Eating out in Padstow

Eating out in Padstow is a delight and offers an exciting choice of restaurants and cafes at any time of the year. Intimate restaurants, cafes, cosy tearooms or welcoming pubs the choice is yours. You can dine alfresco around the harbour side with restaurants both offering local, regional and international cuisine. The following are just a few of the places we our friends and guests like to eat.

Rick Steins famous Seafood Restaurant which has just had a re-fit featuring a new sushi bar is just a six minute walk from Cally Croft along with his other restaurants, The Middle Street Café and St Petroc’s Bistro both also offering excellent choices of quality food and prices. The food as you would expect is excellent in all of the Rick Steins establishments. Booking early is advisable. www.rickstein.com Tel: 01841 532700. If you’re interested in cooking try a course at The Seafood School.

Fine Dining at No 6 Restaurant and Private Dining Rooms is a delight the food outstanding along with the excellent service. The chic style and modern décor complements the Georgian town house and creates a welcoming atmosphere for you to relax and enjoy your food. For reviews please see www.squaremeal.co.uk. Also voted best restaurant in Cornwall by the Which? food guide 2007. www.number6inpadstow.co.uk. Tel: 01841 532093.

Custard an English Diner is also hot on the Menu! serving traditional English fish and meat dishes which include local delicious beef. Great value, interesting food and puddings with the wow factor! The food is very well presented in a relaxed atmosphere with comfortable and tasteful surroundings. Custard opened last year and already proving to be a hit with our guests. www.custarddiner.com Tel: 0870 1700 740.

For fantastic cream teas and yummy freshly made light lunches, delicious home made cakes and wonderful coffee Mary B’s is a must to visit. A small café with a very friendly service is tucked away, up the ally way behind Seasalt. Tel: 01841 533238.

Margot’s Bistro is a fantastic very busy bistro serves excellent fresh food is open for lunch and dinner and very good value money. Book well in advance as Margot’s is very popular place to dine. Listed in the Good Food Guide. www.margots.co.uk Tel: 01841 533441.

The Basement Café, located on the Harbour with outside seating is open all day for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a good selection of tasty, fresh food and daily specials. www.basementcafe.co.uk Tel: 01841 532846. For reviews please see www.eatoutcornwall.co.uk.

If Local pubs and real ale served with good food is more to your taste visit Mike and Pauline at The London Inn - great value for money and a local’s pub too, with a roaring fire in the winter. Also serves great Sunday Roasts. Tel: 01841 532544.

The Shipwrights overlooks the harbour on the North Quay also has outside seating or try The Old Ship Hotel, The Harbour Inn or the Golden Lion all serve food offering a wide choice of meat and fish dishes.

There are several pasty shops around the Harbour together with good old Fish & Chips. Rick Stein takeaway Fish & Chips are delicious with huge choice of fresh fish available cooked to your liking. Also Chip Ahoy in the centre of the town serves good fish and chips with a range of fish available.

For a relaxing glass of wine before you eat or simply watch the world go by try Bin 2 just by The Basement Café over looking the Harbour with outside seating. Excellent choices of wine with expert knowledge from David the owner. Bin 2 also serves local lovely wine from The Camel Valley Vineyard.