Stein's Fishmongers & Seafood Bar in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

In Australia we have good food in pubs and clubs but expect exceptional food experiences in higher end restaurants. Un fortunately I ended up with pub food and my partner ended up with average tasting crab, but plenty of delicious chilli sauce. Best news was the cos or something in my salad was not past the use by date. It expires tomorrow

Have eaten here many times and was always good but the last 2 times it’s been really poor. Oil obviously needed changing and tasted rubbish. Too expensive to not enjoy won’t be going back which is disappointing as it was a regular treat

Excellent! Food and staff amazing, very helpful only visiting Padstow for the day this is a must visit. Seafood platter a must have.

Visited here with my son recently. We ordered a crab sandwich and glass of prosseco and crayfish with a glass of beer. They came to about £44 pound can't remember exactly as my son paid. The crab sandwich was definitely the worst I've had anywhere. It was thick stale dry granary bread with a very minimal amount of crab in it The crayfish were ok but very mediocre. All in all very dissapointing from what I would've hoped would've been an amazing place!! Come on Mr Stein give your customers value for money at least!!! Lovely staff hence the stars!!

Great food and experience with George our waitress who looked after us and made us comfortable and welcome. Will be back for the mussel pop up bar later in the week

I’m afraid to say that this place needs some serious attention from Rick and his senior team. The staff were friendly enough but didn’t give you that feeling of being really welcome and valued. Portions of most ingredients to dishes were produced from fridges in front of you or weighed out in front of you which clearly showed that the staff had little knowledge and experience. The food we had was overpriced for portion size and quality and you could only buy wine by the glass which made this overpriced as well. So, overall a very disappointing experience!

While I can't fault the food, this restaurant has forgotten the basics. Wobbly table, dust on the lamp, tables too close together and empty toilet rolls left in every cubicle. Dover Sole was beautiful though the waitress nearly took out the neighbouring guest whilst filleting it at the table due to a lack of space. Also took 15 minutes to clear plates despite several servers walking past. Very tick and turn.. think the entire 3 courses took 50 mins.. including g those 15! Too commercialised. Has put me off trying his others to be honest.

Beautiful stay with a great view of padstow -lovely room, food amazing and staff helpful -have booked again for next year!

The bar was nice, but the food was overpriced for what you got. I ordered a crab sandwich woth a very small amount of crab and tiny salad for £15. It was nice but the samdwich gave the illusion of being full of crab at the front and tapered off at the back. In total the bill.was £66 for.not very big portions. It was a shame as we'd been to His main restaurant the week before which was excellent.

Was more than a little disappointed felt very much like a cafe with very steep prices don’t mind paying if it deserves it and this didn’t I had the skate wing as a main but it needed something else tasted a bit oily. Was quite honestly expecting more.

Fabulous meal as always. We’ve visited for the last 4 years and always had a lovely experience. This year was no different. Felt very COVID safe too. Lovely food and great waiter who was super friendly (think he was called Matt). We’ll be back

We visited this restaurant last night on a special family reuion having heard great things about it.We were very disappointed.The service was very slow and we waited 45 minutes for our drinks.I got my main course 2 hours after our initial order.The staff were very nice but obviously there were more needed.The food was good but not exceptional.At over £100 per head for a very average experience we will not be going back.Be aware before wasting your hard earned cash.

Crab sandwich and cray fish tails Not overly impressed sandwich was precut bread no garnish or anything overpowering the crab. Crayfish came out of an industrial sized tub

