Little Arthur Cafe and Bistro in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Delightfully located looking out over the sea, Little Arthur is an informal restaurant serving delicious meals made with local ingredients and presented very well. Impressive service and friendly staff.

One of the best pizzas we have ever tasted, including Italy. Must have if you are on St Martins for Tuesday Pizza night. Staff are also friendly offering great attentive service.

Quite possibly the best value for money and one of the most delicious meals on Scilly. Hidden on the hill, great views but more importantly great value, scrumptious food made with love. The meal I’d recommend is the veggie burrito which comes with chips & salad - only £11 for so much fab grub. You won’t be disappointed! Enjoy.

Very nice spot for lunch. We cut through the vineyard visit to stop for a bite to eat and carried on the visit. It’s so friendly and nice!

Great restaurant on St.Martens, but very very difficult to find, google map hardly works for me to find this place🫣

Little Arthur's never disappoints. Locally sourced and fresh ingredients prepared a and served with skill. Superb.

Great café, very tasty food. We enjoyed a ploughman's lunch. Worth a visit, a little way to walk to get to it.

This place is the best for food on St Martins and should be open in the evenings at least 5 nights a week. The food is perfect and we try to go as much as we can when we stay on the island. The staff are super friendly and everything is reasonably priced. Everyone should try a Little Arthur Salad before they leave and one of their cakes. Lovely views over Par Beach and just a great holiday vibe! Also everyone MUST try a cocktail!

Little Arthur was recommended to us so many times we had to visit and we were not disappointed! Most of Scilly is a ‘gastronomic desert’ (as described by my late grandfather) so it was really refreshing to experience fresh and delicious food, much of which is locally grown in the island. They offer plenty of vegan options too!

A gem of a place - excellent lunch, we had the ploughman’s, Cornish platter and a bowl of chips between 3 - which was plenty! Wasn’t stingy on the bread and cheese either. Cup of coffee was good too. It was a clear day - we sat outside on the picnic tables enjoying the view. Service was quick and super friendly. Worth the walk for sure.

Another food review, after a wander round the island we stopped for lunch, I’m glad we called ahead to book our garden bench (we wanted to eat outside) as when we arrived it was the only table left and another group we’re headed towards it only for them to look disappointed when they saw the reserved sign (with my name on). Choice of lunch options was large, everything freshly made and when they arrived the plates big enough to wonder if we were going to be able to eat it all….dont worry the quality was excellent so we had no issues there. The location was brilliant and the best place to relax before wandering down to the dock for the boat back to St Mary’s

Beautiful little place, with superb views, always check to make sure it's open, closes at 4pm I think

Really enjoyed the coffee and cake - and, of course, the view!

Delicious lunch, generous portion sizes, fresh, tasty ingredients, great value for money, highly recommend on a visit to St Martin’s

Lovely location, interesting and above average food, friendly and efficient service. We were lucky to get a seat as they were quite busy and clearly do take bookings, so worth booking if you know you are heading there.

Lovely find. Great homemade food, amazing views and friendly helpful staff👌. The burger, lobster salad, lemon drizzle and afternoon tea were delicious.

Excellent highly recommend the chocolate milkshake very delicious

Visited for lunch and also dinner. Generous portions, quite good value. Burritos were very nice. Staff hard working and efficient. On a sunny day it was quite warm inside. Love the vines inside. Pizza night was good, although the chilli and onion pizza was ridiculously hot even for someone who loves spicy food.

Absolutely gorgeous! Great vegan options; the hummus of the day and soup of the day were to die for! Fresh flavoursome and filling and great value for money! Lovely friendly atmosphere, cute decor and fantastic views!

The perfect place to eat on St.Martins. I had the Cornish Platter and it was wonderful. The mackerel pate in particular was stunning. Friendly people too! Chocolate and apple cake for dessert was a very nice surprise too. Best visited during the day as they don't open every night.

We came here with our dog in July. We had a shared platter and lobster tails. Mackerel pate and chips were great. All super

We couldn’t wait to return this year to Little Arthur’s and it was exceptional, again. The warmest welcome from familiar faces was just lovely. The food was exceptional with the most beautiful salads accompanying the dishes! Jug of sangria to top it all of. See you next year! David & Pete

Do not recommend at all. Everything on the Isles of Scilly is excellent apart from the rude staff here.

