Harbour Fish & Chips in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

The reviews on ‘high’ prices are bizarre, we found them quite reasonable for a harbour side restaurant with a table view of the bustling harbour of st Ives. Large portions and everything cooked well, not greasy.

Visited here recently, having visited here previously a few years ago, But this time, we were disappointed we had the large sharing platter for two £27 Fish was average batter was not crispy, fish cake was horrible, prawns was nice,crispy squid was horrible,chips were ok, Daughter had fish fingers kid meal & they were horrible, Some of the Waiters are only young & very inexperienced definitely require additional training If I was to eat here again, if I had to, i would definitely only go for fish & chips, not the platter. Looking around whilst eating fish & chips looked ok so probably made the wrong choice this time,

Takeaway tempura scallops and chips. Wow! 😲

Had lunch here on one of our trips to Cornwall in October. The food was very nicely cooked, the servers were efficient and courteous, but being faced with a bill for just under £50 for two pieces of fish and two portions of chips (including soft drinks) was ridiculous. I can remember treating two members of our family to the same meal a couple of years ago (four of us) for the same price. A price hike of 100% is just not acceptable. Our income hasn’t increased by that much. Is this just another case of fleecing tourists? If so, then it won’t be long before there’ll be no customers to serve.

Ordered a large portion of chips with generous amount of salt & vinegar for takeaway. Portion size was huge for £3.95. Fish did look good which was on display. Will come and dine in the future. Fast service and server was kind & pleasant.

got haddock and chops really nice/

We have eaten here for many years. However this evening’s meal was very disappointing and expensive! We usually have the grilled fish but for some reason the grill was turned off so this option was not available. It was only 7pm and they close at 9pm. Many customers were as disappointed as us and were asking for grilled fish. No complaints about the staff

Lovely food, nice quick lunch on the harbour, however awful service and a rude server, not very impressed. xizixoxilakwnw

We ate here most days when we stayed in St ives 2 years ago ,we are coming again 4th to 11th November definitely recommend the harbour fish restaurant ,thankyou Mr & Mrs wp evans ,

Had a fish and chip takeaway. Daughter (18) will always have fish and chips when we go out and she said it was THE BEST she's ever tasted. Fish was so tasty. Would 100% recommend.

Lovely fish and chip restaurant on the sea front. Very welcoming attentive staff, great food except for the 'tartare' sauce which is just mayonnaise with a few chopped cornishons added in, the only thing letting the place down! Quite pricey for any sauces (95p - £1.50) other than tomato which is readily available and free.

Food was OK, not outstanding. The fish and squids were a bit tasteless. Chips were a bit soggy.

Walking past looking for somewhere to get a meal and the smell of fish and chips was enough to draw us in and we were not disappointed The cod cooked to perfection light crispy batter no sigh of grease the chips were spot on everything thing about the meal was great and the staff were fantastic. Highly recommend this place

Delicious fish and chips, excellent service

Very accommodating staff, food was greasy and nothing really special.

Visited that place after 10 years,and food same good quality and so tasty as last time remember,definitely the place to be recommended and definitely will be back here

Amazing fish&chips, big portion sizes, great service! Tip: Battered Hake - try it!

Very busy chip shop couldn't sit inside Huge portions! Not to bad on price ( we are used to London prices ) Chips were perfectly cooked and fish was nice even if I did have to fend off seagulls non stop to enjoy

Couldn't fault the restaurant good service, very fresh food and plenty of it!

Very very good fish n chips . Definitely recommend... Always enjoy the food..

This is very good, honest food, served professionally and reasonably priced. Local potatoes and mackerel, really good

Hands down the best fish and chips I've ever had, went there twice in four days.

Definitely not cod or haddock. More like pollock. Sparce piece of fish. Tasteless. Chips bland. Scampi tasteless also. As for being charged for tartare sauce. A joke. Ridiculous prices for such awful food. Will never go back. A warning to everyone else.

Best chips I think I've ever had.

