The Sloop Inn, St Ives - pub details
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Address: The Wharf, St. Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1LP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 3235)
St Ives (0.4 miles), Carbis Bay (1.5 miles), Lelant (3.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Fruit machines
- Food served, Sunday roast
- Seaside location
- Outside seating, Dogs allowed, Credit cards accepted, Accommodation available
Pub visited by woodsy by anne Suggested by Olly on 25 Jun 2003.
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> Current user rating: 6.3/10 (rated by 31 users)
> Local guide: Cornwall pub guide
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user reviews of the Sloop Inn, St Ives
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| This pub used to be a superb place to visit and a regular haunt of my family and friends during many summer holidays. Recently I visited the area or a short break with my girlfriend and could'nt wait to take her here. For the first time in years we were met with rude staff, sub par food, silly waiting times (one hour to cook egg on toast, with only 3 small groups of people in the pub??). I thought this may have been a one off but my sister visted just weeks ago and was met with the same situation. Very dissappointed, has the pub switched managment? Used to be the place to go..now its one to avoid. Mikey81 - 28 May 2009 15:59 |
| This old 2 bar harbour front cottage style pub dates back to 1312 according to the sign outside and probably could tell a few good stories if the walls could speak. The sea shantys that would once have echoed across the main bar have now been replaced with piped music and the smugglers with tourists but it does at least retain some of its olde worlde appeal with low ceilings and a series of intimate snugs to the rear (though you would need to be a contortionist to get into the final one under the stairs). Local art (for sale) is displayed but the moving picture frames are definitely a tacky diversion. The pub’s real gem is the smaller public bar to the right of the main door. Furnished with 2 long tables and a couple of benches which direct you towards the open fire, this is the snuggest place in town when the gales lash across the harbour. Portraits and local artwork feature prominently against the black wooden walls and ceilings whilst a collection of jugs and tankards swing away over the bar. It’s all very simple but full of character (the bar has apparently featured in numerous films & TV programmes). There is a mention of a cellar bar but I didn’t explore this far and being quiet, I’m not certain it was open anyway. The beers are a bit pricey (Doom Bar, Ruddles County & Speckled Hen) ranging from £3 to £3.25 a pint but they do have daily food and drink specials and my Doom Bar was a more reasonable £2.80 the day of my visit. There is some seating outside with the lovely harbour views but, be warned, you will be under constant seagull attack, especially if you are eating. I can imagine in summer the place would be heaving but without the crowds it is quite a charming place to spend a few hours. RogerB - 26 Mar 2009 18:46 |
| 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. normality2000 - 28 Sep 2008 16:53 |
| 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! clodsthecat - 26 Sep 2008 15:46 |
| 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.. nicnocs1 - 22 Sep 2008 16:44 |
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