Amazing food and the milkshakes are the best we have ever had!

Great views and brilliant food . Absolutely friendly and helpful staff.

We had a fabulous meal and service at the Bistro night. You have to book up early, but it’s well worth it. We also enjoyed an afternoon tea with homemade jam and various home made cakes during our stay, all made using home grown ingredients and all gorgeous.

What a wonderful surprise. Had a lovely egg and mayo roll with a beautiful salad including edible flowers. Even the elderflower lemonade included a frozen flower in its ice cube. A beautiful lunch and incredibly tasty. Would highly recommend.

As the weather was terrible on the day we were visiting St. Martins, we were very glad this cafe was open and had a spare table for us. There were lots of other people who had been there for hours as it was raining really heavily outside. We had veggie burgers and some drinks - the rum cocktail with local rum was delicious and very boozy. The roof had gorgeous grape vines growing across it and other people were saying how nice it was to go here for dinner (although it sounded like you needed to book). We'd have sat outside for the views if the weather was better.

We stopped for coffee, a lovely independent cafe...

Great drinks with an astonishing view..

Lovingly prepared from the start to end. Every meal is locally sourced and comes with a beautiful Salad leafs and flower petals. can heartily recommended the homemade beef bourguignon and their beautifully presented cocktails.

Staff superb food bloody amazing

Beautiful food, beautiful staff, beautiful setting. They are very accommodating… I am a picky vegan and they do not disappoint with their locally sourced home made fare… oh and the presentation is the icing on the cake . What a culinary delight!

Fantastic view, even on a drizzly day. Staff so welcoming.lunch of lobster tail, homegrown salad, chips, beautiful. Other half had a simple open egg mayonnaise sandwich, again beautiful. Perfect setting, welcoming, smiling staff. Service excellent. Thanks guys you do a brilliant job!

Absolutely brilliant cafe in an amazing location to enjoy lunch. All our food was fantastic and really, really fresh. Highly recommended

Terrible experience. Asked for a replacement for my milkshake (which consisted of strawberry syrup, milk, and a tiny amount of actual ice cream). She said, and I quote, “You can’t let that go to waste” after requesting a replacement to an ice cream. Made to pay full price. Couldn’t recommend any less. Ruined my otherwise perfect island experience.

Perched on the hillside the cafe serves a wealth of good food and drink. Service is quick and the views are beautiful. The only problem is having to retrace your steps to start exploring the island or getting back to the ferry. Install a zip wire for 2023!

Amazing food i went there and had the burger which was homemade and that was the best burger I have ever tasted in my life nice and quick service good tables good hygiene there was nothing wrong with it at all so 5 stars will suffice!

Went here for some food on our visit to the island fantastic. It was very busy but was worth the wait for a table to staff were very helpful and gave good service at a very busy time. We had the cheese salad it was excellent. We had hope to have crab but they had sold out. So we were a little disappointed but there was no need as the salad was so good we both loved it.

Hopeless. First up lack of signage from main drag in higher town, baring in mind we were actively searching for the place. After stumbling across it, waited for a seat and were given a menu. Ordered crab, were told no crab, order a ploughman’s, no Ham! Basically the menu consists of crab and ham options, without this you are limited to a cheese sandwiche or Egg!! My son ordered a chocolate milkshake, this was also unavailable, re ordered a strawberry, to be told this was off also, staff then seemed disgruntled that we opted to not eat (surprisingly as most of the menu was off) and just have drinks. Waste of time, save your legs and eat elsewhere. Plenty of options on the island that don’t involve a mamouth trek and disappointment.

Great cafe with very cool décor. Really enjoyed the food as well! Recommended.

Best cafe in Scilly!!!! Amazing food and beautiful location.

What a life saver on a hot sunny day. Nice cold beer & crab pate served by friendly helpful staff. Great to find this lovely little restaurant.

The best place to eat on St Martin's. Very fresh ingredients that make you realise how much tastier freshly farmed food is than supermarket food. Beautifully presented and tastes delicious. Inside and out, the cafe has a beautiful (and witty) aesthetic.

