Rumour Control and 2008

As some of you will have been aware, we were looking into the possibility of expanding Margot's into the shop nextdoor.Sadly, this is not going to happen, the numbers just did not add up.Such is life, it's not something that will make me jump into the Harbour.

But going through the process has given us some ideas for 2008.We will be have a new member of staff from mid January in the shape of Lewis, who will be my 2nd Chef.He joins us from Seven Bays Bistro.This will allow us to open on Mondays, and be able to cope with more guests at lunch time.The plan is for Monday to be my night off, so do bare that in mind when booking your tables.If you want to avoid my cooking and insults COME ON A MONDAY NIGHT!!!!

Opening on Mondays will start just as soon as Lewis is comfortable with the strange workings of my mind and kitchen.

PS a HUGE thank you to those friends/regulars who chipped in with their ideas,support and offers of help with nextdoor.It is appreciated

New Art at Margot's

As from last week, we have paintings by Sarah Adams hanging in the Bistro.

MENU FOR HOPE

Click this link http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2007/12/menu-for-hope-4.html NOW to go to Pim's online Foodie Raffle.You buy tickets for $10 and get to choose what prize you would win if your virtual ticket is drawn.The prizes are FANTASTIC! Go now, this instant!!!!


There is (or will be soon) a voucher for £60 from us.I,ll put the code up for it when i get it.

Good Luck !!!!

Tonight's A La Carte

See you wait ages for a post then 2 come along at once!


Grilled Goats Cheese with
Cherry Tomato and Beetroot Salsa £5.95

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with
Parmesan and Truffle Oil £5.95

Roasted Aubergine and Cornish Blue Cheese Salad
with Parsnip Crisps £4.95

Fish Soup with Cream and Chives £5.50

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber and
White Radish Salad £5.95


Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £16.50

Baked Ray Wing with Garlic, Anchovies and Parsley
with Herb Mash £14.50

Corn Fed Breast of Chicken with Sauté Potatoes with Bacon
and Sage Cream Sauce £14.50

Grilled Fillet of Sea Bass with Spinach,
New Potatoes and Chive Butter Sauce £18.95


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Sorbet and Clotted Cream £5.95

Chocolate Mousse with Caramelised Banana and Sable Biscuits £5.95

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney £6.25
(Brie, Blue and Old Smokey)

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Had a few requests for this over the last month, so here it is for you all.Share the love Baby!!!

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

12 oz. pitted dates

1 pt. water. Simmer for 5 minutes, and while this is going on...

Cream 4 ounces butter with 12 ounces castor sugar

Add 4 whole eggs

add 12 oz. self raising flour

Take the dates off the heat, add 2 teaspoons of baking soda..

.then add the resulting foaming mess to the rest of the above mixture and mix. (This is best done in a food processor, but if you're doing this by hand, chop the dates small before you simmer them.)

Pour mix into an 11 inch spring form pan which is lined with paper.

Cook for 40 - 50 minutes at 375 F.

BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Melt over low heat...

8 ounces castor sugar

8 ounces butter

12 ounces soft dark brown sugar

10 ounces golden syrup

pinch of salt

When all smooth and disolved, finish with 12 fl oz Double Cream.Pour some of this sauce over the Sticky Toffee Pudding when it comes out of the oven.

A Very Merry Christmas and a Peacefull New Year to all our Readers and Guests!

November 29th

Hello again, tis i, hardest working chef in Padstow! Well, not really, just returned from a week in Tenerife with the family, and boy did we need it.We will be reopening on Thursday 29th of November, evenings only.We may be able to do lunch with some prior notice.We will be open untill Christmas (closed 25th,26 and 27th) on our normal Tuesday-Saturday .We are fully booked for New Years Eve, some space avaialable 28th, 29th and 30th.

Diary Software

I don't do adverts, but if your in the restaurant game check out
http://www.kernow-software.co.uk/

I run the e-Restaurant software for my bookings and it's chuffing brilliant!
Text reminders to your guests...has reduced no shows MASSIVELY.Easy to use, try it today!