Was so looking forward to coming here for my birthday meal!!!! Lovely welcome and we had a perfect table towards the back of the restaurant facing the central bar. The menus are a work of art and perfect as a momento of our visit. Matt, our waiter, was just so lovely and helpful. He said the Dover Sole was particularly good which made us laugh as we’d just driven from Dover! We decided to both go with his recommendation. For starters husband had crab linguine and I had scallops - both absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked. The Dover Sole came with new potatoes and broccoli. My God it was superb - thick, “meaty”, perfectly cooked and with a beautiful golden brown “crust” and accompanied by a little jug of noisette butter. We couldn’t eat all the potatoes or broccoli and we’ve never had a better cooked, tastier piece of fish!!! We drank a Spanish Verdejo wine - really gorgeous!! We managed puddings of course husband had a raspberry brûlée and I had pineapple tarte tatin with clotted cream ice cream - yum yum yum!! Apparently the best brûlée husband has had and my pud was so caramelised and sticky with perfect pastry!! And yummy chocolates with good coffee. A truly epic meal in lovely surroundings looked after by knowledgeable and friendly staff (Matt, and Bonita) - just superb!! Would definitely go back!!! Again and again!!!! Thank you Rick Stein’s, and Matthew, for making my birthday very special!

Excellent fish and chips!! Pricey but worth it!! Fish and chips for six of us and all agreed how good they were. Tried Newquay ‘branch’ a week later and they were awful, so stick to Padstow.

We visited ,a party of six for a seafood snack lunch ,mid week ,served by Becky, who was friendly and polite and helped us with our order.Excellent fish we all had king prawns and various wines.Service was without fault.Wewere lucky to get in as limited space and cannot be booked,we went last year when in Padstow,back this year . Standard has not changed.

Placed an order over the phone on Tuesday for a collection on Wednesday all very easy , I even received a call late on Tuesday evening to say the Hake I’d ordered might not be available but it turned out to be fine.Very friendly staff and fish all ready for collection at the time agreed, needless to say fish for dinner this evening and it was beautiful.

Nicest fish and chips I’ve had in a long time, expensive price tag though, next time the wife can have what I don’t eat :-) jokes. Really nice, decent size portions, children can share one each for adults

We weren't sure as when going to places like these you never know they can be either great, average or poor. The food we must admit was AMAZING if anything we regret not buying the batter mix from the restaurant too. It was kind of a new thing to order your meal at the front of the restaurant and then to collect it at the back (other side) of the restaurant:) the cod was succulent and fresh and the chips were great too. We went for the large chips and regular cod (picture) we must say best fish and chips in Cornwall by a mile. The staff were friendly too so would highly recommend and would definitely go there again.

Was very much looking forward to having dinner here with friends very much in need of a good night out. Due to COVID-19 it was never going to be a normal dining experience but social distancing was nicely managed and a one way system around the restaurant was in place. The staff seemed unsure on the face mask policy, some didn’t wear them at all and those who did kept pulling them from their faces in order to speak with us. The staters arrived with the soup & sushimi being delicious whilst the 2x crab linguine consisted of a large portion of linguine & 3 tiny pieces of crab meat. The main meals were equally unimpressive although the fish curry being the exception and was very good the Dover soles were over cooked and over seasoned, the lobster risotto was incredibly wet with only 3 tiny pieces of lobster decorating the dish. Overall the food, with the exception of the side dishes of which the cabbage was the star, was a huge disappointment being over priced over seasoned and over rated. A visit to the toilets was like a visit to the restrooms in a very busy motorway service station at the height of the holiday season - water and toilet paper everywhere. It looked as if it hadn’t been serviced all day. Not a place to go back to in a hurry.

The lunch was as ever consistently excellent as was the ambience. Service was outstanding and the waiter made us very welcome and at ease. My husband had the Singapore Chilli Spider Crab, and apart from taking forever to wade through the leg meat, he totally enjoyed it. I had the steamed Seabream garnished with ginger, garlic and spring onions and it was beautifully cooked and tasted wonderful. My son had a starter of Oysters Charentaise which was oysters with a beautifully meaty sausage and his words ‘they were banging’. He had moules for main and said they were the best oysters he had ever tasted. My daughter-in-law had the Indonesian Seafood Curry and found it deliciously creamy and was accompanied with a salad which complimented the curry with it taste and texture extremely well. We will be back next week before returning home without a doubt!

Had a takeaway. The eat in queue was massive. Queued for twenty minutes go pay! Then sent back and queued another thirty minutes for a box of fish and chips. I’ve had better, quicker and cheaper. Don’t bother.

