Great place, friendly staff and sensational food!
Great location, view, service and food. Ohh - and they love dogs.
Absolutely amazing, service and food was a 10/10
The restaurant was small but the lady didn't forget anyone and was so lovely
Could have had everything on the menu
We had an excellent dinner at the Old Lifeboat House. Very friendly and efficient service. The main focus is understandably fish and they do this very well indeed. Delicious fish cake starter. The dressed crab salad and the catch of the day (John Dorey) were also very tasty and well prepared. Great puddings too - and good value. It’s quite a small restaurant so well worth booking ahead. A few people had to be turned away.
Just had the best lightly battered catch of the day cod and chips with homemade tartare sauce! Absolutely outstanding! Husband had steak and chips with peppercorn sauce and said it was 'bang on'! Highly recommend this place. The young waiter was delightful too, so attentive and friendly.
Also, very relaxing atmosphere amd dog friendly too 10 out of 10, easy!
Juat had a superb meal, very tasty, great service, and very friendly staff. Very quick with the food. My wife is extremely picky because she is a good cook. And she couldn't fault it. They even did a mini fish and finger and chips for our 10 year old, which wasn't on the menu. We will definitely be going again.
We had a really lovely dining experience at the old lifeboat house. The food was really well made with high quality ingredients. We had fish and chips, a simple dish but lovingly produced to a very high standard. The service was impeccable too. Incredibly attentive, polite and generous staff. A high contrast to EVERY restaurant and bar we visited in St. Ives. I've never been overcharged and ignored so much in my life. I've also never walked out of 3 establishments in a row for being kept waiting over 20 mins for service!! So yea, the old lifeboat house bistro is very excellent. They don't automatically add a service charge either. Very classy.
Lovely meal here with my wife and inlaws. Just staying overnight in Penzance and needed a bite to eat. We were very pleased to have found this place. Great service, good size portions of amazing food, fresh fish and seafood, but leave space for dessert as you wont regret it!
This is a popular place so book a table to avoid disappointment.
Being in the old lifeboat house sold this place to me straight away, it’s probably the most unique restaurant in Penzance. The restaurant looks as great outside as it does inside.
We came on a Monday evening, I’m not going to lie and say the service was quick but it wasn’t painfully slow either, there was one chef in the kitchen and all the staff (chef included) were amazing.
The food is cooked fresh and cooked properly, when this happens I have no issue in waiting compared to chain restaurants which are slow and terrible. The wait here was well worth it but it adds to the overall experience so this is more of a positive than a negative for me.
As others have said they don’t add a “compulsory” service charge onto the bill which is a pet hate of mine and as price goes it was a lot cheaper than what I expected it to be.
I have already recommended this place to others and I will return again. Brilliant restaurant!
Great soup of the Day, and a perfect grilled fish. And the dessert, also handmade with Love, thank you verry much for this great Dinner 🥰 oh i forgott, the espresso was also verry teasty ☕geeds from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Very nice evening spent at this harbour front restaurant. Food was excellent and reasonably priced. Also had a nice pint of St Austells Proper Job which went down very well with the seafood. Worth getting there early or booking ahead to get a table as there is limited seating.
We enjoyed a lovely lunch time meal at The Old Lifeboat.
I opted for the tapas, prawns & moules marinere. The mussels were plump and juicy & arrived in a delicious creamy sauce with fresh bread. My king prawns were succulent & coated in a spicy sauce with garnish & lemon.
My sister's opted for the fishfinger sandwiches which came with a crisp, side salad. The fish tasted fresh and the batter was nice and thin and crispy. It was great value for money.
There was a great mix of 60's and 70's music playing and the staff were very efficient and helpful. The venue is also set in a lovely location on the harbour and we would highly recommend it to anyone visiting.
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