Our favourite restaurant in St. Ives. We came here for lunch and ended up coming back the next day. The dishes were creative and full of flavour, all made with local ingredients. The mussels are a must-try. The Fowey Valley cider is top-notch, one of the best ciders I've had.I also appreciate that Source Kitchen serve loose leaf Earl Grey in a pot. Thank you for a great meal!
Fran and Mike
A very lovely and lucky find on our trip to Cornwall for New Year. We were a little sceptical at first as to how service might flow given everyone arrives at the same time - 8.00pm. We needn’t have worried- this is a well oiled, friendly and welcoming team. The menu was expertly explained and we chose our selection of sharing plates. Dishes were delivered as they were ready but it flowed well and we weren’t rushed. Apologies for the lack of photos but it was far too delicious not to dive right in. Lovely vibe - clearly a number of locals as well as visitors. Thank you all.
Emma Cohen
We were visiting St Ives for the afternoon - we'd been out for a windy and rainy walk along the South West coast path and we wanted somewhere cosy with great food for lunch. Source Kitchen was perfect! We found it by chance as we were trying to escape the rain, and they luckily had space for us to sit up at the bar. Everything we had was absolutely delicious - we had an amazing beetroot dip, some fresh boquerones, flatbread with sage butter, and crab bisque with cheese and leek toasts. We pretty much licked our plates to get every last bit off! Highly recommended and lovely staff too.
Alan Cruickshank
Great evening at Source Kitchen. Stephen looked after us very well, with a series of excellent dishes. The highlight was the perfectly cooked sea bass in a crab bisque. Really good selection of English wines too. Not too hectic on a Saturday night in November either. Will be back ?
20valeriea
Excellent food and service. Nice différent recipes to usual. Pleasant restaurant loved the mushroom dish and the crab amongst others
D Spillman
Excellent restaurant, offering various small plates. Good choice of dishes for vegetarians, full of flavour. Reasonably priced menu. Service was spot on with attentive and friendly staff. Picante was delicious and spicy!
Anna HItchen
Just had the most incredible sunday lunch. All the food and wine was amazing and the staff could not have been more accommodating and welcoming. Well worth a visit.
T_P Outsider
Found on the off chance, and glad we did. Brunch menu was nice and simple, i had the cornish sausage flatbread which was very tasty and a reasonable portion. Staff very friendly and was helpful when asking touristy questions. Brilliant.
dcoope997347
The food we ordered (we chose turbot, then a beef shared platter) was well cooked and well presented. Tasty small platters that we were invited to share. But we felt nothing presented was more special than a good home-cooked meal. So no wow-factor. Though the prices (over £40 for a shared small turbot) seemed more than a tad overpriced for what they were . I queried the prices on the wine list. The cheapest bottle of wine I saw was over £30; most seemed to be in the £60+ bracket. I commented that Langans Brasserie had a cheaper wine list. The chef disagreed with me. I realise, having since looked their wine list, that he was right, Langans do have a pricier wine list. But only just !! Though it has to be said (and I’ve dined at Langans a fair few times) that the food on offer at The Source was not in the same league as that of Langans. The only similarity was the price.
Carly B
We first visited source 3 years ago and based our next few trips to Cornwall around eating here again. We were so happy with our experience the first time that we were worried it would disappoint a second, and a third time, but it never has, it’s been amazing every time. The service is always so lovely. The food is so delicious. We will keep coming back every single year! DELICIOUS!
We booked for Sunday lunch and luckily for us it was the on the day the Sunday Roast Feast returned for the Autumn/Winter menu. We started with ‘Snacks’ - 4 consecutive plates of delicious tapas style dishes to share. Then came the ‘Roast’ - melt in your mouth Sirloin beef with all the trimmings, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Dessert was a perfect rhubarb & apple crumble with clotted cream ice cream. The service was also excellent and we would highly recommend the restaurant and definitely the Sunday Roast Feast - £40 per head but well worth it. Make sure you’re hungry before going!
sertustar
Stumbled upon Source Kitchen for an impromptu lunch and my oh my were we impressed! The food, innovative and delicious, the cocktails are fantastic. Make sure you visit Source Kitchen.
