Best Cream tea in St Ives

7 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 Cornish Deli
The Cornish Deli
100/100 (1568 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegan Options
Deli
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Contemporary
Cafe
Contemporary
Deli
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
After-hours
Brunch
Omelette
Club Sandwich
Tapas
Sausage
Chorizo Breakfast
Cakes
Fried
Sandwiches
Crispy Skin-On Fries
Prawns
Scrambled Eggs
Burger
King Prawn PO Boy
Bruschette
Gluten Free Crab Roll
Fish
Cream tea
Roast Cornish Beef
Dressed crab
Polenta
Beef
Full English Veggie
english breakfast
Orange and Lemon Drizzle Cake
Pastries
Toasts
Steak over Chips with Cornish Blue Cheese and Onion Topping
crab sandwich
Poached Eggs
Cake
Catch of the Day
Soup
Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich
Roast Beef
Salad
Scones
Fishfinger Sandwich
Omelette
Chili
Brie
Turkey Club Sandwich
Juice & Smoothies
Crab
Chorizo
Roast Chicken Sandwich
Baguette
Salmon
Breakfast and Coffee
Hake
Sit down
Contemporary
Deli
Wine and Beer
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Fantastic food! I had the crab sandwich and it was delicious!! Felt like the portion sizes were really good and you can tell the food is all freshly..."
Sarah U
"A very nice crab sandwich, with very nice fries! It’s all I had so all I can comment on, bar with the option of a sourdough baguette or multigrain..."
Dom Smith
"The best place to enjoy fresh food and friendly service, I would highly recommend this place. Check opening times and i would recommend to book..."
matilda ceraj
"Nice place for lunch. The staff are very friendly and the food is tasty. Only nit was that the coffee was a bit weak. Would definitely go..."
Timothy Hayes
"Delicious delicious delicious! Prawns, and scallops, and pan-fried fish were fantastic. So happy to choose you guys for a dining in St..."
Мария Грабарь
"It's a must for us to visit, at least once, whenever we are in St Ives or surrounding areas. It's really well cooked, tasty food and always great..."
Katie Hooper
"Stunning food! Best squid I've had in England...ever. so delicious and decent portions too. Quite small inside so can imagine it getting busy but it..."
Claire Davis
"Been going years, always a delight, staff are friendly and attentive with delish food that changes depending on season/availability. Tastes fresh and..."
Rosie Marsden
"Best fried sea food I've had in Britain. I'd recommend reserving a table in advance as it gets quite..."
vignesh velmurugan
"We are on the vacation and decide to have brunch here, the woman who served our table is very friendly, polite, and patient. The food especially the..."
Lee
Brewhouse
Brewhouse
94/100 (249 ratings)
Restaurants
Wine Bar
Soups
British
Brew Pub
Bar
Pub
Wine Bar
Brew Pub
Soups
British
Bar
Pub
Breakfast
Lunch
Toast and Marmalade Fruit Tea
Meor IPA
St Ives Brewery Porthminster Porter
Scones
Cream tea
Cappuccino
Apple Crumble
Latte
corona
Coffee Cake
Cider
Luxury Hot Chocolate
Blueberry Pie
Plain Croissant
Tea and Beer
Soups
Brew Pub
Bar
Pub
Wine Bar
British
Breakfast
Lunch
"Unexpected great views and space, staff really friendly. The best cream tea I’ve had - warmed really light tasty scones and good jam and clotted..."
Timm Schofield
"Best view ever. Fantastic food, excellent coffee and cakes. Really lovely staff who share their love of cooking with you. Well worth a stop when you..."
cliff brothers
"Great Food, Great Beer and all comes with a lovely view over St Ives. We hadn't planned on stopping here for a drink or bite to eat, we tried ever..."
Dan Tanser
"St. Ives Brewery is a very nice Café that serves alcoholic drinks, they have a nice selection of sandwiches and cakes with a Limited amount of hot..."
William Hayward (Will)
"Great place to stop for refreshments after parking and before heading to town. This cafe has some amazing views down to the harbour and has a nice..."
