Silco in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

From outside, Silco looks a bit like your usual harbour-front cafe. But having looked at the menu and visited for dinner, it turned out to be a great dining experience. Flavours were combined really well, including a few unlikely examples. Service was friendly and professional and the wine list was well chosen. The interior is a bit stark - fine for daytime, less so for dinner - but that's not a great concern when the food is so good. Definitely worth another visit.

This is the perfect spot to sit in in St Ives if the weather is a bit dodgy because you can sit in the bay window, look out to sea and feel the warmth from the sun through the glass👌🏼 The cocktails were incredible(it's happy hour after 3pm) and the tapas were delicious, great vegan and veggie options! Guy who served us was lovely and made us feel welcome, may even go back there today😅

An on the spur of the moment decision due to unseasonably warm sunny weather in February. Lovely views across St Ives harbour and we sat outside. Our waitress was excellent - polite, attentive and confident in making recommendations and clearly knew and understood the menu. We ordered Lebanese lamb and chicken katsu along with some flatbreads to share. All were exceptional, well presented and full of flavour. It couldn’t have been better! The homemade lemonade was delicious too. The prices are steep but the setting and quality of the food and service were worth it.

The best flatbreads I have ever had, ordered the coriander and garlic butter flatbread with the baba ganoush and they were incredible! Great portions so worth the money. Honestly perfection, thank you. Very friendly too 😊

Excellent food very flavoursome and very tasty. Loud hip hop music + no service interaction with staff + 10% gratuity on top of quite expensive food means won’t return. Happy hour should be 2 beers for £6 or £7 not £10!!

Popped into Silco for a hot drink to warm us up on a cold winters day, having previously been there for a pint in the summer. Went to the counter to order a couple of lattes, including decaf, and was told that we couldn’t have those. Confused, we said we’re happy to just have standard tea and coffee, only to be told that ‘they don’t do just tea and coffee’. Still confused, as we could see a big coffee machine with stacks of cups and saucers on top, we were then told ‘they don’t just do tea and coffee for people who aren’t eating’. We understand this, although on this occasion the place was half empty and we wouldn’t have been there long, but these things need to be made clear and not said in a condescending way. We live locally and were repeat customers. I’ve heard good things about the food but, based on our experience, won’t be returning. We went to a restaurant a few doors down who were happy to serve us coffees without a problem.

Excellent food. Excellent drinks. Excellent service. The Sri Lankan crab fries are amazing, all the dishes we ordered were really tasty and a bit different to the norm. I also had the old fashioned which was one of their brewery’s bottled mixes and it was so good I brought a bottle. Good tunes on as well! We’ve been twice this holiday, once last time and it is definitely a must if going to st Ives!!

My partner and I were in St Ives for 2 days to celebrate a birthday, and we had lunch here both days. The taste of the food is exquisite, the fish curry is light yet so flavoursome, the chips are to die for. High recommend visiting, and we will return on our next visit to St Ives.

Great place! Fantastic food, lovely options of small plates. The drinks and service were also wonderful. highly recommend and a must when visiting st Ives!

It is not often I write a review but this night out was amazing Don’t be fooled by the simple setting Our waitress hit that sweet spot of being attentive and welcoming and passionate about the restaurant and its food and ethos without interrupting our girls night out . The food was totally amazing Simple food at a new level We shared starters and small plates and it was simply a wonderful wonderful feast A true hidden gem I haven’t even mentioned the cocktails which were also fabulous What a gem 10/10 from all 4 of us

Excellent. Would definitely recommend this place for food and drinks. The food was delicious and service was very quick and friendly. The vegetable crisps were divine. Thank you!

Lovely place, very friendly Drinks and cocktails very good and staff fabulous 👌 definitely recommend

Thank you for being so lovely and kind to our kids. And the wine was unbelievably amazing! Thanks to you we just bought the tiny little water glasses too. We will be back to visit with no kids 100%.

We struggled to find anywhere serving gluten free food and passed here thinking they wouldn’t be able to accommodate us. There was a small gf choice however enough to choose from. My husband and I aren’t gf so had the pick of the menu. We can definitely recommend the mackerel, katsu chicken and halloumi…..all absolutely delicious. The gins were served beautifully and our whole experience was exceptional. Will definitely go back.

I love places that have a short confident menu like this one. It was a friendly laid back welcome as we selected a few dishes to share around. There was no way any of us could pick a winner from the gorgeous selection, great assembly of ingredients and genuinely genius cooking. Excellent local beer complimented the food. This has to be one of the finest places to eat in the South West - we were amazed. They I think miss a trick by seemingly not putting the food to the fore on first glance - it was clear most were seeing this as a place for wine, beer or a coffee. Honestly, we could not fault the wonderful food and we will be back next year - just fabulous.

Where shall I start? Great location. Extensive gin menu, lovely (great presentation) sharing plates, awesome olives, great staff. My only moan (and I’ve always got one) is that it can get a little cosy, but in the now dark winter evenings that’s fine! I’ll add...

Came across this lovely bar and kitchen walking along the harbour at St Ives. Popped in for a drink and a snack - stayed for lunch - and what a good call that was! Wonderful tasty food. Good service. Definitely one to recommend.

