Month: September 2012
BBQ by the Beach at the Basking Shak
A last minute decision this month saw me dining waterside at the Roseland’s latest beach front eaterie The Basking Shak at Pendower Beach. A meat feast was the featured menu for the...
Dinner fit for a King at Kingswood?
I would describe the style of Kingswood Bar and Restaurant at London Apprentice nr St Austell, as less of a palace and more of an urban living room. Our visit had been...
Recapturing the Magic at Riverbank Truro
A last minute invitation to join new chef Dale McIntosh at the recently revamped Riverbank Truro was too good an opportunity to miss, especially given that it’s just a few miles from...
Everything’s Rosie at Rosevine
It would be easy to attribute the wonderful afternoon we spent at Rosevine to the glorious views over Porthcurnick, the beautifully tended gardens, or perhaps to the Mediterranean feel of the gloriously...
Classic Charm at The Quarterdeck
This month we visited The Quarterdeck restaurant at The Nare Hotel overlooking Carne Bay, Veryan for a fine dining treat. Not quite as contemporary as some of its local competitors, both the...
Tuck in at The Watch House
In our house, a Sunday roast is as much about scrubbing endless pots and pans after dinner as it is about the meal itself. So I was delighted when the opportunity arose...
Retox on the Roseland
What better way to shake off the excesses of Christmas and New Year than with… well, a bit more excess?! I was very excited this month to be added to the guest...
Pollard’s Cornwall – The ancient port of Tregony
As you travel through the village of Tregony today, it’s hard to believe that it was once a flourishing and important tidal port. 15 miles from the open sea Tregony was a...
Pollard’s Cornwall – Given Up By The Sea
On the 2nd of March 1855 an inquest was held at Truro. ‘St. Anthony in Roseland, on the body of a man found washed ashore on Towen Beach in that Parish the...