Beer & Bird

Name: Beer & Bird
Address: 18A Fore St, Saint Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR26 1AB
Telephone: 01736 793776
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

70 Reviews

£25 and under

American

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Welcome to Beer and Bird!
Beer and Bird is a family run business in the heart of beautiful St Ives. As you may have guessed, we are famous for 2 things: Craft Beer and fried chicken. We're also big on hospitality. So whether you’re popping in for a beer and need a recommendation, or settling in for a night of good old fashioned comfort food, our staff are always on hand to make your experience the best it can be.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

26 Jun 2022

June 2022

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Sat

Sun

19:00

Booked 14 times today

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01736 793776

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
American, Burgers
Hours of Operation
Wed–Fri 17:00–23:00 Sat, Sun 12:00–23:00
Phone number
01736 793776
Website
https://www.beerandbird.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Dress Code
Business Casual

Location
18A Fore St Saint Ives, Cornwall TR26 1AB
Area
St Ives
Parking Details
None
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Vegan, Wine

Chicken Scratchin's£3.95
Crispy chicken skins fried in our signature breading and dusted with 'chicken scratch' salt. The ultimate beer snack!
Southern 'Shroomies£5.95
Crispy breaded mushrooms dusted with 'chicken scratch' salt. Served with Buttermilk Ranch dip. Vegetarian or Vegan
Loaded Halloumi Fries£6.95
Golden halloumi drizzled with buttermilk ranch, topped with pickled watermelon and scallions
Pulled Coq Nachos£11.95
Home-fried tortilla chips, pico de gallo, roasted garlic guacamole and pickled jalapenos. Topped with nacho cheese and slow-cooked BBQ pulled chicken

Fried Chicken

Our succulent free-range chicken is marinated in buttermilk, coated in our secret-recipe breading and fried to perfection in our state of the art Henny Penny pressure fryer!

Buttermilk Tenders£14.95
Succulent fried chicken mini-fillets (6 pieces) served with skin-on fries and pickled watermelon
Chicken N' Waffles£14.95
Buttermilk chicken tenders and freshly griddled waffles topped with honey butter and served with pickled watermelon and maple syrup for drizzlin'

Wings (8 Pieces)

£7.95. Choose from:

Buffalo
Served with blue cheese dip
Korean Gochujang
Served with honey sesame dressing
Hickory BBQ
Topped with crispy onions
Raging Coq Hot
Served with buttermilk ranch

Bird Burgers

Our famous burgers are built with buttermilk fried chicken breast, shredded lettuce, white onion and our signature buttermilk ranch. All served in a Baker Tom brioche bun with skin-on fries and pickled watermelon. A number of our burgers can be made Gluten Free on request - please ask a member of the team to see our dedicated Gluten Free menu

The O.G£12.95
Buttermilk fried chicken, American cheese, house ranch
K-Pop Coq£13.95
Buttermilk fried chicken, gochujang hot sauce, kimchi slaw, honey sesame dressing
Raging Coq£13.95
Buttermilk fried chicken, American cheese, beer-battered jalapenos, raging coq hot sauce
Hickory Squealer£14.95
Buttermilk fried chicken, American cheese, candied maple bacon, hickory smoked BBQ, beer-battered onion rings
Mac Daddy£14.95
Buttermilk fried chicken, southern mac n' cheese, slow-cooked BBQ pulled chicken
Sweet Mercy£14.95
Buttermilk fried chicken, candied maple bacon, 'Sweet Mercy' chilli jam and a wheel of deep-fried camembert

Make Mine Filthy

Our burgers come with skin-on fries as standard. Why not upgrade your fries to one of our filthy options below?