Came across this by accident and popped in for a quick drink. Amazing margaritas so decided to stay and have dinner. Really fantastic food-not sure how to describe it-modern sharing plates of contemporary and fresh flavours - cavolo nero was delicious! Very small place which...

What a wonderful surprise this place was! The menu was so unassuming but I’d seen the reviews so we tried it. The food was absolutely delicious, the best I’ve tasted for a while. Great cocktails too. I will definitely be coming back. Don’t be put...

The best meal we’ve had in St Ives. The food was absolutely brilliant, well thought out, interesting, well cooked and a great drinks list. Staff really friendly and welcoming, thank you. Ask for a window seat overlooking the harbour. Try the houmous, lentil fritters, Katsu...

The best food we have eaten in a long time. Congratulations to the chefs for exquisite flavours and an innovative menu. Small plates tapas style to share (or not!) and generous portions. Everything we tried was delicious and we booked the following night when we...

Perfect in every way. We dropped in on the off chance of getting a table for a drink, but after seeing the menu we stayed for dinner. The drinks firstly were stunning: a dark and stormy, perfectly blended and a Cornish garden which was beautiful,...

Very quick service during our visit in August. The person serving us was very friendly, she suggested some drinks to try and recommended their most popular options. I am keen to try the food on our next visit.

Just perfect in every way, food exceptional service first class, if I could give 12 out of ten I would, cannot fault this place in any way, if you come to st ives please come here you won’t regret it, it’s our second visit and...

Slow service on a quiet Friday evening. We sat outside waited for 10 mins to be served before I went in to be told “it’s table service we’ll be out in a minute” waited another 8 mins or so before I went in again. Eventually...

This restaurant is thoroughly charming! The views were amazing and I loved the soft, muted interior. The food was delicious and varied. You could tell that they had put a lot of thought into the menu. My boyfriend and I particularly enjoyed the Whitebait and...

Just stopped in for a drink, very friendly, coffee and home made lemonade which was very nice, lovely spot to just take a little break

Simply mouthwatering, went with my partner and we had the most delicious dinner. It was unbelievable. Try the crab fries, simply mouthwatering.

Great tasting small plates. We had white bean dip, flatbread, lamb, lentil fritters, chips which was enough for two. All of it was delicious with great flavours. I dont like bean or lentils but both these dishes were so very delicious especially the lentil fritters...

Really interesting, delicious food. Katsu chicken & Lebanese spiced lamb with delicious fries made for an amazing excellent lunch. Outstanding view and service excellent

Always love coming here and always happy to pay the service. However, staff have changed since our last visit and it wasn’t great. Not that we are bothered about having to go up to the bar to order and to pay- but to charge a...

We hope this is the Silco Kitchen & Bar, rather than The (Silco) Searoom, which is a few doors away (and more like a pub)! We were recommended the latter, but accidentally booked the former. Inspection of the menu confirmed that we were fortunate. We...

Omg. Absolutely amazing. So many zingy, fresh flavours. We had the halloumi, chickpea fritters, hummus, flatbread and a couple of other dishes. Incredible. Right from the Ottolenghi play book. Would recommend. 10/10

Wow was this place only opened last week or am I missing something only 10 reviews🤣 As we was walking past I noticed a couple eating the flat breads and they looked amazing ( the breads not the couple) so we decided to go in...

A selection of small plates and flatbreads. The waitresses were both very friendly and efficient but rushed off their feet. Two small plates, a flatbread, a sweet, wine and coffee was £52. The food was great but the espresso was a minute thimble full of...

Wow, wow, wow. Great service, great food! Myself, my husband and our 2 year old son visited for dinner tonight and had a range of tapas dishes to share between the 3 of us and wow they didn’t disappoint. Very friendly waiters & waitresses and...

The food here is just amazing! We had the garlic and coriander flatbread, halloumi, hummus, seaweed and chips- it was all so tasty! The service was fantastic and nothing was to much trouble. Vegetarian/ vegan food - so plenty of choice for me! Beautiful setting...

Lovely little place to stop for lunch. First time we have seen this place, but we don’t regret giving it. A go. Right on the harbour front, so a great view and the food was great. We had the garlic flatbread, Katsu chicken and truffle...

Amazing food, went twice in 2 days as we loved it so much. Looking forward to coming back in 2 weeks

We visited for dinner one evening with our dog whilst on holiday in St Ives. The service, food and wine were excellent. The food was very flavoursome and the cocktails were fantastic. We would thoroughly recommend.

This looked a lovely location to have some lunch with a nice view. The menu has a good choice of both food and drinks to suit everyone. We ordered katsu chicken, truffle fries, whitebait, burrata and the Lebanese lamb. All were 10/10, cooked to perfection...

Possibly the best meal I’ve ever had. Restaurant is simple but with beautiful sea views. Food is magnificent. Wine reasonable. Excellent value. One of those memorable experiences that you will never forget. Loved it.

Lovely small café, overlooking the harbour and great food. We stopped for a drink and saw the food going to another table. Had to go back the next day for lunch as the food looked stunning. The Singapore Crab fries are to die for. The...

So first s confession. I took a cursory look at the menu on our first day in St Ives and didn’t really clock it. My mistake. On our last night we thought we’d just try it before moving on. We stayed! This place is seriously...