Visited a couple of years ago and the meal was great so was really looking forward to returning.Me and the wife both had Lobster Thermidor and it was spectacular.. Only downside is that we want to return again before we have to go home and the place is fully booked for 3 weeks, never mind hey..

Bought fresh mackerel and scallops to barbecue. Good value and excellent quality. Mackerel was really fresh, caught that morning - scallops were sweet and tasty. Will return for fish for paella this week 😀

We bought a good selection of tasty seafood to bring home on our last day and the fishmonger kindly packed it in iced bags to keep it fresh.

We really enjoyed our fish and chip takeaway from here. The fish was so fresh and flaky. Portions were a good size and well presented even in a takeaway. Sadly they got part of our order wrong but this was quickly corrected.

12/08/20 I had been looking forward to this and was really disappointed with the Fish & Chips.I have had much better - Disappointed 😔

The room in the seafood restaurant was lovely and very comfortable. The room had a 4 poster in a standard room. No views but that didn’t matter. However the dining experience was mediocre. We dined a st Petroc bistro. And stayed at seafood restaurant. We had looked at the menu before we arrived and decided that there was a great deal of choice and not much difference between the two restaurants. We had decided to have lobster and chips before we arrived. When we arrived the lobster was not on the menu. We were VERY disappointed. The evening just went from bad to worse. We waited 50 mins between courses, when dessert arrived it was Luke warm. I would not eat in St Pertoc Bistro again. Very disappointed. To top it all a party of 4 came in at 9.39pm and ordered lobster. Talk about rub salt in the wounds. Dry very disappointed.

OMG!!! Second attempt at a Rick Stein restaurant in 2 days at 2 different locations but I should have learnt the first time. Again please note that the food is nice. Portions are smaller than normal chippies but they have a captive market bec of the name. Bad bits: if I worked at the pace the staff work there I would be sacked in my office and in fact I would sack myself!! Who chose the team and in fact do they have a manager? Ordered at 12:15 when the takeaway opened and we were order 21. It took 50 minutes to get our food. To think they only do a limited menu!! Again the place is using the Ruck Stein name and I am sure the chef deserves his accolades but the service at his restaurant takes the proverbial!!I thought it was the staff only who were rubbish.... maybe it starts at the top???

The fishmongers run by Rick Stein in Padstow is very over-priced.It's very sad, but if a company gets a monopoly over supply in a given area the prices no longer reflect competition. On a national scale it would not be permitted.There is a proper traditional fish monger in Newquay which is cheaper and better.We continued with Mr Stein's shop for a couple of years, finally we had had enough; an additional 15 minutes in the car to Newquay is worth it.

Very Very disappointing this was my fourth visit and the service and food quality is below average again , why with such a reputation is the service and food allowed to be below expectations, my wine choice was Meursault at £90 a bottle after a bottle of champagne which was good and then the Meursault arrived warm when I complained about its temperature the waiter offered to put it in a freezer!! , I said no please replace the bottle with a chilled one not from a freezer , he arrived back with the same bottle in a ice bucket so I reported this to the manager who was not helpful at all she just told me every-bottle was at 7 c I informed her mine was more like 13c and she could not explain why (, I could after seeing the wine cellar )She asked me what I wanted I replied a bottle of wine at the correct temperature nothing else She eventually turned up with another bottle at the same temperature most unhelpful!I then attended the toilet to then see there very poor wine store which was a room with a glass door very untidy is this what we should expect from a high class restaurant The food for me after eating at Paul Ainsworth on the Wednesday night which was superb for a pub was very average for its cost Would someone please kick this place into shape as it has a large customer base that expect standards to be delivered and it is very disappointing when we are all hopeful of a special experience

Disappointing to put it mildly, minute portion of dry fish wrapped in batter that was crispy but tasteless small portion of chips did it's best make up for an overpriced attempt at a fish and chip lunch

We all love sea food so we’re looking forward to this as a special treat. All food was cooked to perfection, was tasty as expected. Staff were friendly and professional under very difficult circumstances. We’re huge fans of ricks cooking and we’re hoping to see him but unfortunately he wasn’t there on this occasion.My wife and I have worked throughout lockdown and really enjoyed this special treat.

