The Ruin Beach Café

As you approach The Ruin, you’ll know you’re in the right place. The smoke curling from the kitchen chimney is a heady blend of delicious dishes fired by island-grown wood.

The wood-fired oven sets The Ruin apart. It is right at the heart of the restaurant and the menu, producing delicious pizzas and roasting succulent meat, fish, and vegetables for our tempting sharing platters.

Enjoy morning coffee overlooking the ocean, a long and lazy lunch on the beachfront terrace as the children play on the white sand below, or sundowners and a special evening out as the sky outside the window cycles with the reflected colours of a Scilly sunset.

The beachfront restaurant's name comes from the ruined smuggler’s cottage that forms part of its terrace, overlooking Raven’s Porth. The Coastguard boathouse next door—now Watch House cottage—must have made smuggling from here a precarious business.

Booking is strongly recommended for lunch and dinner at The Ruin.

However, only indoor tables can be booked ahead, so if it's nice weather, we'll usually have space outside if you want to be more spontaneous.

Online booking is available for up to 6 people; please call or email for more.

Please see our full table booking terms and conditions below before making your booking.