Flour Garden, St Enodoc
Seasonal garden pizza at St Enodoc. Check reopening dates and takeaway availability — a lovely idea for an easy evening at home.
The Haybarn · Places to eat
From a bacon roll in Rock to the best table in Cornwall
Ten years of eating our way round this estuary, boiled down to a list we'd give a friend. Priced honestly: £ is a casual, sandy-feet sort of meal, £££ is the one you book before you book the house.
Where we book
£ casual · ££ a leisurely meal · £££ a special occasion. This is a guide, not a quoted price: check current menus, opening dates and reservations directly.
- ££
Four Boys · Rock
Seasonal cooking, handmade pasta and seafood at Ferry Point, with lovely estuary views.
- £
Fish & chips on the sand · Polzeath
Eaten sitting on the wall watching the surf. Nobody has ever complained.
- ££
The Mariners · Rock
Paul Ainsworth's pub on the estuary. Pints, proper pub cooking and the best sunset view in the village.
- ££
Ci Ci’s Bar · Padstow
A cocktail stop from the Ainsworth Collection, before or after an evening in Padstow.
- ££
Caffè Rojano · Padstow
All-day, relaxed, and good for a long lunch after the ferry.
- ££
Stein's Fish & Chips / Seafood Bar · Padstow
The Rick Stein empire at its most casual — fish and chips done the way they should be.
- ££
Prawn on the Lawn · Padstow
Tiny, loud, fish counter at the front. Order more small plates than you think you need.
- £££
St Enodoc Hotel restaurant · Rock
Estuary Grill at the St Enodoc Hotel in Rock, part of the Ainsworth Collection. A lovely setting for an occasion.
- £££
The Seafood Restaurant · Padstow
Rick Stein's original, and still the reason half of Britain knows where Padstow is.
- £££
Paul Ainsworth at No.6 · Padstow
The benchmark of the whole coast. Book months ahead for August and Christmas week.
- £££
Outlaw's New Road · Port Isaac
Nathan Outlaw's fish, landed within sight of the table. Twelve minutes up the coast road.
Park in Rock, walk onto the ferry, cross the Camel, and have lunch in Padstow without anyone having to drive home.
The best plan we know
Eat at home
Some of the best meals of the week happen at the barn's own table. Here's how we make the most of a night at home.
Bluntrock Brewery
Local beer, brewed just up the road. Pick up a few cans or a mini keg and there's your evening sorted.
Philip Warren, Rock
Fourth-generation Cornish butchers, four minutes away. Dry-aged steak, proper sausages, and advice worth taking.
Oysters & shellfish
Straight off the estuary. Ice, lemon, a cold bottle, the garden table and nothing else required.