Falmouths' highest awarded restaurant

Rastella -
Falmouth’s highest-awarded restaurant

Home-grown flavour combinations complimented by a lovingly-chosen wine list.

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Our devoted team combine intuitive service, ethical sourcing and the raw power of a wood-fired oven to bring you an authentic taste of Cornwall.

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A taste from home

Take the right route through two local beaches and a forest and you'll discover 19 different foraged greens over the seasons.

At Rastella we let nature guide our menus. Whether it's freshly-picked sea greens, shellfish from Falmouth Bay, or steak from what might be the oldest farm in Cornwall.

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Gatherings

Our country house by the sea provides the perfect venue for intimate and stylish celebrations, whatever the occasion.

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Spaces

Hidden nooks, windows seats, private corners.

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Raw materials -

Artisan produce gets whipped, folded, cured, cut, smoked, poached, and baked by our precision team, to enhance the finest Falmouth has to offer.

The Chef's Journal

TOG

For a chef, knives are the tools of their craft.  They allow the imagination to run wild in curating a dish and through mastering their skill they learn how to respect their produce.  Keeping his questions sharp and on point, Chef Hylton chats …

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5th July 2018

Lady Killigrew

In April 2016 we took a foraging walk down to Swanpool beach and returned with an abundance of sea weeds. After playing around with them in different preparations we had an excess of sea lettuce or ulva lactuca. The pastry section were preparing …

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21st June 2018

Story of Lamb

One day on instagram an image popped up of a young farmer tending his flock near Porthleven. I  contacted Steve (The Cornish Lamb Co) directly and went to the farm with my wife. I love Porthleven, it has a very Cornish feel about it and happens …

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15th June 2018

Tony Bourdain

Words by Chef Hylton Espey In December 2002 I walked into a restaurant and asked for a job as a Commis chef. The owner offered me the position and said something I will never forget. ‘You start tomorrow morning, go buy Kitchen Confidential, read …

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14th June 2018

Offers

Lovingly-designed experiences balancing indulgence, relaxation and luxury treatment.

11th September 2018

Flavours of Falmouth

Three night’s accommodation, a three course dinner at Rastella, and dinner and drinks at Rick Stein’s Fish. With our Flavours of Falmouth break, …

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24th April 2017

Drinks Inc.

Two nights’ dinner, bed & breakfast. Evening drinks included. Kick back and let the good stuff flow freely with this offer that includes two …

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31st May 2017

Taste of Coast & Country

Three night stay includes two nights’ dinner at Rastella, three mornings’ bed & breakfast and a £50 dinner voucher at Rick Stein’s. …

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Get 10% off room prices