Tolcarne Inn - Carta

The Copper Spoon

➤ Fore Street, TR17 0AH, Cornwall,Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom

Carta • Cafe • Delis • British • European

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"Have been to many cafes and restaurants since lockdown rules were lifted, and am well mindful of keeping to social distancing rules. So, when I am stood outside on the road looking in and the cafe person is inside behind a table and a queue of people in between it felt like social distancing is being used as an excuse to justify rudeness. After that unpleasantness, I couldn’t be bothered to spend another minute nearby, much less buy anything. Plenty of other friendly places in the town with good coffees and teas."

Shore

➤ 13-14 Alverton Street, TR18 2QP Penzance, United Kingdom

Carta • Fish • Seafood • European • Fish And Seafood

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"Bruce’s tasting menu was the highlight of our 10 day gastronomic tour of Devon and Cornwall. For someone who claims never to have visited Japan, his kaiseki menu would do even Endo proud. His interpretation of chawanmushi was sublime with a fresh and crunchy shitake and caviar. Superb fish fresh from the quay and the locally grown vegetables were delicious. Even the shiso tasted like shiso tastes in Japan, a remarkable achievement given that shiso in UK is generally bland and disappointing. Three things to bear in mind: 1) try to show up at 6.45pm to get the best tables. Dinner starts promptly at 7pm. 2) don’t expect any meat. 3) Bruce leaves the kitchen between every other course to describe the following two courses. His account of where he sourced the ingredients and how he prepared them is truly fascinating. Finally, a meal at the Shore is not only a true feast for all your senses but also incredibly good value. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £70–80 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4"

Mermaid Alley

➤ 45 New Street, Penzance I-TR18 2LZ, United Kingdom

Carta • Vegan • Mexican • British • Vegetarian

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"It could have been a completely different experience. While there's a Wetherspoons just around the corner, we stumbled upon this gem, and the sun seemed to shine on us that day. Mermaid Alley is a delightful restaurant, located just a 10-minute walk from the harbor in Penzance. The menu beautifully blends Southern comfort food with influences from South America, the Caribbean, and intriguing Asian flavors, resulting in stunning dishes. Everything was so tasty that we were tempted to lick our plates clean—please consider adding the apple/shoe wing to the main menu! The warm atmosphere is enhanced by the attentive staff, who keep delivering delicious cocktails. We enjoyed our meal so much that we immediately booked another table for later in the week."

Bakehouse

➤ Penzance, Chapel St, TR18 4AJ, United Kingdom

Carta • Kebab • Seafood • European • Restaurants

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"Just let down a bit by floor staff. Decent quality food with slightly above average price, (no complaints but staff were questionable minor, fixable gripes: Young female waiter wearing socks and sliders? Could have been a forgotten uniform but just looked unprofessional in situ. Saw another female waiter marrying two bottles of rosé wine before taking a new ‘full’ bottle of wine to a customer. Don’t think it’s illegal in the Uk to do this but unhygienic and poor form. They took it to an upstairs table after doing in on the ground floor so diners obviously non the wiser. Young male staff member checked in on us 6 times (counted over two courses, not including ordering or bringing food (how are the drinks x1, how is the food etc x2 per course to the point it was disruptive/ annoying. I get they’re told to be attentive, but just chill buddy"

2 Fore Street

➤ 2 Fore St, Mousehole TR19 6PF, United Kingdom

Carta • Cafés • Sushi • Asiatic • European

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"incredible dinner as usual. fresh fish and seafood that are cooked for perfection and served by friendly, warm and passionate staff. that's our favorite restaurant in a country mile! during this visit we were more impressed than ever by the delicious food and the fantastic service. in the evening we visited, there was a diabolical table with self-pronounced “locals” that have led this as an excuse for forgetting their maniacs and for the unacceptable behavior towards the personal. that the team members have treated with an esteem that I would never have shown in the face of such rudeness. we have visited the restaurant many times in the course of the years and have never found reason to complain. if they are looking for incredibly well prepared eating in a relaxed, cozy environment with fantastic service, then this is the place to be!"