Eating Out in West Cornwall

Morning coffee

Little Bo Café, Sennen Cove 01736 871900; The Apple Tree Café, Trevescan, 01736 872753; The Alverne, 30 Alverton Street, Penzance, TR18 2QN, 01736 366007; The Orangery, Penlee House Gallery, Morrab Road, Penzance TR18 4HE, 01736 363625.

Lunch

The Apple Tree Café, Trevescan, 01736 872753; Logan Rock Inn, Treen, 01736 810495; The Orangery, Penlee House Gallery, Morrab Road, Penzance TR18 4HE, 01736 363625; Trevaskis Farm, Gwinear , Hayle , TR27 5JQ – don’t go here if you are on a diet – large portions of food cooked on the premises, very popular so best to book 01209 713931; Rick Stein’s Fish & Chips, Discovery Quay, Falmouth 01841 532700; Kota Kai, Porthleven.

Vegetarian options

The Honey Pot, 5 Parade Street, Penzance 01736 368686; Archie Browns, Old Brewery Yard, Penzance 01736 362828.

Cornish pasties

We like the ones from WC Rowe in Causewayhead the best – other good ones are sold at Warrens and Lavenders – don’t buy before 1030 otherwise they won’t be fresh.

Fish and chips

Blue Lagoon in Sennen Cove 01736 871817, or 190 Degrees West next to Costcutters in Sennen 01736 872723 or Jeremy’s Fish and Chips, 2 Market Square,St. Just 01736 787057.

Sunday lunch – booking essential

The Old Success Inn, Sennen Cove 01736 871232; Badger Inn, Lelant 01736 752181; Logan Rock Inn, Treen 01736 810495, Trevaskis Farm, Connor Downs, Hayle 01209 713931, Falmouth Packet, Rosudgeon, 01736 762240; Tolcarne Inn, Newlyn, 01736 363074; Victoria Inn, Perranuthnoe.

Cream tea

Porthcurno Beach Cafe; Porthgwidden Beach Cafe, St. Ives near Island car park; Trelissick Gardens, near King Harry Ferry, Charlotte’s Tea House, 1st floor Coinage Hall, Truro, Trengwainton Tea Rooms, Little Bo Café, Sennen Cove; The Cabin, Perranuthnoe; The Apple Tree Café, Trevescan.

Local pubs

The Old Success Inn, Sennen Cove; The First and Last Inn, Sennen; Logan Rock Inn, Treen; The Cable Station Inn, Porthcurno; St. Buryan Inn; The Queens Arms, Botallack; The King’s Arms, St. Just; Turks Head, Chapel Street, Penzance, 01736 363093; Godolphin Arms, Marazion 01736 719693; The Commercial, St. Just 01736 788455; Tinners Arms, Zennor 01736 796927.

Child Friendly

Any of the Meaderies in Penzance – Newlyn Meadery 01736 365375; Waterside Meadery, Wharf Road, Penzance 01736 364424.

Dinner

No.2 Fore Street, Mousehole (my favourite), 01736 731164; Coldstreamer Inn, Gulval, 01736 362072;  The Old Coastguard, Mousehole 01736 731222; Gurnards Head, Zennor 01736 796928; Victoria Inn, Perranuthnoe, 01736 710309; King’s Arms, St. Just 01736 788545; Commercial Hotel, St. Just 01736 788455; Turks Head, Chapel Street, Penzance 01736 363093; The Bakehouse, Penzance 01736 331331; The Shore, Penzance 01736 362444; Kota, Porthleven 01327 562407; Porthminster Beach Cafe, St. Ives 01736 364408; Taj Mahal, Daniel Place, Penzance 01736 366630; The Square, Porthleven 01326 573911; The Cornish Barn, Penzance 01736 339414; Mackerel Sky Cafe, open 12- 3 and 6 – 9, don’t take bookings

For further information consult www.eatoutcornwall.com where you can search under Land’s End or Penzance.

Top end/celebrity restaurants

Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant, Padstow; Outlaws, New Road, Port Isaac; Paul Ainsworth @ No. 6, Padstow; Michael Caines, Harbourside Refuge, Porthleven

Take-away

No-one delivers in the Sennen area. You can get fish and chips from Sennen or St. Just but they tend to close by about 8pm.