Next year's St Ives Food and Drink Festival is planned for June.

A celebration of the best of Cornish food and drink.

There will be events every day all around town including cooking demonsrations by the town's top chefs, food tastings and wine tastings.

These will include a big food and drink fayre / exhibition in St Ives Guildhall on the Saturday and Sunday.

The first St Ives Food and Drink Festival ran from 14th to 20th June 2010.

Events in 2010 included:

• Cornish Cheese and Wine Tasting
• Fish Masterclass
• Wild Food Foraging Walk
• Beach BBQ
• St Ives Farmers Market
• Gin Tasting
• Food and Drink Guided Tour
• Cooking Demonstratons
• Cornish Food and Drink Producers Exhibition

More details are on:
St Ives Food and Drink Festival Website

Reviews of the best restaurants and pubs in St Ives by both locals and visitors.

TripAdvisor is one of the biggest travel sites on the Net and features reviews and ratings from thousands of "real" people.

Some of the comments need to be treated with a touch of scepticism. But for most places there are enough reviews, plus and overall rating, to help you to decide where you would like to eat.

Alba - contemporary fine dining

Blas BurgerWorks - high quality burgers.

Caffè Pasta - pizzas and pasta dishes.

Hobblers House - traditional restaurant on the harbour.

The Loft - fine dining with views over the bay.

Onshore - seafood, pasta and pizza.

Mermaid Seafood Restaurant - local seafood specialists.

Peppers - pasta and pizzeria.

Porthgwidden Beach Cafè - Mediterranean and Asian seafood.

Porthminster Cafè - Mediterranean and Asian seafood.

Seafood Cafe - contemporary cuisine.

Waterfront - fresh local fish, seafood and meat.

Yellow Canary Cafè - pasties, cream teas, home made cakes.

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The Mermaid Seafood Restaurant