Bier Huis Grand Café
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About Bier Huis Grand Café
Bier Huis Grand Café on St Andrew's Street in Saint Ives is a Belgian-influenced restaurant and bar pairing a wide range of Belgian beers on tap with a broad pub-grill menu. The kitchen runs from steak frites and mussels, including a Thai-style variation, through to spaghetti Bolognese, and gluten-free beer sits among the taps. The dining room sits upstairs, and the ground floor keeps a café and pub feel with a mix of old and modern furnishings. Staff help diners work through the beer list, and dogs are welcome inside. The street-level spot serves as a central stop for both a meal and a glass, with the upstairs table service anchoring the food side.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingUsually difficult to find a space
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
- Good for kidsHigh chairs · Family-friendly
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
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Menu & Prices
39 dishes · mains £4–23- 8.1% Rochefort Triple Extra£11.20
- 5% Pink Killer£4.60
- 7.5% Corsendonk Pater Dubbel£9.20
- 5% Campus Premium£3.95
- 5% Cantillon Rose De Cambrinus£19.90
- 6.7% St Bernardus Pater 6£5.99
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention belgian beer selection, moules, steak frites and thai mussels.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention belgian beer selection, moules, steak frites and thai mussels.
Customer Review Summary
The single most consistent draw reviewers raise is the Belgian beer selection, with several visitors describing it as unmatched in the area and one group working through eight taps on tap during a tasting and ranking session. Beneath that center, the food earns repeated praise, particularly the Moules (which one regular calls "fab" and another describes as incredible in the Thai style), alongside a steak frites and a Spaghetti Bolognese that one diner calls top class. Reviewers also highlight the upstairs dining room as a quieter escape from the busy town, and the staff come in for warm mention across nearly every note for being friendly, knowledgeable, and happy to talk through the beer list, with several gluten free beer and food options called out as a plus. The atmosphere is described as chilled and fun, and a number of visitors say they return every time they are in Cornwall. On the cautionary side, a couple of reviewers note that the Belgian beers are not cheap, which is the one recurring trade-off across an otherwise uniformly positive set of notes.
Customer Review Summary
The single most consistent draw reviewers raise is the Belgian beer selection, with several visitors describing it as unmatched in the area and one group working through eight taps on tap during a tasting and ranking session. Beneath that center, the food earns repeated praise, particularly the Moules (which one regular calls "fab" and another describes as incredible in the Thai style), alongside a steak frites and a Spaghetti Bolognese that one diner calls top class. Reviewers also highlight the upstairs dining room as a quieter escape from the busy town, and the staff come in for warm mention across nearly every note for being friendly, knowledgeable, and happy to talk through the beer list, with several gluten free beer and food options called out as a plus. The atmosphere is described as chilled and fun, and a number of visitors say they return every time they are in Cornwall. On the cautionary side, a couple of reviewers note that the Belgian beers are not cheap, which is the one recurring trade-off across an otherwise uniformly positive set of notes.
Featured reviews
- Hamish Riddell
“EXCELLENT service. Excellent food and beer. An excellent place!”
- Nick Crabb
“What a find, possibly the most fun place in St Ives. The food is great, the service is wonderful, and the beers, oh my the beers.... Bier Huis is now a must visit location when we're in town.”
- Dan Jay
“Really great place to drink a wide variety of beers and nibbles. Great way to spend an afternoon. Thank you Andy.”
- Ashley Shankland
“Come here every time we come to Cornwall, so this will be our 3rd time!! And as always never a disappointment!! The biere is grand!! The atmosphere is chilled! The staff are super friendly and the Moules are fab!!!! Worth a visit always!!!”
- Sha Logarajah
“really friendly and knowledgeable staff helped us decide on trying the range of 8 belgian beers they had on tap. it was a fun experience, tasting and ranking them between the two of us. most of the blonde beers we enjoyed and felt comfortable with, and there a few niche/unfamiliar ones having an interesting taste profile. overall a great experience! we did not try the food but would next time”
Highlights
- Fireplace
- Great beer selection
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Live music
- Popular for lunch
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Dine-in
Show more amenities
- Family-friendly
- Vegan options
- Bar onsite
- Cozy
- Beer
- Coffee
- Offerings· 8
- Alcohol
- Free water refills
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Parking· 1
- Usually difficult to find a space
- Dining options· 7
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Family-friendly· 1
- High chairs
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
- Highlights· 4
- Fireplace
- Great beer selection
- Great dessert
- Live music
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 2
- Casual
- Trendy
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
Location
Restaurants near Bier Huis Grand Café
- Harbour View House4.52170.1 miSCR 2,888
cooked breakfast, harbour and town views, happy hour cocktails
- Tretho Lounge4.56890.1 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
tiny coleslaw and chips portions, burgers with chips, evening drink deals
- St. Eia4.83390.2 mi£10–60Outdoor seatingGood for kidsReservations
chicken salad, courgette and crab salad, mussels
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bier Huis Grand CaféOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.7705 | — | £10–30 | belgian beer selection, moules, steak frites |
| Harbour View House | 4.5217 | 0.1 mi | SCR 2,888 | cooked breakfast, harbour and town views, happy hour cocktails |
| Tretho LoungeOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.5689 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | tiny coleslaw and chips portions, burgers with chips, evening drink deals |
| St. EiaOutdoor seating · Good for kids · Reservations | 4.8339 | 0.2 mi | £10–60 | chicken salad, courgette and crab salad, mussels |
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