Budock Vean Hotel Review, Falmouth, Cornwall

No mashed avocados or chia seeds here, instead a good old-fashioned British breakfast cooked to order – locally cured bacon, sausages and hog’s pudding, smoked salmon, haddock from a Cornish smokery, and local eggs. Lighter fare includes local yogurt, buttery croissants and an unforgettable organic raspberry jam. Generous pots of tea and excellent coffee, too.

Casual lunches with daily specials areserved in the cocktail bar from noon until 2pm, with locally sourced oysters, scallops, mussels, fish, lobster and steak appearing alongside year-round staples. Sandwiches are available all day (try Cornish roast beef, or Newlyn crab), and served with homemade sauces and chutneys. Dinner in the restaurant is formal (no shorts, flipflops) with both à la carte and a daily changing set menu (£49 per head for four courses plus coffee or £30 if booked in advance as part of the stay).

For a more informal evening meal, there is a two-course chef's special which can be served in the relaxed surroundings of the bar, or outside on the terrace on a warm summer evening and there are weekly pizza nights around the riverside fire-pit.

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