This restaurant is very busy in peak times so you will experience good food and friendly service even though it's busy. Fabulous setting on harbour front 👌

Sorry to disagree with many, batter was greasy, chips were limp and unfortunately quite soggy

We had fish & chips. Absolutely delicious! A big portion, very good service. The staff were very friendly, helpful & professional. Would highly recommend this place

Good food and service at a reasonable price

As other reviewers have reported, my wife and I enjoyed a delicious fish meal. The cod and chips were excellent. Batter was crisp and fish flaky. Sole and salad was very tasty. Also enjoyed the draught cider and IPA. Portion sizes were large, service was super, atmosphere nice, great views of harbour, prices reasonable. Highly recommend. Wouldn’t hesitate to return.

Fish and chips is a tricky one to get right as we all have our favourite place. The Harbour nailed it. Location spot on, nice views out. Prices were ok for the tourist trade but then we spotted the sharing platter with cod which seemed great value. It was absolutely amazing. Light batter on the cod, great fish cakes, prawns top with the chilli sauce and nice calamari. Chips perfect, went well with the thick bread we ordered as an extra. We had Pilsners with it and it really was all perfect. Have to say the young guy with a beard who served us made it for us, really friendly and deserves a big pat on the back. Cannot recommend it enough.

Have eaten here in past visits to st. Ives and food was always plentiful and good quality. Our experience last night, early September 2024, was not going to entice us to plan a visit to this restaurant again for the following reasons: Music was way too loud to make eating in both comfortable and enjoyable, my engineering background would say it was way over the acceptable working decibels; Food portion size has shrunk to make the sharing platter only just acceptable versus cost; Prawn skewers consisted of two prawns each of minimal size and way over cooked; Chilli dip was like water consistency and dripped absolutely everywhere rather than stick to food as you expected (pointed this out to server and no interest in comment; Chips cam up Luke warm which after few minutes they turned cold making them not nice to eat. Overall I felt the food quality and quantity was not up to past standards, eating was not enjoyable with the over loud music and watery chilli dip just made an unnecessary mess. On a good point the draft cider served was nice and refreshing.

Ate here on Friday 30th August. We had about a 15 minute wait to be seated. Staff were very busy but all lovely. Order was taken quickly, there was a reasonable wait for food to arrive. When it did it was superb. Would recommend.

The best cod and chips I’ve ever had! We were a party of 6 and had to wait around 20-25 minutes to be seated but oh my goodness it was worth the wait!! The cod batter was super crispy and topped with fresh parsnip crisps…yum! The pea fritters were delicious and huge too! Only thing I would say is just to be careful with the pots the curry sauce etc come in! My son picked it up for his chips and burnt his fingers quite badly! They did bring a pack of ice over to help but yes just be aware :) they’re hot!

Second visit and food was again superb.. delicious mussels and bread, fish and chips, kids had squid and chips with tartare sauce and garlic mayonnaise. Highly recommended :)

Amazing place! Service was amazing and friendly. Fish and chips were cooked perfectly and not greasy at all! Perfect portion size as well.

Food totally gorgeous rather than sit in we decided on take away this time and they didn't disappoint. Chips some of the best we have eaten.

The cod was amazing, batter was perfectly crispy and light as well. Not even greasy at all. The chips were perfect and the amount was more than plenty! Service was spot on and the waitress was lovely, believe her name was Evie. Definitely recommend this place if you're ever in St Ives!

Good food, friendly staff. Very busy during the summer.

Eating in is significantly more expensive than take away and they have the balls to add a 10% service charge too. It can be taken off though. Don't feel bad asking for it to be taken off.

Very nice fish cake. Good value for money.

Worst food, absolutely dripping in fat and inedible. There was probably too much going on and so the fish and chips were only kept in the oil for a short time and taken out again far too early. Considering that most of it ended up in the trash can, it was far too expensive. There are a thousand times better fish & chips in England!!!

Lovely food and good selection of battered and grilled fish with chips or salad. Staff very friendly and helpful. Would recommend. Childrendusappointed no dessert options.