LOJ95
Dining at source kitchen felt like an experience not just a meal! The quality of the food we ate here was incredible. It felt like ‘fine dining’ with a relaxed seaside vibe to it. We ate mackerel that had been caught in the St Ives bay and lots of local seafood and veggies! The oysters were MASSIVE. Honestly I have never had a more tasty / creamy risotto and we had to ask the owner of the restaurant how they gave it such an amazing flavour it was THAT GOOD. Sharing plate portions were bigger than we expected and were reasonably priced given the fact that all food was clearly fresh and locally sourced. Service was extremely personal, staff were chatty and knowledgable and we honestly loved every minute. Thank you and we will 100% be back.
John P
My wife and I ate dinner here after browsing the extensive menu at the door…We had two small glasses of English rose at £12 a glass a bit steep we thought…but we were in holiday mode…we were then given our menu which was totally different to the menu outside! It was then explained to us that we should order at least two or three plates…cajoled more like into ordering two or three sharing plates… we ordered a bread/sauce starter to share..very bland…and two plates fish and shellfish they were definitely not sharing plates…way way too small! So hungry!we ordered another flatbread which came late and undercooked! we were so very disappointed with the whole dining experience Food was just very average certainly not up to Rick Steins seafood restaurant standard..where we ate lunch the day before in Padstow and like for like was very much more expensive To add insult to injury we found out later that the English rose from the same vineyard can be bought at M&S for £12 a bottle! The bill for two came to £101.10 without coffee!!! Felt patronized conned and ripped off …won’t eat here again! Porthmear Beach Cafe down the road is much better!
PartisanArtisan
An artisan restaurant situated off the busier streets in central St Ives. Small plates and mains served with passion and flavour with ingredients sourced as local as possible. Fish indicates which boat brought it in. On the expensive side but a taste experience.
Our favourite restaurant in St. Ives. We came here for lunch and ended up coming back the next day. The dishes were creative and full of flavour, all made with local ingredients. The mussels are a must-try. The Fowey Valley cider is top-notch, one of the best ciders I've had.I also appreciate that Source Kitchen serve loose leaf Earl Grey in a pot. Thank you for a great meal!
A very lovely and lucky find on our trip to Cornwall for New Year. We were a little sceptical at first as to how service might flow given everyone arrives at the same time - 8.00pm. We needn’t have worried- this is a well oiled, friendly and welcoming team. The menu was expertly explained and we chose our selection of sharing plates. Dishes were delivered as they were ready but it flowed well and we weren’t rushed. Apologies for the lack of photos but it was far too delicious not to dive right in. Lovely vibe - clearly a number of locals as well as visitors. Thank you all.
We were visiting St Ives for the afternoon - we'd been out for a windy and rainy walk along the South West coast path and we wanted somewhere cosy with great food for lunch. Source Kitchen was perfect! We found it by chance as we were trying to escape the rain, and they luckily had space for us to sit up at the bar. Everything we had was absolutely delicious - we had an amazing beetroot dip, some fresh boquerones, flatbread with sage butter, and crab bisque with cheese and leek toasts. We pretty much licked our plates to get every last bit off! Highly recommended and lovely staff too.
Great evening at Source Kitchen. Stephen looked after us very well, with a series of excellent dishes. The highlight was the perfectly cooked sea bass in a crab bisque. Really good selection of English wines too. Not too hectic on a Saturday night in November either. Will be back ?
Excellent food and service. Nice différent recipes to usual. Pleasant restaurant loved the mushroom dish and the crab amongst others
Excellent restaurant, offering various small plates. Good choice of dishes for vegetarians, full of flavour. Reasonably priced menu. Service was spot on with attentive and friendly staff. Picante was delicious and spicy!