Sweet Potato Fries£1.50
with smoked maple salt
Filthy Fries£3.50
with nacho cheese, candied maple bacon, scallions
Filthy Clucker Fries£3.50
with nacho cheese and BBQ pulled chicken

Birdless Burgers

Our delicious meat-free burgers are built with our homemade vegan fried 'chicken', shredded lettuce, onion and our signature buttermilk ranch. All served in a Baker Tom brioche bun with skin-on fries and pickled watermelon. Note: Our birdless burgers are vegetarian as standard but can be made vegan on request

Hail Seitan£12.95
Vegan fried 'chicken', American cheese, buttermilk ranch. Vegetarian or Vegan
Raging Seitan£13.95
Vegan fried 'chicken', American cheese, beer-battered jalapenos, raging coq hot sauce. Vegetarian or Vegan
Hickory Seitan Squealer£13.95
Vegan fried 'chicken', American cheese, hickory smoked BBQ, beer-battered onion rings. Vegetarian or Vegan

Fries, Sides + Sauces

Skin on Fries£3.50
Dusted with 'chicken scratch' salt
Sweet Potato Fries£4.50
Dusted with smoked maple salt
Filthy Fries£6.50
Topped with nacho cheese, candied maple bacon, scallions
Filthy Clucker Fries£6.50
Topped with nacho cheese and BBQ pulled chicken
Buttermilk Slaw£3.50
Beer-Battered Onion Rings£3.50
Made with local ale
Loaded Corn£4.50
Charred corn brushed with buttermilk ranch, topped with parmesan, scallions and Nashville spice
Southern Mac N' Cheese£4.50
Buttermilk Chicken Tenders (3)£5.95
Nashville Hot Tenders (3)£6.95

Homemade Sauces

All £1.50

Hickory BBQ
Korean Gochujang
Buttermilk Ranch
Vegan Ranch
Buffalo
Raging Coq
Blue Cheese

Great Shakes

All £6.95. Our monster ice cream shakes are the perfect way to finish off your meal!

Mississippi Mud Slide
milk, chocolate ice cream, chocolate fudge brownie, Hershey's chocolate syrup
Oreo Cheesecake
Milk, vanilla ice cream, oreos, cream cheese, Hershey's chocolate syrup. Can be made vegan
Caramel Apple Cobbler
milk, vanilla ice cream, apple crumble, cinnamon, caramel sauce
Campfire S'mores
milk, vanilla ice cream, cookies, scorched marshmallow, Hershey's chocolate syrup

Make Mine Hard

Add a shot of booze to your shake for just £3! Choose From:

