The Rum & Crab Shack

I visited this establishment for a quick dinner. The restaurant was not crowded, and we were seated without difficulty. The atmosphere was dimly lit but relaxing. The food was satisfactory. The prices were slightly above average. I may return during the seafood season.

Went as a group of 5, the service was fast, friendly and patient with us. The Soft Shell Crab Burger was flavoursome, but I couldn’t taste any crab, just batter. The Crab Linguine was very nice, just it seem to be very low on crab meat, both could be just due to our expectations, so I don’t want to sound to harsh, the taste and flavours was very good! The burger was good and I would recommend it and for the vegans in our group the Vegan Jambalaya was amazing and very large portion, they were extremely happy! I would go back and would recommend them, service was first class!

What a quirky vibe!! Visited this establishment with my partner and we loved everything about it from the funky decor to the delicious cocktails. I had the baby back ribs dripping in sauce they were so tender and juicy, along with a couple yum cocktails. Deffi recommend this place 👌

We're out of season so no trouble getting a table in the window overlooking the harbour. Staff were friendly. We had cocktails which were 241 until 6pm, food service is from 5pm. Food was nice but knocked a star off for the chicken bone I found in my gumbo. Atmosphere was nice with a mix of couples and families.

The rum and crab shack was recommended to me by someone who's been visiting St. Ives for 30 years and it's her favourite place to park up for the day, enjoy the view with some good food and drink. It didn't disappoint, the service was great, lovely staff and the food was gorgeous ❤️ great choice of cocktails and drinks too! highly recommend!

Me and my wife waited 2 years to come back, and now we are here! Staff are just great and very friendly. Amazing rum selection, great food, beautiful view of the harbour, and well cosy atmosphere.

We visited the Rum & Crab Shack on a busy sunny Friday lunchtime in August. We were seated quickly. The staff were really friendly and helpful. The food was better than expected. Really worth what we paid. There was an issue with the dessert as they had no bananas. Although there was quite a delay our server was attentive and ended up comping the dessert as it took so long. Would definitely visit again and recommend.

You can’t come to St Ives and not go here. You need to wait to be seated at the desk for food or just grab a seat in the bar area. Great choice of fresh fish (surf) and lots of Turf options. Great Rum bar if I was a local, this would be my local. They have a good selection of other drinks I just like Rum and Stargazy is one of my favorites.