Just had the most incredible sunday lunch. All the food and wine was amazing and the staff could not have been more accommodating and welcoming. Well worth a visit.
Found on the off chance, and glad we did. Brunch menu was nice and simple, i had the cornish sausage flatbread which was very tasty and a reasonable portion. Staff very friendly and was helpful when asking touristy questions. Brilliant.
The food we ordered (we chose turbot, then a beef shared platter) was well cooked and well presented. Tasty small platters that we were invited to share. But we felt nothing presented was more special than a good home-cooked meal. So no wow-factor. Though the prices (over £40 for a shared small turbot) seemed more than a tad overpriced for what they were . I queried the prices on the wine list. The cheapest bottle of wine I saw was over £30; most seemed to be in the £60+ bracket. I commented that Langans Brasserie had a cheaper wine list. The chef disagreed with me. I realise, having since looked their wine list, that he was right, Langans do have a pricier wine list. But only just !! Though it has to be said (and I’ve dined at Langans a fair few times) that the food on offer at The Source was not in the same league as that of Langans. The only similarity was the price.
We first visited source 3 years ago and based our next few trips to Cornwall around eating here again. We were so happy with our experience the first time that we were worried it would disappoint a second, and a third time, but it never has, it’s been amazing every time. The service is always so lovely. The food is so delicious. We will keep coming back every single year! DELICIOUS!
Restaurantji Recommends
We booked for Sunday lunch and luckily for us it was the on the day the Sunday Roast Feast returned for the Autumn/Winter menu. We started with ‘Snacks’ - 4 consecutive plates of delicious tapas style dishes to share. Then came the ‘Roast’ - melt in your mouth Sirloin beef with all the trimmings, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Dessert was a perfect rhubarb & apple crumble with clotted cream ice cream. The service was also excellent and we would highly recommend the restaurant and definitely the Sunday Roast Feast - £40 per head but well worth it. Make sure you’re hungry before going!
Stumbled upon Source Kitchen for an impromptu lunch and my oh my were we impressed! The food, innovative and delicious, the cocktails are fantastic. Make sure you visit Source Kitchen.
Dining at source kitchen felt like an experience not just a meal! The quality of the food we ate here was incredible. It felt like ‘fine dining’ with a relaxed seaside vibe to it. We ate mackerel that had been caught in the St Ives bay and lots of local seafood and veggies! The oysters were MASSIVE. Honestly I have never had a more tasty / creamy risotto and we had to ask the owner of the restaurant how they gave it such an amazing flavour it was THAT GOOD. Sharing plate portions were bigger than we expected and were reasonably priced given the fact that all food was clearly fresh and locally sourced. Service was extremely personal, staff were chatty and knowledgable and we honestly loved every minute. Thank you and we will 100% be back.
My wife and I ate dinner here after browsing the extensive menu at the door…We had two small glasses of English rose at £12 a glass a bit steep we thought…but we were in holiday mode…we were then given our menu which was totally different to the menu outside! It was then explained to us that we should order at least two or three plates…cajoled more like into ordering two or three sharing plates… we ordered a bread/sauce starter to share..very bland…and two plates fish and shellfish they were definitely not sharing plates…way way too small! So hungry!we ordered another flatbread which came late and undercooked! we were so very disappointed with the whole dining experience Food was just very average certainly not up to Rick Steins seafood restaurant standard..where we ate lunch the day before in Padstow and like for like was very much more expensive To add insult to injury we found out later that the English rose from the same vineyard can be bought at M&S for £12 a bottle! The bill for two came to £101.10 without coffee!!! Felt patronized conned and ripped off …won’t eat here again! Porthmear Beach Cafe down the road is much better!
An artisan restaurant situated off the busier streets in central St Ives. Small plates and mains served with passion and flavour with ingredients sourced as local as possible. Fish indicates which boat brought it in. On the expensive side but a taste experience.