RestaurantsCornwallWatergate BayTR8

Breaking news

October 1, 2024: 

Chris Eden is now at the stoves of this well-known beachside hotel.

This follows the news towards the end of last year year:

Emily Scott anounces closure although apparently it's "not the end of the dance".

https://www.thecaterer.com/news/emily-scott-relocating-watergate-bay-restaurant#:~:text=The%20chef%20started%20Emily%20Scott,final%20service%20on%2030%20September.

survey result

Summary

£65
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

One of a handful of restaurants in this famous hotel, this ultra-romantic outpost was born as a beachside pop-up, and is ably overseen by Scott, a fast-rising Cornish chef and cookbook author; whether opting for the lobster lunches or six-course seafood menus, you’re in for some “fantastic food” (although one or two regulars feel it comes at a cost).

Summary

£65
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

With its “simple, top-quality seafood” combined with “one of the most romantic locations in Cornwall”“who could fail to be impressed on a date at Emily Scott’s new restaurant overlooking stunning Watergate Bay?”. One of four restaurants in the Watergate Bay Hotel, it followed a 2020 beachside pop-up from the Cornwall-based chef whose profile has been on the rise. On the downside, there are those who feel the experience is “lovely, but overpriced”.

Summary

£65
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

After a successful 2020 pop-up, Emily Scott (of St Tudy Inn, which was primed for a relaunch under new owners as we went to press) has opened a more permanent site at the Watergate Bay Hotel, serving seafood and plant-based fare with a less-is-more ethos. One reporter who caught the first service proclaimed the food “superb” and the restaurant “buzzing”“all in all, a treat!”

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Watergate Bay, TR8 4AA

Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£22.00 £30.50 £8.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £0.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £4.50
Watergate Bay, TR8 4AA
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
SundayCLOSED

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