The Cornish Range - Mousehole Review

The Cornish Range
6 Chapel Street
Mousehole
Cornwall
TR19 6SB

Phone 0871 426 4520
Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Type of Cuisine Modern European / Seafood
Chef Ben Prior
Number of Covers 60

Dinner 6.00 - 10.00pm Mon-Sun (Wed-Sat Nov-Mar)

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Review of The Cornish Range, Mousehole

Once a pilchard-processing factory in a dreamy village near Penzance, the Cornish Range is now reckoned to be 'the smart place to stay in Cornwall' - according to the Observer. The old stone building has been transformed into a delightful 'restaurant with guest rooms' serving top-notch Cornish produce is a rustic setting of soft lights, modern seascapes and model yachts.

Seafood from the Newlyn boats steals much of the limelight, and the kitchen tips its hat to the past by offering Caesar salad with salted pilchards (rather than the usual anchovies). Elsewhere, expect a combo of seared scallops, John Dory and tempura squid with tomato and caper dressing, crab and pea risotto with citrus crème fraîche, and roast stuffed monkfish with braised fennel and courgette frittata.

If meat is your preference, the kitchen might also turn its hand to char-grilled fillet steak with nutmeg mash and shallot purée or roast best end of lamb stuffed with apricots and rosemary. Locally produced ice creams and sorbets bring up the rear alongside desserts such as warm pecan pie or white chocolate cheesecake.

Also featured in: AA Guide, Michelin Guide.