The Seafood Restaurant (Rick Stein), Padstow, Cornwall Review

We were really looking forward to this as the first night meal on our honeymoon. I won't say it was terrible, far from it, but I've eaten good quality seafood in nicer restaurants at half the price.



Front-of-house staff were friendly, if a little hit-and-miss in the quality of service they provided. Starters we're pleasant, nothing more. I had the Linguine with Palourde Clams and Fresh English Ceps; perfectly OK. My wife had the Falmouth Bay shrimps, also quite nice. The mains were really lovely; I had the sole and my wife the brill.



The big problem was that both the experience and the food did not live up to the price. The two mains alone came to about £65; not cheap and eating similar quality seafood for much less money elsewhere highlighted the premium paid for the Stein name. Indeed, one identical dish at another seafood restaurant at the Lizard was not far off the Stein quality and around 1/3 the price.



If our bill at Steins had been 1/3 less then the whole experience would have been more palatable. Overall, far from bad, but not great for the money. All just personal views but I hope they're helpful.