Stein's Fishmongers & Seafood Bar in Cornwall

Not a great lover of Fish & Chips but had to make a visit while in Cornwall and I am so glad I did. Just an ordinary establishment not fancy but welcoming. Staff very helpful with food choices available. I was worried about fish bones but reassured that if I did find any they would be happy to provide another order. I ordered the Lemon Sole Grilled with chips, amazing! Lemon sole:flakey but yet melted in the mouth, so succulent and plenty of it. Chips were light and crispy the potato inside as soft as pillows. My partner had the battered Cod, best he had ever tasted and he has battered Cod most Fridays. I must tell you about the Lemon piece that came with our meals. I squeezed this over my Lemon sole, the aroma was so delightful that I had to taste it. OMG it was so lemony but without the bitterness, never tasted a Lemon so sweet in my life. Amazing food. Thank you Rick Stein and staff for an amazing experience.

Awesome. The lady who served us was very chatty and charming. The food, speaks for itself, as does the queue to get in. The cod was perfect, so was the sea bass.Also, the Piccalilly next door in stein's deli is to die for 😍🤤

Enjoyed our fish and chips, however only 4 stars as it is overpriced. Didn’t enjoy the tartar sauce but overall would go back as the portion was large. Seating behind the shop if you go for the takeaway option

Scampi was really nice, probably the best I've had. Also had halloumi and the Goan curry sauce which was delicious. Sadly let down by the average chips, excepted better but overall good service and quality fish if a little pricey. Not proper chippy chips like the north if that's what you're expecting!

Minimum fuss, busy but efficiently served. Food was ok, bit pricey but it's in a tourist hotspot so that's expected. Overall very nice, tasty and enjoyable 😊

From a seafood "chef" this is so poor...Wife and I ordered seabass in batter, tartare sauce and chips. This came to £14.95.Fish was awful. Not solid, slimy and possibly frozen before being dunked in a beef dripping fryer. Had a taste of beef going through it, which isn't pleasant with fish. The batter was very greasy and managed to be crispy and soggy at the same time. A good talent. The fish seemed to smell overly fishy, another indication of non fresh, and at 9.95 a portion I think this is disgusting.The chips were generic chippy chips and cooked so badly they had no fluffyness or flavour. We ordered a fish and chips from a holiday park for comparison. The holiday park chips blew this gastronomic disaster out of the water.Tartare sauce was long life and somehow tasted of mustard. We weren't completely sure it was tartare but there was nothing else on the menu this could have been.Customer service was pathetic. She had a face like a battered haddock, and an attitude that stank more than the fish. It just seems like Mr Stein doesn't care about quality and it's all about money.Save time and save money easily by avoiding Padstow completely as Mr Stein has somehow opened everything there (Resturant, Chip shop, cafe, some kind of tat shop, a "Rick Stein" gift shop and a cookery "school"). It just stinks of pretentious monopolising which has ruined a beautiful fishing town.I used to be a Stein admirer until I visited, and this has made me question everything I looked forward to. Absolutely appalling from a celebrity "chef"

Tasty and freshly prepared. I cannot remember the last time I had chips that were as tasty as these. Definitely not prepared in used veg oil. The restaurant was pleasantly busy. Many patrons were waiting outside the restaurant at the takeaway counter for their orders. They are obviously very popular. And others grouped together in the parking area munching the delicious food they had bought at Stein's.

Good portions, nicely cooked and tasty. Not so expensive, roughly what you'd pay for the same in a pub. Service was friendly and attentive. We enjoyed both the meal and experience.

It's a very decent, tasty, but expensive fish and chips. I felt very satisfied with my meal, but at the end of the day, it's take away style fish and chips so don't expect haute cuisine. The beer Chalky, named after Steins dog was great though!Was really good to see an option of either battered of grilled fish on the menu.The restaurant does not welcome dogs, but there are a couple of tables round the back you can sit at with your take away assuming there is space. Service was pretty quick too!

Lovely presented well food.. and tasty.. and a lovely deli/gift shop/ fishery to get all your Rick strings goods and eats!!.. from deli takeaways to chutneys!!.. and scented candles of Cornwall smell divine.