Good food · Fine ales · Fore Street, St Ives
A proper pub, since the mid-1800s.
Grade II listed, halfway down the cobbles of Fore Street — fresh fish from local boats, Cornish ales at the pumps, and live music three nights a week.
★ 4.4
1002 Google reviews · live
Wed · Fri · Sat
Live music nights
12–3 & 5:30–9
Food served daily
The story
Older than the postcards.
The building has stood three storeys over Fore Street since the mid-nineteenth century — Grade II listed, and still every inch a pub. On the walls, old photographs of the harbour recall its past connections with the Union Castle shipping line; in winter, an open fire does the rest.
Our storyFrom the kitchen
Local boats, local butcher.
Steak & Doom Bar Ale Pie
£14.95Homemade with the Cornish bitter from our own pumps — pastry top, mash & garden peas.
Moules Marinière
£16.95The traditional way — garlic, white wine & cream, with granary bread.
Catch of the Day
£15.95Ask what the boats brought in — grilled, with chips or new potatoes & peas.
Our Very Own Fish Pie £15.95
Locally caught whitefish & Atlantic prawns in a wine & cream sauce, under a mashed potato top.
“The fish pie was one of the best I've ever had” — Melissa A., via Google
Sundays only
The Sunday Roast · £17.95
Roast topside of beef with Yorkshire pudding, or roast chicken breast with homemade stuffing — with a selection of seasonal vegetables.
See the full menu
Three nights a week, every week
Wednesday.
Friday. Saturday.
Live music at the Union — called “one of the best live music spots in town”. Get in early, the front room fills up fast.
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“Proper old school pub, we loved it!”
— James H., via Google
What people are saying — live from Google
Word from the bar
“Always a friendly reception! We call in with kids and well behaved dogs in tow, never a problem and they offer a kids menu. The meals are all home cooked and fresh, the fish pie was one of the best I've ever had! Very reasonable prices.”
“Popped in here for lunch today, wow what a gem. The food was excellent and my baguette was the best I've ever had. Staff were so friendly and attentive. Highly recommend, we will definitely return.”
“Popped in here for food as we liked the menu choices. Nicely decorated, really liked all the twinkling lights on the ceiling at the back area. Food was really tasty. What a pile of meat in the steak pie. Decent prices. Music on, weekend nights.”
“Stopped on a very hot, busy Saturday for a drink. My husband had Rattler cider which he enjoyed. Staff were lovely — one of the bar staff came upstairs to help me even though they were busy with food.”
Visit
Halfway down Fore Street
Open every day from noon. Dogs welcome, families welcome — look for the black-and-gold front and the hanging baskets.