The Pier Coffee Bar in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Lovely coffee and pastries. Very friendly service too.

Fabulous, friendly and authentic Italian cafe. The Tartufo Affogato alone would be worth the drive down to St. Ives!!! Definitely give it a go, you won’t regret it.

Paid a quick visit to pick up a coffee. Walked past ma y times and have never stopped by. Americano was excellent and nice to have the choice of a double shot in a smaller cup. Friendly and polite service. Will go back again 👍🏻

This may be a small cafe in St Ives but the coffee is the best we’ve tasted so far on our Cornwall holiday. The pastries were lovely as well.

Gorgeous little cafe by the harbour wall. Great coffee, delicious Italian pastries, and a really friendly owner.

Tiny but perfectly formed. Lovely proper coffee and delicious pastries and cakes, and happy service.

Very nice service, delicious coffee! I recommend the tartufo affogato! :D

We picked up a takeaway tea and a coffee ( Illy always good) then sat on the sea facing benches drinking our excellent drinks. The server was very pleasant and chatty without being overpowering. There is limited seating in the cafe but on a sunny day that didn’t affect us.

Best coffee on our trip to England so far. ☕️😍

While visiting Bamaluz Beach, we fancied some refreshing cold drinks. Came across The Pier Coffee Bar, ordered three ice caramel lattes and took them down to enjoy on the sand. A very nice atmosphere and good service.

We had espresso, they serve illy coffee :)

Such a lovely coffee shop! Ed was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. He recommended many walks and places to eat which all turned out to be brilliant :) best place in St. Ives!

Quaint little place at the end of the pier, its not as busy as some of the other places in St Ives which adds to the appeal. Coffee was lovely.

The owner Alex is always very welcoming. The Nutella milkshake is lovely and tasty. Always make sure I go in every year.

Called in here for Coffee, the guy behind the counter was very friendly and chatty, definitely go to this pace if you like illy, he knows how to make a brew.

We had a couple of delicious ice coffees. Very well and properly made coffee, with oat milk option and no hipstery fuss. Nice bright decor as well, lovely place.

Fantastic service, Alex makes the best flat white, right up there with the best coffee I’ve ever tried, ended up having another.

Lovely cafe next to Smeaton's Pier, really friendly service, wonderful coffee. Good selection of Italian snacks.

We’ve picked up a few takeaway teas and snacks from here whilst in st ives. Really lovely people running it and right next to a great seal spotting place!

Very good coffee shop we had coffee, hot chocolate and piece of lemon tart. Very impressed that all consumables are eco-friendly.

The cake was sensational and a really nice hot chocolate too. I really liked it for my trip to cornwall and really will go next year

Delicious frappe and iced coffee.

Simple food done well, excellent coffee

Love going to this place, tucked away by Smeatons pier. Lovely Italian owner so friendly and sweet daughter who sometimes helps out. We are regulars every time we visit St Ives.

My partner and I stopped here every morning during our week in St Ives. The coffee is gorgeous - especially the Marocchino! Soooo good!

Best coffee in the uk, amazing!

Have been here several times over the past few years and the food has always been fresh and delicious, drinks always well prepared or local cold/soft and beers. Shame we couldn't eat in this time so Just a coffee and a cake but as always friendly service and excellently prepared flat white and espresso. Will see you again when next in St. Ives.

Could be the best coffee in St Ives. Proper Job.

Had a flat white and it was absolutely delicious. No place to eat in so we just took the coffee and sat on the beach

This place makes a really good coffee

Not many places in the UK can make the perfect Italian macchiato. The Pier Coffee Bar can! Well done and thank you! Charming cafe tucked away on the corner of Quay Street and The Wharf (& a good place to watch some dodgy manoeuvres along the narrow corners in St Ives!)

Excellent coffee! Little gem of a place specialising in Italian produce.

The illy coffee that is prepared here is delicious and is only one of three coffee shops I will buy my coffee from. I’ve not tried anything else but the cakes looked good.

If I get to heaven and this coffee shop isn’t there I’m not stopping.

good milkshake for children. close to museum and pier

Our favourite coffee shop in St Ives. We visit it year on year and it always wins hands down. The coffee is excellent and the cakes are delicious and calorie free 😉😉

Really lovely coffee and the Nutella milkshake went down well with my son

Very good coffee and selection of cakes.

When in St Ives, we go here daily as we know the coffee will be consistently excellent and the service friendly.

