Paul Ainsworth @ No 6, Middle Street, Padstow

First Impressions.

 The restaurant is located in Middle Street, in a terraced house  next to one of Rick stein’s many Padstoe restaurants. This small quaint restaurant is divided into small dining areas but they are tastefully  decorated and it gives an intimate dining experience. We were politely greeted and shown to our table for the evening with the minimum of fuss. The waiter recommended house aperitifs, whist we browsed the menu, and they arrived promptly and tasted delicious.  

 Food & Service.

I was impressed with the food here, the menu had been carefully selected and it had a good selection of local produce. I started with Jimmy Butlers Pigs Head and my wife with Dave Thomasson  Scallops. Both dishes were fantastic and cooked to perfection, especially the smoked eel with the pork, the blend of flavor’s were great. For main course I went for the braise Ox cheek and Raw Rump & my wife played safe with Slow Cooked Veal Chop. Again both dishes were delicious. We finished the evening off with desert I had  Taste of No 6 which was a selection of mini deserts from the main deserts & my wife had the cheese board. The mini deserts were excellent and there was a good selection of cheese with treacle bread and green tomato chutney. It was well published that local seasonal ingredients were paramount  at the restaurant and that was testament  to the great flavours with the dishes. The service was outstanding throughout the night, we were comfortable and never felt rushed between courses. The waiter was friendly and knew his menu and he was also very knowledgeable with the wine and made a first rate choice for our meal 

 Overall

I was very impressed with Paul Ainsworth’s restaurant. The food was outstanding, with a service to match. Great selection of food on the menu with some interesting dishes that suited my broad pallet and this was equally balanced with some tasty alternatives. I shall look forward to my next visit. 

 Service-    10 /10

The Food-    9/10

Value for Money - 9 /10 

My Verdict-   9/10

  Would I recommend ?  Yes Would I return ? Yes