PADSTOW
St Petroc's

St Petroc's

4 New St, Padstow PL28 8EA, PL28 8BS, PADSTOW, United Kingdom

Pizza • Seafood • European • Fast Food


"Dinner at one of Rick Stein 's establishments in Padstow was mean to be the highlight of our weekend in Cornwall to celebrate my husband 's birthday. It did not turn out like that. I could not get a table at any of the other restaurants so had to go with the St. Petrock 's Bistro but luckily dogs are allowed in there which is great. If you are renting a cottage, you are not allowed to leave your dog there alone and so we were grateful that we could have our dog with us. But....we were seated in a quiet but completely airless room (it was a very warm day and early evening). Ok, we could have accepted that but it was about to get a lot worse. The table was sticky (so not clean), the chairs we were seated in too low for comfortable eating and the menu looked like a fast food diner menu! What was going on. The very young staff members were trying to be helpful but amateurish. We asked if the whole bream was wild. Oh yes, I think so, was the reply. We asked the waitress to check. The fish was farmed. Surely the staff should know that ? We are fish lovers and eaters, having fish at least 3 times a week at home. But Rick Stein is the king of fish, right? Well no. Nothing on the menu was at all different or unusual or surprising. What was surprising were the prices. My husband was forced (because there was nothing else appealing) to have the lemon sole a dish that Stein is well known for. The price was £37.00. Now I buy my fish from a reputable retail fish supplier for £12 per fish. How and why is it necessary for there to be a 200 profit made on this meal just because we are eating at Rick Stein 's? By the way, I read in The Times yesterday that buyers were furious at being charged £2 per pot for take away condiments like tartar sauce etc. at one of Stein 's fish and chip establishments. It seems greed has taken over big time. Anyway, we ordered this and were not surprised when said fish arrived it was small, grayish and overcooked. By the way, no vegetables were served with this fish for £37.00 those were extra! Of course! I was not hungry by this point so ordered the smoked salmon starter for £15. This was ok, not a very large portion (perhaps 30 grams) but adequate but I can get 200 grams of smoked salmon from my retail supplier for the same price and I am quite sure Rick Stein would not pay that price so again, huge profiteering going on. We had a carafe of wine as it was, after all, my husband 's birthday! We ate quickly, eager to be gone from the dingy, overheated room and worse than mediocre food and service. We paid a fortune for an extremely bad experience and needless to say will never venture back to any of the Rick Stein establishments. I hope you diners of the future fare better."

Rojano's in the Square

Rojano's in the Square

Padstow, 9 Mill Sq, PL28 8AB, PADSTOW, United Kingdom

Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic • European


"We spent the day in Padstow in August against my wishes as I've never taken to the place as it doesn't have the clarm of a typical seaside town but is crowded with expensive shops and restaurants.We were effectively forced into the place as everywhere else was crammed (as they usually are) and an alarm bell should have gone off as the place was only half full. I even joked that there must be something wrong with it as we could find a seat. It looks ok inside but the menu looked a bit on the expensive side so I ordered the cheapest main course which was a Cornish pasty and salad at and since I’ve had these before elsewhere and been happy with them I thought nothing of it.When it came I was pretty shocked as all I got was something resembling a Small Ginsters, browning lettuce and a soft tomato. At first I thought I’d been sent a starter by mistake but my partner gestured to the table to my left where the poor bloke had ordered a ploughmans and ended up with what looked like the contents of those awful Boots sandwiches. We made eye contact and words were not necessary as he saw my plate. The kids got a decent plate of chips as we objected to paying more but the jacket potato that the missus ordered wasn’t great either. There was at least one other person that I saw that looked upset with their lot before we left.Having read the other reviews it is obvious that out visit wasn’t a one-off and that worries me as the owner is either deluding him/herself into thinking that their place offers a really good product or they are assuming that there will be enough people that will only ever visit once to make the place pay irrespective of reputation.Either way, if you’re the owner, shame on you."