This is a wonderful place to enjoy some lovingly prepared coffee, a nice Aperol or - if you're really lucky - some of the best snacks Italy has to offer. We love this little coffee shop near the pier, a bit hidden from all the noise and trouble, and we always consider ourselves lucky to find a table, as seating is limited. If you just come for drinks, you can always take your coffee or hot chocolate with you, take a few steps and enjoy them while overlooking the stunning sea by the pier.

Excellent Coffee, made with Love Care & Passion, Many Locals using this coffee shop especially over the September Festival, It is not cheap. but quality shouts, It is the opening hours that really frustrate me, I walked past several places to go to the pier coffee bar, to find on a beautiful Friday , sorry closed have a great weekend see you Monday, I am not here Monday. I understand small business owner operated, but please train and employ somebody, so you can hand over the reigns, or the only other thing is that the owner closes on purpose to trade below the VAT threshold. Such a shame, But I will return next September for my proper coffee fix. Hope you are open. PS I have heard amazing things about the hot chocolate here !

Happened upon this place when in search of a coffee on a wet day! The coffee tastes great! Proper Italian espresso and tasty flat white! Recommend you also try the cake!

Small, friendly cafe. Lovely hot drinks and cakes

Pleasant staff and nice Choice of coffee and cake

The pier coffee is a nice cafe ruined by an Italian family. The owner is friendly and professional. Cafe and cappuccino are delicious.

Stopped at this small cafe for a takeaway latte. There are just a few tables and with only one guy serving, you may have to wait a bit. But the illi coffee is not rushed and you get the perfect brew. Also serves cakes and snacks. Nice place right beside the pier.

Been tricky to find somewhere in the town that serves the best latte as they have either been too weak or too gritty, however this coffee bar ticks the box of best coffee yet in St. Ives.Friendly staff, reasonably priced and time taken to prepare the coffee all contributed to giving this 5/5.

This is a lovely little independent café. Reliably excellent coffee and extremely friendly service. It may be quite busy at times but it is worth the wait!

Large selection of coffee delicacies. Very tasty.

This lovely little coffee shop does the best Italian Hot Chocolate - thick and delicious. Service is always friendly and there’s always a selection of tempting cakes too

Great coffee, wonderful pastries. Really nice. Bit special.

Friendly service and very good coffee! The gent was a real pleasure serving us! Thoroughly recommend a visit!

The coffee was excellent the service very good.

Everything tastes first class. Great staff

This quaint coffee bar is independently owned by Italians XX you can get coffees ranging from flat white to Nutella mocha.

Small but very pleasant. Good coffee and very tasty and fresh cakes. I recommend

What a little gem. Perfectly sited almost next to the St. Ives museum and only a stones throw from the more busy harbour area. A spotlessly clean an well appointed cafe serving Illy coffee, a first for me and really smooth. Amazing cakes on sale too. I had a kind of crispy croissant filled with hazelnut chocolate. Fantastic. There are some beautiful pictures and card prints for sale too. Priced much more competitively than the usual high priced coffee outlets. Highly recommended.

Best flat white and pourtagese tart yummy.. service good will come back again

Stopped here on a rainy windy day just to be inside. Had a hot drink each. Hot chocolate was one of the best I’ve ever had!

Its quite a small coffee shop but nice all the same. The staff are very friendly and the nutella milkshakes and cafe frappes are lovely. They accept dogs also. They serve alcohol also. Will definitely visit again.

Called in here for a coffee and cake on the weekend. Staff were realy freindly good choice of coffee and cake both delicious. Nice and cosy and sneaky views of sea.

Offers nice coffee for reasonable price. Recommended.

Delightful little coffee shop. Very small but great staff and relaxed atmosphere.

I had the most delicious Cappuccino in this cafe. I sat across the road drinking it from the china cup looking at the view down the pier. Best coffee in St Ives - thank you.

Great coffee and service in a cosy setting by the pier

The Pier Coffee bar was a must do stop each morning we were in St Ives. Best coffee around in cozy surroundings. Find out for yourselves!

Lovely coffee. Great situation near St Ives harbour. Very pleasant owner.

Really good coffee, friendly staff. Serves cake and snacks as opposed to meals but what they do serve is lovely.

Proper italian. The owner is a really lovely man. Mainly seasonal.

A haven of peace and good coffee.

