Mermaid Alley - Carte

The Copper Spoon

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

Carte • 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

Carte • Fish • Meat • Wine • 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"

The Bakehouse

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

Carte • Kebab • Steak • Seafood • 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"

Mousehole Deli Kitchen

➤ North Cliff, Cornwall,Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom

Carte • Cafe • Delis • British • Bakeries

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"We stopped for breakfast and had the vegetarian cooked breakfasts minus the egg to make them vegan. When they first arrived we both were shocked and thought that for £8 it looked miserable with one and a half slices of toast, just one sausage, a quartered cooked tomato and a small lump of beetroot ‘black pudding’... oh and a few chunks of portobello mushroom. It looked sad! But everything was very well flavored and it did end up being filling enough! It would have been nice if the place had had some vegan sauce to go with as ketchup and brown sauce there wasn’t vegan. Some baked beans or spinach would have made it an amazing breakfast! We also grabbed a vegan pasty to go and it was the best we had in Cornwall! Very expensive but amazing!! The chef obviously knows how to flavor stuff!"

2 Fore Street

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

Carte • Cafés • Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic

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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!"