Went to the restaurant on Wednesday 8/7/20.30 minutes into the visit before my group got a drink, took 3 requests to get water for the table 40 minutes later. Service was slow. Food was fine but expensive for satisfactory food, place lacks atmosphere. Another bucket list to do.......done.

I felt as if I had been conned, we went in and the menu was on the table.The water arrived and asked what we wanted from the menu, we order 2 haddock and chips plus 2 teas total cost £30.50.Whilst eating they turned one of the notices, and it offered a winter special of fish, chips and tea for less than £10.On paying the bill I mentioned that I was not happy as the waiter didn’t offer this, and that it wasn’t mentioned in the menu.The reply I got was that it was new menus and anyway we got haddock and a much larger portion.What a poor response, not very customer friendly.The fish and chips was cooked OK but at £12.80 for 1 to be honest it was not much different from what I get at our local fish and chip shop for less than £6.00 and its haddock.So it’s 3 for the food, 1 for the price and zero for the service.I did notice on the menu that they charge extra for tartare sauce, so watch out if they ask if you want it.They really too much on the name the service is terrible.

this was a fantastic lunch with oysters and champagne. Nice staff and a great way to spend a couple fo hours out of the rain

We went for lunch to this restaurant on a weekend break to Cornwall. The place was lively and buzzing with a great atmosphere. Service was fast and attentive. There was a charity event going on when we visited to raise funds for the air ambulance so this added to the atmosphere of the place. The food was delicious. I felt that the menu was classic Rick Stein through the ages. I had the sardines to start, the lobster thermidore for my main and a walnut tart for dessert all were very delicious. Definitely recommend a visit to this charming restaurant.

This is a hard act to top... extensive menu, perfectly cooked food, and a lovely service and atmosphere too. The hotel is beautiful, the rooms emulate luxurious beach chalets, and the balconies have panoramic views. Eat here, stay here!

We visited Rick Stein's for lunch. We knew it wouldn't be cheap and were prepared for a costly lunch. However although the cost was expensive (in comparison to a more recent visit to restaurants in Sydney Australia and Hong Kong, Rick Stein's is reasonably priced) the service and food were beyond exceptional. The serving staff were very attentive and knowledgeable and the food was honestly the best I have ever tasted and I have tasted a lot of food from many hundreds of restaurants. I cannot recommend this place highly enough and we will definitely dine here again.

We have been coming to padstow on family holidays for at least 10 years and eating at the seafood restaurant for about 6/7 years, the meals have been up and down but generally good with great service and seafood at its best, we ate on the 30/12/19 it was my sons 21st the following day so thought of no better way to spend the evening there. I booked up in July as we are a party of 8 with family and friends we arrived and as usual the waiter was great and good nibbles were provided, we ordered a couple of sashimi starters which were ok, then our mains the big fruits Der mer was not available due to recent bad weather which was a shame as myself and daughter always share the dish but went for a small fruits der mer each it was un edible all the food was obviously out of date (please see pic of scallops) and the langoustines were tiny (again see pics) there were smaller than the slice of lemon ! The mussels you struggled to pull them from there shell and scallops tough and came apart in bits ! My wife and other daughter had the mussels as a main and couldn’t eat them, they were obviously out of date and no way they should have been served. My eldest daughter (a veggie) had the tempura battered vegetables whilst eating it was struggling to breath and had to start drinking water heavily, there was a battered whole chilli in the dish ! I can handle spicy food so tried a piece to see how bad it was and my mouth was on fire. The most frustrating ordeal of the meal was when I spoke to the manager who told me the langoustines were fine and that’s the size we serve them !! He did admit there should not be a chilli in the tempura dish and again didn’t believe us, we made him try some and didn’t see him again !! I’m not sure if they were saving the better seafood for the news years eve banquet or just serving out of date food but it was an awful experience especially for what we thought was a special family occasion, they did admit fault and halved our bill but the food was of such a poor quality and the manager blatant lies mean we will never return and I will endeavour to make sure I tell everyone of our shocking experience

We were a party of 6 adults and 6 children and the service was extremely quick from ordering to receiving our meals. Everyone enjoyed their meal and judging by the queue outside there were many people who also were waiting to enjoy their meal. Fish and chips at their bet!

