I have written before about the excellent Cornish Pasties from Chough Bakery in Padstow (read more here) but I wanted to take a moment to talk about the other great stuff that they offer. Over the last few years when we have visited Padstow the bakery has been a regular port of call each time….
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Asian Noodle Bar in Plymouth: Spicy Beef Noodle Soup and Dumplings
The Asian Noodle Bar on Cornwall Street was a bit of a bonus find on this trip to Plymouth. Outside the menu was suggesting that this was just another Chinese serving up the standard westernised menu with offerings such as Omelette and Chips, and Foo Yung and Noodles, but once inside and sat down we…
Chip Ahoy in Padstow
Chip Ahoy in Padstow seems to be the locals Fish and Chip Shop. While the tourists and visitors to town gravitate over to Rick Steins on the harbourside, those in the know head up to Chip Ahoy on Broad Street next to a Taste of Padstow to get their Traditional Fish and Chips. We had…
The Lord High Admiral in Plymouth: Checking out the Burger
The Lord High Admiral in Stonehouse was another great pub that we checked out in Plymouth. It was located on the corner of East Street and Stonehouse Street just across from Rock Salt (another restaurant that we also had our eye on) Inside it is a proper boozer, plenty of tables, loads of people drinking…
Tea and Bun: Great Ramen and Baos at Plymouth Market
Tea and Bun serving up Ramen, Gyoza, and Fluffy Bao is located amongst many great streetfood vendors at Plymouth Market. They are downstairs from their sister restaurant @Kitchen who we have also featured on the blog (read more here) Owned by Prissana Hosakon this place opened in August 2018 and it was another place on…
The Ring O Bells Pub in St Issey: Homemade Pub Grub
The Ring O’ Bells Public House in St Issey is located right on the main road that runs through the village, indeed the road sign attached to the pub tells you that it is between Padstow and Wadebridge on the A39. We had bedded down locally in the village in a nearby AirBnB where our…
Cornish Pasty Hunting in Looe: Martin’s Dairy
Martin’s Dairy Bakery & Tea Room was the first Cornish Pasty scoffing opportunity that we encountered when we visited Looe in Cornwall and it was a really good one to start with. Located in East Looe just over the bridge on Fore Street they are an inhouse bakery and cafe serving up baked goods to…
Fish and Chips at Rockfish in Plymouth
Rockfish in Plymouth is one of the Seafood Restaurants owned by Mitch Tonk located around the Southeast. He has other spots all over the SouthWest (Brixham, Dartmouth, Exeter, Exmouth, Torquay, Poole and Weymouth). It is located at Sutton Harbour next to the National Marine Aquarium, but don’t worry I think that the supply of fish…
Brunch at The Early Bird Cafe on Mutley Plains in Plymouth
The Early Bird Cafe on Mutley Plain is a family run independent cafe with a small artisan bakery. We had originally headed up to the plain looking for the Goodbody’s Diner in the hope of some random Plymouth greasy spoon action, that place was closed up so fate took us to the rather excellent Early…
42nd Street Grill at the Barbican: Steakhouse Style CheeseBurger
42nd Street Grill on Southside Street in the Barbican area of Plymouth is a family run restaurant serving a classic Steakhouse menu. It seems a little old school but yet just want you want when you want a decent honest meal. The menu does offer up all the cuts of Steak that you might expect,…
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