Tapas and Beer at The V.O.T (Victualling Office Tavern) in Plymouth

This week while in Plymouth we headed over to The V.O.T (Victualling Office Tavern) on Cremyll Street near to Royal William Yard for some Tapas and Some Beers. The tavern is a family run establishment and is located in the build that once housed the Victualling Office that was responsible for provisioning food and supplies…

Harman Bagels in Plymouth – Breakfast Bagels for all of us

Harman Bagels are located on Cremyll Street right by the entrance to the Royal William Yard (and handily just below our AirBNB) you can see the window above in the picture Every morning I could here random numbers being shouted out as I lay in bed from down below on the streets and we were…

Breakfast at the Apollo Snack bar in Plymouth Market

At the weekend I really wanted a fry up and I was looking for one in the greasy spoon category, nothing too fancy but also nothing too dubious. I recalled that at Plymouth Market there were a lot of cafes perched up on the gantry overlooking the main hall. We climbed up the stairs and…

Maria’s Cafe in Borough Market – Top Level Fry Up

Today we were enjoying some Top level fryup action from Maria’s Market Cafe in Borough Market. It’s been on my breakfast bucket list for years and finally I managed to get down here to scoff one. I did almost get a fry up back in 2017, when I scoffed a Egg, Bacon, and Black Pudding…

Fat Mondays Double Cheeseburger

Fat Mondays  were at Penzance Food Festival  in Penlee Park this weekend serving up some totally fabulous Smashburgers action I saw them here at Penzance Food Festival last year. Didn’t eat one and have regretted it ever since. So here I was making amends to my food soul. This was going to be a Job done and…

Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar in Newlyn

You can’t come to Newlyn without making at least one visit to the excellent Mackerel Sky Seafood bar (or in our case twice!) Located on Newlyn Road, the Bar is twinned up with the Mackerel Sky Seafood Shack where we ate last year (read more here). Two spots a mere 50 yards apart, Two Kitchen’s,…

Harbour Fish and Chips in St Ives

On a damp drizzling day at the coast a plate of Fish and Chips is just the thing to lift up the spirits. It is even better if you can sit inside out of the rain and so it was that we found ourselves crossing the threshold of the Harbour Fish and Chip shop in…

Lunch at the Wren and Raven in Penzance

The Wren & Raven up at the top of Market Street is a great addition to the cafe scene in Penzance. Self styled on their site as being ‘An independent coffee roastery, artisan bakery, art gallery, and music venue based in Penzance, rooted in creativity and community‘ it was certainly a quite bustling spot when we…

The Dolphin Tavern in Penzance – Tasty Pub Food and a Cosy Spot to Dine

Tonight we were dining at the Dolphin Tavern in Penzance down near the seafront and harbour. It is a pub with some history, according to their website; “The awe-inspiring sense of history greets you as you enter The Dolphin Tavern, with the past echoing in the aged granite walls, the intriguing shipping artifacts and a…

Caffe Rojano by Paul Ainsworth in Padstow

Caffe Rojano by Paul Ainsworth has been on my Padstow Bucket list for quite a while. Over the last few years we have often based ourselves in Padstow and while I have enjoyed some of the eateries at the cheaper end of the market scoffing local pasties, pubs, and fish and chips. In recent times…