Nick Baker
"We didn't actually eat here so cannot rate the food but the cakes looked wonderful. Service was great, and it was..."
Helen Silvers
"Highly recommend the brewhouse for a wedding reception. Beautiful food and beautiful views. Hayle does her absolute up most to make sure your day is..."
Chelsea Eade-williams
"Needed a rest after the walk up from the beach. Very pleasant service and my tea cake was lovely. £6 for a scone? I expected 2 for that price, but..."
Sean Bielecki
"Only visited the cafe/shop but it was very good. Staff were helpful, premises excellent and the drinks were excellent quality at reasonable prices...."
Norman Sterling-Baxter
"Absolutely fantastic location with amazing views. They hosted a birthday party for us and were wonderful, tasty grazing platter with plenty to go..."
Charli S
"Popped in at lunchtime and sat outside on the terrace. We had a lovely flat white and some Meor. Toilets very clean and staff are lovely. Great views..."
Jackie
"it's easy walking distance from St Ives town centre. Found this place by accident. I did a coach trip to St Ives and this unassuming place was right..."
Dean Southall
"Beautiful views from the terrace across St Ives and the sea. Very friendly welcome from the staff and a great recommendation over which cider to..."
Graham Martin
"Really nice place with great window views 👌🏻🌊 Girls are super friendly and helpful. Thank you for my tea with lemon 🍋 Vegan Apple Crumble..."
Agata Rogusz
"Beautiful views, great for a drink after a visit to St Ives. Brilliant baby change as..."
Ben Kieft
"Great place to start your day. Staff friendly, dogs welcome. Great views over St..."
Ada Bish
"Throughly enjoyed my trip to the beach. Stopped at this cafe for drinks and what a view. The wine was great start to an even better day. Bathrooms..."
John Heidenescher (RawBeltPhotos)
"Called in after hearing a lot of good stuff about their beers. Firstly, the views are absolutely stunning, looking out over St Ives town and..."
Barry Eggleton
"Great views, friendly service, tasty bacon rolls, good local..."
Melanie Rawlings
St Ives Brewery Cafe
St Ives Brewery Cafe
91/100 (649 ratings)
Restaurants
Gluten Free Options
British
Cafe
Vegetarian Friendly
Cafe
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Breakfast
Lunch
Brunch
Plain Croissant
Tea and Beer
Cakes
Toast and Marmalade Fruit Tea
Scones
Meor IPA
Cream tea
Cappuccino
St Ives Brewery Porthminster Porter
Apple Crumble
Sandwiches
Cake
Latte
Scones
corona
Sausage
Cider
Coffee Cake
Luxury Hot Chocolate
Blueberry Pie
Crab
Café
Café
British
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Breakfast
Lunch
Brunch
Mid-range
"The vegan pizza & vegan mozzarella garlic bread are absolutely amazing. Thank you for the vegan options, keep them coming. We’ll definitely be..."
Lorraine Jose
"Found this little gem on Google this evening, lovely and fresh pizzas! Will definitely be going back. The Lifeboat is super tasty & The Creet perfect..."
Ross Thomas
"Best pizzas ever! No grease or fat or stodgy bases! Loads of fresh toppings and delivery to the highest standards Highly..."
Cheryl Chambers
"Just had the new pulled lamb pizza, absolutely..."
Fiona Stevens
"Amazing was a lush summer deal even better to have delivers to the lake while on an all..."
Damian Pirret
"Great pizzas and nachos. One of my top 5 pizzas ever..."
Paje Susini
"Fabulous fresh tasty pizzas and great service thank you..."
Lisa Humphries
"Had three pizzas since the start of April and have been very impressed with the new menu will certainly be coming back for..."
Gary Trembath
"The best pizza in the whole of the south..."
Stuart Eddy
"Had family tonight was lovely. Would highly recommend..."
Hollie Muir
"Unexpected great views and space, staff really friendly. The best cream tea I’ve had - warmed really light tasty scones and good jam and clotted..."