Holidays

Hello again, it's me.

Just to keep you all up to speed, we close from the 4th November for a holiday.We plan to reopen in December sometime, not sure when exactly.
Sorry i didn't post as often as i would have liked...will try harder!

Adrian

Hello again!

Sorry that i've not posted in a while (OK OK a very long time)This pesky Bistro has been a bit busy, and the town is heaving.Plans are afoot which are taking up any spare time i have.Will let you know more when i can, but if your looking to invest, oh lets say £150,000 then do email me!

Custard has been open for a month now, hearing good things, and i'm there for lunch in a couple of weeks for a friends birthday, so expect a full report later.

We have had 2 days recently with "guests" in the kitchen

1) Simon,40 something travel writer, foodie type bloke currently in China on the latest leg of his world tour see the "EAT MY GLOBE" link for more

2) Billy, 14, drummer and very hard worker


always nice to have new people to show what we do backstage.

Availabilty

Sorry to say we are fully booked in the evenings untill September now.

We try to open for lunch as much as we can...here's a sample menu

Margot’s Bistro

Lunch Menu


Warm Salad of Sauté Chicken and Smoked Bacon with
Truffle Oil and Parmesan £5.55

Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa £5.25

Crab Soup with Cream and Herb Oil £5.25

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber
and Caper Salad £5.55



Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £14.50

Confit of Duck Leg with Sauté Potatoes and
Mustard Cream Sauce £11.50

Baked Cod Fillet with Garlic, Anchovies and Parsley
with New Potatoes £11.95

Grilled Fillet of Lemon Sole with Asparagus, New Potatoes and Chive Butter Sauce £14.95


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £4.95

Saffron Poached Pear Clotted Cream and
Caramelised Banana £4.95

Eton Mess £4.95

Cornish Cheeses
(Cornish Blue, Old Smokey, Yarg) £5.25

Tea/Coffee with Petit Fours £2.40

Facebook.com

Facebook seems to be the latest BIG THING on the internet, so ,never slow to jump on any passing bandwagon, i have created a Margot Bistro group.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2398173460&ref=mf

Let's have another go at webcam

http://172.200.133.77:8081/

Click this, who knows what you might see?

Gift Certificates for Margot's

Here's the perfect gift.. a Margot's Gift Certificate..available on Ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250127773558

Just an experiment, sale is on for 10 days.

Reservations...goes Hi Tech!

We are trying out some very clever software to organise our diary.Initially this means putting in alot of data from the "real" diary, but as more and more regulars are entered, the system will save us a lot of time on the phone taking phone numbers etc. It has loads of great features such as letting us make notes about guests diets etc, reminders for particular days, keeps a track of guests reservation history.It will also be a whole lot easier to read than my untidy scrawl in the diary!

My fave feature is that will text our guests a reminder of their booking 48 hours before, hopefully reducing "No Shows", which , as a very small bistro, can make a big difference.

Here's where you can help... if your a regular, or have plans to visit us in the future, why not email us your details? We can then enter you on our data base, and i think that means we own your soul or something.Thanks in advance for your help,your are all lovely people.


http://www.kernow-software.co.uk/products/erestaurant.htm#features

Availability..June, July and August

As of now, 23.17am on the 29th Day of May 2007 we are fully booked in the evenings for June.OK there is one exception, 6 seats available on the 14th.July and August are not much better with about 85% of the evening spaces already booked.Thank you for your support, please confirm your tables when you get down here,it does help me sleep at night.

Adrian/Basildog

Custard anyone?

Scroll down to March 7th and you'll see the gossip on Custard, a new restaurant for Padstow at the the old The Ebb premises.Well it's opening in the summer...http://www.custarddiner.com/

There is also a new small bistyro on the front called P.O.S.H. (Port Out Starboard Home), where Jason(from South Africa) is cooking up impala,ostrich and aligator alongside Cornish pasties

Back On Line, Baby!

