/10..."
VIKING ENGINEERING AND REPOWER
"Food was absolutely beautiful, squid and carbonara was probably the best I've had. My trip to St Ives was topped off coming..."
Nathan Williams
"Super nice fresh seafood. Ordered hake and sea bass. The side lentil and squid ink risotto were very nice, gave an extra layer of flavour to the..."
sukichenyi zhu
"Nice food, good spot on the beachfront, service good. Cocktails..."
T
"Just brilliant. Great food, awesome service, bottled ale (chilled though, what's *that* about?!) and views to die for. Why would anyone go for..."
Mark Whelan
"Super spot in harbour. Cocktails are excellent, Pizza was nice. Plenty of tables. Nice place to go and..."
Antonin Vedel
"We walked in quite late and were grateful to get a table. We had quick efficient service, gorgeous food and yummy cocktails. The only downside was..."
Louis Large
"Just popped in on the off chance we could get a table after being turned away when we've visited before.
The food was fantastic, my 14 year old, who..."
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