Peppercorn Kitchen Perranuthnoe

A trip out to a vintage market in Praa Sands led to a visit to Prussia Cove and inevitably to a discussion about lunch.  Full Sunday Roast at the Victoria Inn (and anyway - would we get in???) or a bite to eat at the lovely cafe in Perranuthnoe.  At the point of the discussion it was warm and sunny, and I wanted a paddle - so the cafe won.
Pouring with rain by the time we reached Perranuthnoe, we abandoned the paddle plan, and headed straight for the Peppercorn Kitchen Cafe. Knew it by repute but it was my first visit.  It's light and airy with light imaginative food to match - and very reasonable.  I had homemade ginger and lemongrass cordial which was delicious - not too gingery but enough to add interest, and a bowl of bangladeshi dahl with light tasty homemade naan bread, my friend had thai crab cakes from the Specials board which were also very good - just the right balance of thai flavours with a good salsa and salad accompaniment. I'm sure I'll be going back and taking the many friends and relations who visit me here in the far west from time to time.

Cafe Shorts at Home and Away

The Cafe Shorts premise.  Based in West Cornwall where good food rules. Pretty much all restaurants claim local sourcing/seasonal produce.  Standards are high BUT restaurant eating out is expensive - close to or exceeding London prices.  As an ex-londoner/cornish holiday maker turned Cornish resident I now prefer the many excellent cafes dotted across Cornwall and this blog is a way of recording the Cornish Cafe experience.  Will also tweet as Cafe Shorts and will signal HOME for Cornwall and AWAY for anywhere across the Tamar.  Just my opinion of course

Been away from lovely West Cornwall for a few days.
Cafe Shorts away summary:
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. Tubby's at Wyevale Garden Centre. Breakfast two days running. Splendid food; Laughable (in my humble opinion) service - a long treasured feature of the Tubbys experience.

Francos - somewhere near Saltaire, Bradford. Italian-Polish cafe - local favourite. Seemed Okay.

Bruccianos - Morecombe. Must Visit experience - not just retro BUT actually 1930's art deco.  Had to have a peach melba to get the full experience. Banana splits and knickerbocker glorys also feature. Proper italian ice-cream and fabulous decor.

Roundhay Park Leeds - Cafe next to the tropical house. Pretty much what I'd expect from a municipal cafe - expectations were low and were not exceeded .

HOME again home again on Monday 29th and up to the Clubhouse Cafe at Gwinear Pitch & Putt - likely to feature frequently in this blog.  Lovely home-made lentil & bacon soup with a hot roll and a warm welcome from Annette & Tim.  Declaring an interest - they're my pals - but they give a warm wlecome to everyone.