Yeah yeah, i fixed the laptop at work.Please don't ask how i did it, i haven't a clue, but fingers crossed, emails can be done from work now, instead of trudging round to bintwo! (Thanks David!)

Hurrah Hurrah and Hurrah Again.

I may even get back to posting here more often.See production levels drop like a stone

Mini Break

We will be closed this Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for a mini break.I will not get more than 2 days off a week till November.By Friday night i will have worked 11 out of the previous 10 days at an average of 15 hours per day.This is not me complaining about my workload, i love what i do, but sometimes you have to take time to smell the roses , play with the kids and recharge the batteries.See you all on the 9th, bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Adrian

Kowetha sowsnack wheag

...which means "Dear English friend"

On May Day, Padstow's big day of celebration, i had a note put through the letter box of the Bistro.To paraphase the jist of the note, it pointed out that the "The flag of St George is an insult to the Cornish due to historical events when the English massacred thousands of Cornish people.."

We had 3 flags in our window , representing the people who work here.A Welsh flag for me, and St Georges Cross for our English staff ( and my wife) and a St Piran's Flag for our Cornish staff (and our children), we have done this for the last decade, nobody had taken offence.Today i took the time to ask some Cornish people their thoughts.Nobody thought it was offensive.So to the people who wrote the note...

Have the guts to sign your name, and your thinly disguised threat of the "terrorist organisation 'An Gof' really aren't going to win the hearts and minds of the people of Cornwall.You ask for respect for the Cornish people, you have a funny way of showing respect for other nations.

Adrian Oliver

Bruvers.

A couple of Brothers from that there London were in town over the weekend.I have had dealings with these unlikely lads in the past, but lets be positive shall we.Anyway, the ugly one of the two wrote some nice words about his trip and put it on his blog..see here>>>>>http://majbros.blogspot.com/2007/04/margots-we-are-family-what-is-most.html

Hello Again

Just to keep you up to speed, laptop is still offline at work, and as i do get alot more work done without the distraction on the internet, i'm in no hurry to get it fixed.That nice David at Bintwo(Padstow's finest Wine Merchant) lets me check my emails during the day.

I have a couple of new signs in the window, and as this is my virtual window to the world, i should repeat then here.

"If you have a table booked with us over the next week, why not call in and confirm it? Thanks"

This is working well, lots of people doing so!

" We limit the amount of people we do at lunch time so that we can look after you properly, if you see a fully booked sign in the window for lunch, but some empty tables, hopefully this explains it"


TTFN

Easter..death of a laptop

Sorry it's been awhile since i posted , but the work laptop died.I have got it to print the menus, but that's about it.As i'm at work for about 15 hours a day, it doesn't leave much time for posting.(any tips on where, how to pick up a cheap laptop?)

Easter has been crazy, staffing issues are hopefully behind us (just don't ask), only the dishwasher to be fixed, and we we will be back to "normal".

Postings will return just as soon as i'm able!

In the mean time..., oh talk amongst yourselves.



PS I have a cool counter which i added to the site(all by myself, no adult supervision) and it has some neat tricks.It can show me a world map of where you people are viewing the site from.( i know this is probably no biggie to you, but i'm very new to this blogging game)
Anyway, thanks for popping by,wherever you are in the world.Leave a message, lets talk.

Margot's Group

I have created a Google Group for people to talk.http://groups.google.co.uk/group/margots-bistro


Hell knows if it's worth it, but i'm bored

The wonderfull world of the internet

Sorry, not posted for a while , technical difficulties with work laptop(i think it died)

I spend far too much time on Internet Food Forums, shooting the breeze about food, gossip and restaurants.I decided today to leave one of them for various reasons that i won't bore you with.I sent a polite message to the owner of the site asking for my membership to be terminated.I was told that it was not policy to terminate membership, only in cases of bad behaviour. I asked again, again declined.I have had my posting rights removed, but unless my membership is terminated, it's going to show that i am still an active member of the site.Bit of a bummer really.

today..

