Food in North Cornwall

As the North Cornwall coast is now well known for it’s great choice of eateries….abundant with good quality local produce…no longer a region just of pasties, fish and chips and cream teas (although I still wouldn’t miss out on them during a visit)!!  And as we love recommending places to you during your stay at Tredarrup.  Here are a few new discoveries and offers that come around at this time of year…

FIFTEEN CORNWALL
Enjoy the fantastic view across Watergate Bay…a great place for a leisurely lunch and a walk along the beach and from now until 21st October enjoy their Totally Cornish menu celebrating the very best of Cornish seasonal produce this autumn.  Three course lunch for just £19.95. 

ODDS
Not one we have got to just yet but apparently it is a beautiful restaurant overlooking wild dunes and clifftops, with views out to the Atlantic ocean – not far from Newquay. A lot of the produce comes directly from their fields (so not many food miles here) and all looks delicious.

The farm boasts 8km of grass resting strips where voles, butterflies, nesting and feeding birds are able to thrive – in fact over 80 species of bird, indigenous and visiting, have been recorded on the farm. Arable crops are protected using nature friendly treatments which allow non-evasive plants to grow, which in turn encourages insects that birds can feed their chicks with. The restaurant and its building design echoes the farm’s conservation theme. The building uses top soil and grass on the roof to increase the insulation and reduce heat loss; a ground source heat pump utilises energy from the soil outside to provide the under floor heating and hot water; the purposefully designed kitchen incorporates energy saving appliances such as an induction hob that heats by magnetism – so reducing power consumption by up to 65% – and, as much of the organic kitchen waste as possible is recycled back into the farm.

THE FIRE CAFE
A Cornish gem that we are looking forward to visiting soon. A cafe, bar and grill that at this time of year is not as rammed as in the summer months. Does great weekend breakfasts  such as the Big Kahuna for £6.75, either as a good hangover cure or a way to well and truly fill you up…I’d be going for the buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup and bacon.  Also open for lunch and dinner and in a great position overlooking the beach at Mawgan Porth.

Great March offers…..

It seems that Spring has maybe sprung….the days at the moment are clear, bright with that lovely hot sun.  The daffodils are out at last and the bluebells are emerging from the ground in our woodland.   So a great time of year to visit, enjoy Cornwall at a quiet time, bracing walks, the stunning coastline, fresh crisp air, cosy evenings and of course our great local food…so here are some offfers to enjoy if you visit us  in March

 

The Seafood Restaurant
Riverside, Padstow, Cornwall 
 3-course £29.95 set lunch menu*  until Sunday 3rd April 2011*. Available everyday between 12pm and 2.30pm. 

St Petroc’s Bistro
3-course £17.85 lunch menu
Enjoy some of Rick Stein’s French and Mediterranean dishes at St Petroc’s Bistro through until Sunday 3rd April 2011.
To make a reservation call 01841 532700

FIFTEEN CORNWALL – Sicilian Season
Three course lunch for just £19.95
Monday – Friday until 8th April, inspired from the Mediterranean flavours of Sicily, in the deep south of Italy.
Using favourite Cornish and Italian ingredients to create standout Sicilian dishes like caponata, a pale aubergine ragu; Palermo-style frittelle made with artichokes, peas and broad beans; arancini rice balls; and fresh tagliarini with sardines. Not forgetting of course classic Sicilian cassata and blood orange ice-cream for afters…To book, please call our reservations team on 01637 861000 or book online

Cornish Winter Lunch offers

If you are with us over the winter months check out these Winter lunch offers…..

At Rick Steins……. The Seafood Restaurant and St Petroc’s Bistro. Our £28.50 Seafood Restaurant lunch menu which has gone down a storm in recent years, is built around prime Cornish seafood like lobster, crab, scallops, sole, bass and turbot. The £17.50 3-course lunch menu is coming back to St Petroc’s Bistro, where you can sample French and Mediterranean dishes. To make a reservation call 01841 532 700 and quote ‘winter lunch offer’.

