The Halsetown Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We have been in st. Ives for a long weekend and have had 2 meals in this pub. Both time the staff have been exceptionally nice. Mark on Friday night ( fishy Friday. Good food) and Sunday lunch( excellent food) with Jamie the barman and the lovely Isobel the waitress who was adorable. Would definitely recommend this place

We rang the Halsetown Inn mid September to book for 2 separate evenings at the beginning of October whilst we where staying nearby. All was confirmed by a text message sent by the venue immediately after the telephone call. We arrived at the pub on the evening of our first booking after a long drive down from Manchester only to be told we're not doing food and you should have been informed the week previous, which we weren't....absolutely terrible service and communication and we will not be returning any point in the future.

Nice pub with delicious Sunday Roast. Courteous service.

Lovely pub, staff are so nice ! Definitely recommend the sticky toffee pudding 😆

Friendly and inviting, just how a local pub should be. Food is lovely, good selection and fantastic quality produce perfectly cooked.

I tried NOT to 5 star all options BUT 3 months of frequenting the Halsetown inn and it's a perfect 10 for sure. Isobel, Jay, kaycee and hosts Darren and Claire make it my favourite traditional pub for quality time out. The food is wonderful, Danny does a fab job in the kitchen all in all a wonderful stop off when out cycling or on my day off. Well done crew.

Have visited here a few times for evening meal so decided to give it a go for Sunday lunch. I love Sunday lunch and am very particular but I should have had confidence. Of course, the food was excellent. Of course, the landlady was welcoming and of course, the staff were excellent. I have to particularly mention Isobel who was an absolute delight. Cannot recommend enough. Always a pleasure to eat there.

Took my wife out for dinner here while staying at Polmanter and we really enjoyed it. Nice welcome and pleasant atmosphere and appears to be well used by locals which is a good sign. Had a mixed grill and my wife chose steak .Both nicely presented and cooked to perfection, Excellent service and friendly staff

We called in hoping they’d have a table available for us, thankfully they did and I’m so glad because the food was lovely and were large portions. The staff were friendly if anyone is planning on looking for somewhere to eat please try this place

Popped in and had the fish of the day - Lemon sole on a bed of new potatoes with salad and asparagus. Very very tasty 😋

Was a very nice place to have fish and chips. Also the veggie burger was from very good quality! The atmosphere was cozy with nice music. The humorous waiter Jamie was very kind and he helped us very attentive and with care.

We found the pub on trip advisor and thought we'd give it a whirl. Booking was easy and we had a warm welcome. The food was great, we had the steak n ale pie which was lovely, as was the rack of ribs. Reasonably priced and good value. Recommended.

The Halsetown inn. Was a great little find along the road. It’s a beautiful and charming inn with lots of atmosphere. The food was really excellent and the bar man Jamie was very helpful and recommended a lovely IPA beer that was first class. More than happy to recommend this place. Ronan and Lisa from Dublin Ireland

Very welcoming staff and a lovely kept pub and restaurant

Ideal for touring caravaners in the area. I was ravenous and had the mixed grill, my wife had the Lamb shank. Both very nice.

Drove past a few times and this time decided to book and try. We was not disappointed, as a family 2 adults and 1 child, there was plenty on the menu and food was good. We will return.

Great little pub! Casey was very accommodating, as was every member of staff. The Sole with garlic butter, broccoli and smashed potatoes was incredible! The lemon drizzle sundae was also fab :D

Second time in a week, both times we found the food amazing and great value and the two waitresses are a dream and make it a wonderful place to visit, thank you so much, see you soon 🍺

Lovely meal enjoyed by all for my daughter's 21st birthday. Staff were really pleasant. Would recommend a meal here

Great choice of food , good value Good service Would highly recommend

Such lovely service and the food was delicious.

Absolute gem of a place, great food - and they do breakfasts 😋

When you're tired of being ripped off in St Ives, this lovely pub is only 1.5 miles outside. Nice interior, real ales and lovely food, all very reasonably priced. Will be back.

Cant fault this place at all stayed at Polmanter Touring Park and had a 2 wonder down to the Halestown (Friday 30th July) Really friendly greeting by the young lady at the bar who was incredibly polite and welcoming all evening (cant remember the girls name) 7 of us ate a main and dessert and not one complaint, food came quickly enough and was incredible and plentiful lovely atmosphere in the pub and decorated and lit very nice the onion rings are a thing of beauty!!! one of the best dining experiences for me personally in this country to date

A lovely quaint pub with different rooms to enjoy meals and gatherings. Very good food, not too expensive. Guest parking area opposite the side entrance.

Came upon Halsetown Inn on our travels at just the right time! Classic old school pub in a listed building, friendly staff and good eats.