Bit of a stressfull afternoon, as the power went off at 5pm.Electricity Workmen in a hole at the end of Duke St. had no idea what the problem was.Turns out to be a coincidence, problem is nothing to do with them.Power back on at 5.40pm, then had a few blips, but back on for good at about 6pm.Phew, i can't open without power.

Fully booked for the rest of the week, season is really kicking off now.

Alan's Pic

Has been added to the blog, scroll down to compare his to mine.Nice work !

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto

offcentre asked about our Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto, here are the pics, words to follow

OK, first recipie on here.

Amounts are vague, that's how i cook.

Sweat off 1 large onion finely diced in olive oil with good pinch salt, pepper, pinch fennel seeds, good dollop of garlic and handfull of chopped sage.Use a good heavy bottomed pan.When cooke for about 5 mins, then add your mushrooms.I use a mix of Oyster, Button, HON-SHIMEJI and Enoki mushrooms.

Sweat for a couple of mins, then add 3 handfulls of arborio rice.Again cook again for another few mins.Add a good splash of dry white wine( i know some think this is very wrong, adding wine to risotto, but i don't).Then start adding boiling water a ladle at a time.

WATER!!! i hear you cry.What about stock? Well, i make a veggie risotto which i then add meat too, and as i'm adding bags of flavour with the vegetables that i start with, veggie stock would be a bit of a waste.Stir stir stir , adding water as it is absorbed by the rice.Carry on untill the rice is nearly cooked, still with a bit of bite to it(not too much, i've had too many risottos ,which err on the side of uncooked rice) For the final 2 mins of cooking, add the chopped chorizo,a good handfull.Taste as you go along, correcting with salt if needed.Final touch is to stir in a good dollop of butter just before you serve, with parmesan shavings, truffle oil, or herb oil.

Let me know how you get on.

return of the hole..

Hole was filled this lunchtime...then someone smelt gas! Gas crew turned up, drilling holes.Then dug a hole with jack hammer at 7.00pm finished about 8.30pm.Bloody Loud!.Guests all very understanding..and so ends another day..

oh some more pics...

Today

Hurrah! The hole has gone!

Nice busy day today, few in for lunch..today i be mostly cooking chicken.

Also a surprise visit by Alan (culinary bear , for those in the know) Good to see you !

He had is camera with him, and noticed he took a snap very similar to the one i took yesterday..compare and contrast...mine first..his will follow when it's emailed to me.

Oh and very nearly fully booked.Hurrah again!

General Pictures

Today's Lunch

Margot’s Lunch Menu (12pm till 2.00pm)
Wednesday 21st March

Grilled Goats Cheese with Balsamic Reduction £4.55

Warm Salad of Sauté Mixed Mushrooms and Chorizo with Herb
Oil and Parmesan £4.95

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Baby Gherkins and
Rhubarb Chutney £5.25

Grilled Fillet of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad and Truffle Oil £5.95

Mussels cooked with Ginger, Coriander and Cream £6.25

Roast Breast of Guinea Fowl with Spring Onion Mash and
Mustard Cream Sauce £11.50

Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes and Rosemary Jus £13.95

Baked Ray Wing with Garlic, Anchovies, Potatoes and New Potatoes £10.50

Grilled Fillet of Lemon Sole with Spinach, New Potatoes and
Chive Butter Sauce £13.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £4.50

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £4.50

Caramelised Banana with Chocolate Sorbet and Clotted Cream £4.50

Selection of Cornish Cheese (Yarg, Blue, Brie and Old Smokey) £4.95

Teas/Coffees with Walnuts and Fudge £2.40

Please feel free to have just a Starter or Dessert

Testing new Camera

The stove and the view from table 1.Strange we didn't get any passing trade today(so far)

Nothing to see here...

