Hub Bar & Kitchen in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Great breakfast, great Toasties & Burgers with great views 👌 😋

Popped in during a visit to St Ives on Monday morning. The food was good and the coffee was amazing. Place is well set out.

February half term visit. Much quieter than expected and 4 staff loitering by bar with nothing much to do. Surprising then to find it so difficult to get served or to pay. Great location, nice food, deserves better management.

Spent over £200 in here today. Every meal looked like a kiddies meal. Certainly not value for money. Never again.

I’ve been to this place many times over the years but these past two days have been a bad experience. Me and my partner popped in for a quick drink and some fried squid yesterday but we were quite quickly disappointed. It took a good while to even be acknowledge by the staff to the point my partner had to order at the bar even after being told it’s table service which isn’t a massive problem but it was extremely quiet so expected quicker service. The staff were blunt and rude and were more focused on their own private conversations and being on their phones than taking our order. The fried squid was quite basic and tasted like it was frozen and just shoved into the microwave. We went back today for dinner hoping for a better experience as my previous experiences were always really good. Mine and my partners burger was soggy and pretty bland. We ordered a side of their BBQ pulled pork loaded fries which lacked the BBQ part. The pork was decent but the thing that threw us off the most was the amount of mustard they put on top of these fries. I’m someone who loves mustard but the amount they put on was shocking, it tasted like they just dumped the whole bottle on which overpowered all the other flavours. The atmosphere was good with a lovely view of the harbour. It’s a shame the service and food let them down.

We intended to have a quick meal but were pleasantly surprised by how delicious the food was. Of all the restaurants we visited in St Ives, this one was the most delicious. The service and atmosphere were excellent. And it was lovely to see a Filipino working there. We will definitely return.

Came here for lunch. The food was not as good as it looked on the reviews, unfortunately. I had the salt and pepper squid loaded fries. Don't think there was any salt or pepper on them. I left most of them on the table. My wife had the prawns and they were very nice. The Coca-Cola was also very nice. 🤣 On top of all this, the bill came to over £30 which isn't crazy in this day and age. However, considering the quality was very over priced. The place itself looks very nice, and you can tell a lot of effort was put into the design. The staff were nice. I think I may have gotten unlucky as the pictures here show some very nice food, but I can only comment on what I had, and it was disappointing and substandard.

If an establishment is going to charge a service fee it should be made clear by staff or on the menu .

Lovely place, great views, great food. Definately worth a visit. Took a point off because after we asked fir the bill the waiter disappeared for ages then we spotted him doung other tasks. Made eye contact which he acknowledged but then he disappeared again! After about HALF AN HOUR we went to the bar to pay, he then appears out of knowhere and gives the bar staff the bill!

Lovely food, fab cocktails and great views!

The seafront cafe offers charming views across st Ives harbour We stopped for breakfast and found a seat and table in the window The resultant doubles up as a cocktail bar so we had to wait over 40 mins for our coffees and drinks which then arrived with our ordered breakfasts The food itself tasted good , although the sausage was a little dry as was the bacon It’s a breakfast which it seems many establishments struggle to get right

Unable to comment on food quality due to the service experience. Bearing in mind the place was rather quiet, we waited over 40 minutes and a food order was not taken. £10 for two pints of Cola. All in all, a rather disappointing experience.

We always visit the Hub at some point during our trip to St Ives. Called in today for drinks whilst drinking in the view, friendly staff, relaxed surroundings, chilled music at just the right volume, and dog friendly too, perfect. Will be back in a few days for some yummy food!

A great place for breakfast - lovely views of the harbour and the best full english breakfast in St.Ives! We also had dinner there one night - the Franco burger on the specials menu was amazing. Go for the waffle fries.

Great place with great views of the harbour

Cheese Burger and Blue Cheese Burger are so good! I also love the ambience of the place and the view by the window. Make sure to sit by the window and savor the view of the harbour.