Fantastic Sunady Lunch, very well presented, I personally had roast beef (sirloin) and was beautifully tender. Lots of very well cooked vegetables and cauliflower cheese. Fantastic Yorkshire puddings and additional vegetables served separately. High recommend and would definitely visit again.

Food absolutely delicious, service spot on, price spot on. We went for a last minute dinner, so despite having not booked & the pub being busy, they quickly made room for us and made us feel incredibly welcome. We had the chickpea curry which was so fragrant with the herbs & spices & beautifully presented. We also had the burger & chips which came as 2 homemade burgers cooked to perfection with lightly crispy chips, fluffy on the inside! My younger son ate from the children’s menu & what a relief to find a pub that served the same quality food for children. All of our meals were of the highest quantity, we were so impressed as you may gather! We run a holiday let in Devon & make a point of trying the local pubs food. I rarely review but this one really was quite exceptional.

A great pub, very friendly service. Great drinks and fantastic food. I had Tuscan Chicken which was superb and gluten free. My partner had chicken and ribs, he said it was lovely but the slaw was very salty so didn’t eat it. Desserts fab. Dog friendly too which was a bonus. Would return if we were in that area again.

Great meal and wonderful service. Generous portions and tasted delicious. One minor point, place could do with a touch of paint but don't let that put you off.

Very helpful staff. Food was fantastic. I had the Steak & Stilton pie. Homemade with local veg. Worth every penny

Superb Traditional Sunday lunch. We booked last minute having just arrived at the nearby campsite. They were most accommodating. Service was excellent. Back next Sunday for another.

A great little country pub just on the outskirts of St. Ives. Definitely book as it gets busy in the evenings. It's not the biggest place so it's nice and cozy. A warm welcome and some super friendly waiting staff. The food is good quality pub grub...between us we had pork belly, scampi, ribs, and fish and everyone was suitably happy with their food. Good portion sizes and some lovely desserts are on offer as well.

Absolutely first class. service was spot on . And we'd highly recommend the fish and chips. They found 4 people a table at short notice. And were served by very friendly staff. Perfect

Great breakfast at the Halsetown Inn this morning. Everything just right. Good food, lovely staff, reasonably priced, nice traditional pub/restaurant.

We had the most beautiful meal , Wow !!!! will most definitely be returning x Staff were just adorable too.

We were staying just along the road and saw the sign for breakfast at the weekend . Thought ‘let’s give it a try’ and boy we were not disappointed. FANTASTIC brekky with high quality food, and lovely staff. I would definitely recommend and wished we’d stayed longer to have been able to try dinner .

Excellent food, staff and a great atmosphere. Breakfast was amazing, had the Halse Town breakfast 10 🌟

The staff are very polite & attentive. The service was excellent. We did not book & they managed to find us a nice table for two. The food was very, very good. Can really recommend this place, good food, good service & good value for money.

My friend and I visited the inn after reading some of the other reviews and we were not disappointed. The attractive exterior is matched by the rustic charm of the interior. From a menu which provides a good choice we both opted for the lamb shank, which was delicious. Ashleigh and Isobel, our waitresses, were efficient and friendly. We would certainly make a return visit to the inn.

I found this travelling back from a weekend away the food was brilliant my pork belly was heaven and sticky toffee great thanks guys

Would not recommend Veg Stack main. Very poor. Staff member very indignant when this was pointed out to her. Very nice pub decor. Hope it is not raining when you go to your car to go home as car park not too close.

Good quality food and well presented. Very god service.

Lovely place amazing food great staff team jamie was amazing on our arrival and made us feel welcome

Really friendly staff. Shout out to Isabel for great service. Yummy food and especially the crumble.

Just had a fabulous meal at Halsetown Inn. Great food at a good price. Great service from Lucy as well.

Staff were nice. Only stayed for drinks.

My wife and I visited on Friday evening and found the pub to be very inviting. Luke Jamie and the owner were very polite and efficient in taking our order. The food was delicious making it a pleasant evening,

Another amazing meal here tonight. I chose the lemon sole which was great, staff are very nice and friendly. Great pub highly recommend and music is also good

Superb service and really good food. Best pub food we had since we came to st ives

we had lunch here when we couldn’t find a place to park or eat at st ives and it was fantastic! food was super tasty and they seated a big group of us with a lovely positive attitude will definitely come back we tried the ribs, burger, tuscany chicken and the service was lovely 😍

Amazing food we went a number of times on holiday and the stickei toffee pudding was fantastic and staff are ace

Cute, cosy atmosphere. Friendly service and great vibes. Delicious food at a reasonable price!

Met friends visiting from Germany and we were all impressed with the service, atmosphere and the food. Pork belly for me and burger for hubby. Thanks all.