I needed somewhere to post some pics for this car i'm selling, so unless your in the market for a G reg Polo Coupe S with a Gt engine it that goes like shit of a chrome shovel, move along.

Help me?

Any comments on this blog type site would be appreciated.Questions, requests, critical appraisal of my writing style,whatever .I love talking to the world.

To start the ball rolling i will quote from our guest book kept in the loo.Someone pick a date and i,ll post the first comment on that day, good or bad.Interactive or what!

awesome..

Check this Hobart! I want one.Mine is blue.Pimp my Hobart, it's a whole new sport.

Beware the Ides of March

I started working at Margot's on 15th March 1996 , so here we are 11 years later.

What's changed? The kitchen..nothing left from the original, apart from the ceiling and a butter knife.We have 2 kids now, a bigger overdraft and i'm a couple of stone heavier.
The restaurant..again nothing is the same as 11 years ago, but some dishes on the menu haven't changed ,Confit of duck, sticky toffee pudding.
Same attitude, work hard, have fun and cook like you mean it.

Here's to another 11 years.



I found an old menu from the early years ,sometime between 93 and 96 before i started.

THIS IS AN OLD MENU...PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR IT..

Menu

Any two different courses £12.95 Three courses £15.95

Main Course £8.55

Starters

Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper with Basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Salami,Chorizo and Fresh Coriander Galette with Salas

Charlestown Smoked Duck Breast with salad leaves and croutons

Today's soup please see blackboard

Greek Salad and Hummus with pitta bread

Arabella Boxer's Mushroom and Smoked Bacon Pie

Malay Curry Prawns served in a light pancake

Main Courses

Stilton , Leek and Mixed Mushroom Puff

Pork Afelia with Oregano Roast potatoes

Dragon Pie, braising steak with black beans and chillies and a puff pastry top

Fresh Pasta with Salmon and Smoked Salmon in a vodka cream sauce

A poussin with Thai Spices and East meets West sauce

Garlic Chicken en croute

Today's fresh fish.. please see blackboard

Puddings

Chocolate Pithivier, chocolate and rum concoction in puff pastry sereved hot with cream

French Lemon Tart

Creme Brulee

Bread and Butter Pudding with Calvados

Sunken Chocolate Souffle with Prunes and Armagnac

Cheese selection with baguette

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Garlic bread £1.25

Cafetiers Coffee and Sweeties £1.25

Tonight's Menu

A La Carte Menu

Grilled Goat Cheese with Balsamic Reduction £5.50

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Our Rhubarb Chutney £5.50

Cod, Saffron and Smoked Salmon Chowder £5.95

Stir Fried Squid with Cherry Tomato and Caper Salsa £6.50

Mussels with Ginger, Coriander and Cream £6.25
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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £15.95

Cod Fillet Baked with Anchovies, Garlic and Parsley
with New Potatoes £14.95

Confit of Duck Leg with Spring Onion Mash
and Mustard Cream Sauce £14. 95

Grilled Fillets of Lemon Sole with Spinach, New Potatoes
And Chive Butter Sauce £14.95
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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.55

Saffron Poached Pear with Clotted Cream and Jelly £5.55

Caramelised Banana with Chocolate Sorbet £5.55

Cornish Cheeses £6.55
(Cornish Brie, Old Smokey, Blue and Yarg)

Coffee with Fudge and Walnuts £2.40

New Artist

We have had quiet a few artist showing their work at Margot's over the years, today we hung some prints from watercolours by Jill Palmer,from Fowey.Mushrooms are her thing.Delightfull, pics to follow.





Rumour/Gossip.....The Ebb has been sold (after 2 years on the market) and rumour has it that it will still be a restaurant, called "Custard".Someone may be having me on! More news as it happens from your Padstow Gastro Reporter.

A Day Off

Good morning all, here's how i'm spending my Monday so far.

