Basement Cafe Bar & Bistro, The

Padstow generates a lot of buzz among tourists with its water sports and the famous Camel Trail not to mention the pretty, pastel shaded houses and lovely restaurants looking over the quay. The Basement Café is one such charming place located in the centre of the town, where you can enjoy your meal as you sit under the shaded al fresco dining area across the waterfront or inside the trendy restaurant.

You could start with the tuna carpaccio with salsa verde before moving on to the Sri Lankan seafood curry with prawns, swordfish, squid and mussels or the fillet steak on wild mushrooms with a rich thyme beurre rouge. Desserts include baked chocolate cheesecake or a plum tart tatin while coffees from Illy are present on the beverage list along with beers and Peroni on draught. Breakfast and lunch options lengthen the odds, along with a menu for the little ones.