Hotel Tresanton

Once a yachtsman's club, this fashionable hillside hotel was renovated in 1998 by interior designer Olga Polizzi (sister of Sir Rocco Forte) in her much admired urban-retro design. Perched just above the sea, it is an idyllic place to dine or stay, with magical views over the bay to the Roseland Peninsula and St Anthony's Lighthouse. The dining room comes appropriately surrounded by glass to make the best of those views and has a two-tiered decked terrace - the perfect spot for pre-dinner aperitifs, or watching the sun go down. Like the hotel, the restaurant is design-led and very stylish with a calm, cool Mediterranean air, fine mosaic floor and nautical blue-and-white themed décor. An impeccable team of front-of-house staff, both in appearance and skill, fit the bill perfectly too. The accomplished kitchen's approach majors on cracking, high-quality ingredients - sourced locally wherever possible - simply cooked with integrity to maximise freshness and flavour, with the fruits of the sea an obvious strength. Take a starter of langoustine tails with saffron risotto and carpaccio of fennel, and perhaps follow with Calenick beef fillet served with chervil root, crispy potatoes, confit shallots and 'hedgehog' mushrooms.

On the waterfront in town centre
Nearest station: St Austell

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