School run with Becky, much better after her cold now , thanks for asking.Then down to work for sorting out 3 months invoices and statements (VAT time).Also writing a new Food Saftey Policy, god the fun never ends.All i have to do now is deep clean the kitchen filters, sort out the staff pay paperwork, write the menu for tuesday and the orders and i can call the rest of the day my own.


PS whilst writing this ,the spare part turned up for the dishwasher, so i could fit that for fun.And you thought all i did was cook.

Lazy Bugger

Not got enough time today for a proper post, so here's a pic of some Confit .

More food photos

RIP Tony Finch

Sad news at the weekend, the death of Mr Tony Finch.I didn't know him well, but he was a huge character that occupied various Food Forums and Message Boards.He will be sadly missed.

Tonight's A La Carte Menu

Grilled Goat Cheese with Tomato Salsa £5.50

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with
Herb Oil and Parmesan £5.60

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Our Rhubarb Chutney and Baby Gherkins £5.95

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Truffle Oil and Cucumber £5.50

Crab Soup with Cream and Chives £6.25
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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Mint New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £15.95

Cod Fillet Baked with Anchovies, Garlic and Parsley
with New Potatoes £14.95

Confit of Duck Leg with Herb Mash
and Sage Cream Sauce £12. 95

Roast Monkfish with Spinach, New Potatoes and
Chive Butter Sauce £15.95
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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.55

Saffron Poached Pear with Clotted Cream and Berries £5.55

Caramelised Banana with Chocolate Sorbet £5.55

Cornish Cheeses £6.55
(Cornish Brie, Old Smokey, Blue and Yarg)

Coffee with Fudge and Walnuts £2.40

Tyre People

The M*****n Guide sent us a nice sticker for the window today.In their letter they ask us to use this as our only form of advertising our inclusion.Very happy to have a sticker, and i will get round to buying this years to see our entry, but i'm at a loss as to understand the logic of not allowing restaurants to advertise their inclusion in this particular guide.Answers on a postcard please.


Webcam has been deleated.... will get back to it at some time

Webcam

Been messing about with this for a couple of days..this may or may not work.Fingers crossed

PS Webcam is a big pain in the bum, but i will crack it eventually.In the meantime it's been deleated(Feb 26th)

.

Daniel and Becky

I really am going to try and post something every working day, but i wasted most of yesterday fiddling with a web cam that refused to work.Also the dish washer is leaking, i had forgotten to pay the phone bill and a whole load of other stuff got in the way.Ho Hum, anyway..here's a pic of our 2 fabulous kids Becky(4 going on 24) and Daniel (nearly 15months) .

That should do it for today

PS any comments on the blog, what you want to see, questions, etc all welcome

Ta

Family

A very nice family lunch today(mine) Mother ,Father, Sister,Brother in law, their 2 kids and au pair, my wife and our 2 kids, a friend and her 2 kids, Mother in Law and Father in Law.I might even get round to some pictures....

Today's Lunch Menu

Grilled Goats Cheese with Tomato Salsa and
Balsamic Reduction £4.95

Roast Aubergine and Parma Ham Salad
with Hazelnut Dressing £4.50

Warm Salad of Sauté Chicken and Smoked Bacon with
Herb Oil and Parmesan £4.95

Fish Soup with Cream and Chives £5.25

Deep Fried Breaded Monkfish with Tartare Sauce
and New Potato Salad £13.95

Breast of Guinea Fowl with Sauté Potatoes and
Mustard Cream Sauce £12.50

Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Minted New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £13.75

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £4.50

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £4.50

Selection of Cornish Cheese with Rhubarb Chutney £5.50
(Yarg, Blue, Brie and Old Smokey)

Teas/Coffees with Walnuts and Fudge £2.40

Please feel free to have just a Starter.

Parental Tips

Tip One, Try to warn your 4 yearold that there are 2 pheasants hanging in the kitchen before they go in.
" AHHHHHHHHHHH DAD!!! they are looking at me !!!!"

