The Sloop Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We've been going to the sloop for many years and it's become more or less part of a tradition to go there for a drink.Me and ma went at lunch time and just wanted a sandwich to share, we ordered a crab sandwich which when it came was just a sandwich with some watercress on a warm plate , there was more watercress in the sandwich than crab.We were so disappointed.We had a wine, an orange juice and lemonade and the sandwich , it was £30!! We don't mind paying the price for something good but this was not good.Gutted to be giving this review 🥲 We're not tourists , we live in Hayle so quite regular to St Ives.

So on our first night in St Ives we thought we'd visit the famous Sloop Inn for a few drinks and some food! I'm really sorry Sloop but as soon as I walked in I knew I couldn't eat in there - it was so grubby and the tables were sticky, wet and full of other peoples glasses. Needless to say we didn't return. It really needs a good clean!

Although the meal was tasty it sadly was over priced for the quality. I ordered the fish cakes served with sea salt fries & salad well it was fries (McDonald’s are as good) and cress no salad! When asked if the meal was ok I asked where my salad was as I had some pea shoots the barman told me it was cress 😂, No apologies just I’ve had your money put up with it! No wonder all the businesses are saying how quiet it is everyone is going aboard again!

I'm absolutely guttered at the state of the Sloop. We've been coming to the Sloop for years (20+ years!!) and unfortunately it's just gone completely downhill. 1. There are now plungers in the ladies toilets covered in... you know what... 2. Menu is now completely over priced for what you get. 3. The ICONIC Sloop Club Sandwich is GONE!! 4. Men's toilets absolutely stink of urine even when just walking past. 5. Drinks are now expensive as hell! 6. The pub was completely empty inside (every October it's been busy and full and now it's just a dead atmosphere). 7. It seems to have been bought by a company that's stripped the "traditional" cornish pub vibe away. I'm honestly absolutely guttered. I hope the management will see this and know that my whole family of 10 will be so upset to see the Sloop in a completely different light. Honestly, one of the highlights of our holiday was coming to the Sloop to have a Sloop Club Sandwich. (Yes, I know it sounds petty and dramatic, but christ the Sloop Club was bloody beautiful!!!) In all honesty, the Sloop Club lost out on a hell of a lot of money today. "If it's not broke, don't fix it".

We have been going to the sloop for years and were really disappointed with the food offerings this time. We had fish and chips and the burger and chips. The fish was very small, nearly all batter and the burger was very dry. Lots of better places for food.

Great food and great value and fantastic location

Brilliant location by the seafront. Perfect stop for a drink.

Popped in twice when we were at St Ives. Once when it was raining. Inside was packed with drinkers and diners but service was fast even with no available seats. Second was a sunny day. Outside front patio overlooking the harbour was packed but lots of seats inside out of the sun.

Visited the sloop today approx 1.00pm. Served by a very rude female employee. Waiting to be served a glare was exchanged then she served someone else. Experiebced this before. After 60 years of coming here she obviously didn't want to be there 🙄 We ordered drinks eventually wasn't busy. She shouted accross the bar 1 spot of lime. Sounded like a part in doc Martin you know But! Three times attempted to order these simple drinks doombar and larger yes with a spot of lime. Had the cash yes cash £10 note. Guess what she bought the card machine over!!! Whatever was on her mind it wasn't her job. Sloop manager please note this It is genuine comment. Help you all and your customers when it is busy Have a word. Please.please

Lovely Quay Side pub. Good local beer. Friendly helpful staff.

Hi was on holiday in our caravan went to the sloop twice we had a meal absolutely delicious will always go back 5out 5

Ordered burger and chips with cheese (extra £2.50). Meal came and hardly any cheese on the burger! Burger was dry and very disappointing. Burger patty was sort of just lost in the bun (very small!) 2 friends ordered steak and chips with peppercorn sauce which was an extra £3.50. Sauce didn’t arrive and had to ask for it at which point, the lads had pretty much finished their meal. They didn’t have most food on the menu either. Pretty disappointing and very overpriced. Wouldn’t recommend

We had fish and chips plus 2 pints of rattlers The weather was glorious and the food and drinks made it an amazing experience Very friendly and welcoming, the location looking over the harbour was fantastic and we just enjoyed watching the world go by

No where better when the sums out ...full of happy people and great drinks... love this place. . And dog friendly

Great view over the harbour from the tables outside. Packed, but that's to be expected with that view. The interior is old and quirky, low ceilings, and the pub is dog friendly throughout, so be aware should you have any worries about allergies etc. We loved it.

Great spot to sit in the sun & a good atmosphere

Lovely location with friendly staff and great food and drink . I have not stayed there

Very poor service and food adequate

Visited many times over many years. Its location is ideal and the promise of a good place to relax outside is really tempting. The reality is that whilst the building is great, the pub has let itself down over the years. It seems the quality’s gone down, prices up and hygiene bottomed out..

