Host St Ives

Service, food quality, cocktails all excellent. Greeted by a very attentive lady and served by a young fella. Both excellent and assets to the business. Drinks order taken promptly and drinks served equally quickly. The restaurant was almost full but everyone appeared to be served equally well. Food was ordered and arrived hot ( something you would expect but doesn’t always happen), we shared a pepperoni and hot honey pizza with Rosemary salted fries and breadcrumbed halloumi. Everything was perfectly cooked and seasoned to perfection. Thank you for an excellent dining experience!

On a very quiet January night we we’re the main group of 6 dining. Place felt cold. Service was attentive but pizzas were Not really wowing + prices are very high indeed. This was a shame as we’ve been before and was very good food and live music on a Friday

Don’t hesitate! You will have the loveliest of experiences staying here. Not only are these suites gorgeously decorated and designed with such lovely personal character, warmth and thoughtfulness, the hosts went above and beyond to make us truly feel welcome after a long journey. Genuinely good hearted and they embody the true meaning of the word host! St. Ives is the perfect base camp for your Cornwall experience. We loved being right in town and found it easy to walk right out our door to many adventures or just a lovely time in town! So much right out our doorstep. Such a great experience staying here on so many levels! We will be back!

The Host is a beautifully renovated old bank and is outstanding. It offers an exceptionally comfortable stay with great hosts who are warm, welcoming and always ready to assist. The attention to detail in every aspect of the property is remarkable, making it not just a place to stay but a home away from home. Moreover, considering the quality and experience provided, it offers excellent value for money, with a great restaurant and bar downstairs. It is situated close to everything in the centre of town. Highly recommended for anyone visiting St Ives.

Disappointed,as pizzas used to be lovely here. Now doing pizettes which came out small and burnt. Looking at all the other tables theirs were also burnt, so obviously the intention. Little flavour other than burnt flavour really. Also chocolate basque cheesecake just tasted of olive oil. Wouldn't eat there again. Two party's left while we were there after viewing the menu. Good for drinking, cocktails etc but not for supper. Shame really.

We visited as a special treat while away over half term. There was a nice atmosphere and the decor is beautiful. That's where the positives pretty much ended. Slow service (although friendly), with long wait times on food. The restaurant is small and wasn't over crowded so the food really shouldn't have taken as long as they did. We ordered pizza as had heard they were the best in St ives. Ours, however, looked poorly constructed with holes in the dough and uneven toppings. The base was horribly over done and hollow and very crunchy to the bite, and the toppings were pretty flavourless. There were similar complaints from the table who were sat next to us, they said it used to be very good and that the food and service was definitely terrible. Was such a shame as was so, so looking forward to this and it was the only 'nice' meal while we were away and really wish we hadn't bothered. The prices are on the steep side anyway, but when the food is so poor makes it completely unacceptable. We should have read the more recent reviews.