Staff are very polite and service is 10/10. The food is made to a high quality. Would definitely recommend for fish and chips.

my group of 7 waited for 15 minutes for a table which we were happy to do so and the front of house person was friendly. When we sat down I informed the young waitress about my children’s allergies. She went to ask her colleague and came back telling me cannot guarantee free from certain allergens which I said was fine. Another member of staff came to our table and told us that the chef wasn’t happy cooking for our group as everything is cooked in the same fryer. I then said as long as they don’t have peanuts or egg I am fine with it however she adamantly told me they felt uncomfortable cooking for our group, I then said to the members of my group without allergies that they can stay and continue without us for the waitress to tell us that they will not serve the WHOLE group. I felt really angry and especially the way the waitress spoke to us made us feel really small. Seems the staff lack manners and kitchen chef should acknowledge people with allergies. We decided to eat elsewhere and they managed to be very inclusive of us. Don’t eat at harbour fish and chips, go further down to a restaurant called the beach, the staff and food were amazing.

Fantastic fish and chips, genuinely great. Was recommended by a local person and was not disappointed!

Staff were nice enough but the fish and chips were undercooked and tasteless very disappointed as we were looking forward to decent fish and chips to end a lovely day in St I'ves

This was one of the top recommeded places in the best restaruants on the coast of St Ives and it didn't disappoint. the place is buzzing with crowds on a fine friday evening and we could get a table pretty quickly. We have tried the seafood sharing platter that came with Fish, Squid and Prawns all of them are delicisous.

Very disappointed. The chips were an incredible let down, as even though we came later in the day, they were so soggy that they were clumped together in one piece. They also had absolutely no salt on them but both had some vinegar, despite asking for both with salt and only one with vinegar. The young lady with dyed colourful hair was lovely and seemed to be running around doing everything however, the rest of the young staff were more interested in having conversations. The battered mackerel and the curry sauce were good and edible. Wouldn't recommend and will not be back.

Staff were very rude when I asked whether the sausages had wheat in them and did not let me explain my food allergies. As I’m not a celiac but rather have intolerances I tried to explain this but they were very rude about it and do not offer gluten free options. They just kept on repeating “You cannot eat here there is one fryer we cook all our food in so there will be wheat in it”. Despite my intolerance meaning I can have a little and would be okay. Just very rude. Went down the road and went to a much more polite fish and chips called The Beach and they were very hospitable

Came today, and was initially impressed, however when we got the bill we were shocked, we had 2 kids Cod Bites and Chips, 1 Chips with Curry Sauce & a fish cake + some drinks, this all came to over £40 with a set 10% service charge. NOW we had no service, all they did was bring the food to us, we are not in the USA and staff are paid a fair wage, so why on earth they force you to pay a service charge is beyond me, especially when there WAS NO SERVICE. NO ONE CAME TO CHECK IF THE FOOD WAS OKAY OR TO SEE IF WE WANTED ANYTHING ELSE. Would not recommend this place to anyone - OVER PRICED, SMALL PORTIONS, NO SERVICE & The staff appeared to not want to be there. If you don't want to serve customers don't work in the service industry.

Great food as always, a must visit!

If you have allergies avoid this place. The chef claimed that none of the food was safe for my son who has a mustard allergy, even just chips. I have never had this happen before anywhere. It indicates poor kitchen management and/or the backwards attitude that people with allergies should just have to stay at home and not ever eat out. Either way, it’s not the way things should be nowadays. I’m sure there is a good training course that he could be sent on to learn about how to cater for customers with allergies.

Chips were really nice, gravy and curry sauce were the best in town.

Good food, very busy probably too busy, very noisy, sitting next to the large open window may seem like a good idea but that's where people qué up to wait for tables and they just stare in an watch you eat. One particular server practically through our plates of foods on the table then rushed of to serve someone else. They add a service charge to the bill but we asked them to remove it because of this. Didn't like the mushy peas at all.

Rubbish service, 1st Aug peak season, told at 9.35 pm no more chips available! Supposed to be open unto 10pm - which is early for such a busy seaside town at this time of year! Disappointed is an understatement!

Very busy, very busy, but basically a pleasant atmosphere, also because the service is attentive and friendly. The food was okay. We specifically used three different types of fish to see if we could taste the difference between them, but we couldn't. I can't say whether it was due to the way it was prepared (fried) or the specific way the restaurant prepared it. In any case, neither fries nor fish tasted like much. Probably just not my favorite dish.