Timm Schofield
"Best view ever. Fantastic food, excellent coffee and cakes. Really lovely staff who share their love of cooking with you. Well worth a stop when you..."
cliff brothers
"Great Food, Great Beer and all comes with a lovely view over St Ives. We hadn't planned on stopping here for a drink or bite to eat, we tried ever..."
Dan Tanser
"St. Ives Brewery is a very nice Café that serves alcoholic drinks, they have a nice selection of sandwiches and cakes with a Limited amount of hot..."
William Hayward (Will)
"Great place to stop for refreshments after parking and before heading to town. This cafe has some amazing views down to the harbour and has a nice..."
Nick Baker
"We didn't actually eat here so cannot rate the food but the cakes looked wonderful. Service was great, and it was..."
Helen Silvers
"Highly recommend the brewhouse for a wedding reception. Beautiful food and beautiful views. Hayle does her absolute up most to make sure your day is..."
Chelsea Eade-williams
"Needed a rest after the walk up from the beach. Very pleasant service and my tea cake was lovely. £6 for a scone? I expected 2 for that price, but..."
Sean Bielecki
"Only visited the cafe/shop but it was very good. Staff were helpful, premises excellent and the drinks were excellent quality at reasonable prices...."
Norman Sterling-Baxter
"Absolutely fantastic location with amazing views. They hosted a birthday party for us and were wonderful, tasty grazing platter with plenty to go..."
Charli S
"Popped in at lunchtime and sat outside on the terrace. We had a lovely flat white and some Meor. Toilets very clean and staff are lovely. Great views..."
Jackie
"it's easy walking distance from St Ives town centre. Found this place by accident. I did a coach trip to St Ives and this unassuming place was right..."
Dean Southall
"Beautiful views from the terrace across St Ives and the sea. Very friendly welcome from the staff and a great recommendation over which cider to..."
Graham Martin
"Really nice place with great window views 👌🏻🌊 Girls are super friendly and helpful. Thank you for my tea with lemon 🍋 Vegan Apple Crumble..."
Agata Rogusz
"Beautiful views, great for a drink after a visit to St Ives. Brilliant baby change as..."
Ben Kieft
"Great place to start your day. Staff friendly, dogs welcome. Great views over St..."
Ada Bish
"Throughly enjoyed my trip to the beach. Stopped at this cafe for drinks and what a view. The wine was great start to an even better day. Bathrooms..."
John Heidenescher (RawBeltPhotos)
"Called in after hearing a lot of good stuff about their beers. Firstly, the views are absolutely stunning, looking out over St Ives town and..."
Barry Eggleton
"Great views, friendly service, tasty bacon rolls, good local..."
Melanie Rawlings
Source Kitchen
Source Kitchen
91/100 (1471 ratings)
Restaurants
European
Healthy
British
Healthy
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
British
European
Seafood
Wine Bar
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Brunch
Drinks
Pollock
Flatbread
Oyster
Cakes
Sunday roast
Risotto
Lamb
Brownie
Mussels
Fish
Puddings
Tapas
Mackerel
Sandwiches
Padron Peppers
Cake
Peppers
Sea Bass
Cream tea
Mackerel
Prawns
Asparagus
Venison
Venison
Scone
Beef
Fried
Flatbread
Lamb Steak
Turbot
english breakfast
Strawberry Meringue
Lobster
Charcuterie
Wine
Risotto
Austell Bay Mussels
Toasts
Local Crab
Baked Whole Tunworth Cheese
Salad
Charcuterie board
Ice Cream
Asian Oysters
Tomato soup
Focaccia
Hake
Lemon Butter Beans
Crab
Club Sandwich
Crab with Pickled Cucumber and Lemon Mayonnaise
Sit down
European
Healthy
Seafood
British
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Mid-range
"Really blown away with this place. The wine was great, we shared a number of dishes; the crab, mussels, oysters, potatoes, braised beef and garlic..."
Adrian Savage
"Really lovely restaurant in the heart of St. Ives. Menu was thoughtful, local, seasonal and very well presented. We found it walking around town and..."