Just been here for Sunday lunch and I have to say we had an amazing meal, the Yorkshire puddings where actually better than my own, full of flavour great roast potatoes lovely veg, cauliflower cheese was fabulous and to top it off the lemon parfait was spectacular the best I’ve ever had, if you like lemon zing this will definitely be your thing, staff are so welcoming especially Jamie. We will 100% be back, loved it 🥰

We've lived in Cornwall for roughly 2.5 years and we're trying new pubs/restaurants every month. We've driven past this Inn on lots of occasions and wondered what it was like. We were not disappointed! The food we ordered was delicious and high praise to Jamie who was very friendly and attentive which made for a relaxed atmosphere. My sea bass was exceptionally good and it was nice to see a chef experimenting with local ingredients as well as some pub favourites. I'm sure we'll be back.

Just had the most amazing Sunday roast. Beautiful food, fabulous friendly staff, especially the lovely Jamie. Thank you all so much.

Lovely friendly staff. The lady who welcomed us was super nice as was Jamie the lad who cleared up. Great Sunday roast with loads of vegetables and yummy cauliflower cheese.

Fantastic Sunday Roast in every way. Lovely staff, atmosphere and great value for money. Will definitely return and recommend to others. Thank you

Lovely high quality roast Dinner, table service and staff all Lovely will recommend

Had an excellent evening meal recently with family, whilst staying in local area Lovely friendly restaurant, fabulous fish, scampi and children's meals. Would thoroughly recommend.

We had a fantastic meal, amazing service and extremely friendly staff. They all made is feel extremely welcome, including our dog. We were only staying in the area for a short break, but will definitely return when next in cornwall. Thank you so much

We stopped off here with our little dog for lunch after booking half an hour before. We received a friendly welcome, and our dog was offered some treats. I ordered fish and chips, and hubs ordered a burger. We waited a while for the food, which I was reassured by. When the food came out, it was excellent - the best fish and chips (and minted peas) I've ever had. As we were on a roll, we both ordered pudding, lemon posset for me, and crumble for hubs. Again, absolutely beautiful. This was a lovely pub with very good home cooked food and the team were very friendly. I'd recommend a visit.

Fantastic Sunday Roast. Everything beautifully cooked and so tasty. Apple Crumble and custard heavenly. Staff are all so very friendly.

We were really looking forward to eating here given the number of great reviews but we were sadly disappointed. The food was average - my husband's pie was burnt and my fish was average. We wanted to check out the beers on tap but were told to 'sit down please' by the owner, and when I asked to try the pecorino, was told no, they didn't do that - and in any case there was none. The bill included the tip but it wasn't obvious (or that it was discretionary). A real shame - we won't be going back.

Absolutely Beautiful Here & Staff Are Fantastic 5* Food Compliments To Chef

Came in for Easter lunch today with my family, lovely pub, the staff were very nice and were very accommodating especially as I had 4 children with me The food was excellent, couldn’t fault anything I really liked how the food was served, and wasn’t just piled on a plate 10/10 will definitely visit again!

A really great pub - good food, good beer, lovely atmosphere, and friendly people. What's not to like 😀

Friendly staff, great food, pleasant restaurant - what's not to love! Dog friendly too. Would highly recommend.

There was our first dinner here and we were impressed. The host was great and the food was amazing. Absolutely satisfied and recommended. Definitely return.

The new guys are doing a great job. Friendly service and can't do enough to help. The food is great big portions and proper value for money. With different offerings during the week.

Excellent food (big portions), great prices and consistent in delivery. Defo worth checking out their week day and special offerings. Lovely people.

Had an amazing roast here today with family. Best we have had for a long time great value for money. Could not fault anything and the portions were great. We had a choice of beef lamb or pork or you could have all three meats lots of choice of veg. Will definitely be going back

Sunday Lunch amazing Can't remember the last time I have had such an epic meal in a pub I have been coming to for 50 years. Darren was right, the roast potatoes were properly crunchy. Well done to the new landlords who clearly know how to run a pub. Definitely coming back. Thank you Claire & Darren Good luck with your venture

This place has changed hands more times than a five pound note in recent years so it’s been very hit and miss. New, very experienced landlords took over just 4 weeks ago and have made a real difference. We stopped off here for a Sunday Roast today and were very pleasantly surprised. A choice of 3 meats, lamb, beef or pork plus a selection of other dishes so you didn’t necessarily have to have a traditional roast dinner if you didn’t fancy it. We both opted for the mixed meat dinner for £16.95 so we got to try a bit of each. Very pleasant but the best was the lovely selection of vegetables and for a lovely change, GREEN broccoli instead of that awful khaki colour a lot of places serve! For me personally it’s the vegetables and the effort made with them that is the deciding factor. Cauli cheese, lovely red cabbage, broccoli, carrots and cabbage, perfectly cooked and presented. Spot on with an enormous Yorkshire pudding and lashings of rich gravy. Very happy with this and if they keep this level of quality up, together with the lovely friendly service we received today, they’ll make a roaring success of the place, finally. It’s a nice tidy pub, got loads of parking and is easy to find. It has such a lot going for it and deserves to be successful. We live locally and will most definitely be back. .

