RestaurantsCornwallPadstowPL28

survey result

Summary

£64
  £££
2
Average
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

One of the TV chef’s four venues in his flagship town, fans say this is a “marvellously run café” and tip it as a top choice for breakfast (“the freshly made kedgeree is outstanding”). On the downside, it has almost as many foes, who find it “so overpriced and disappointing”.

Summary

£59
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This casual venue – one of five outlets the TV chef and his family run in their adopted home town – is “not your typical café”: “prices are reasonable and the dishes spot-on”. The all-day menu runs from breakfast staples through to a lively mix of bistro and Asian dishes alongside seafood and steak sarnies.

Summary

£59
   ££
2
Average
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Great fresh seafood” is the draw you would hope for, according to fans of this casual joint run by the TV chef and his family – one of their four venues in Padstow. Overall ratings in our annual diners’ poll are middling, though – it can just seem “overpriced”.

Summary

£56
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Part of the celeb chef's six-strong Cornish empire, this relaxed and “friendly” operation can still turn out “exceptional fish and seafood dishes” – and despite a general sense that it's “good but not great”, it continues to receive uniformly respectable marks.

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10 Middle Street, Padstow, PL28 8AP

Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu
Yes
No dress code
36

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£10.60 £21.90 £0.00 £8.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £28.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
10 Middle Street, Padstow, PL28 8AP
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Friday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm

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