We had to try this Seafood Bar when in Padstow. Rick Stein is, of course, famous for his seafood. The fish and chips is on special offer during Winter and so we tried it out.The cafe is somewhat primitive in that customers are seated on long benches which can be a little cramped. This seemed to add to the atmosphere rather than be a problem.Staff were friendly and the cafe was clean.The fish was a of very good quality and the chips were good too!The value was excellent except for extras such as mushy peas and Tatar sauce which together added 50% to the cost of the meal. That aside, the meal was great and well worth the visit.

What a beautiful restaurant and amazing food and fabulous waiting staff we had the most amazing evening thank you. I am not going to give this restaurant anything less than five stars as it would not be fair however I would say the lady on the front of house on Saturday evening was a rude young lady which was a shame, however we will be back as our waiter was top class.

Sit in a relaxed bar style seafood cafe and enjoy great fish dishes prepared in a Sushi format, with good wines and an excellent atmosphere

What a great way to spend a Thursday lunchtime. I had the special which was grilled sea bream and my partner had battered monkfish. Both were excellent and plentiful. Great atmosphere and welcoming staff.

Visiting from Australia and always holding Rick Stein in such high regard as a chef, visiting where he started was high on my bucket list. Tha staff were fantastic, attentive and so friendly, the salt and pepper prawns and battered oysters were delicious, the fish and chips were very average. I have done what I have always wanted to do but left feeling disappointed. Hopefully his place in Sydney has better people in the kitchen.

My husband took me here for a special lunch on our holiday on Cornwall. Where do I begin. From the greeting at the front desk, waitress at our table, very knowledgable about the wine and also the fish courses we ordered. I had the risotto with cuttlefish which was absolutely delicious. Just the right bite to the risotto and the fish was well seasoned, with just a clever hint of citrus. My husband had the fish soup to start. Only ever had similar in France which was just as tasty! Mains were again from the a la carte, I had the monk fish with fennel and garlic and hubby had the halibut with holindaise which he said was magnificent. No food envy though, all very delicious. Finished with the yummy chocolate fondant served with raspberry marshmallow. How clever. All in all a wonderfully lunch experience. Can’t wait to be back. An asset to Cornwall.

Interesting venue, in that you can eat some fish or shellfish, see it being cooked and also buy some to take home, all of which we did. My potted shrimps were turned out rather messily onto the plate, instead of being served in a ramekin, and my sashimi was missing the ginger, but the waitress fixed that quickly. My friend unfortunately did not enjoy her mussels, although they looked good. As most of the frontage was open, it was a bit chilly, which was a shame. But the dressed crab we bought to take home was wonderful!

Didn’t want chips today so opted to walk passed the massive queue for R Steins fish n chips and straight into his seafood bar. Had a fabulous sharing platter ( no alcohol today sadly as both me and hubby had to work/ drive later ) however that didn’t detract from the freshest of fresh crab claws,prawns ,oysters , mussels and scallops ,simple tomatoes basil salad and really delicious sesame walnut bread . A healthy lunch that hit the spot ! Staff were fab . 100% improvement on our Rick Steins Falmouth experience !

Best fish and chips tasted for as long as I can remember My wife had an unbelievable fish finger sandwich to die for

This place is just using Rick Stein’s name to sell average food at grossly inflated prices. I also tried a beef pasty - the pastry was dry and the filling over spiced. The visit was a disappointment in general.

Highlight of my trip to Padstow was to be Rick Stein Seafood bar. Oh dear, so disappointing. As it was a cold rainy day decided to try Thai fish cakes. Big mistake, so salty you could not taste anything else, walnut bread was ice cold and butter straight from the freezer and unusable. Service was swift and efficient. But how I dislike this fashion for high stools, so uncomfortable

Disappointing. We were given a poor table in the far end if the restaurant. The service was good. The food - the crab starter was good. The lobster main was below average.A bottle of Sancer for £51 - excessive.