Bourbon
Amaretto
Rum
Kahlua
Bailey's
Caramelo

What 70 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.3Service
4.3Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Cornwall
Group Bookings
Cornwall
Vibrant Bar Scene
Cornwall
Most Booked
West Cornwall
Lunch
West Cornwall
Neighbourhood Gem
West Cornwall
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PhilK
Worcestershire
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food4service5ambience5
The food is good quality and I can’t see how you could leave not feeling full. The southern seasoning on the chicken is to be expected, but I wasn’t keen on it with the fries it came with- personal choice. The meal can get pricey for a group, especially with Drinks but due to quantity of servings offers better value than most eating/ bars in St Ives. Staff were polite and attentive throughout the visit. First time visit. Will be back in future.
j
jnm933
Los Angeles
12 reviews
3.0
12 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall3food3service3ambience3
Food is good not bad not great but the menu is all fried. Everything fried in a heavy thick batter. We had to eat here cause it was the only reservation we could get. No vegetables either except coleslaw. Should at least carry a green salad and a roast chicken.
S
Stives
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall1food3service1ambience2
Service slow, table next to us arrived after us and where given free drinks ,for slow service, we where still waiting for our food, other tables arrived after us and got there food quicker, the 9.95 service charge wasnt worth the service we received, to polite to complain very expensive
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall3food3service3ambience3
It’s ‘ok’ … not the tastiest. Or a great choice. But friendly.. good with staff.
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and cocktails service was spot on
MR
MattR
Oxford
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 June 2022
overall5food3service5ambience5
Food was blooming lovely... however, despite the chicken being so tasty, it was quite dry. Cannot fault anything else however!
SH
SteveH
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 15 June 2022
overall3food3service4ambience4
Put in a window table looking out over a wall initially so moved Ordered starters and mains…..which then all came together? Manager fixed things tho so all was good The chicken was over cooked sadly but I’d had a whinge about the initial table and the fact the food was delivered in one hit so just put up with it The wine was a great pick (Pinot Grigio and very fairly priced) Had a great evening…just felt that had the chicken been moist, it would have been one of the best chicken burger style meals we’d have had Only two more sleeps before we travel back North tho and would have loved the chance to try it again….maybe next time
MW
MarkW
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 13 June 2022
overall2food1service5ambience2
Having previously visited this restaurant last November, we booked a table to ensure we got a seat as we had such a great meal. Sadly, it seems that it has gone downhill since our last visit. We ordered chicken wings to start for sharing, which could have been cooked a lot better (although the flavour was good). The biggest disappointment was the buttermilk chicken burgers. Both of ours were over cooked and lacking the wow factor we experienced previously. The bill of £68 for wings to share, two burgers and chips + 2 ciders was certainly not worth it when comparing to the quality of the food. Service was fine and the servers were pleasant.
HW
HelenW
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 12 June 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Thought try here as love chicken and truly was not disappointed. The food was lovely, staff friendly and served a very nice local rum. 100% will be visiting again
t
teresap
Kent
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, catered for vegetarian and gluten free with no issues. Highly recommend
AH
AndreeaH
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food would highly recommend. Service was excellent, staff really friendly and accommodating. Drinks menu also great, lovely cocktails and a big selection to chose from. If you like chicken then this is the best. I’m not a huge chicken fan myself my husband loves it so took him there for his birthday and he loved it I would also definitely eat there again myself I’ve now been converted!
DA
DaveyA
Cornwall
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 10 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best chicken burgers we've ever had (who needs beef when there's chicken like this?) and a great selection of cocktails. We will definitely be back there every time we visit St Ives!
JE
JackieE
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 9 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service, burgers were lovely definitely going to visit again before we leave
OT
OpenTable Diner
Manchester
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 8 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great place, amazing cocktails and Food.
MN
MarieN
Yorkshire
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 8 June 2022
overall3food4service3ambience3
We always visit here for the food and cocktails. However we visited twice this week, the food was as good as ever but the cocktails where awful, even though on both occasions different staff made the cocktails.
ST
SteveT
London
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 6 June 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great tasting food, good beer selection and a fine atmosphere.
BH
BenH
Cornwall
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, great cocktails, great service, highly recommended
OT
OpenTable Diner
Norfolk
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing experience from food to service… Fin was a particular highlight as his service really made the difference thank you Beer and Bird
D
Duggy
Cornwall
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall2food2service2ambience4
Nice decor. Some nice meals but the children's chicken was too dry and one of the mains was very greasy. No rice option as a side in a chicken restaurant is not good. Didn't realise it was dog friendly when we booked. Had two nearby tables with dogs angrily barking at each other. No thanks. Overall, disappointing and nowhere near some of the other restaurants in the town. Doubt we'll ever go back.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Lovely quaint restaurant with amazing food. Definitely worth a visit
CJ
CJB77
Liverpool
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was stunning and a fantastic service from start to finish. Well done!
JI
JILLYB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall4food4service4ambience5
Food was super tasty, one of the best chicken burgers I had ever had. Food could have been a tad hotter.
CC
CharlotteC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Always a great experience, we come every time we are visiting St Ives
NA
NickyA
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 2 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best burger I’ve ever eaten and great ambience
RW
RuthW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 1 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing service, unbelievable food, nothing not to love!
TJ
ThomasJ
South Wales
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 31 May 2022
overall1food3service1ambience1
Poor service and worse food. Badly cooked chicken with bland sauces. Rude staff who obviously don’t want you to spend money.
SF
SarahF
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 30 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We were unsure of the menu at first but after a fantastic meal that suited a party of 7 with 3 teenagers and 4 adults we will definitely visit again. Great food, great service!
TA
TheAdam
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 29 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
A great meal. Awesome food, friendly service and a nice atmosphere.
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 29 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The best burgers I have ever eaten!!! Cannot wait to go back!!!
CV
CallumV
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 29 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Good food, arrived quickly, good beer. What more can you ask for?
AF
AlisonF
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 26 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing night, great service, nothing was too much trouble
HB
HexB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great atmosphere, good section of food and drinks. Would 100% go back again ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
s
steakchipsandsauce
Perthshire
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on 16 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome feed. Ticked every tasty box.
MO
MarkO
London
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 May 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
table was booked for 6pm,turned up at 6pm, the place was half empty , had ordered food by 6.10pm at 6.40pm I asked waiter why we hadn't had our chicken wings starters, he said he was check. At 7pm we still had not been served so we left and never got to eat. The place only serves basic food, that you would imagine was pre cooked, how can it take so long to even get some starters at the table, the waiter stated it was because one of our group had a nut allergy and the food needed to be specially prepared!
J
Johndoe12
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 14 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and staff handled an unfair minor complaint from my grandmother in law really well. Would definitely return in the future. Must stress how wonderful the staff were
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 12 May 2022
overall4food3service4ambience4
Great atmosphere, enjoyable food and attentive service. Would happily come again for a relaxed evening
RB
RachelB
Cornwall
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 10 May 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great place to eat and drink cocktails 2nd visit in the last week as we are on holiday down here
P
Pigtoria
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 9 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food, great size portions. Very tasty! Would definitely return and would definitely recommend.
ER
EleanorR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 8 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was amazing, service was quick and very friendly.
PA
PipA
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 7 May 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Very good service, nice friendly atmosphere and good food. Tiny bit heavy on the seasoning on my chips, however my friend said it was the best burger she’d ever had.