A nice warm day with views looking back over to St Mary's when sat outside. The food itself was very good and not pricy. The server that took our order was also very friendly. Will deffo be returning to this eatery on our next trip to St. Martin's.

Another great outing and one of the best crab salads we have ever had Lovely cocktails served by the friendly team at Little Arthur We will be back for sure

We have been to the Scillies many times and when on Saint Martins a stop for lunch at Little Arthur's is a must. The cafe is set back on the hillside with a commanding view of the beach and Saint Mary's beyond. In respect of food I ordered hummus and my wife ordered crab pate. Both dishes were clearly homemade and came with beautiful soft bread and a mixed salad. I particularly single out the attention to detail. The salads came with a flower petal decoration and even the ice cubes in my wife's drink contained petals. We greatly enjoyed our lunch at Little Arthur's and look forward to coming here again when we return to these beautiful islands.

Went here twice for lunch during our week's stay on St Martins - both times superb. I was initially sad the first time that they had no fresh crab but the cajun lobster did not disappoint and my son's open sandwich and cheesy chips were...

We were so grateful to retreat from a cold and wet day to absolutely delicious food! The hot chocolate went down well too! Thank you

Lovely cafe in a lovely spot with lovely beer. Lovely.

It is small, I think there were 7 or 8 tables, and fitted into a small room adjoining a farm house but what a great little bistro. Worth booking early to go there. The food is excellent, we went for 'pizza night' and the pizza...

The gluten-free veggie pizza was very yummy. Delivered nice and warm to the campsite. We will be ordering it every week!

Staying with friends on the island, one of their favourite spots to eat, and I can see why, we visited 3 times over the week and it was excellent every time, great food, fantastic views and we were well looked after by Meg each time,...

Fabulous seafood within view of tye beach

Visited today for lunch. Arrived early and had a drink before lunch service started. We were made very welcome and enjoyed a jug of sangria, which was really good. The food was served quickly and presented so beautifully, decorated with flowers. Portion size is incredible....

Good food choices. Needed a bruising sail to get here though...

Little Arthur's cafe, St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. I've never written a review before. My daughter has offered to post my review for me. During our stay on St Martin's we made 3 visits to little Arthur's cafe in Higher town. The service and food were excellent on each visit. Tea and cake served outside at the picnic benches over looking Par beach made a perfect start to our holiday. They always have a selection of gluten free cake on offer. The barmbrack fruit loaf was delicious, no need for butter on this moist fruit loaf. Monday is take away pizza night. The veggie pizza was easily the best pizza I've ever had. Lots of homegrown roasted veg in a cheesy, tomato sauce. Again gluten free pizzas were available. Our last visit, for this holiday, was lunch on our last day. We had a salad with a bowl of chips to share. The servings were so generous we couldn't clear our plates. Thank you Little Arthur for the friendly welcome from Meg and for feeding us so well.

Little Arthur's cafe, St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. I've never written a review before. My daughter has offered to post my review for me. During our stay on St Martin's we made 3 visits to little Arthur's cafe in Higher town. The service and food...

Morning coffee seemed just the thing after arriving on the ferry but then everyone else thought the same! A lovely location a bit of a walk from the quay. Very long wait to be served a nice piece of fruit cake but very watery coffee.

The cafe was busy on a sunny day and it was nice to be able to sit outside. Good crab roll and nice chips. My wife had the cheese and egg salad and said it was the best salad she had had in a long...

Tricky to find, but well worth it. A small cafe with great food and lovely, friendly staff. I had one of the day's specials - mackerel pate - and it was wonderful. Will seek it out again when I come back next year.

This place is a hidden gem. It is well worth seeking out if you are visiting the island. The staff are very friendly and coping well during the pandemic. We only had morning coffee this year but... it was absolutely perfect. The location is fabulous.

