Cornwall is well known for some exceptionally good restaurants run
by some of the country’s most notable chefs. However the chances of you
getting into a number of these without foresight and preemptive planning some
six months in advance, is slim. Luckily though, Rayle Farm Holiday
Cottages are well placed for a great variety of good eating places locally,
some of them dog friendly which does complement our dog friendly holiday
cottages at Portreath.
We are based at the top of the hill and 200 yards from the farm
gate in the village, our local village pub The Bridge Inn offers a friendly welcome and
traditional pub food with the occasional Quiz Night. Carry on down
the road to Portreath and you will find good fish and crab at the Portreath Arms Hotel. For the big
sporting events too, they cater to the fans who need to keep up with their
teams activities. Also in Portreath, the Bassett Arms near the beach offers a
good Sunday Lunch as does The Waterfront. Actually,
rather incongruously for a small Cornish coastal village there is also a
Chinese take away, the Tung Sing which is surprisingly
good. However for an article about places to eat, perhaps it doesn’t
count.
Heading left out of the farm gate and about half a mile away is
Illogan where Richard Trevithick was born. Known more for his high
pressure steam engines than his interest in gastronomy but no doubt, were he
alive today, I am sure that he would have enjoyed passing an hour or two at
the Robartes Arms.
This pub has recently been refurbished and offers an excellent all-day menu
ranging from breakfast, to morning coffee right through to evening meals, although
Illogan is a large village now it is not well served by places to eat.
Therefore it is no surprise that the the Cornish Arms at Sparnon Gate, is always
busy. This is a lovely old traditional pub open in the evenings with an
extensive menu of locally sourced food.
For our guests that visit Rayle Farm for family holidays
in Cornwall, many of them come here to surf and naturally gravitate
towards Porthtowan, just a few minutes up the coast. Once they have
worked up a decent appetite, most make straight for the Blue Bar this is a rather chilled hangout for the
young which does excellent food. Although my presence impacts seriously
on the mean age of the patrons, I can’t stay away too long because I really do
like this place.
Cornwall as you probably know is becoming very well known,
not only for its restaurants but also for some really delicious produce.
Therefore if you fancy a Cornish Brie, rocket and onion chutney sandwich
head for the Godrevy Beach Café – a perfect way of
rewarding yourself after a decent walk along one of my favourite beaches
in Cornwall. Alternatively, a steaming bowl of fish chowder at Hells Mouth Café is simply brimming with locally
caught fish.
Pubs in the area that are keen to source their ingredients fresh
from local farmers include.Tricky’s at the
Tolgus Inn near
Redruth. Put aside any preconceived ideas that you might have about
anywhere with this name and you will be rewarded with a large, welcoming pub
with a good choice on the menu and heroic sized portions
for Sunday lunch. Additionally the Treleigh Arms near Redruth is a very well run
pub providing excellent and imaginative food.
There are many things to do in Cornwall but for a number of
people eating out is an intrinsic part of holiday enjoyment. When you
visit us at Rayle Farm, you are very well placed to enjoy some truly special
places to eat. I have mentioned a number here already but the list is not
exhaustive by any stretch of the imagination. Because we are pet friendly
at Rayle Farm, I do appreciate that many of our guests need to know where they
will be able to take their four legged friends. Next time, I will be
outlining which restaurants I can recommend to you where Lupo, Bo, Sunny or one
of their brethren will be welcomed
I look forward to telling you more about our dog friendly holiday cottage other things to do
in Cornwall soon.
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