Early mornings have never been my thing but thanks to the arrival of our beautiful baby girl I have a newfound appreciation of early starts and I’ve fallen in love with St Ives all over again.
Now, don’t get me wrong a lie in would be nice from time to
time but I’ve decided to embrace the dark circles, get out nice and early and
sample what St Ives’ breakfast menu’s have to offer.
Porthminster Beach Café
Topping my list has to be this beautiful little beach café
that you usually have to book weeks in advance. At sunrise however it’s a
different story. We arrived at 9.30am on a Saturday morning and had our choice
of tables and it really was perfect in every way – the weather, the view, the
food and the sleeping baby! I plumped for the free-range poached eggs with a
cheeky side order of local sausage and bacon and it was divine. The other half of course
went for the full fry-up and without even a smidge of brown sauce left on the
plate I’d say it was a winner. Washed down with locally sourced apple juice and
freshly squeezed orange juice, it really couldn’t have been better.
Porthmeor Beach Café
Continuing the beach theme (well we are in Cornwall!) we
headed to Porthmeor Beach Café. This is somewhere I’ve always wanted to eat but
until now simply haven’t gotten around to and breakfast seemed a great place to
start. It did not disappoint. Being a sucker for granola, yoghurt and compote I
couldn’t resist this when I saw it on the menu and I must say it was one of the
best. Hubby built his own brekkie and ordered most items on the menu despite my
encouragement to try something a bit different. Again we managed to dine
alfresco and the view really is one of my favourites in St Ives and despite the
baby being far from asleep she was impeccably behaved and charmed the other
diners with her cuteness.
Hub, St Ives
Being massive fans of The Hub for lunchtime and evening food
we decided to give this harbour front hang-out a go for breakfast. The
breakfast menu itself is fairly simple but what they do, they do well. This
time around we decided to share a stack of pancakes with summer berries &
maple syrup and a ‘Pig me up’. Both delicious but the pancakes were a definite
hit for me. Whilst the weather wasn’t quite so kind on this breakfast outing
the cosy booths and décor create an American style diner feel which is a
refreshing change for St Ives.
There are a few more breakfast outings planned this summer
so if I come across any other gems I’ll let you know.
Kelly x
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