My wife and ate at Little Arthur's twice, once for pizza night and once for the Bistro night. On both occasions, the food and service was excellent and the hosts very accommodating, especially as we had an Old English Sheep dog puppy. What was even more satisfying was that I left my new IOS hat behind and I had already left the island when I realised. I contacted Nancy and she arranged to post the hat to me. My wife bought the hat for me so it meant a lot to get it back. Going beyond expectations. Thank you

Told to wait for service but it never came. Nice benches and views

The best crab quiche ever Had to wait quite a while for a table as there had been a large party booked in ahead of us, but it was truly worth the wait. Excellent customer service and amazing food. Lovely chips 😊

Just had a vegan burger, salad, coleslaw and chips. Pint of Frenchman’s Creep! Marvellous. A must visit if you are on St. Martin’s.

Always very spoilt when we eat here. This last holiday we ate there twice. On the first occasion it was their pizza night - stunning pizzas and on the Friday it was their Bistro night. On Friday we had fish pie and beef bourguignon. Sensational....

Brilliant little cafe hidden away on St Martin's. They take their covid precautions very seriously, asking you to wear a mask when not seated which I thought was very wise. The food is lovely and Meg the host is very friendly. We went for both...

The food was okay, not special. A member of staff was rude and hostile which completely wrecked the experience We won't return.

A lovely little cafe with locally sourced, reasonably priced food. And a great view of Par beach and the Eastern Islands. Staff were very friendly and food was delicious.

Sat in this cafe right now.. It is awesome Staff are really friendly and welcoming Lovely menu with a few vegan options... All food is freshly prepared on site and uses local island ingredients and produce. Great atmosphere Fantastic views We will be back! ♥

Amazing little place! Gorgeous views, friendly staff and I honestly think we had the best food of our holiday here! Simple, fresh and generous portions. I would recommend giving them a quick call in the morning to book a table, just easier and they will...

Great friendly service and amazing food, to top it off the view is absolutely stunning! Highly recommend!

Great cafe with a spectacular view. Fresh food using amazing produce. Staff were friendly and helpful

Wow. A few picnic benches in a field but what lovely food. Every item locally sourced including the drinks. Local cider especially good. The crab salad is to die for. And all very reasonably priced. We will be back. Soon.

Fabulous place. Had a lovely cream tea on our first visit and booked for their pizza evening the following night. Staff (Meg and Hayley) were so friendly and accommodating. Just wonderful service! Pizzas were really tasty and my husband had a beautiful raspberry creme brulee...

My wife and I went here for dinner on 09/06/21 and had a lovely meal. Excellent pizzas and fantastic service from Hayley and Meg. Can't forget Nancy in the kitchen either, such friendly staff

We loved this cafe. Much of the food is home grown or sourced locally and cooked by the lovely team. The portions are very generous and pretty and tasty! The setting is beautiful.

Myself and my daughter had a vegan pasty with salad, chips and coleslaw, the whole meal was beautifully presented and delicious and the staff were kind, polite and smiling. thank you

Wonderful food, we had the crab open roll and then came back the next day and had the lobster, both were delicious! The accompanying salad was a delight to the eyes with tiny edible flowers and lovely crisp vegetables. The choice of beers was very...

A hidden gem- We were so impressed with the food we went back three times! The veggie burger, crab salad and ploughman’s were especially outstanding. All very homemade and locally caught/grown. Nice outside space, stunning views overlooking the sea and eastern islands whilst also being...

A lovely friendly place for a coffee & cake! Home made cream teas etc. and a sunny sheltered spot not too far from Higher Town quay. The perfect pit stop if you are waiting for your return boat to St Mary’s.

Gorgeous lunch and well worth the walk, lovely view too!! Would highly recommend if visiting St Martin’s

Came here for the pizza night (again!) and it’s still the best place. The vegetarian and seafood pizzas are brilliant. We also came for a lunch before heading home and the home made soup and bread was delicious. Well done guys. See you next year...

Fantastic food! The rolls and sandwiches are made fresh and presented with tender salads. The setting is idilic and if you are staying at the other end of the island then it is still totally worth the walk.

Great place to drop in for excellent refreshments and a very warm welcome. The Cafe is situated a short walk from the boat drop off quay on St Martins. having ordered ploughman's, sandwiches and cream teas between us all of which were excellent. Recommended.