Monica Kuroki
"Fabulous little place with delicious local food. The service is attentive and helpful. It’s wonderful. Do not skip desert: the honey tart is the..."
Marie-Claire Dean
"We had a very delicious brunch here at Source Kitchen. Both the bubble and squeak and folded heaven were very well..."
Sruthi Madabushi
"One of my meals of the year. I had expected a good meal, but I was blown away by the excellent, simple cooking and delicious ingredients at this..."
Michael Bhaskar
"We stopped for lunch on a boiling hot day. The choice of local produce was wonderful. Service was friendly and attentive. The dishes were explained..."
Jedtravels
"Excellent restaurant, offering various small plates. Good choice of dishes for vegetarians, full of flavour. Reasonably priced menu. Service was spot..."
D Spillman
"We had our best meal of ten days in St.Ives here. We reserved, but wrong date (our error) and they managed to get us a couple of seats at the bar to..."
Mark O'Donoghue
"Wow.. What an experience! Source Kitchen definitely exceeded my expectations with its fresh and innovative food. The staff was super friendly and..."
Sima Aykin
"A great experience overall. The food was incredible, the atmosphere very laidback and the staff very friendly and..."
FSeg7
The Courtyard Cafe
The Courtyard Cafe
89/100 (115 ratings)
Restaurants
British
European
European
British
Cream tea
Milkshakes
BLT Sandwich
Scone
Scones and Tea
Sweet Potato Coconut and Chilli Soup
British
European
"This place is a dream a real hidden gem myself and my partner went this weekend to St.Ives and whilst there went on a hunt for a cream tea….. the..."
Jayne Lownds
"Stumbled upon this gem and had a cheese ploughmans which was amazing and a coffee. The cakes looked fabulous but was too full to try any. Great price..."
Lisa Andreou
"What a little gem of a tea-room. Such a warm welcome and the food was so delicious, thank you I really enjoyed my sweet potato, coconut and chilli..."
Meryl Tanton
"Very friendly staff. Couldn't do enough to make me feel welcome. Good quality coffee. Lovely courtyard setting with excellent shops and art galleries..."
R Robo
"Lovely little tea room selling scones from the St Ives Bakery around the corner. Great service and food came out quickly. Lovely photo opportunities..."
Ben Watts
"We called in for afternoon tea. We were greeted by a very pleasant lady I believe was the proprietor. We were seated and a friendly young girl took..."
Mark Sumner-Wilson
"Lovely little tearoom had a cornish cream tea for 2 here. The scones were a delight 😊 if I lived closer I'd go..."
Helen Dubej
"One of the best places for a very good cream tea staff brilliant. Tea in teapots and tea cups. Nothing to much trouble.Many kinds of team's. 5..."
Iris Monks
"Great little find out of the busy hoards great service with lovely food and reasonable..."
Nicola Riley (Niki R)
"Had a lovely lunch, the sandwiches were well presented and came with crisps and a small salad. You get a large pot of tea which provided several cups..."
Nick Hutson
"Extremely pink in here, but honestly a real gem great food lovely staff, I would certainly..."
roger wedderkop
"Lovely little hidden cafe, lovely staff and great..."
Jayson Gardner
Sky's Diner
Sky's Diner
76/100 (1867 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegan Options
British
British
Cafe
Diner
Vegetarian Friendly
Diner
Cafe
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Breakfast
Lunch
Brunch
Cake
Soup
Scones
Pastries
French Toast
Sausage
Fried
Toasts
Toasties
crab sandwich
Sandwiches
Jacket Potato
Long Black
Sausage Rolls
Blueberry Muffin
Baguette
Side Salad
Scone
Club Sandwich
Cornish Pasty
Club Sándwich
Cakes
Tuna Sandwich
Fish
Salad
Croque Monsieur
Paninis
Chili
Bacon Sandwich
Cream tea
Crab
Chicken and Chorizo Pasty
english breakfast
Hot Chocolate Latte Black Coffee
Iced coffee
Café
British
Diner
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"The diner window is tempting enough to queue here to get a table so planned a visit on a weekday off peak hour to have cream tea. They do all kinds..."