Was in St Ives for a week and this was our go to bar. Always gravitated towards The Castle but spent more time in here. Live music. Lee Davids was really good by the way. Drinks a bit expensive. Shared the seafood platter. Was exceptionally good. Fresh, tasty and presented beautifully.

Great place to sit relax & enjoy some great views

If you felt tired and dont want to have a quick snack, come over here and relax. You can see a nice view of the see and lot of people makes you realised how fantastic it is to live.

Our friend has stopped going too expensive £49 wow for the sea food platter doesn't feed 2 , just seen it on the TV,

My husband and I absolutely love this place, always some for everyone to do. Our second home with a 5 star rating a must place to visit and stay for a couple of nights

The Sloop Inn offers comfortable accommodation and there are often offers such as 3 nights for the price of 2, or 7 nights for the price of 5. Breakfast is included either in the pub or in their restaurant above the pub - but beware of the low ceilings! The breakfasts are excellent and there are choices so something for all tastes. Evening meals in the pub are expensive and drinks especially so, but it’s the atmosphere you’re paying for - remember The Sloop is over 1000 years old! The toilets in the pub are not to be recommended, but those in the rooms are immaculate and the rooms are serviced daily. For me it’s a home from-home and I visit several times every year, in fact I’m going again next week…

Superb restaurant 👌 Fitted us in, without a booking, in a wonderful window seat, overlooking the harbour. Chicken Supreme is aptly named. Cornish cheese board perfection. Highly recommended 👌

Visited on a few occasions over the last 3 visits to st ives, lovely atmosphere

Popped in a what seemed to be a very busy day for a refreshing drink and snack with family. 1 Pint Rattler @ £6.60 1 Pint St Ives IPA @ £? 1 275ml bottle Apple and Raspberry J2O @ £? 1 275ml bottle Frobishers Simply Elderflower @ £? 2 packets Burts Crisps @ £? Charged £32.35 Neither till receipt or EFT receipt offered.

Incredibly overpriced and shockingly bad customer service. The establishment stank of urine and was unclean. It’s not worth spending your money here. Don’t bother.

Ordered catch of the day , lemon sole. Got mackerel. Turns out they ran out of lemon sole but forgot to mention it. Terrible.

A cosy old inn situated right on the beachfront in one of Cornwall's best locations. Would highly recommend!

Really like this chain of pubs. They have great food and drink choices. Very welcoming and friendly staff.

£13 for two pints of Rattler. Need i say more? Total piss take. You can buy over 4 bottles for that more than likely. If youre popping in for a drink prepare to get ripped off.

Great place to enjoy the sun, people and rest. Great for people watching and just relaxing.

Got the feeling they take advantage of tourists. The price you pay for drinks bears no resemblance to the prices indicated outside.

This pub is where it's at. Proper English pub, great food friendly and live music the weekend. Stayed around all night.

Cafe food at Resturant prices, £18 for Fish, Chips n Mushy peas, fish itself was fresh batter was not crispy, child’s portion of chips (inc black bits) and the mushy peas were none existent…..processed peas that someone tried to mush with a fork….poor effort really bland food, wouldn’t go back.

The Sloop used to have a strong local feel to it, but over the years its become run down smelly and very very bloody expensive. The staff have a hard job keeping up with who to serve next as the bar goes across two rooms. No one really knows where to queue. Unless you run your own business or have made your money "up country" It's not a place you can afford to go and meet up with friends. Sadly this place is set up as a tourist trap as it has amazing views if you sit outside. They have also taken up a very large area of the harbour front now with their benches, meaning that you have to purchase a very expensive item in order to sit on the harbour front these days. As you can imagine other businesses in the area have followed suit. St Ives business owners seem intent on pricing local people out of town

Our stay at The Sloop Inn was very comfortable and our breakfast amazing! It was a great way to start our hike from St. Ives to Penzance. We’ll definitely be back. Thanks!

Over priced. The toilets were awful 27 years ago when I first went to the Sloop. They're still the same. It's nice to sit out the front. Staff not particularly freindly. That's about it, really.

Have eaten here before and food always been good value . However, £22 for a prawn and sea bass curry was rather steep ,, when it arrived it had no fish just 4 prawns and rice set like rubber.. had to send this back ,,, my husband had the pie which he said was good but my dish was lack lustre and very disappointing.

Lovely to sit outside with a cold drink and a beautiful view across the harbour. We ended up sharing a table with a friendly couple and enjoyed watching the world go by and the activity in the harbour.

We got a last minute booking here and it has been the best food we have had so far on our road trip around the South west coast

Metformin up with some friends we hadn't seen for 15 years.