Friendly welcome and a good Sunday Lunch. Pork Shoulder (5), Crackling (0) , Roasts (4), Savoy Cabbage (3), Cauliflower (5), Carrots (4), Swede (4), Parsnip (4), Red Cabbage (5), Broccoli (2), Yorkshire Pud (4 ), Gravy (5). Kindly brought some replacement broccoli but was still very undercooked . Gravy served separately on request . Overall 4 for the Roast. The dessert was an awful excuse for a crumble , lovely fresh apples ruined by some stodge covered in granulated sugar.(2) Overall enjoyable Lunch and reasonable value but room for improvement .

Had a great lunch and came back for dinner. The new owners are lovely and the food was home cooked and very yummy. Thank you

amazing food great customer service

Went for Sunday lunch, lovely food, and lots of it, amazing value for £15! Would definitely go again

whist staying at polmanter caravan park with this local pub within walking distance we visited at few times a week and the staff was very friendly and made us very welcome and the food was outstanding we will definitely visit again when in st ives

Stunning food Absolutely perfect the staff go above and beyond with their service , I’ll be back for sure , 4 of us booked for dinner for my partners birthday it was stunning food The owner goes above and beyond to make sure you have a nice relaxed time with good food , a credit to halestown village

A great pub just outside of St Ives, if you are on Polmanter camp site, this pub is just down the road from it. Great food, selection of beer

Stayed on a nearby campsite. Calum and the chiefs were wonderful served us at 4:15 as we were starving,although they weren’t serving until 530. Lovely food. Would recommend.

Amazing pub. Great atmosphere. Nice selection of drinks. Lovely food. Would highly recommend

Came here twice whilst visiting Cornwall and wow what Lovely lovely staff and amazing food. The waitress was a young woman and she couldn’t have been more helpful or polite if she tried absolutely amazing customer service, as for the food it was absolutely lovely and was very accommodating to put ‘real cheese’ on the vegan burger. To top it all off service was so quick and the bill was cheap thank you

Great, nice meals, mussels fries and a doom bar beer.... wat more do you want

We couldn't recommend this pub enough. We had three courses each and the food was really tasty and well cooked. The service was also excellent. It's definitely worth a visit if you're in St Ives!

Lovely meal yesterday evening - Steak cooked to perfection and so tender. The rest of the family all enjoyed their meals. Service was great as always, the staff are always so cheerful, friendly and welcoming. Thoroughly enjoyable evening, so lucky to have the Halsetown Inn as our local.

Perfect steak dinner. We were staying up the road at the campsite. So glad we came here on our last night. Really beautiful meal and pudding - thank you ☺️

Best Burger I have ever had! The food and service at this place was excellent. Highly recommend to anyone staying near by!

Sort of an old fashioned pub, but with excellent meals. We had the Steak on Friday night, and it was cooked as I love steak. Veg, and rest of the meal was really fab. Yes, I will definitely be going back there as quickly as I we can, the atmosphere in the place is friendly, service quick and it's simply a nice place for a night out.

5 stars all the way. I ended up here after the Engine Inn were not doing food. They were and I am so glad they were. I had a steak which was perfect so no complaints about the food. However it was also the staff and the atmosphere that made this place 5 stars and above. I had a 5 hour drive here and a hot sticky day so my thanks to the 3 members of staff I met at the bar who were all lovely and chatty. Like me!.

What a lovely pub with the most friendly and accommodating mum and son team. Dinner was delicious and the rose delightful. I would highly recommend a visit.

Lovely pub with a warm welcome. Arrived for an evening meal with our two little yorkies. Excellent food and great service. Next time we're in St Ives we will return.

Always love visiting here, the food is excellent

Fantastic service, beer and food. Highly recommended. Very polite hard working staff, a great place to visit and eat.

Great service, the staff work really hard in a busy pub. Food was spectacular especially the crab linguine and the Cornish Camenbert starter. Highly recommend this place.

We were quite lucky as our food arrived quite fast and tasted good - Fish and Chips. The staff seemed a bit inexpirienced but they were really charming. Place itself is cozy. Would come Again.

Unfortunately turned away our 12 party because the chef can't cook quickly enough, would have been happy to sit, drink, and wait.

Turned us away as we were a family of 12 didn't say there would be a wait which we wasnt given as an option. Disgusting really 😒