Newquay Restaurants and Dining

(Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK)

Newquay has always been a great place to eat and in recent years, the restaurant and dining scene here has changed dramatically. Home to a large number of extremely good restaurants, highlights in Newquay include the relatively new beachfront and award-winning Fifteen restaurant at Watergate Bay, which is owned by famous celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and uses mainly local produce from farms, cheese shops and fishermen in this area of Cornwall.

As a result of the town's booming dining scene, restaurants in Newquay have never been more popular and have become trendy places to eat and be seen.

Opening Hours

Those looking for a traditional Cornish pasty won't be disappointed when walking around central Newquay. There are plenty of excellent local bakeries strewn around the town, including the highly regarded Pasty Parlour along the Crescent, just off the Beach Road in the heart of Newquay town centre.

Bakeries remain open all through the day and offer much more than just Cornish pasties, with sandwiches, baguettes, pizza slices and cakes all readily available. Various fast-food restaurants in Newquay are also open all through the day, often opening their doors as early at 07:00 for breakfast, with popular outlets along the Station Approach, Bank Street and Treloggan Road.

Dining venues in central Newquay opening specifically for lunch, tend to begin serving food from 11:30 onwards, closing at around 15:00. Pubs are also a great place to eat and a good alternative to more expensive restaurants, offering a range of bar snacks and traditional, hearty meals, often with a seafood theme and Sunday lunch carveries.

Evening dining in Newquay begins as early at 17:30, when some restaurants offer 'early bird' specials. Open until 23:00 or later, particularly in at the weekends and all through the summer months, fine dining is plentiful in Newquay, with cuisine ranging from Mexican, Indian and Italian, to more contemporary English styles and fusion dishes.

Where to Eat

Restaurants tend to be clustered close to each other at various locations all around the town, with many being especially close to the waterfront and sandy beaches around Newquay's coastline. Popular dining venues can be found at Cliff Road, Dane Road, Narrowcliff and also Fore Street, alongside a number of local shops. East Street contains one of the largest selections of dining venues in Newquay, located between Bank Street and Cliff Street.

Many tourists staying in Newquay choose to venture further afield for their meal, with the acclaimed Seafood Restaurant at nearby Padstow lying around 25 minutes to the north-east. Owned by famous chef Rick Stein, this harbourside venue has become so popular that it often needs to be booked many weeks in advance.

Rick Stein's 'The Seafood Restaurant' - Riverside, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8BY, England, UK
Tel: +344 (0)1841 532 700

Jamie Oliver's 'Fifteen' - On the Beach, Watergate Bay, Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 4AA, England, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1637 861 000