Given the reputation for The Mariner's being one of the best pubs in the UK, I really wanted to eat there. Unfortunately given it was the weekend that indoor dining started it had been fully booked well in advance. There were outdoor tables saved for walk-ins but I wouldn't expect it would be easy to get this under the circumstances, particularly with decent weather. And it was a reasonable drive from the accommodation so going there off the cuff wasn't likely to be fruitful.
Instead we somehow came up with Lanivet Inn, more from a Google search than anything else. And even though it's located on a busy looking road, it was still a quiet evening in Cornwall.
We were tucked at the back area in a nice little corner.
- Seafood jambalaya (traditional jambalaya with monkfish, salmon, cod, mussels, prawns) £14.95 - I didn't realise this would come with rice. It was a huge serving of warming broth and bits of seafood. I hoped for mussels as good as in St. Ives, but these were more standard;
- Baked crab au gratin (white crab meat, cheese sauce, baked in its shell, parmesan crust, served with salad and buttered new potatoes) £14.95 - not too bad but didn't have as strong a crab flavour as hoped;
- Chunky chips £3.7 - a tiny serve for the price but the chips themselves were really excellent, perfectly crisp and seasoned;
- Sticky toffee pudding - can't remember the price, but it was a warm sweet delicious thing.
A pleasant dinner enjoying some of Cornwall's seafood. I wouldn't specifically go back here but if in the area would be happy to stop again.