The Rum and Crab Shack in Cornwall

As a rum and seafood lover, visiting here while in St Ives was a no-brainer!We had the crab linguine (very generous portion) which was divine, and the crab tacos (more suitable for a small to medium sized appetite, or have a side order with them) which were really good. Followed with the cuban-style doughnuts - nice to be able to choose the filling. Served with some good-quality ice cream.Staff were helpful and friendly. We visited mid-week at lunchtime and it was easy to get a seat.

Food was delicious! The meat was so flavoursome and the chicken juicy and tender under the crispy batter. Worth visiting for sure!

It's a great place to eat, all seafood menu was fresh and so tasty. I said this because I been there for the last two days and having different foods orders. Fresh whole 🦀 crab was my favourite, prawns, whitebait was so good. We did try the jambalaya and also the meats and combos as well and it's very generous portions. Definitely great places and values of food and money 💸💰. Only problem is place bit dark and may not much people think very welcoming .I think this place will be more popular if the lights on bit brighter . Cheers

Lovely little stop for lunch, our original plan hadn't worked out so this was last minute decision, and we don't regret it! What a little hidden gem in St Ives. The server was lovely and friendly and got us whatever we required (or requested). Got a pirate feel from this place (which when ur by the sea is a good thing in my book) especially as they specialise in rum! So naturally we had to try a few 😁, if your looking for somewhere different and intresting deffintly worth a visit, as there's nothing like it in St Ives.

Such a disappointment. I am sorry to have to write this. The food was relatively nice. However the customer service lacked. The 2 guys behind the bar were lovely and friendly and very apologetic but having to cancel drinks and wait in excess of an hour isn’t acceptable. We waited so long we had to ask for a table. When we sat at the table we had no menus. When the food arrived we had no cutlery and had to ask. We ordered a number of sides to share instead of mains and was not even offered plates. We had no napkins. Just such a shame. I do believe this place would be amazing if there were more staff who were better trained.

This was the state of the place and we waited ages for table service. They ran out of crab and lobster and a few cocktails. Overpriced for the portion sizes. They could do so much better because the majority of the food was great, the location is perfect and their website is cool. But need to sort out their service and food logistics.

Food was great! Great if you can get a table- they get really packed! Had to come back twice to get a table but it was worth it! They do not do the seafood platter anymore unfortunately so had to settle for the small plates! Small plates are really small portions so order up! We had 3x Pint Prawns, the popcorn shrimp was tasty but the portion was too little, 4 shrimps only. But anyway it was all good. Yummy food

Hands down, my absolute favourite bar in St Ives!! Wonderfully atmospheric, gorgeous food and amazing cocktails!! Staff are really friendly and helpful. If you're lucky enough to bag a window seat/table you'll have the best view if the front that you could ask for. We've been many times, LOVE IT!!

Great place for crab and other seafood! A good selection of courses from prawn starters to an amazing dessert with hot droughts and ice cream. Everything so tasty you don't want to stop eating. Great rum cocktails so don't miss happy hour! And all this for a very good price served with the seaview.

Service was slow and food took quite a while to come out. Food was good, not great. Popcorn shrimp and Calamari had nice flavour, but the crab tacos lacked a bit of flavour. Nice views from the windows, prob wouldn’t come again.