St Andrews Street Bistro

Andy Hardy (29 August 2008)

My wife, I and our two teenaged daughters had a fabulous meal and enjoyed the Bohemian atmosphere. We all enjoyed every dish and with one of us being vegetarian and the rest of us no less picky, I can't think of the last time that has happened. Standout starters included the wonderful black bean hummus, and excellent prawns in a tomato-y sauce. All four mains deserve a mention as well: two of us had the sublime peanut curry, Caribbean I presume, but reminded me a lot of the flavours of travels in Indonesia, some excellent salmon and bream, which was so good. With wine and scrummy desserts, the whole meal cost us one-third of the cost of a meal in another restaurant in Watergate Bay the week before, which we loved, but was much better than only one-third as good. I'd say St. Andrew's was much better value. Looking forward to our next visit to Cornwall - we'll be back.

Chantal (14 January 2007)

This is about the nicest restaurants I've eaten in in the UK, and I eat out a lot. The food is lovely, sort of European with a bit of North African, generous portions, and wine by the jug, which is great if you're dining alone, as I was. The atmosphere's relaxed and friendly. Although I was on my own I was made just as welcome as if I'd been a party of ten. I'm going back to St Ives soon and one of the highlights will be eating here again. Do book in advance - they get busy. Can't recommend it enough.