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Edie’s

Cornwall, St Austell - Modern European - Restaurant - ££

Likeable neighbourhood spot with bags of sympathetic charm

Overall Rating: Good

Uniqueness:Does the establishment stand out in the context of the local area? Good

Deliciousness:How delicious is the food? Good

Warmth:How warm is the service and the hospitality in general? Good

Strength of recommendation:How enthusiastically and widely would you recommend the establishment? Good

Above Carlyon Bay, at one end of a parade of shops and cafés behind an area of off-road parking, there is more culinary glamour to Edie's than might first appear. Co-owner and chef Nigel Brown has done stints at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and at the late Bill Granger's Sydney restaurant. Inside, the place feels like a true neighbourhood spot, not least because it is run with such sympathetic charm. Contemporary brasserie cooking is the name of the game, with a good-value fixed-price menu supplementing an appreciably adventurous carte. First off might be a dazzling salad of Isle of Wight tomatoes with pickled shallots, pangrattato, whipped feta and basil oil, an energising blaze of colour. Much is made of the starter soufflés, perhaps Comté cheese with spinach and wild mushroom fricassée. Soft gnudi make a satisfying lunchtime main, accompanied by a riot of spring veg in lemon butter with crumbled sourdough croûtes adding crunch, while fish dishes...

Above Carlyon Bay, at one end of a parade of shops and cafés behind an area of off-road parking, there is more culinary glamour to Edie's than might first appear. Co-owner and chef Nigel Brown has done stints at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and at the late Bill Granger's Sydney restaurant. Inside, the place feels like a true neighbourhood spot, not least because it is run with such sympathetic charm.

Contemporary brasserie cooking is the name of the game, with a good-value fixed-price menu supplementing an appreciably adventurous carte. First off might be a dazzling salad of Isle of Wight tomatoes with pickled shallots, pangrattato, whipped feta and basil oil, an energising blaze of colour. Much is made of the starter soufflés, perhaps Comté cheese with spinach and wild mushroom fricassée. Soft gnudi make a satisfying lunchtime main, accompanied by a riot of spring veg in lemon butter with crumbled sourdough croûtes adding crunch, while fish dishes are all you might expect for the location – maybe halibut with brown shrimps and saffron potatoes in curry sauce. Fillet steaks with hand-cut chips, watercress and Café de Paris butter will be a dead cert for a large proportion of the clientele.

Finish with elderflower panna cotta, yoghurt sorbet and lemon curd or – if you missed its savoury cousin earlier on – a raspberry soufflé with rum anglaise and vanilla ice cream. The short, helpfully annotated wine list has reasonable mark-ups, with glasses from £5.25.

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K Taws

9 October 2024

Really good atmosphere in quite a simple but welcoming dining room. Service was very good throughout; it was friendly and professional, with nice timing for initial drinks, starters, and then mains. We had a table near the pass, and the only downside was that absolutely everything looked fantastic and really well presented, which made selecting dishes very difficult! Everything was cooked to perfection. Both fish dishes were well-balanced, with excellent accompaniments. The chicken had a superb ...
Really good atmosphere in quite a simple but welcoming dining room. Service was very good throughout; it was friendly and professional, with nice timing for initial drinks, starters, and then mains. We had a table near the pass, and the only downside was that absolutely everything looked fantastic and really well presented, which made selecting dishes very difficult! Everything was cooked to perfection. Both fish dishes were well-balanced, with excellent accompaniments. The chicken had a superb baba ghanoush, and my fillet was cooked perfectly and was a lovely cut of meat. We mainly had wines by the glass, but the wine list was very well-priced compared to many places, and there was a good selection. I would not hesitate to recommend Edie's.
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VENUE DETAILS

10 Beach Road, Carlyon Bay
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 3PH GB

01726 813888

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OTHER INFORMATION

Parking, Family friendly, Credit card required

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