Generally poor over cooked fish, soggy chips and was given garlic mayonnaise instead of tartar sauce. Very disappointed considering the price.

Beautifull place, a bit pricey but the meals omg are worth it. Lovely service too. Can get busy and a bit noisy

On arrival asked immediately by the hostess if anyone in our party had any allergies. Despite explaining that a "may contain" was fine we were refused entry for a dairy and soya intolerance. Unusual policy but disappointed for all of 5 minutes

Decent chips quite expensive but this is St Ives seafront When you go in make sure the queue is for being served as there is a queue waiting for orders already purchased Usually queue on the right for people just come in There is a inside seating area too entrance in the left

Excellent taste experience. Welcoming and kind staff. Prices normal

This is the 2nd year we been into Harbour Fish & Chips and it didn' dissappoint

The fish was inedible. Barely ate a piece and felt bad the rest of the evening. Would not recommend this place. Cornwell has other amazing fish and chips.

Best seafood in the town. The restaurant was a little bit noisy though.

Lovely fish and chips, very friendly staff and great view. All excellent despite being very busy. Only down side is there are no mushy peas on eat in menu.

Superb food, fresh and hot, lovely service 😋

Amazing cod and chips, lovely tasty battered cod and great chips.

Amazing place with amazing staff and amazing fish and chips.

Chips was good but fish could be better than plain

Great fish and chips, with a variety of fish to choose from. Good drinks selection including some local beers.

Superb restaurant, fantastic staff

Location, service, ambience and fish all good to very good 👍

Server said that the cod pieces on sharing platter were same size as normal ones but nope not even half the size... Squid was too peppery, fish cakes were dry, chips were okay...just paying for the views really

One of the best fish and chips shops I’ve ever been to. Batter on fish is crisp and fresh, but the star of the show - the chips, sooo tasty, hits different. Good service too

Absolutely fabulous restaurant Staff are so welcoming and chilled Food is fantastic, great tasting, gigantic portions Staff check everything is okay then leave you in peace to relax and enjoy Restaurant is spotless and bright, windows facing st ives harbour Great touches with fish murals on pillars I had grilled sardines, squid, chips any two of these would have been plenty My wife had two fishcakes and chips We had a bottle of sparkling water and a bottle of ginger beer both chilled and served with ice and lemon Every part of the food was fresh and so tasty Fantastic fresh quality, giant portions and all approx £32 inc 10% service charge

Absolutely fabulous restaurant Staff are so welcoming and chilled Food is fantastic, great tasting, gigantic portions Staff check everything is okay then leave you in peace to relax and enjoy Restaurant is spotless and bright, windows facing st ives harbour Great touches with fish murals on pillars I had grilled sardines, squid, chips any two of these would have been plenty My wife had two fishcakes and chips We had a bottle of sparkling water and a bottle of ginger beer both chilled and served with ice and lemon Every part of the food was fresh and so tasty Fantastic fresh quality, giant portions and all approx £32 inc 10% service charge

Have passed here several times, but previously had a dog so couldn't visit. Perhaps we should have passed it by again. Large portions, but the quality and enjoyment just wasn't there. We went for fish and chips, not fish chips and some addition, which I think might have been parsnip crisps. I later saw that the cook was sprinkling these on with her fingers, with no gloves. Neither of us could eat it all. The home made tartare sauce didn't have much flavour. "Discretionary", service charge of 10% was a surprise.

Went there as being so starving after long journey. I'm not gonna lie fish was tasteless, the only thing I could taste was oil. Chips were shaplees and portion even for two people was too much. I was expecting a bit more from place in such a great location.

Very nice fish and chips but expensive couldn't find another chipshop in st ives so there sitting on a gold mine in the harbour spot

Lovely fish an chips great place

lovely fish and chips. cooked just right with not too much batter. fresh tasty fish. Good table service with attentive friendly staff

Review for takeaway. Was lovely last year but this year disgusting. The chips were luke warm and tasted like they had been reheated. The fish we saw being served before ours looked lovely but ours were awful and within an hour they had gone straight through me and later two others in our party had upset stomachs.