Been to Steins a few times and went back again In July, Had the worst meal ever, in fact I was ill after it. Sent several emails to the manager, after leaving a bad review on their Facebook page and being asked to contact them, but I’ve had no replies,

Stopped for lunch after a cycle along the camel trail. We sat at the bar and enjoyed the experience of watching our food being cooked directly in front of us. Fantastic, fresh, seafood. Light bites, our only criticism was that we should have ordered more! Thank you for a lovely lunch.

The best fishmongers I have ever had the pleasure to visit, very knowledgable staff, who couldn’t do enough to help, fantastic selection

Too many servers, inefficient organization getting in the way of the food. Servers were nice, but it is unacceptable to me to have to speak to 7 different persons. The food was very good, ate a plate of fruits de mer for two with a bottle of champagne. Nice choice of wine.

Bought buckets of prawns and mussels, along with dressed crab, and they put ice in the bags. Drove back to London and had a delicious supper!

Great place for lunch. Fish soup is excellent choose from the fish counter. All locally sourced and ethical and sustainable. Friendly service but it can get very busy so can be a little slow but hey you've got all day surely! Deli next door and the lobster hatchery is a must just opposite.

Excellent hake purchased to cook back at our holiday apartment with fennel purchased from ricks deli ...very impressed ...yes expensive but so worth it for the quality

We went in here on the first day of our holiday knowing that his Seafood restaurant would be too expensive. We had delicious food here, prepared in front of us. It was very reasonable. My husband had mussels and I had smoked salmon, both with a glass of wine.

Just love this place, we visit every year after Looe Live. The seafood/fruit de mer and crab are excellent and the service is perfectly pitched - Becca remembered us from last year, which delighted our son and was as excellent as ever. Rick’s Spanish White really complimented the seafood thank you

Impromptu visit to Rick Steins Seafood Bar in Padstow, near the harbour.

If you are looking for a no thrills style place to eat, this is the place to go. The decor is great with various fishe paintings on the background walls, which give the ambience colour and life. There are small counters that go around the chef area, so you can see him cook certain foods in front of you. Alternatively, there is a bank of seats of about 8 if you don't mind sharing your table with strangers. There is also a few set of chairs facing the wine and optics area, but here you miss any view outside other than see the waiter going to the cash till and pouring drinks. So we shared a table and we met a lovely elderley couple that were on their holiday and the conversation was welcomed. I ordered mussels in garlic and wine sauce which came with bread. This was beautiful and every drop of sauce was soaked into my dipping bread. My sister chose the 100g lobster. Which was a better size than I thought. The waiter was very cheerful and polite. At the end of the eating area, you could even buy fresh fish from the fishmonger. I heard our waiter tell someone that they were happy to freeze the fish for them and they could go enjoy Padstow and come back later to collect it. A very kind gesture. Overall a really lovely rustic and quirky place to eat fresh fish. All staff were friendly. Probably this is better than the other posh restaurants in the area. It is just behind Rick Stein's cookery school. I would definitely come back again!

A group of six adults ,had a selection of seafoods,all very good,with excellent service

Wait not to bad, man popes head out of the door and said 5 minutes, we had a 2 year old with us had to get own high chair, then waiter come over to take our order we had to ask for a children’s menu would have thought as you are asked the party size we said 4 and a toddler they would have sorted the chair and a menu. I went to the toilet omg the street would have been clearer, no vinegar in the bottle we had to get this from another customer, wished we had gone local to help the ordinary shop and not just pay for the name, then in the shop a packet of Cornish biscuits £10.00 Rick Stein price same ones in Morrisons £5.00 again mr stein money grabbing.

För oss var det en lång väg att köra men väl framme var Padstow väl värt resan, vi avslyade eftermiddagen med middag på deras barservering, verkligt trevlig personal pratsamma och hjälpsamma, vi njöt av underbara musslor till förrätt, sedan en jättegod fisksoppa med underbart nybakt bröd till detta blev det ett gott vitt vin samt en god öl, vi avslutade med kaffe och morotskaka, allt var förträffligt!