Lovely location in the sunshine

Great place. Always busy. Good food and drink at decent prices. Can't beat a cheeky tipple sat outside the sloop enjoying the views

Very busy Pub with a view to the Quay. Great atmospheare with live music.

Best thing is the view, pretty sloppy staff. Had my dog on my lap on an outside bench and got told to put him on the floor. About £25 for 2x ciders and 2x lagers. Quite expensive.

Beautiful place. Lovely outside area, plenty of tables on the water front.

Lovely place have a beer and look at the beautiful view of the sea

We absolutely love the sloop, the service is friendly, the drinks are cold and the ham is thick on the sandwiches, what more could you ask for? We come here every year for at least 1+ whilst staying at St Ives Bay Hale it's a short train ride which dogs are allowed on. The sloop is an absolute mist.we have had slight rain but my beautiful wife donned her Beachbum dry robe and we sat outside.Cheers until next time 🫶🏼

Gr8 food menu plus a good Selection of beers wine & spirits to wash it down with a Seaview + friendly staff what more could you on.... 👍

Old pub right on the harbor. Friendly staff. Good beer.

Love it here been going for years to this place sloop rum is epic

Had the seafood platter although lovely as was a sharer needed 4 oysters not 3 and needed bread n butter as accompaniment for the mussels as had to pay extra and was 50 pounds anway

The Sloop has a great olde worlde pub vibe and we have visited many times. The last time we had the 2 steaks with wine included deal was in the summer of 2023 and it was wonderful. Home cooked chunky chips with a lovely blue cheese sauce. This time we had frozen chips and a creamy (but not cheesy) sauce, quite disappointed really. When asked by the waitress if everything was ok we told her about our misgivings and she responded "yes, I miss the chunky chips too" as she whisked our plates away...

Fantastic food, good selection of beers and nice vibes

Such a really good view from the sloop inn

In my opinion, it’s the best “true pub” in St Ives steps away from the harbor. They have indoor and outdoor seating and the staff is very nice and welcoming. I had a couple drafts and a burger with fries. I also made some new friends that were sitting next to me with their cute dog!

Called in for a much needed cup of tea. £3.80 for a mug of PG Tips tea - total rip off!

Ridiculously expensive, super tiny portions, poor quality of food, they sell it like fresh fish and they cook you frozen fish with chemical taste. Avoid

nice cornish beer and ale. good view across the harbour.

Service was good. However, a £50 platter barely feeds 1 and would be less than £10 to make. Disgraceful. No offer of partial refund!

Service was good. However, a £50 platter barely feeds 1 and would be less than a £10 to make. Disgraceful.

Lovely pub, not cheap but quaint and great menu

Great pub to relax and take in some people watching.

Nice old style pub, with some excellent live music and a nice outdoor space if the sun is out. It's a bit on the expensive side and the toilets are disgusting.

Lovely pub in a great location. Friendly staff and good selection of drinks. Only minus were the toilets could have been cleaner.

Has to be one of the best views from a pub that you can get! Decent pub grub 2 for £18 meal deals after 4pm Mon to Thur. See my review from last year for photos

Steak spot on but fish too much batter and served with smallest portion of mushy peas ever. Came in same small pot as tartar sauce. Staff nice but very scripted which felt unnatural. Pricey for what it was. Nice cosy restaurant but cushion on my seat worn and frayed. Water offered nice and chilled no charge. Great view from the window, not all tables can see but good if you can. Up stairs so not good if you need accessibility.

Alec Guinness once showcased his Titanic memorabilia inside the Sloop Inn in the film Raise The Titanic. Because of this, this place deserves five stars.

Had a nice drink here yesterday, however being asked by the barman to wait which I was happy to he surpassed me after two lads came in that he obviously knows and decided to serve them first. So went to a more friendly pub where tourists are welcome!

We had previously eaten at The Sloop a few years ago and thought we'd drop in for a spot of lunch. It was quiet, not surprising given the time of year - we were just after something simple. Mrs Moose went for the mushroom soup, while I had a cheese and pickle sandwich. The soup went down well. The sandwich was fine, nothing outstanding, but did the job.

Three of us all had steak. A rarity for me as I usually only have them when I cook myself. Superb taste. Cooked brilliantly and a grill and a decent size. Service was was extremely friendly and efficient.

Fantastic place for a quick pint on the sea front. Quirky decor and friendly staff.

Amazing hosts, atmosphere and super friendly staff. This isn’t my first visit and it won’t be my last. The food, service, live music is a must.

Lovely old pub with real character right on the seafront. Very expensive drinks.