FAQs

Beer & Bird offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 01736 793776.

Beer & Bird is rated 4.3 stars by 70 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

26 Jun 2022

June 2022

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

19:00

Booked 14 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeaway

01736 793776

18A Fore St Saint Ives, Cornwall TR26 1AB

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
St Ives
Hours of Operation
Wed–Fri 17:00–23:00 Sat, Sun 12:00–23:00
Cuisines
American, Burgers
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Business Casual
Parking Details
None
Payment Options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeaway, Vegan, Wine

Website
https://www.beerandbird.com/
Phone number
01736 793776

Beer & Bird

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Takeaway

Dining areas

Additional information

Starters & Sharers

Chicken Scratchin's£3.95

Southern 'Shroomies£5.95

Loaded Halloumi Fries£6.95

Pulled Coq Nachos£11.95

Fried Chicken

Buttermilk Tenders£14.95

Chicken N' Waffles£14.95

Wings (8 Pieces)

Buffalo

Korean Gochujang

Hickory BBQ

Raging Coq Hot

Bird Burgers

The O.G£12.95

K-Pop Coq£13.95

Raging Coq£13.95

Hickory Squealer£14.95

Mac Daddy£14.95

Sweet Mercy£14.95

Make Mine Filthy

Sweet Potato Fries£1.50

Filthy Fries£3.50

Filthy Clucker Fries£3.50

Birdless Burgers

Hail Seitan£12.95

Raging Seitan£13.95

Hickory Seitan Squealer£13.95

Fries, Sides + Sauces

Skin on Fries£3.50

Sweet Potato Fries£4.50

Filthy Fries£6.50

Filthy Clucker Fries£6.50

Buttermilk Slaw£3.50

Beer-Battered Onion Rings£3.50

Loaded Corn£4.50

Southern Mac N' Cheese£4.50

Buttermilk Chicken Tenders (3)£5.95

Nashville Hot Tenders (3)£6.95

Homemade Sauces

Hickory BBQ

Korean Gochujang

Buttermilk Ranch

Vegan Ranch

Buffalo

Raging Coq

Blue Cheese

Great Shakes

Mississippi Mud Slide

Oreo Cheesecake

Caramel Apple Cobbler

Campfire S'mores

Make Mine Hard

Bourbon

Amaretto

Rum

Kahlua

Bailey's

Caramelo

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