Please invite Rick Stein so he can see where his Padstow joint misses the mark!! Couldn’t fault the food. All very generous portions of chips, cod, haddock, prawns, and calamari. Mushie peas, gravy, and salad sublime. Congratulations to the front of house team too—fast and very friendly. The excellent St.Ives brewery IPA’s icing on the cake! Loved this place and will return before we depart Cornwall. Strong recommend!!!

I lived in England for 6 years. This is the first time I've eaten really good food in a restaurant. Must go.

Fresh fish, good service, friendly staff, St Ives is overcrowded with tourists and sometimes you have to wait long to get drinks/food but in this restaurant service is quick and the food fresh

Portions are generous but that’s about it, more batter on the fish than the actual fish. Batter was rather soggy, chips were ok . Over £40 for 2 portions of fish & chips and 2 diet cokes, oh and tartare sauce is also charged at 95p per pot. What a joke. The discretionary 10% service charge is not mentioned anywhere on the menu either. Very very average, definitely not worth the money. Should have gone to The Hub next door , very disappointed 😞

Portions are generous but that’s about it, more batter on the fish than the actual fish. Batter was rather soggy, chips were ok . Over £40 for 2 portions of fish & chips and 2 diet cokes, oh and tartare sauce is also charged at 95p per pot. What a joke. The discretionary 10% service charge is not mentioned anywhere on the menu either. Very very average, definitely not worth the money. Should have gone to The Hub next door , very disappointed 😞

Mussles we're beautiful. Staff were lovely will be back next time I'm there

Excellent fish, quick, very nice service, simple restaurant

I have been here several times, when I visit during my holiday's, and have always enjoyed it, with the quality of food excellent, but this year it was very disappointing. I had my usual Sausage and Chips. The chips didn't seem to be cooked thoroughly and I think they must be using different sausages, and not the usual Cornish ones, as they tasted very bland. Sorry but I have always enjoyed my visits in the past, but this time not so.

Lovely food includes fish and chips plus sweet potato shavings, had to pay separately for sauces bought curry for added 2.50 only size of egg cup, also on menu before being seated didn't say you had service charge added on, was going to leave a tip but as they added service charge on didn't leave one, it would of been bigger than the service tip,

Oil, greasy fish and chips... :(

Fish & chips very good, service excellent, staff very friendly. Gladly again

Honest Best fish and chips in St Ives I've tried at least when it's busy and they're prepared

Poor service, but it was about 8pm so could have been a long day for the staff.

Bought chips from the takeaway and they were practically inedible and had a foul burnt oil taste. Nearly every chip was chewy and had black marks all over them. Ended u throwing all of them away.

Terrible service and experience. We were told when we first tried to order that the waitress could only take our drinks order, even though we were ready to order food, because the kitchen team would ‘go mad’. When the waitress returned, after ensuring the kitchen team would not ‘go mad’, she asked if we had any allergies. We advised that our 3 year old daughter was allergic to shellfish. The waitress left our table and spoke to the kitchen team, she then returned and advised that ‘they wouldn’t advise eating anything from here’. Absolutely shocking. We have never had this experience in any restaurant, seafood or otherwise, when dining out and notifying the staff of her allergy. I’m sure EHO would be interested to know that your team are unable to separate allergens in your kitchen.

A really friendly restaurant with takeaway option. The menu does seem a bit on the pricey side but very good quality. The staff were friendly with a smile. Very busy so not a great atmosphere but it didn't take away from the experience of good food. A service charge is added which is a shame as tips should be optional. The American model of demanding tips is not the way to go.

We had heard good things about Harbour Fish & Chips so wanted to try. I was initially dubious about not being able to book a table but we got seated straight away with no queue (although we did arrive just before 5pm and it definitely got busier during our time there). I wasn't sure what to try and our waitress suggested battered sea bass. She was not wrong. It was lovely and such a HUGE portion! I actually thought the child portions that arrived first for our kids were the adult plates! It was pricey but no more so than other restaurants. Eating out costs are always heavily bumped up when you buy alcoholic drinks too but it's the way things are now. I would definitely return if I find myself back in the lovely St Ives.

Great fish and chips as always. We come here every time we visit St Ives