The best Falmouth restaurants – where to eat in Falmouth
If you’re looking for the best Falmouth restaurants to eat at, this guide has you covered. In the lovely Cornish seaside town of Falmouth you’ll find an array of delicious food choices, with restaurants serving delicious seafood, modern small plates, hearty fish and chips, as well as Caribbean, Spanish and North African cuisine.
The best Falmouth restaurants
1. MINE
Best for: a small neighbourhood restaurant that showcases the very best of Cornish produce
MINE is a lovely little Falmouth restaurant that spills out onto the cobbles of Old Brewery Yard. They serve up simple, playful dishes using the best produce that Cornwall has to offer.
What’s on the MINE menu: MINE’s menus change according to local produce, but you can expect to see dishes like crab fritters with bisque mayo as as snack to start, mouthwatering-starters like beef shin agnolotti and buttermilk fried cod cheeks, mains of confit summer squash or pan roasted chicken supreme and desserts like salted caramel tart & chocolate delice
Website: restaurantmine.co.uk
2. Upper Deck
Best for: a Falmouth hidden gem restaurant with fantastic food and stunning marina views
Located in Falmouth Yacht Marina, Upper Deck is a lovely modern restaurant & bar serving great food and wine in a beautiful location. Upper Deck pride themselves on cooking fresh, high-quality food, sourced from only the very best local suppliers.
What’s on the Upper Deck menu: sample menus include starters of braised pig cheeks & smoked mackerel rarebit, mains of whole roasted lemon sole & panko celeriac, smoked haddock chowder and homemade pizzas
Website: upperdeckfalmouth.com
3. The Mulberry
Best for: a warm and relaxed dining experience that showcases the best of seasonal, local ingredients
The Mulberry is a fine dining restaurant tucked down an alleyway off the quaint Falmouth high street. They offer up delicious menus that change with the seasons and feature local and sustainable ingredients from top Cornish producers.
What’s on The Mulberry menu: The Mulberry’s menus change with the seasons, but their sample menus include – tasting menus featuring dishes like Porthilly oysters and mushroom gnocchi, small plates of treacle bread with roast shallot butter, Cornish monkfish with chicken butter sauce and pork belly with chimichurri & cauliflower purée
Website: themulberryfalmouth.co.uk
4. Hooked on the Rocks
Best for: delicious seafood & great wine, right by the sea
Hook on the Rocks is a brilliant seafood restaurant just yards from the shore of Swanpool beach near Falmouth. They serve up lusciously fresh local seafood, with both locals and holidaymakers flocking to Hooked for alfresco sundowner seafood suppers.
What’s on the Hooked on the Rocks menu: simple fresh dishes like Falmouth Bay scallops with roe butter & seaweed pangrattato, or wild prawns with garlic butter, ‘nduja, lime and fresh herbs. Mains of Falmouth Bay lobster with garlic & herb butter, seaweed & garlic aioli & crisp skinny fries
Website: hookedontherocksfalmouth.com
5. Cribbs
Best for: Caribbean influenced dishes in a fun & vibrant restaurant
Cribbs offers customers a warm and friendly dining experience, whilst serving traditional Caribbean dishes alongside British classics (with a twist). They have an open front kitchen so you can enjoy watching the chefs rustle up authentic mouth-watering dishes. All the dishes are created with Caribbean soul and go perfectly with a fresh cocktail or a fine rum from the bar.
What’s on the Cribbs menu: dishes like Reggae Reggae duck roll and smoked beef brisket open taco to start, Jamaican jerk chicken and pineapple & coconut janga for mains + a tempting Caribbean cocktail menu that includes drinks like Koko colada & Caribbean rum punch
Website: cribbscornwall.co.uk
6. Bodega 18
Best for: modern Spanish tapas paired with a brilliant wine list
Falmouth’s Bodega 18 tapas bar was created to celebrate the gastronomy and lifestyle of Spain. They serve up classic & contemporary Spanish tapas dishes made with locally sourced produce, alongside wines from small boutique wineries.
What’s on the Bodega 18 menu: small plates including patatas allioli with truffle, slow cooked pig’s cheeks, king prawn pil pil and Cornish mussels and delicious desserts like Torrijas – milk fried bread with orange & cinnamon clotted cream ice cream
Website: bodegaeighteen.com
