Fresh From The Sea — Restaurant in Great Britain

Port Isaac is a beautiful little natural harbour the scent of freshly cooked seafood around the harbour is irresistible. I had travelled down from Boscastle and was hoping to get some fresh fish from David Knights but due to Google showing the closing times as 3pm not 1pm I missed the catch. Not put off I set off up the hill to a small cafe which I passed on the way in. Something about it recalled a place I had seen on the TV. I seemed to remember it being the venture of the wife of a local fishermen who catches and delivers to the cafe daily. The freshest of the Fresh From The Sea. My kids, wife and I shared some crab and lobster sandwiches and swilled it with some local soft drinks. The crab was my favourite the lobster my wife and kids both were delightful. This place isn't a cheap lunch, however if you have ventured to Port Isaac in search of great seafood, rather than a glimpse of Doc Martin, it would be worth the treat; besides who wants to eat cheap crab and lobster? Fishing is hard enough already without scratching (dredging sorry) for a living. And I'm from Fleetwood so I would know! Check out their close neighbours at Port Gaverne too, another beautiful cove harbour. Make the stop, check out the scenery, spend some pennies and you won't be...

Lovely little seafood stop after a long coastal walk. Fresh seafood caught locally and served in an uncomplicated way. Dog friendly :) Decent drinks selection and a food menu that will make it hard to choose. Lobster and crab open sandwich (£19) had a very generous amount of both on there and food value for money down to this. Lacked a little in seasoning personally but we added some of the sea salt and pepper available to our tastes. Some lovely local goods to purchase in the shop too and cakes if you aren’t full yet! (Didn’t try any) Excellent customer service, friendly and helpful. The thing I was most impressed about was on buying some mackerel pate and dressed crab to take home I was asked if I had far to travel and was I able to keep it cold/did I need a bag of ice? I’ve bought fresh seafood many times and not once have I been asked this question. Many obliviously buy fresh seafood and travel with it for hours or leave it in a warm car just not thinking about how it should be stored to keep it safe. (As a food professional this is always top of my agenda). I was really impressed. Small things make a huge difference....

We arrived quite late in the day and it was raining so we couldn't sit outside. The shop has only two indoor tables which were taken. My friend wanted to eat lobster so we decided to walk down to the village and try our luck there but nowhere else was serving lobster so we phoned back and asked if we could book a table. We asked if we could book for 3 pm, which I realise is quite late in the day but they were more than happy to accommodate us. When we got there our table was waiting for us and we were helped by a lovely lady who was so nice and cheerful (I think her name is Ellie but I'm not entirely sure). My friend had a whole lobster which she said was fantastic and I had the fish cakes. Both came with a lovely fresh salad. A lovely little family run business which I was happy to have supported as their fish is caught by the owner's husband so it goes full circle. Recommended and 5 stars are...