At Fifteen Cornwall Taste of Tuscany 

Three course lunch for just £19.95
1st November – 17th December
Monday – Friday only
Experience the authentic flavours of Tuscany. Tuscan-inspired menu  uses the best Cornish and Italian ingredients to create authentic dishes such as ribollita, a classic Tuscan soup packed full of vegetables and thickened with bread, coniglio in umido con olive verdi, a wild rabbit stew with tomato and green olives and Chianti poached pear al zabaglione.  To make a reservation call 01637 861000 or book online >>

Buying Local

We know that supermarket shopping is both a way of life and a necessity – the six largest supermarkets in the UK account for 80% of the money we spend on groceries. Some items you just have to go there for and it can’t be avoided – and some supermarkets offer better options than others.  But Cornwall is fortunate to have a lot of great local produce and many places to allow people to buy local and whilst at Tredarrup – even if you buy just the odd item locally…it still can make a difference. North Cornwall has very much become the ‘gourmet coast’ with lots of great places to go to eat and farm shops in abundance so we recently created for our properties our Tredarrup Food Finder to help find where to shop and eat during your stay (but we didn’t forget the local supermarkets)….  And from the beginning we have offered our visitors the chance to recycle and compost so that we can try and make some small steps that might make a difference…
Using local produce is:
Better for the local economy: Every £1 spent on local produce at local shops or producers generates £2.56 in the local economy, which is about twice as much as spending the same £1 in a supermarket. That means more jobs for our young people and more wealth for our community.
Better for the Environment: Consuming local produce reduces your ‘Food Miles’ and carbon pollution and increases our food and energy security, as well as typically requiring far less packaging (don’t get me started on food packaging!!!!!).
Better value for money and better deal for our farmers, fishermen and all our local producers.
Better quality, fresher food – higher in nutrients, lower in saturated fats and additives.
Buying local food directly from our local shops and producers is a very effective way of expressing our support for the local economy, safeguarding and creating jobs and indirectly supporting Cornwall.

Great food offers at Fifteen Cornwall if you’re staying in November/December

November and December are still great months to visit Cornwall, kick back relax, get away from it all with a reviving short beak – or longer, enjoy some stunning coastal or moorland walks , evenings by the fire and good food.  Check out our availability and why not try the latest offer from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall, great place for a leisurely lunch starring out to sea, followed by walk along the beach….ENJOY !!!!

Wild Cornwall Three course lunch for just £19.50 2nd November – 18th December Monday – Friday.
The days are getting shorter and the temperature is plummeting but at Fifteen Cornwall we’re really happy because autumn is one of our favourite seasons. It’s a time when nature gives us loads to get excited about so we’re going wild! Our Wild Cornwall menu will feature all kinds of wild local game, beautiful fish and lovely plants and vegetables – all from the seas, moorlands and coasts of Cornwall!
To make a reservation call 01637 861000 or book online

Also check out Rick Stein offers in Tredarrup Food Finder Post of 10th September 

North Cornwall – England’s Gourmet coast…

We love good food at Tredarrup – local, seasonal and organic if possible.  We produce our own eggs, beef, frut/veg and are fortunate to have a huge range of fantastic local suppliers, seasonal produce (asparagus at the moment) and more great restaurants than you could imagine. 
So whilst staying with us I could suggest many but there are more than you could hope to eat in during one stay….so here is just a taster.
Chef Paul Ripley, recently took over one of our locals, the St Kew Inn.  An old pub in a great location, with fantastic pub grub.  Local and seasonal – we ate there last night and it was superb – so highly recommended and a good price at aprx £25 per head for 3 courses.  Paul Ripley was head chef at Rick Stein’s seafood Restaurant for 10 years and then went on to gain a Michelin star after opening his own restaurant.    
So next up is Rick Stein’s choice of restaurants.  The Seafood Restaurant, St Petrocs, the Cafe, Fish & Chips and now The Cornish Arms, all are great but the Seafood Restaurant  are currently doing a pre-summer lunch  running until Sunday 28th June, it’s built around prime Cornish seafood like lobster, crab, scallops, sole, bass and turbot and priced at £35 for three courses.
And finally a great location and good food at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall .  Enjoy lunch whilst looking out over the sea have a good lunch and go for a walk along Watergate Bay.  For lunch they do a 3 course menu for £25.45 or make your own choice.

ENJOY……………..