Queremos Desctacar la resolución efectiva de Felipe, quien nos atendió muy amable y preocupado por nuestros requerimientos. Felicitaciones al equipo de trabajo del hotel Hub.

St Ives is very quiet today, so we thought we would go and have a hot drink in The Hub in St Ives. Certainly not disappointed, great atmosphere and service, has to be our favourite in the town.

Really nice food, took a while to get served

We had a lovely breakfast at The Balcony, quality produce & service !

Nice views cross the St Ives harbor.

I had the rolled pork belly Sunday roast last December, sat at a window seat watching the rain lash the harbour, and it was a wonderful experience.

Wonderful view and location. The staff aren't that friendly

Been here several times and I can't fault the food or service

Food was goooood, so we're cocktails

Popped in just for drinks around 8.15pm. Asked the person behind the bar if we could just have a drink and were told to take a seat and they would send someone over to take our order. Waited 10 minutes , prompted bar person again, told someone would come over. Gave up after 15 minutes as had a train to catch and left. The bar wasn’t full and staff seemed to be just chatting behind the bar and not particularly interested in serving us. Not even an apology as we left. First and last visit.

Really nice food. Great location.

Dog friendly dinner. Wonderful pizzas a cut above some of the more touristy places in St Ives. Lovely real fire. Nice looking cocktails. Great service, even offered dog treats and water bowl for the dog.

Nice food, great service and good view but window

Fantastic breakfast this week in the hub was the best by far after trying porthmeor beach, The Lounge etc hub wins by far. Will decently use and recommend again our new go to for breakfast thank you Would love to know what veggie sausages and bacon you use as best I have ever tasted

Nice food nothing special, but really good burgers, service was a bit slow but it was pretty busy. the prawns are also really good though, as are the pina coladas,

Called in for food on a rainy afternoon, warm welcome for us and our slightly soggy four legged friend, had burgers and loaded fries and can’t fault any of it, this is our second visit and would definitely go again 😁 great view as well!

Nice atmosphere and service. Service was quick and price was reasonable. Portion size was about right. Burgers are on the smaller side but are nice. Asked for burger plain but come with everything on hence the 4 star.

Lovely food, friendly helpful staff. Would 100% recommend if you are in the area especially breakfast.

Great place for food and drinks . Fantastic staff and quite possibly the best views in town.

It is such a nice venue but there are a few things that let it down. The staff are not attentive. Twice I went up to the bar and was ignored as the staff were having conversations amongst themselves. The meals are small but nice. Be careful when paying the bill as they will add a 10% service charge onto what you’ve already paid. The food and drink is expensive enough!

Disappointing food, overpriced for small portions. Nice Seaview would only recommend for drinks

Good food, good service.. Nice and open , good food , well done. Great for lunch , burger n fries with a beer

EVERYTHING we had was perfect. Service was lovely, food came fast but tasted perfectly. The fish was crispy and I asked for cheesy chips which were made to perfection, they didn't simply slap on some cheddar, this was a nice selection of cheeses with perfect coverage. My coffee was lush and the pina colada was awesome. We also got some sea food tacos which were also delicious. Definitely coming back here for food and views. Thank you.

6 persons all eating the fish and chips, all got food poisoned..

Food was really tasty in a nice location on St Ives harbour side. Someone needs to tell the staff it wouldn’t hurt to smile and be a bit friendlier though…

The best fish and chips I've ever eaten and a great atmosphere, the garden seats are even better

Very modern and vibrant establishment. Me and my partner come here for breakfast one morning, food was delicious, hot and fresh. We also came for drinks one evening and the service was quick and attentive. Strongly recommend for breakfast and also evening drinks. I did not manage to try the main menu food hoping to visit here again if we come back to St Ives.

Great views over the harbour. Delicious food served promptly. Friendly staff. What more could you want, a good pint!

