please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Sloop suffers from having limited seating space on the inside (does get crowded on Friday and Saturday nights) and having a narrow entrance so you have to walk through smokers' fug to get inside. Probably better to sit in the front bar in the Winter! Real Ales well kept.
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Great character but always struggled to get a table inside. Doom Bar was always spot on. Best thing about it was the bloke who plays guitar on (I think) Sundays and Wednesdays. He was brilliant!
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Great old pub, Very busy always, but staff handel that well, food was fine, loved the little booth type arrangement in back bar and also children not allowed after 9pm, only one negative is more a tourist pub than a local..
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Nice traditional multi-roomed layout, and the beer's not bad either.
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One lager, one bitter, splash of lemonade in the lager, packet of crisps, £9.25, and short changed by 25p to boot. Was in here in 2007 and loved the place, this year's brief and financially painful stay was my last.
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was in here weds last week...thats two pubs called the sloop ive been in now..the other being in west sussex at scaynes hill...service was a bit slow and the old chap stood next to me was getting very irritable and making noises with his glass..beer was ok and so was the cider..was chocka block outside..not somewhere id seek out if i was desperate but nice all the same.
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Initially daunted by the sheer scale of the place, we entered for lunch and a pint to wait out the April showers. A wierd mix of traditional style and bulk ordered furniture, we were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food more than anything, some of the best fish stew I've had outside of Portugal. Beers were well kept, and the best feature was the live webcam from the nearby beach, so you could see when it was safe to go outside again, genius!
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Pleasant enough pub and location, but the staff are more interested in talking among themselves than actually serving anyone.
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Perfect location and (thankfully) not renovated to present corporate standards. Flagstone floor is worn to tread of time. Good food and generous portions, young barstaff very relaxed and informal. Great view of harbour.
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nice pub, great spot
anonymous - 18 Jul 2007 18:44 |
Found it a bit cold and stand-offish to be honest. Theys hould really do something about the entrances, the constant banging of the doors, or when they were being left open just drove us away. Gents toilets leave alot to be desired though I understand as its a listed building
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Ancient and now touristy pub right by St.Ives harbour. Very picturesque. We ended up in here because, whilst we were eating in the restaraunt just behind it, the restaurant caught fire and we all had to be evacuated! This seemed like a sensible option for the rest of the evening. It was a good choice.
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Very pleasant, cosey little pub.
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Can't speak highly enough of the staff in this place. It was late, we had already had a few in other places, but they went to every effort to feed & water us, despite some very varied demands from the assembled company. Excellent meal, wine, and one good pint before it.
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I have been to this pub on a few occasions and have to say it is in my top 5 (for this country at least). The food was fantastic, especially the Thai green fish curry, yummy!! The drinks were good and reasonably priced. The best part was simply being there, the atmosphere is always really really nice and it is always a pleasure to visit. I feel it is one of the nicer pubs in St. Ives. I believe it is the oldest pub in the county? Would recommend a visit to anyone going to Cornwall. We never had any problems with the staff when we last visited.
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We have visited the Sloop for a good number of years now but unfortunately this year we were very disapointed with some of the staff, they were rude and sarcastic towards us. its such a shame, as this is a lovely pub pitty a few have to spoil it!!
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Nice pint of Ruddles County In the sun, ideal.
Keep an eye on the pesky seagulls though if eating outside here!!! 8/10
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Came here on wet summers day left six hours later, friendy locals, staff a bit stand offish at first, if you visit St Ives pop in to the sloop you will not be disapointed, try the Doom bar.
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Went in here for dinner last week. Sat in the no smoking cellar bar, what a pleasure! Extensive menu with lovely food which is considerably cheaper than its trendy St Ives competition. Traditional style English inn, nice atmosphere, friendly staff, great service despite being packed - kitchen got confused with our friends' food order so they were immediately offered free drinks by way of an apology, can't argue with that! Were showing a touristy short film of images of South West Cornwall on a plasma screen which was mesmerising. Doom Bar was lovely but could've done with a few more real ales.
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We really enjoyed spending time both in and outside this pub. They do a nice pint of Doom Bar and the view from outside is wonderful. Also, this pub is very, very old. Worth a look.
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A bit pricey with average food which I felt wasn't very good value for money. Being busy at the time I felt the staff didn't have much time for us. We only went in the once and ended up having most meals in the Bucket of Blood in Phillack Hayle which is exellent.
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mmm.. incredibly over priced, sunday roast was below par and drink selection was pritty poor, a lovely location and sitting outside makes it alitlle better, inside lacks any real atmosphere partly due to layout, a lot of tables hidden in there alcoves, clearly been done up but for the better?. Go and sit outside with a pint won't be bad, dont ever eat food outside the pub or anywhere in St Ives though, the seagulls are more than vicious with anyones food (no joke).
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Nice little pub, the best we found in stIves, and so very popular with tourists and locals alike.
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Great little old pub on the harbour front of St Ives - good food and good beer but does get busy. I rate this place - very friendly and the manager Tony is a top man - cheers for the beers Tony. Pass on my regards to Nankervis
Olly - 25 Jun 2003 15:14 |
