The Rum & Crab Shack

The Rum and Crab Shack is a seafood restaurant and bar in a first floor shack on the harbour front at Wharf Road in St Ives, and the home of the Dead Man's Fingers spiced rum brand, which started here. The menu runs from whole crab and lobster to surf and turf, with small plates, lunch menus and vegan options, while the bar stocks more than a hundred rums including the house spiced rum and a caramel rum liqueur, and mixes classic cocktails and its own signature serves. Well behaved dogs and their owners are welcome. Tucked behind the shack is the R Bar, with cocktails, happy hour, live music, DJs, jazz and blues nights and cocktail making experiences, and there is a karaoke and listening room called the Deadman's Locker that can be booked for groups. In winter the shack trims its hours to Thursday to Sunday, with food at lunchtime and in the evening, so check before travelling off season. It suits groups and couples who want seafood with a party atmosphere rather than a quiet dinner.

Good to know

• Seafood restaurant and bar on the harbour front, Wharf Road, St Ives TR26 1LF
• Home of Dead Man's Fingers spiced rum; over 100 rums
• Whole crab, lobster, surf and turf, small plates, vegan options, lunch menus
• Well behaved dogs welcome
• R Bar behind with live music and DJs; bookable karaoke room
• Reduced winter hours, Thursday to Sunday

Address: Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1LF.

Official site: The Rum & Crab Shack website.