Stayed in dog friendly room with kitchen which was a plus only thing which we found very bizarre was there was no cups,mugs,plates, cutlery, cleaning cloths! What if you wanted a takeaway instead of going out! Wasn't advised of No WIFI in the room As for the shower so small and beyond tired, extremely scruffy!! impossible to bend over to pick up soap as no soap holders. Complete revamp needed. The toilets in the actual pub are beyond disgusting!! I am so surprised as the amount of people spending money here you would think they would supply decent CLEAN WC Breakfast very hit and miss with full English one day no sausage, next day no hash browns, listed rack of toast but each day toast placed on full English plate making bread soggy! Would l return NEVER!!!!

We called in for coffee last week as it looked a delightful pub . Hexed we used the toilets oh dear they were disgusting dirty and the bin to put the paper towels in ?? Such a sham as we were going back for supper .

Came for Saturday lunch with the dog. The Sloop Inn dont take bookings so we were expecting it to be full, but arriving at 12:40 seemed to be just in time. The way the pub is set out with booths means it’s busy but doesn’t feel too bad. Food was delicious - can recommend the fish pie for certain, and the burger was good. Not sold on the Meor IPA but the Slipway (both St Ives brewery) much better

Amazing place to stop for a drink. Very welcoming people

Great little pub for a drink. We got blown in here as it was so windy. What a quaint little place with so much history. Staff were friendly and professional. Excellent location.

Fine old place to get out of the rain 😉

£16.50 for a pint of IPA and a glass of white wine? Taking the p... I will never enter this establishment again. Location... perfect. Service... very good. Prices... totally ridiculous. But bear in mind this was out of season. During the height of summer I'd imagine you just have to bend over and take it. I'd rather squeeze the sweat from my trainers and drink that. You have been warned.

Quick bite out of the terrible rain. Love the place especially the small bar . Good quality beer and reasonably priced food.

The view from the room was great, better than shown in the photo, but unfortunately there was a lot of condensation on the windows which spoiled it somewhat. Lack of wifi in the room was an inconvenience. We had a meal on the first night and I really enjoyed my hake dish and my husband enjoyed his fish and chips. I stupidly left some stuff in the room including a brand new pair of shoes, and I was going to leave it, putting it down to my own stupidity, but the landlady very kindly rang me and offered to send me my stuff, which arrived the next day.

Never. again everything is bad bad Service too .. Food is ok. . Not worth to go...go somewhere else above all my son is upset

We were enjoying a walk around St Ives and decided to stop for a drink, there was 10 of us in total and we sat out the front as it was a nice bright day. Two of us went to order drinks at the bar and one of the kids went to the toilet, a remark was made ‘it’s gonna be one of those days where they all use the toilet and buy no drinks’ we we’re actually ordering 10 drinks at the point. The toilets were also repulsive so wouldn’t return which is a shame due to its location and beautiful interior

I Ordered a Cornish Mature Sandwich , But when it arrived the Cheese was Far from Mature I mentioned it to the staff on the way out , and they just laughed Not The Best

Disappointed, staff not particularly welcoming, to interested in each other, external door at top pub, staff left open the wind howled through, cold and uncomfortable. Toilets were disgusting, apart from old and desperate for an update, filthy, feacal matter, on floor, no toilet paper, water tap didn’t turn on, had dryer not working, decided against eating there.

What a superb old pub in St Ives Harbour. A great atmosphere, great staff, great beers and great music. Absolute must when visiting St Ives.

Traditional old boozer. Dog friendly with a decent range of beers. Me and the bride both had fish pie which was excellent and good value. Cheerful service.

Cracking lunch with the wife,great food well priced,seafood pasta for the wife and cod and chips for myself.

Love the Sloop, always have, but sorry to say cleaning standards and appearance have dropped BIG time. Toilets were not great, the fan behind the bar is filthy, covered in dirty fluff. Tables and bar are sticky not properly cleaned down. Drinks are expensive and...

Sea front pub, cask ales so so but we’ll over priced, meals nice but nothing special. Difficult to get a seat both inside and out.

Total rip off...Very expensive drinks & the place was filthy. Tables not wiped, food on tables & floor, used napkins under tables.

Worst place ever good grief what a rip off and very poor food Obviously grabbing the cash and serving below stands food Is a disgrace and won’t ever return Save your money and give it a wide berth !!!! Slop !!!!

London prices, surly staff. £6.90 for a pint of ale. Two beers had run out on a Friday night yet the labels had not been turned around or covered. Been coming to St Ives for forty years but this place has gone downhill. It’s living...

1 pint, 1 soft drink (elderflower) £10.60. Moving on, obviously cashing in on the tourists as much as possible this year.

Terrible toilets Nice old pub! Expensive even for st ives, no excuse really nothing been spent on the toilets for 20 years Get a grip and sort it out