Housel Bay Hotel & Restaurant

Its designers knew what they were doing when they sited this late Victorian hotel on a clifftop overlooking Housel Bay and the Lizard peninsula with its lighthouse. The views are positively edible, and the location not far from the Southwest Coastal Path makes the place a handy bolt-hole for walkers. The restaurant is a light and airy space with bare floorboards and a host of pictures, where the modern British repertoire gets a productive airing. Good fresh pasta distinguishes a raviolo of woodland mushrooms served with Madeira jelly and tarragon foam, or there may be scallops with belly pork and apple to start. A serving of fine local duck with a citrus-spiked confit of the leg, a lobe of foie gras and spinach makes a well-balanced main dish, and meals end enjoyably with the likes of pear tarte Tatin and honey ice cream.