The Loft Restaurant & Terrace in Cornwall

Beautiful place, lovely views, very friendly staff and absolutely amazing food!!! Thank you. We both had the seafood chowder as a starter, it was yummy! Really delicious. We accidentally over ordered and couldn't finish the very tasty fish and chips. We were very well looked after by the great team. Thank you so much. We will return. Highly recommended.

Lovely friendly service. Excellent food, the chowder is delicious. The childrens menu is great. Fabulous relaxed atmosphere. Booking is a must.

Very disappointing.Burrata was served cold, straight from the fridge, not at room temperature.The Chowder was dreadful - Quickly assembled, just cooked fish etc. with the addition of far too much cream ,no skill involved.The standard in St Ives is excellent and this doesn’t compare in any way to the competition.If you want an excellent chowder try the Sea Food Café

Really lovely food, we had the muscles and steak. The drinks were good too and the staff lovely. No complaints.

Amazing! Originally planned for a quick takeaway lunch but stumbled upon the Loft. Accommodated our young family and dog. Ended up having a rather extravagant lunch with cocktails and enjoyed everything! Well thought out menu and amazing qualityGreat friendly staff and service too. Thanks!

What a fabulous meal!Visiting for 5 days so it’s hard to know which reviews are true or not! We ate here tonight and apparently the chef has only been here a week. We had the pork tenderloin and the Hake and Haddock in Panko. Sublime. I am a chef myself and was totally blown away by the food. Only criticism is that the wine choice isn’t great at all and needs to be matched with the food., xx

Fantastic food and drink selection. Pork loin is a must have starter. Staff great, venue lovely. Would recommend and will be going back.

Was a bit disappointed by the restaurant because we went based on the good reviews. The seasoning in the garlic and chilli tasted good, but the prawns themselves were a bit tasteless. (Seems transparent even though it’s cooked through, which is always a bad sign for the prawn used) The crab sandwich had generous filling of crab but overall the sandwich was a bit dry because the bread used was fairly thick . I felt it would have been better to have some of the chilli garlic oil in it. The salad and chips that came with the sandwich was enjoyable. But the shocker was the fish and chips my partner had, the batter was quite thick and not as crispy as other places we have been, we didn’t enjoy that at all.

Fantastic crab linguine with a bit of a kick- a real highlight! The fish and chips were also excellent, the chips were skin on and thick cut which were accompanied perfectly with a caper heavy tartare sauce. Delicious! Lovely outdoor covered terrace to eat during Covid times

The loft is a light and comfortable place to eat. The decor is quaint, welcoming and informal. The one way system works well and ensures that they are taking the crisis seriously. The crab and Crayfish crumpet was ordered by three of the party. We agree unanimously that it was light and crispy. Topped with flavoursome seafood that made for a perfectly balanced starter that didn't reduce our hunger for more food. In fact it made us crave for more of what they may have had in store. The crab linguine was a generous helping for a restaurant pasta dish, the ingriedients were fresh and for a chilli lover there was a perfect amount of spice, perhaps a warning for someone who only likes mild food. The only complaint was that it could have had more crab. The sirloin steak was cooked to perfection and melted in the mouth. The peppercorn sauce didn't distract or overpower as it sometimes threatens to in some places but just complimented the dish. The chips were chunky and fluffy, for me a little salty but to many I think they would be perfect. The side portion of onion rings were ample in quantity and broke up the flavour of the steak well. The garlic mushrooms were a huge portion and were certainly garlicky. They actually became a bit much by the end, shared between 2 would have fixed this so perhaps my greed was the reason for my mushroom fatigue. No fault of the restaurant. The chowder was beautiful, there wasn't loads of mussels to take apart but the ones it had were huge and with the chunks of cod made for a well portioned and tasty chowder. Our only piece of feedback was that it needed a second piece of bread. My mam enjoyed the mojito, it was a large, refreshing cocktail that wasn't overpoweringly alcoholic. The mint made its presence known in every positive way. The gingerbread Espresso martini was a promise of a twist on the modern classic. The portion was good but the flavour didn't pack the gingerbread punch you'd expect when it was ordered. If described as an espresso martini it would have been almost perfect, the gingerbread flavour was lost and appeared to be just a small dusting on the top. The loft was a new addition to our annual St Ives holiday, long may it stay a part of it.