She was stroking them 30 mins later.

Lunch Returns February 1st

Margot’s Lunch Menu
12.00-2.00pm

Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa and
Balsamic Reduction £5.45

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with
Herb Oil and Parmesan £5.65

Fish Soup with Coriander and Cream £5.50

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber
Salad and Truffle Oil £6.25

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Our Rhubarb Chutney £5.50

Baked Fillet of Monkfish with New Potatoes
Spinach and Chive Butter Sauce £15.50

Roast Breast of Guinea Fowl with Mustard Cream Sauce and

Sauté Potatoes with Bacon £10.50

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £4.50

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £4.50

Caramelised Banana with Chocolate Sorbet £4.50

Selection of Cornish Cheese £5.50
(Yarg, Blue, Brie and Old Smokey)

Please feel free to have just one dish, or just a dessert.

Food Pictures

3 Views from Padstow Lifeboat...fingers crossed they should be updated each day!

Menus

Tasting Menu

Homemade Bread, Cornish Butter
and Marinated Olives
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Crab Soup
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Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto
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Grilled Mackerel
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Cornish Lamb
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Any Dessert or Cheese
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Tea /Coffee with
Fudge and Caramelised Walnuts

£32.00

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Margot's Dinner Menu

Grilled Goat's Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa £5.45

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with Parmesan and Truffle Oil £5.95

Crab Soup with Coriander and Cream £6.50

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Red Onion and Cucumber Salad £5.95

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with our Rhubarb Chutney £5.95
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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Rosemary Jus £16.50

Baked Cod Filet with Garlic, Parsley and Anchovies

£14.95

Breast of Guinea Fowl with Sage Cream Sauce £14.95

Grilled Fillet of Wild Sea Bass with Spinach and Chive Butter Sauce £16.95

please choose from
Minted New, Roasted New, Spring Onion Mash, or Sauté Potatoes
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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.55

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £5.55

Chocolate Sorbet with Caramelised Banana £5.55

Cornish Cheeses £6.55
(Yarg, Cornish Blue, and Brie)

Coffee/ Tea with Caramelised Walnuts and Fudge £2.40

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Margot’s
Set Price Dinner Menu

Friday 26th January

Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa
or
Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Rhubarb Chutney
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Breast of Guinea Fowl with Sage Cream Sauce
or
Roast Cod Fillet with Parsley, Garlic and Anchovies
(both with choice of potatoes)
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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce
or
Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly
and Clotted Cream
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Coffee /Teas
with Fudge and Caramelised Walnuts
£2.40
2 Courses £21.50 3 Courses £25.95

A Brief History

Opened in August 1993 by Mike and Elaine "Margot" Meredith, we were originally called Bistro Margot Thomas. The change to just "Margot's" is a tribute to Elaine, who died in 1998, a woman of great humour, passion and strong language. Adrian and Julie joined in March 1996 and purchased the bistro in January 1999. The aims remain the same; to produce fresh food in an informal and friendly setting.
We work with local suppliers as much as possible, using the best produce we can find on a daily basis. If you have any particular requests, then don't be shy, the worst that can happen is we say no!. Vegetarians are catered for, even if you do not see dishes on the menu. We prefer to cook for veggies individually, and if we know your are coming then we can offer you more choice.

Children and babies are always welcome, with half portions at half price. We have a high chair, but not a lot of room for prams.
In May 2002, Julie and Adrian welcomed Becky to the world, with Daniel following in December 2005.We close on Sundays and Mondays throughout the year to allow us to spend time with them.

Most of the paintings in the bistro are for sale, with artists changing from time to time
We operate a no smoking policy as we are so small, but feel free to step outside into Duke Street, Booking is very advisable, as we only have 9 tables and we do not normally resit tables.
We hope you enjoy your time with us. If not, then please tell us so we can do something about it. There is a comments book in the loo if you wish to add your thoughts on what we do.