Culinary Adventures in St Ives - Part 1

Surrounded by crystal waters and beautiful countryside, the chefs of St Ives’ restaurants are lucky to be able to have access to some of the finest and freshest produce around to create some of the fantastic dishes on offer for diners visiting the town.

We seem spoilt for choice in this little seaside town so we thought we would let you know a couple of our favourites to get you started on your culinary adventures when staying with Carbis Bay Holidays.

The Black Rock Restaurant, the Market Place

Sophisticated, well cooked cuisine and fantastic fresh farm house bread. The Black Rock has a small but exciting menu offering tasty treats made with quality local ingredients. Coupled with a stylish interior scattered with works from Michael Leech, The Black Rock makes for stylish dining.

• Try the fresh crab claws dripping in wild garlic and butter or the Thai style slow roasted pork belly with noodles.

 

The Porthmeor Beach Café

This beachside terrace in front of Tate St Ives offers a kind of cool but casual alfresco dining experience with incredible views across the beach. Watch the sunset and if you’re lucky you may see a school of dolphins pass by. Fresh Produce is offered in an exciting tapas style menu and has gained itself quite a reputation over the years.

•  Try the Cornish duck breast, apple & fennel, beetroot caramel or the Cornish seafood bouillabaisse, toasted sourdough and saffron aioli

We suggest you ring to book a table in the busier summer months and during school holidays.

Cosy Places for a Winter Hot Chocolate

      Blue Bar – Porthtowan – TR4 8AD
A fellow Green Tourism Business Scheme member, Blue Bar is located right next to Porthtowan beach, a great little place to storm watch.

Sunset Surf Café – Gwithian – TR27 5BT
Sunset Surf café offer really yummy hot chocolates, with lashings of cream on top.  The views from the café are spectacular, looking right across St Ives Bay to Godrevy Lighthouse.

      The Logan Rock Inn - Treen – TR19 6LG
A 400 year old, proper Cornish pub set a few minutes walk off the coastal path near to the Minack Theatre at Porthcurno. Low beams make for a cosy hot chocolate, next to the open fire.

Sand Bar – Praa Sands – TR20 9TQ
Another great beach side café, which is dog friendly! Watch the children playing on the beach whilst you sit back and relax. 

The Balcony – St Ives – TR26 1LF
The Balcony bar is located above the harbour, making this a great place to watch the comings and goings in this beautiful seaside town.

Alfresco – Cornish Style
Fill up a flask of your favourite hot chocolate and find your own special little place to watch the tide ebb and flow.

Carbis Bay Holidays Introduces Seagrass Restaurant in St Ives!

Seagrass is a stylish new restaurant located on Fish Street, just a few meters up from Harbour Beach in the beautiful town of St Ives.  Head Chef Lee Groves (Masterchef The Professionals Semifinalist 2010), uses his culinary skills and imagination to bring you an innovative modern menu using only the finest locally sourced produce there is.  Having worked with some of the most celebrated chefs in the Country he now aspires to become one of them. 

The expertly prepared food at Seagrass will excite both your palate and your eye - matched with carefully selected wines to ensure you have an enjoyable and memorable dining experience.

The atmosphere is relaxed and if you don’t fancy a full meal then you can enjoy a selection of small plates at the bar - mix and match from a selection of dishes like flaked Cornish Crab Caesar with a Gazpacho Shot or Bocconcini Baby Mozarella & Onion Jam washed down with a chilled glass of wine, champagne or a selection of beer.
 

Scrumptious Cornish Seabass

Open 12pm to 5pm for lunch, tapas and set menu and from 7.00pm for dinner - to reserve a table for dinner, please call 01736 793763, email; info@seagrass-stives.com or book through their website http://www.seagrass-stives.com/ where you will also find details of all their menus.

Complimentary Wine for guests of Carbis Bay Holidays!

To celebrate the opening of this super new restaurant, Seagrass are offering a complimentary glass of house wine with each main course ordered at dinner.  Just quote your booking reference number when ordering.  Offer expires 30/06/11.

Meet Head Chef, Lee Groves

For guests staying with Carbis Bay Holidays during the St Ives Food Festival, look out for chef Lee Groves on Saturday 21^st May.  He’ll be cooking up a storm at 4pm on the Harbour, West Pier with a fantastic cooking demonstration.

Have you tried Seagrass in St Ives yet?  Let us know your comments here.