Eat at Rick Steins
Sit down in Padstow with seafood at the centre of the meal and order from the restaurant where Rick Stein’s food business began. The Seafood Restaurant opened in 1975 and remains the flagship of the Stein group, with dishes built around fresh fish and shellfish, including longstanding favourites such as lobster thermidor, turbot with hollandaise and Indonesian seafood curry. There are several Rick Stein venues around Padstow, but The Seafood Restaurant is the clearest fit if the activity means eating at “Rick Stein’s” as a destination experience. The wider group also includes St Petroc’s Bistro, Rick Stein’s Café, The Cornish Arms and Stein’s Fish & Chips, so you can make the visit as formal or casual as you want. Book ahead if you want The Seafood Restaurant, especially at weekends or during busy holiday periods. If you are less interested in a full restaurant meal, Stein’s Fish & Chips gives you a cheaper, more informal version of the experience by the quay. Add this to your list and eat at the place that turned Padstow into a major UK food destination.