We were recommended by a friend to go there and try the food. We went there 3 times on our holiday as the food was amazing! We had to wait a few minutes every time for our order as it was busy but it was worth it. We would of liked a few more seating areas available but would highly recommend going.

Visited while in padstow, we were all excited to experience the famous Rick Stein's fish and chips and to be honest I wish we hadn't bothered!!

You would expect an establishment endorsed by a celebrity chef would be of a good quality.

We were on holiday near pad stow and wanted to experience Rick steins restaurant but when we arrived the restaurant was closed ,decided to have a takeaway ,I wish I Hadnt bothered

Went here as walk in customers looking for a light meal and it was surprisingly quiet bearing in mind the queue's at his restaurant next door. The food served here is all fresh from the fishmongers on the premises whic means the food is mainly cold. We had fishcakes and fish soup both served hot. Seafood sashimi followed by fruits de mer and Roll mop, it was all very nice if a little too chilled.

Had Sunday lunch and both husband and I agree it was one of the best meals we have ever eaten. The restaurant is in a great location and is beautiful inside. The service was wonderful as was the menu. We both opted for seafood which was wonderful.

Had a glass of wine and some thai fishcakes here last week and loved it. Really tasty food and friendly service.

This is by far one of the best places I’ve ever been! My fiancée and step son shared the seafood sharing bowl and I had a sashimi. It’s brilliant to sit and watch your food be prepared, and it was just so fresh, simple and tasty. Friendly service with a smile. Perfect.

Highly recommended. Good value, excellent seafood. Don't have the ceviche though, it''s a bit weird.

Stopped for a light lunch and ended having lobster & chardonnay deal. Lobster was fresh and cooked to perfection. The service was excellent. Weather was awful but even Rick cannot fix that!

Delightful and delicious from beginning to end. We sat at the main bar so that we could watch the friendly and efficient chef preparing our food and also watch the activity in the lobster and crab tanks! We were all really pleased with our dishes - each one delicious; oysters, sashimi, Thai fish cakes, prawn cocktail, mussels and hot smoked salmon salad. With two glasses of excellent Picpoul and a posh lemonade, the bill was £67 (service not included). A really enjoyable experience! Will definitely return. And there was no queue - and no eco-waste (their fish and chip café serves everything in throwaway boxes not on crockery?).

Popped in to purchase some bread and made our way to the deli to get a couple more items. The young man who served us asked if we wanted anything else, I replied no and said I also had the bread to pay for - he advised (politely) that we were to pay at the till at the side of the shop. His colleague picked up a sign that was placed down the other end of the deli, leaned in front of him, smiling whilst saying "have you seen this?" It was a sign advising customers to pay at the till. Probably thought she was being clever and I was not as I was obviously one of many customers who had committed the same silly mistake by not reading the sign and following its instructions. So to that extremely rude lady I'd say perhaps you should have waited until I'd walked away before doing what you did, and after so many people had obviously made the same mistake you should have had the sense to realise the sign was probably positioned rather stupidly? Would you agree? A customer service training course would also be worth thinking about....pick up a few tips on how not to be rude. All other members of staff were very polite and helpful.

We’re back in the foodie Mecca of Padstow and went to Ricks seafood bar. We sat at the bar and were greeted by a lovely lady called Becca. She gave suggestions and was charming and helpful. We ordered fish cakes, smoked salmon and horseradish cream, a salad and some oysters. It was all delicious and the place was very relaxed in comparison to the busyness of Padstow in general. We were also served by another young lady named Liz who was also delightful (we wish her well with her exams) both Becca and Liz made this relaxed dining experience a joy! Would highly recommend if you like real seafood without the chips!