Fantastic breakfast with a fantastic view. Such a pity about our waitresses attitude - a smile and agreeableness wouldn’t go amiss.

Excellent location. Super efficient staff. Not much chatter but great location. The food was also very tasty.

Great, sea front diner and bar. Lovely friendly staff. Let me work on my laptop and kept getting me coffee. My goto when working or visiting the area.

Food was amazing, drinks also, service was quick and staff member polite. And of course those views. Can't fault it. Edit: visited again roughly 6 weeks after the first time and it wasn't the same standard as previously. Revised rating to 4 stars.

We really enjoyed our lunch here. Food delicious, great view and helpful staff :) thank you

Would have been higher rated but added service charge to bill

This place is awesome! We are gutted we didn’t find it earlier in our holiday. Fantastic views, tasty food and a great vibe! Also they were very attentive towards my son’s food allergy. Thank you!

Best burger I have ever had! This place was AMAZING! There's an overview of the sea outside and it's beautiful. The servers even tell you the Wi-Fi password. 5★

We had a lovely breakfast here. Great spot to go to early, amazing views.

One scoop of ice cream was £4.50 and freezer burnt

Amazing view! Sadly though after waiting 15 mins to be seated for drinks the Hub was a severe let down! The host told us we’d be 1hr for food (this was fine, we knew it was busy) we informed him we just wanted a drink, he found us a dark table under the stairs when there were so many others we could’ve taken (that clearly had only been drinking tables only). After this nobody came to take an order or welcome us and then when we got to the bar nobody said hello or took and order! We had to ask to be served! It was bank holiday weekend so the place was very busy but after being excited about our trip I wanted to move on! A smile and a hello costs nothing guys!

Wir haben fünf Burger mit Fries bestellt. Die Take away Bestellung hat super geklappt. Leider waren die Burgerbuns und auch die Burgerpatties total verbrannt und damit für uns nicht essbar. Die Fries sehr salzig. Insgesamt haben wir knapp 90£ dafür bezahlt. Bestimmt nicht nochmal!

So we went here loads on holiday and had both breakfast and dinner at different parts of the week. The location is lovely and the views out over the harbour are beautiful. The food is really nice, really tasty and the service after you order is good. Now the downsides. It's always busy and sometimes it comes across as a bit chaotic. Like you aren't sure if someone is going to come and take your order or whether to go and order at the bar. Also, the prices. As an example. We ordered 3 * Sausage sandwiches 1 * English Breakfast 1 * sweetcorn fritter 1 * Tea 1 * Black coffee 1 * Apple juice 1 * hot chocolate The sausage sandwiches while delicious were pretty basic. Just 2 sausages on a brioche but were £5.95 each. Also they do that thing where they add on 10% as a optional service charge. So really your basic sausage sandwich cost £6.54. All in all our light breakfast came to £52!! For sandwiches and a cuppa. I guess they just assume everyone is a tourist and won't be coming back. In short, a lovely place but a bit pricey.

Waited for a table for 2 for a couple mins, obviously fine. Sat at the table for more than 15 mins and no one came over to us to even take a drink order. Left after that

I waited 7 minutes for food. It was amazing.

The Balcony bar and grill is a gorgeous setting. Unfortunately the staff ruined the experience for us after getting our drinks order pretty much on arrival we were forgotten about for well over half an hour after multiple attempts to attract attention (I'm pregnant and currently dealing with mobility issues), and watching other customers who entered the establishments food arrive to them we made the decision to pay for our drinks and leave. No apologies were offered and the only thing the did do was knock off the £1.75 service charge. If the staff had be less bothered about standing around chatting together and more on the ballaking sure all patrons were covered we would of had a very enjoyable visit as the food leaving the pass looked fantastic.

The food was lovely and came quickly. Staff were polite, view was lovely. Will definitely be back.

We have been charged for drinks that we didn't have

We visit Hub every time we come to St Ives, and it never disappoints. Once again, we had a fantastic experience with quick, friendly service and amazing food that's responsibly priced. It's a great place in a great location!