Well worth stopping here for a drink or a snack. Great location and outstanding service. Good selection of food and drink. Carefully arranged to comply with Covid requirements.

As you approach the cafe, you start to wonder if you have take a wrong turning. Not many eateries are reached via a semi flooded farm track. However, when you get there the welcome is warm, the views amazing and the food and drink excellent. We rocked up one afternoon just before they closed, but were served cheerfully and promptly by a very charming and pleasant young lady. Lingered with our drinks and cakes as long as we wanted, not hurried and felt like we’d like to move in! Will definitely return.

Lovely food and sea views. Generous amounts of lobster in roll and family enjoyed their meal. Good selection of drinks.

Both had the Seafood Salad (Lobster and Crab). Beautifully prepared with local produce. Extremely good value. It was delicious!Menu is varied for food and drinks. A lovely setting with owners who are very hard working and dedicated. They were extremely busy and food took a bit longer than normal but we didn't care. With regards the virus, the owners have organised the business and operational systems which enabled a safety for all concerned. Visited several pubs/restaurants and this was one of the best for this.

We had a lovely lunch at Little Arthur’s cafe. Delicious crab rolls with extra sides of homemade coleslaw. The local salad was fresh and tasty. It was clear the cafe was busy and there is just one lady serving and taking orders who was very apologetic about the time it took to serve us. We didn’t feel it took long at all and either way it was absolutely worth it. Will definitely come back the next time we visit St Martin’s.

We came to St Martins for our anniversary, and the first night we ate at Little Arthur. This was not our first time eating at Little Arthur, however, it was the first evening meal we'd had there.We were blown away by the service, the atmosphere and the quality of the food. A great selection of drinks, and some amazing cocktails. We both had mini crab cakes for our starters, and these were just perfect - seasoned to perfection, and with a really interesting and delicious side salad. We also both had a burger for our main course. We've had burgers all over the world, but this was like no other burger I've eaten. It was as if someone had diced up fillet steak for beef tartare, and cooked it as a burger. The meat just melted in your mouth, and was absolutely full of flavour. The chips were like fried puffs of air, super crispy, and absolutely delicious.For pudding I chose the gooseberry flan, and my husband had blackcurrant cheesecake. These were both amazing. We've recommended Little Arthur Cafe & Bistro to family and friends who are coming to the Isles of Scilly in the near future, because it's certainly somewhere we know they'd love to go, and we'll definitely be back!

We stopped off here before catching the boat back to St Mary’s for some tea and cake. The beetroot brownie and tea bread were particular highlights as was the local apple juice made with apples only found on the island. Would recommend.

Absolutely first class lunch, fab lobster and crab salad and top wine to go with it, and I’m very critical !! You won’t be disappointed it’s a great little place Thank you

Fabulous cafe set high up with stunning views of the ocean. We were greeted by a friendly lady and nothing was too much trouble.The food was excellent. It looked beautiful and was delicious! We had crab and lobster salad. All ingredients were locally sourced from their own farm - Even the lobster was caught locally.We will certainly return

Spent a lovely day exploring St Martins and came across the cafe just at the right time for morning coffee. Great that they served decaf tea - on such a small island when many large chain tea shops don’t. Ordered scones which came preloaded with blackberry jam and cream and were totally delicious.

Had a lunch here which was great, decided to come back for dinner on their bistro night. Pre-ordered the braised beef pie, and, man, it was so good, so tasty, so tender......just as good a pie as it could be.What amazed me is that beef came from just down the road, the veg from the farm itself and some of it was taken from the ground that morning.Sometimes, you are faced with food so delicious and memorable, that it is hard to find the superlatives to describe.So give them a ring to book a table (essential), eat and enjoy.Oh and the staff, are friendly, chatty and knowledgeable (thank you Megan, apologies if I have got your name wrong).A great restaurant with some great food.

Stopped for coffee and a slice of cake before walking around the island. One of the best cups of coffee and slice of coffee and walnut sponge for a long time.

Just follow the signs from the high town quay and you will get to this small, great little location, off the beaten track, no airs and graces, no frills, just tasty simple freshly made food.

We have had a lovely few meals here during our stay- would recommend to anyone visit the island - would recommend the veggie burger