Sanjay Pappachan
"Sky's Diner is a wonderful Café with some truely great food, they cater for vegetarians really well and do some nice vegan pastys too. Their indoor..."
William Hayward (Will)
"Not the most amazing crab sandwich I’ve ever had but there was absolutely nothing wrong with it apart from the price! Almost £14 and it was quite..."
Amie Linehan
"Really good food and amazing hot chocolate. If you’re looking for a good sit-down spot to eat at in St. Ives, this is a great spot for..."
King Elk
"An excellent visit for breakfast. Looked after us very well. The waitress was incredibly attentive and very nice. Top marks to her. Swapped my order..."
Simon Senior
"OK so I really did enjoy this diner, the food was actually really nice, we had 2 breakfast muffins. I didnt want my egg so they gave my egg to my..."
Grace Munro
"tight little space but packs in quite a lot. really generous portions - this is a photo of the full english breakfast. hubby had the crab sandwich..."
Xin Ying Chen
"Lovely Cafe, great breakfast, dog friendly. Visited for a late breakfast and was very impressed. I had the full english breakfast. They were happy..."
Michael Thompson
"Great food and generous portions. Would eat here..."
Dhwani G
"Nice sandwiches. Great scones for the cream tea very much let down by a tiny jar of tasteless mass produced jam substitute from Lichfields. Why? When..."
Peter Freeth
"What a wonderful place this is. We thoroughly enjoyed our pasties... The service was first class. We would highly recommend this..."
Wendy Thornton
"Popped in for breakfast. Great coffee!! And their herbal tea selection is really good. Pancakes with crispy bacon was done to perfection, and their..."
Zaheera “ZK” K
"Great crab sandwich, fantastic sausage rolls too. Baked potato also good. Simple food done very well and at a sensible..."
Andrew Martin
"Great for break, delicious..."
Sam Coombe
Courtyard Tea Rooms
Courtyard Tea Rooms
71/100 (241 ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Cafe
British
Lunch
Brunch
Drinks
Scones
Cream tea
Milkshakes
BLT Sandwich
Scone
Scones and Tea
Sweet Potato Coconut and Chilli Soup
Cake
Café
British
Accepts Credit Cards
Non-smoking restaurants
Dog Friendly
Outdoor Seating
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Mastercard
Seating
Visa
Table Service
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
Mid-range
"This place is a dream a real hidden gem myself and my partner went this weekend to St.Ives and whilst there went on a hunt for a cream tea….. the..."
Jayne Lownds
"Stumbled upon this gem and had a cheese ploughmans which was amazing and a coffee. The cakes looked fabulous but was too full to try any. Great price..."
Lisa Andreou
"What a little gem of a tea-room. Such a warm welcome and the food was so delicious, thank you I really enjoyed my sweet potato, coconut and chilli..."
Meryl Tanton
"Very friendly staff. Couldn't do enough to make me feel welcome. Good quality coffee. Lovely courtyard setting with excellent shops and art galleries..."
R Robo
"Lovely little tea room selling scones from the St Ives Bakery around the corner. Great service and food came out quickly. Lovely photo opportunities..."
Ben Watts
"We called in for afternoon tea. We were greeted by a very pleasant lady I believe was the proprietor. We were seated and a friendly young girl took..."
Mark Sumner-Wilson
"Lovely little tearoom had a cornish cream tea for 2 here. The scones were a delight 😊 if I lived closer I'd go..."
Helen Dubej
"One of the best places for a very good cream tea staff brilliant. Tea in teapots and tea cups. Nothing to much trouble.Many kinds of team's. 5..."
Iris Monks
"Great little find out of the busy hoards great service with lovely food and reasonable..."
Nicola Riley (Niki R)
"Had a lovely lunch, the sandwiches were well presented and came with crisps and a small salad. You get a large pot of tea which provided several cups..."
Nick Hutson
"Extremely pink in here, but honestly a real gem great food lovely staff, I would certainly..."
roger wedderkop
"Lovely little hidden cafe, lovely staff and great..."
Jayson Gardner