Your guide to the best restaurants in Cornwall

Food and drink is something of a celebration in Cornwall and not just for the success of the traditional miners pasty! Naturally seafood is a Cornish food speciality but it is complimented by Cornish cream, ice cream, cheese, meat produce, traditional baking and home grown Cornish drinks such as beer, cider, wine, mead, and even tea production to list just a few of the superb offerings from large scale companies through to small artisan providers.

It would be quite possible to spend a fortnights holiday restaurant, bistro and café hopping interspersed with visits to farmers markets, food shops and foodie festivals. Unsurprisingly, as a result, Cornwall has attracted some famous chefs. We take a look at some of the best restaurants in Cornwall in order to to whet your appetite.

Beaucliffes

Set in a conservatory-style restaurant at Porth Veor Manor, Beaucliffes is our own restaurant and enjoys beautiful views across the terraced lawns and private access to Porth Beach.

The talented team at the Porth Veor Manor strive to use only the freshest seasonal produce sourced locally to bring you an exciting variety of dishes.

Serving a range of menus, all self-catering guests can enjoy a 20% dining discount.

Paul Ainsworth

• Paul Ainsworth at Number 6
  À la carte and children’s menu based on good wholesome local ingredients and perhaps some unusual ones! Padstow.
• Rojano’s
  Paul Ainsworth’s Italian Cuisine bar and restaurant. Padstow.

Nathan Outlaw

• Restaurant Nathan Outlaw
  Modern British with Seafood Speciality. Port Isaac.
• Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen
  Modern British, Seafood. Port Isaac.

Rick Stein

Unsurprisingly this famous sea food chef was attracted to the beautiful north Cornish coast and has several businesses situated around the fisheries accessible from Padstow. Passionate about his role as a Cornish businessman and promoter of fresh simply cooked seafood, Rick can often be caught presenting programmes from the area whilst running cookery schools and his selection of eateries. Visit:

• The Seafood Restaurant
  Situated by the pretty harbour in Padstow, serving fresh seafood everyday.
• St Petroc’s Bistro
  Rustic charm and Mediterranean influenced cuisine. Grill, bar and lounge as well as al fresco dining. New Street, Padstow.
• Rick Stein’s Cafe
  Family friendly, serving a range of breakfast items from 8am-10:30am followed by coffee and homemade cakes until 12pm, a lunch menu from 12-2:30pm. In the evening dinner reservations can be booked from 6:30pm-9:30pm. Middle Street Padstow.
• Stein’s Fish and Chips
  Breakfast, lunch and dinner menus in a family friendly relaxed atmosphere. Restaurant and take away with a twist including specialist beers and mackerel breakfasts.
  South Quay, Padstow.
• The Cornish Arms
  Log fires and a fantastic British pub menu. Reservations for Sunday roasts. Churchtown, St Merryn.
• Rick Stein’s Fish
  Classic fish and chip restaurant and takeaway. Private bookable dining room for parties of over 14 people. ‘Vintage lunches’ for the over 60’s every Tuesday. Falmouth.
• Rick Stein Porthleven
  Fresh fish and seafood. Porthleven.

Driftwood

Serving fish and shellfish dishes based on local ingredients. Portscatho.

Oliver’s

Modern, traditional British cuisine favouring fresh, local ingredients. Falmouth.

Tabbs

Fine dining with a selection of menus including a lunchtime tapas menu. Truro.

Watch House

European menu and daily fish specials. St Mawes.

Cove

Modern British with À la Carte and Prix Fixte menus. Maenporth.

Restaurant Tresanton

Fresh locally caught seafood and traditional British. St Mawes.

Samphire

Modern British cuisine. Fistral Beach.

Fowey Hall

Traditional Cornish menu with local fresh ingredients including seafood. Fowey.

Asquiths

Modern British food served in comfortable and elegant surroundings. Lostwithiel.