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• Blue Haze Restaurant - Sample Menu - Starters - Freshly made soup with warm bread roll, Cornish Brie & asparagus with fresh fruit & garlic croutons, Local fresh scallops pan seared & set on a Tagliatelle of cucumber, with mixed leaf salad, Mains Grilled fillet of sea bass topped with crushed coriander seeds & local honey set on a savoury couscous with spicy tomato butter sauce, Trio of Cornish fish simply grilled with butter parsley & lemon, Wild Cornish venison steak served with prine and brandy sauce Prime local beef fillet steak garnished with tomato & mushroom, Choice of sauces - Au poivre or Port & Stilton, Vegetable Tart, Mediterranean vegetables cooked in rich tomato, basil & red wine sauce topped with cheeses, All served with potatoes and fresh vegetables of the day local Cornish or organic produced used whenever possible. A variety of home made Sweets are always available. Over 20 wines from around the world in stock. Opening times: Lunch Times 12pm - 2.30pm (Advisable to book for Sunday Lunch) / Evenings 6.30pm - 9.30pm Monday to Saturday. Tel 01326 564424.
• Kota Restaurant - KOTA Restaurant is conveniently located within the historic fishing village of Porthleven. It is situated in a prime position benefiting from views of the harbour and further out to sea. The restaurant part of the building was constructed in the late 1700's and the reception area is over 100 years old. The building, one of the oldest in Porthleven, was originally built as an ancient corn-grinding mill with its wheel turned by a stream. The waterway still flows through the Methleigh Valley today. During the 1880's Mr John Wills started one of the most successful horse drawn bus companies in the area, with two hour excursions to Penzance. About a dozen horses were kept in a barn at the back. The funding of the venture came from the proceeds of Mr Will's mining in the United States of America. The building was to stay in the Will's family for 85 years. Later it was used as a mechanical workshop and filling station until 1965 when it was converted into the Granary Restaurant. Since that time the restaurant has gradually built its reputation. In recent years, whilst trading as Critchards the restaurant gained a world wide reputation and appeared in good food guides and on television food programmes. Jude and Jane are not new to the catering business having run their own restaurants in other locations before moving to the Smoke House, located on the harbour side at Porthleven. It wasn't long before the Smoke House became very popular with locals and visitors alike. When the opportunity arose Jude and Jane's enthusiasm to expand could not be contained so the transfer of Critchards to Kota (Maori for shell fish) created another step in the history of the building and the fishing village. Over the years my wife and I dined many times at Critchards it being one of our favourite haunts. Naturally curiosity got the better of us and as soon as Jude and Jane opened for business we booked a table. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves as did all the others dining at Kotas that evening. Every table in the house was occupied. The atmosphere lifted the spirits and could not be faulted nor could the service or the food. This restaurant will, without doubt, appear in the same publications as Critchards once did. Kota standards are extremely high and we certainly look forward to our next visit. Mike & Joan Jude & Jane welcome you to Kota Restaurant, Harbour Head, Porthleven, Cornwal,l TR13 9AQ. Tel: 01326 562407 - Email: kota@btconnect.com. If Kota is full why not visit the Smoke House also owned by Jude and Jane Tel: 01326 563223 - booking advisable
• The Ship Inn - The Ship Inn is located at the entrance of the most southerly working port in mainland Britain and enjoys magnificent coastal views. There is an area for those who prefer to be outdoors in the summer and two inviting log fires for the winter visitors. The Smithy is a separate but ideal family/children's room with its own log fire. The long distance coastal path passes the entrance to the Ship Inn a good place to take a break for some refreshment before continuing the journey. The Ship was built as a fisherman's Inn during the 18th century, making it one of the oldest buildings in Porthleven. Naturally an old Inn must have its ghosts. The Ship has two in residence, a Mrs Ruberry and a French prisoner of the Napoleonic War. Owners Colin and Chris have run the Inn for many years. They take a pride in being a chip free zone serving excellent home cooked food, including locally caught fish. The menu includes vegetarian dishes. All meals are cooked to order. Colin has a very good sense of humour and the menu board does state "Bad planning on the customers part does not constitute a panic on ours". The Inn, being a free-house, serves a variety of good real ales. Visitors who come to Cornwall without discovering Porthleven are really missing an experience. Visitors who come to Porthleven without visiting the Ship Inn don't know what they are missing.