Star & Garter – Falmouth

Food is wholesome and tasty with menus that are filled with seasonal dishes cooked over the fire with lots of creative flair. Chef and owner Elliot Thompson works with the ethos of using the entire animal, ensuring that nothing goes to waste, as well as working closely with artisan suppliers in the county using the freshest ingredients possible; all of the meat is butchered, cured and smoked by the kitchen team and the fish is caught direct from the local day boats.

For a true taste of Cornwall, there’s plenty of feast-style sharing plates to tuck into, but the Sunday roasts are what brings us back time and again – served on a sharing board for two with all the trimmings – think crispiest salted-potatoes, mouth-wateringly good garlicy greens and tangiest cauliflower cheese – choose from moorland beef topside, pork belly or slow-cooked lamb, with a huge yellow Yorkshire made with delicious St Ewe eggs.

For a midweek supper, opt for grilled pollock with mussel and saffron broth, smoked butter mash, shaved fennel and aioli, slow cooked dug leg in a bordelaise sauce with smoked greens or chicken schnitzel with pancetta, wild garlic butter and aged parmesan. Sides play with some interesting flavour combos including bone marrow mash, greens with marmite butter and hand-cut fries with crackling salt. Follow up with something sweet; we recommend trying the locally-made Origin Coffee ice cream or the insanely yummy sticky toffee banana pudding Wash everything down with craft beer or a refreshing local gin.

There’s also a great list of seasonal cocktails.