Love this place always have a breakfast visit with the kids early morning

Wow, what a place! Very attentive staff, even bringing out bowls of water for dogs! Service and food were amazing, I had the double chilli burger and fries! Will have that next time when I return. I love St Ives!

Amazing place for breakfast right on the sea front. Very good value for money and prices reasonable as well. We had breakfast here two mornings out of our long weekend and my partner loved the breakfast tots! the pancakes and full breakfasts were amazing as well! Would highly recommend.

Very quick service and the food was delicious 😋

They ripped me off ! Visited last night with my partner and grandson - food ok but menu quite limited . They added ten percent to my bill which I asked them to take off and promptly overcharged me despite me leaving cash as a tip. I didn’t realise what they had done until I left the restaurant and it popped up on my bank app as I paid via my phone! Disappointing!! My own fault I should have checked but it was busy and I was trying to get my grandson out the restaurant.

Monday night , live music . Fantastic guy playing guitar and singing, the whole place was buzzing! Great night.😁

Managed to get a table with a view of the wharf, food and a few beers, watching the world go by. Staff were very friendly.

REVIEW Aug 2024. Visited this evening food arrived within 5 mins which was perfect. All of the below still apply. Toilets were horrid, very pub like with some people shouting at the Olympics which is being show. Probably wouldn't return here if I'm honest but needed a quick dinner as others had an hour wait for food. REVIEW JULY 2023 **Visited tonight for dinner with my son 5 and husband. It was one of the few places that didn't have over an hour wait. There is a large steep set of steps to get inside, but the views are stunning. We were told it would be around a 20-minute wait, but we were seated before we even ordered a drink at the bar! Result. Most seats are by the window with a few in the middle. Also, most of the seats are high stools, which isn't the best with children or anyone with a bad back lol. The kids' menu is tiny with only 3 things to choose from. Chicken, burger, or fish. The chicken is breaded, so my son enjoyed it. A fruit shot will set you back £2.50! Omg, and a large coke £5! Menu is very small indeed but means they can get the food out quickly They had us in and out within an hour with a 10% service charge added to the bill. The food was nice enough but it was very rushed, and loud inside. Everything seemed frantic, and the food was average. Dirty Fries are dead easy to make. I'm not sure we would return, tbh as there is so much better on offer close by. Getting some colouring sheets and crayons and a better kids menu.

Great little place to grab a burger and a taco on the harbour.. special shout out to Ethan super friendly and helped with allergy advice for our son. Will be back again soon! 🤙🏼

Really nice, but very busy. Service a little slower than I like, very pleasant though. Very spacious with the best views 👏 Food was really good ££

Great location, good food, reasonably priced,

Good food , you must go for the breakfast , amazing views especially if the tide is in . This is also a cycle friendly place .

Nice place to eat and drink. With great views of the harbour and boats.

Arrived here at 11.45 was advised they weren’t serving lunch till 12. Ordered drinks which arrived quickly, tried to get the waitresses attention as the children’s menu consisted of 3 things so wondered as they were still doing breakfast would she be able to order from the breakfast menu….was told they stopped the menu 2 mins ago….fair enough I guess When our meal arrived the waitress accidentally knocked my 4 year old daughters drink over her which upset my daughter and she was crying, the waitress got the smallest bit of tissue to wipe up the drink didn’t get anything for the floor, then walked off….accidents happen fair enough but the walking off laughing with the other young girl I found extremely rude, they had upset my child and she had drink on her shorts this basically soured my mood. Couldn’t get anyone’s attention to pay the bill so went and stood by the card reader….my table was cleared wiped down and some one else sat in it while I continued to wait to pay. Great food nice place excellent views….staff are all young more interested in standing around chatting than tending to customers

We were there as a family with 2 teenagers. The view is magnificent if you get a table by the window. The service was good for us. But there was one employee who just walked around bored. The tables and floor were dirty. I don't even want to talk about the toilets. The burgers were good, as were the fries. The toasted sandwich was full of grease and was inedible. There are certainly better local ones.

