Miss World Hits Padstow ????

14 members from the Miss World 2008 Tour hit Padstow on Saturday night 3rd May...eh.!....well not really...A Hen party with a difference, great costumes and some great humour. Pepi, The Bride to be was "Miss India" and cheperoning the whole party was Claire "Miss France". Other countries such as USA, Argentina, Saudi, Norway, Germany to name a few were also represented.

Was it a good night, I think so! It took us a while to wine and dine them due to there enjoyable antics but the evening went off well with everyone either too drunk or too tired to go on!

On behalf of My team that worked so hard to make the evening a great success, may we wish Pepi and her Partner a happy and long life together. Come back and see us again.

Seven Days a Week

We will be open for Lunch and Dinner on Mayday so why not come along and pay us a visit.

More good news is that I have the pleasure of welcoming our new 2nd Chef, Kevin Lockhart to the Estuary..(Photo Later) He's a little shy! The upshot of this addition to the team is that we will now be able to open 7 Days a Week from Tuesday 6th May.

We are still looking for a Head Waiter/ess to take control of the Restaurant for the Summer and later if required.

April has been a good month so far for us and with bookings looking good for the future it looks like 08 will be a good year for us.

Catch u later

Terry

North Cornwall Advertiser - Offer

Well have you found it yet? Hidden in the current issue of The North Cornwall Advertiser is a 10% off voucher which you can use when you dine before the end of May...Yes May!!!! We would however ask that you do not present these during the Lifeboat Dinners week.

Look forward to seeing you!!

Good Bye March - Bad News and Good News

Where did March Go!

Ok the Bad News first!

Sadly we have had several occasions over the last few months where guests have booked into the restaurant and have failed to turn up and not even had the courtesy to call to cancel their booking. We are sure you will agree that this causes us great concern with the extra costs involved with staffing and food purchasing.

Therefore from April 1st 2008, all phone bookings will be requested to make available their credit/debit card details. Assuming that if a cancellation is necessary, it is made before Midday(12Noon) on the day of the booking there will be no penalty. Failure to do so or not to turn up or if you are late for your table by 20+ minutes we reserve the right to re-let your table and impose a penalty of £10 per person placed against your card.

We are sorry to have to resort to these measures but in order to keep our prices at a reasonable level we must cover these eventualities. And as a small restuarant we cannot afford to turn away later day bookings only to be let down by those that have pre-booked but feel they cannot be bothered to call to cancel or even turn up.

Now the good news!

Lobster and Crab are now available on the menu on the basis that you order before 10:00am daily. Please call reception to [place your order.

Support The Padstow Lifeboat! By Dining in The Estuary Restaurant from Saturday 10th April for one week, and we will donate 10% of your total Meal Bill to the RNLI at no extra cost to you.
How good is that?

We will be open for lunches on MAY DAY from 12:00noon until 3:00pm (No need to book) and Then for pre-booked dinners only in the evening from 6.45 - 8:30pm.

We have replaced a couple of our less popular Red wines mainly the Langeudoc and Medoc. The new wines on offer will inclue a New Organic Red and a Barbera.

And finally from May 1st we are hoping to open 7 nights a week until October. Details to follow on this soon.

Lion and Lamb?

Well its March and its been very quiet so far. Half Term was a non starter really and the numbers were down for both the hotel and the restaurant. Im told that this is a global condition throughout Cornwall but Im sure things will pick up soon.

Ive been asked to put on a 3 course Dinner for Easter Sunday Night to run along side our normal menu. This will be a Soup, Roast Lamb and Dessert meal for £18.50. I dont know, the things I do for people, Ill never be a millionaire!!!!!

catch yer later

Was That It?

Hi Folks, back agin after a great 2 week holiday in Egypt. The brain is still trying to disseminate the volumes of facts and figures thrown at it by our wonderful guides and Egyptologists Sally and Rafik. This was truly a holiday of a lifetime....no it wasnt weve decided to go back!!!...not straight away but maybe next year.

Anyway, back to work and the Estuary.

Havnt changed the menu since being back but have brought a couple of menu ideas back from Chefs I met whilst on holiday and hope to incorporate them over the coming months.

The kitchen has been redecorated and looks great, theyve done a great job and I was quite surprised that there was very little mess!!!!

catch yer later!

Is there anyone out there?

Well its hard to believe that we are over halfway through January already and things are starting to pick up that is of course all except the weather!!!!! Two weeks before my hols, its been a long time coming. Weve had some nice customers over the past few nights and all very appreciative of their meals and service. This will be my last post before I fly off to the middle east in search of sun, food and relaxation.

So just to remind you, we will be closed from January 31st reopening 14th February with a special Valentines addition to the menu.