What a great cool setting to sit out the way of hoards walking up and down. Top quality coffee presco. Cream scones and brownies which was served to us in a friendly manner. A must visit with a view

Lovely little coffee shop just up front the pier - really nice proper coffee and nice and cozy. Friendly service

This is our favourite coffee shop in St Ives. The owners are polite and friendly and the cappuccinos and americanos are very good.

Wow, this place was wonderful the gentleman who runs the cafe was friendly and my husband and I definitely indulged! I had the Nutella milkshake which was gorgeous and my husband had the Nutella mocha everything was lovely. It was clean and we loved the menu. We will definitely come again next year!

Small and practical cafe. Nice service. Rock music ambience. Small selection - big taste.

Absolutely Excellent 5Stars for sure ❤️

The Pier serves Illy coffee so you can be certain of their high standards as the company inspects all outlets rigorously,

Fantastic little coffee shop in a great location. If you fancy a sweet treat the Nutella Mocha is amazing!

A little gem this is, situated at the far end of St Ives town beach. Well worth a visit. Not a big place and the food is all freshly prepared and it is so clean in there. As we are very much cafe people, my partner and I clock up the cleanliness of various establishments. Those who wipe tables, those who don't etc .... This lovely Italian couple from Milan do everything right. They obviously love it here and it shows. This may seem an obvious thing to say, but I noticed the young woman take off her apron when visiting the toilet and trust me, I've seen the opposite in other places! The coffee is excellent as you'd expect from an Italian couple and hot, something else that is not always the case in other places. Normally we just have a coffee and one of their delicious biscuits, but the food I have had there is faultless. Very very good. We're local so don't tend to come here in the summer as St Ives way too busy.

We popped in for some lunch on a weekday afternoon as day tourists to St Ives.

Very friendly. Best coffee in St Ives. Delicious food. Couldn't walk past without getting a frappe! Yum!

Excellent. As a Londoner this met all my expectations. Luscious coffee. Delicious sweet pastries and generous sandwiches filled with quality ingredients. And a secluded location. What more can you ask for

We popped in to the Pier the other day, so that my husband could have a coffee. However, we also chose a slice of the Lemon & Almond Tart and a slice of their homemade Chocolate Tart. We sliced both in half so that we could both enjoy them. Both were sublime, and we’d have the same again any day. However, my husband said it was the BEST Chocolate Tart he has ever had out. Praise indeed!!!

Just popped in for a coffee and stayed for lunch. Small but charmingly decorated. Food delicious, we had bruschetta and tuna ciabatta and wonderful hot chocolate. Friendly owners who couldn't do enough for us.

Having returned to living in St Ives after a few years residing elsewhere I was so thrilled to be able to come back to the Pier. St Ives has alot of really great restaurants and cafès - this is one of the best!!

We have visited this coffee shop each time we have visited St Ives in the last few years.

Cute coffee shop with friendly owners. The Italian hot chocolate was amazing!!

The only problem with this place is that no dessert from now on will ever compare to their chocolate torte. I'm not ashamed to say that we returned for the torte every day of our visit. The service was extremely friendly and it had the best hot chocolate for miles. Could not beat it. Thank you!

Lovely Illy coffee and cakes, friendly atmosphere

This coffee shop serves really really great coffee. My cappuccino had perfect foam, perfect chocolate sprinkles and a perfect milk to coffee ratio. This was all served at a perfect temperature AND I drank one everyday for a whole week so this review is well researched.

Best coffee in St Ives, great service and cakes as well...

We were just walking past and decided to stop in. It’s very small with only a few tables but it’s well decorated and very clean.

Lovely Italian coffee shop run by a friendly Italian couple. Top notch coffee and cakes in a stunning location by the historic Smithon Pier.

We were on a short break to St. Ives and whilst we were on the harbour, we were looking for somewhere to eat and try the local delicasies for Cornwall.

Went here today for creme teas and scones. Absolutely fabulous, great service,lovely staff,highly recommended 10 out of 10.

We found this glorious cafe purely by passing . This is how things should be , Lovely food just like Italy served with warmth and care .

Fabulous coffee and sweet treats on a freezing cold day in St Ives! Smooth, rich coffee, delectable mini treats, a bustling cosy environment and a friendly welcome - superb!

Great coffee, great service great food by great hosts. A new favourite for use

Lovely little cafe with well priced and good quality drinks. We had coffees and spritz and they served a free of charge baby-chino for our eldest which is always a good sign of decent service! Didn't try the food but it looked good and well priced for St Ives! The Italian couple who owned it were really lovely.

You have to try the classic Italian hot chocolate!!!!!!!