Good fish and chips, great harbor views.

the place is good and nicely designed and the staff are so nice. however the pricing of the food is so expensive, it is nice just expensive. all together me and my boyfriend spent around £45 for two meals and drinks even though we asked for seconds for drinks, i dont think it shouldve been that much extra

Food was average at best, service wasn’t good, not busy at all and hard work trying to get someone attention

Great dog-friendly restaurant with good views

Unbelievable. The most unfriendly staff going Only went in for a few drinks Had to ask three times if we could have service it was not busy at all Then had to ask for the bill three times Staff were just lingering around messing at the bar no customer service very rude Even had to ask for my change as I had already banked it. No apologies, Just A sarcastic comment definitely wouldn’t recommend

Cold coffee much like the service

Very nice place with nice service. Very good food. Tacos with fried olives - delicious. Plus beautiful views. I recommend this place.

Great food, great view, great atmosphere! I was down for the day with my girlfriend came in for some dinner, we were seated and got a table right by the window over looking the bay. Now we did have to flag down the staff to a few times to place out order but this slight dip in service was more than made up for by the food. We a selection of tacos and a portion of the pork loaded fries and the squid loaded fries. It was honestly some of the best for I've ever had!

Staff always great, really nice fish goujon sarnie, love the window seating

Beautiful restaurant with passable eggs benedict, but lovely pancakes - according to my partner. Service was really let down by being slow and uninterested staff who only seemed to lift their eyes around the room when delivering a plate. Had to near enough rugby tackle a waiter for the privilege of paying our bill. Dog friendly, and stunning views out across the bay. You can really take the time to appreciate the view whilst waiting for the staff!

Great place for a breakfast with a view. Food was spot on and the service from Elliot was exceptional.

Popped in here as we'd never been before. It was OK. The view is the best part of the visit. Food was OK.

Great value for money. If you're lucky, you get a window seat and can look out over the harbour.

Good views and nice drinks. Food quality was poor, my squid was too chewy with my loaded fries, didn't justify the high prices. Come for the view but avoid the food.

Great place overlooking the harbour. Fantastic way to spend an afternoon. Loved all the vegan options. Dog friendly too

Amazing gluten free calamari, server not very attentive but still nice, beautiful sea views.

Member of staff standing at doorway with elbows outstretched so difficult for customers to get in. Made no effort to move. Shown to table, was told table service. Sat for 20 minutes without order being taken even though nearly empty and staff mulling around doing nothing. Walked out. Will not return

We were greeted by someone at the top of the stairs who looked like he didn't want to be there, told us to take any empty table, which we did. Waited 10 minutes before having to find a menu myself from another table. We were eventually served by the same guy, who made a bit more effort this time. The food came out extremely quickly, not always a good thing. I had the cheeseburger with added bacon in it, one of the worst burgers I've ever had. A sloppy mess with way too much 'balcony sauce' or whatever it was called in it. I don't mind a pink burger, but this was verging on uncooked. The kids burger was cooked much better and was actually quite tasty when I finished off my son's leftovers. Complete lack of attentiveness again after we ate, eventually had to flag the waiter down to get our bill. No one seemed to be in charge, just a load of young lads chatting and doing the bare minimum to get by. Great views, nice decor, terrible service and bang average food. The fries were good though!

Lovely place to visit with friends family or as a couple Food is exemplary and of brilliant quality Great staff would definitely recommend

Great place to visit good food 👌

Lovely fresh food and great service!

A star for the view and a star for serving beer. Weirdly, it's table service for outside benches that are a set of stairs away. After, later returning for food, we all regret purchasing the tacos. Unless you like tepid onion wraps, I wouldn't bother. Good for a drink with a view, not for food.