The Jetty is Padstow’s smartest waterside restaurant and bar, sitting within the Harbour Hotel on Station Road and gazing out over sweeping estuary and harbour views that make even a simple lunch feel like something of an occasion. The interiors strike exactly the right note, from the nautically-chic bar where you can perch and linger over a cocktail, to the estuary-facing restaurant with its relaxed, sleek sophistication, and the plush velvet snug for unhurried after-dinner drinks. When the sun obliges, the beautiful lawn terrace puts you right in the thick of the harbour’s comings and goings.

The food, overseen by Chef Patron Alex Aitken, is a dedicated celebration of fresh seafood and local Cornish ingredients, with seasonal menus that take in everything from a twice baked cheese souffle and cod and crab to the catch of the day and a Jetty Surf and Turf worth travelling for. Lunch, dinner, Sunday menus, afternoon tea and a full bar list mean there is a reason to visit at almost any hour. In a town with no shortage of great restaurants, The Jetty holds its own with effortless style.