Came here for a visit with a couple of friends, good friendly service you have to wait to be seated so there can be a bit of a queue but well worth the wait. We did not have to wait that long about 10 /15 mins to be seated as we went in July and it was busy. The service was great and well organised, we had fish and chips with some whine and a beer with 1 soft drink the the price came to £49.55 for 3 people about £10/ £12 pounds for the fish and chips 1 glass of wine was £5.50 but there are quite a few choices, a pint of beer £4.95. The tartare sauce is £2.40 a portion and is generous. size. The food is served in cardboard containers which was not a problem the fish was so delicious. I have also eaten in the restaurant as well which is further down the road which is just as fantastic, they also have a take away fish and chip shop next to where we were which was just a busy all in all a great lunch would go again!!! Well done to the staff too !!!!

Average fish and horrible chips served luke warm and expensive. Not great or what I would expect from a celebrity chef place.

I had lunch with a group of friends. Eight to the table. The service was so bad we didn`t see the same wait staff person twice. The trouble started with the initial drinks order. Half got their drinks, the others didn`t . We waited 15 minutes and no staff came back to the table. We had to get up and find someone to serve us.

Decent quality 2 person seafood platter but insufficient ie one oyster each ?????? Who eats only one oyster ? certainly not me nor Mr Stein I suspect . staff lovely place nice -but for the price the platter could be full guys :-)

First time at this excellent Restaurant where both the food, and indeed the service was superb!

Love this place everything is so fresh we bought so much food and then took the ferry back over to rock and had a seafood bbq on the beach gorgeous

I bought a cornish crab sandwich from the deli section. I was prepared to pay the price due to the reputation of the man. It must be good right? Wrong, bread not fresh and crab meat filling bland almost tasteless. I would say it was poor value if I'd paid £2.50 for it, but at nearly 4 times that price I would suggest it is daylight robbery!

We eat here and we were ' VERY DISAPPOINTED' .... it is greatly 'OVER PRICED' and served 'AVERAGE FOOD' ... we would suggest there are far better places to eat in Padstow that here !!"!

Popped in to take a look and bought some fresh prawns and cockles to takeaway. Nicely presented fish and shellfish. Our food was delicious and nice to see traditional harbour/seaside food instead of junk food that seems to be taking over!

After a cycle ride on the Camel trail I tried a haddock and clotted cream pasty. Wow, wow, wow absolutely fantastic and a must try. Followed this with a thunder and lightning ice cream. The shop is full of deli items to buy, seems a little pricey but you get what you pay for.

We had tea/coffee and ate lovely tray bakes from a good selection - so difficult to choose. We also bought lots of goodies to take home for friends i.e. biscuits, jams etc from a well stocked shop.

Popped in most days to pick up a few provisions. There are some lovely cheeses to choose from as well as an array of handy goodies to fill the picnic basket.

For my wife to check it off her bucket list, while in Padstow I supprised her with a lunch at Rick Steins Seafood Restaurant

Yes food was ok yes I would eat there again. They have dog area your seating out in the freezing cold loads off seagulls about. Because your seating outside you of course everything is in a paper bag and plastic case. Not ECO freely. Then you got the weather and wind to deal with your trying to eat your meal. You do pay quite a lot. Would you have a child in the freezing cold. No. They should put a conservatory at the back for dog owners. So we don’t freeze to death and we can eat in the warmth not worry about wind or seagulls when eating a meal especially what your paying for. You would expect to seat in the warmth. I’m not happy.

Totally recommend a visit to Rick Stiens in Padstow. Prices were reasonable and the quality of food was outstanding. The staff were very friendly and efficient. This was a great experience.

Had a prawn cocktail with tiny prawns, nothing like as juicy or meaty as expected. Mussels were good but only served with bread, not chips so don’t charge restaurant prices

Great informal fish bar - service friendly and speedy, fruits de met for 2 fresh and tasty - very simple and very good!

My husband and I had a wonderful evening with Rick Stein talking and cooking, fabulous wine with his dishes.....a fantastic evening which was very interesting and so friendly, we then finished the evening at his seafood restaurant and had yummy tapas and wonderfully wine. Will be back soon!

On our first evening in Padstow we fancied something light so popped into the Seafood bar. Very casual and small eaterie attached to the fishmonger, nice decor.

We booked Rick Steins seafood restaurant a few months in advance as we were making a special trip from Scotland to dine in this restaurant.