OUR NEW BAR !

Back Again

Hello, we are back open again after a mini refit.We now have a funky wood effect floor, a bigger bar and we redecorated.Oh , and moved the toilet door.

Slight change to the menu format, a Set price Dinner Menu with a couple of supplements for the more expensive dishes.
See below for an example.

Margot’s Bistro Dinner Menu
Tuesday 9th December

Homemade Bread and Marinated Kalamata Olives
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Fish Soup with Garlic Croutons and Cream

Grilled Goats Cheese with Tomato and Coriander Salsa

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber and Red Onion Salad

Seared Cornish Scallops with Smoked Bacon and Lemon
(£2.50 Supplement)

Mushroom, Leek and Spinach Risotto with Parmesan and Herb Oil
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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes and Rosemary Sauce

Breast of Cornish Chicken with Spring Onion Mash, Sage Cream Sauce and Crisp Parma Ham

Grilled Fillet of Wild Sea Bass with New Potatoes and Chive Butter Sauce
(£3.50 Supplement)

Roast Cod Fillet with Garlic, Anchovies and Parsley with Herb Mash

Pan Fried Fillet of Salmon with New Potatoes and
Lemon and Tarragon Dressing

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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream

Lemon and Lime Cheesecake with Caramelised Banana

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney
(Brie, Blue and Yarg)

2 Courses £22.00 3 Courses £27.50


Coffee/Tea with Homemade Petit Fours £2.50

Back Again

Dates For Your Diary...

This Sunday 5th October Boscastle Food and Art Festival..Lewis and i will be doing a cookery demonstration at this fine event at 1pm .No Heckling!


Sunday 12th October our annual RNLI Champagne Bottle Bash 7pm-9pm (See Gwyneth for tickets if any left)

Thursday 13th November our last day before we close down for a couple of weeks r+r

Friday 14th November Padstow School Casino Night at the Custom House Hotel (tickets available from m3, £20) really good night out, best bib and tucker.


Thursday 4th December reopen as part of Padstow's Winter Festival, details to follow

Hello again

Todays Lunch Menu

Lunch Menu
Tuesday 1st July

Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato and Beetroot Salsa £5.50

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad
and Balsamic Reduction £6.50

Dartmouth Smoked Duck Breast with Capers and Our Plum Chutney £6.50

Seared Cornish Scallops with Smoked Bacon and Asparagus £8.50

Fish Soup with Cream and Chives £4.50

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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast Padstow New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £16.00

Roast Fillet of Cod with Garlic, Anchovies and Parsley
With New Potatoes £14.50

Grilled Fillets of Brill with Padstow New Potatoes,
Fennel and Chive Butter Sauce £16.50

Breast of Free Range Cornish Chicken with Mushroom and Spinach
Risotto, Herb Oil and Parmesan £12.50


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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.00

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £5.00

Eton Mess (Crushed Meringue, Strawberries and Cream) £5.00

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney
(Brie, Blue, Old Smokey and Yarg) £6.00

Coffee/Tea with Homemade Petit Fours £2.50

FEEL FREE TO HAVE JUST A STARTER or TWO

Margots.co.uk and gossip

Margots.co.uk is off line at the moment as i am working on getting that address to come here direct.This will get done, just as soon as i get round to it.If you can read this, well done for finding us( or your a regular who comes here direct anyway)


Another big thank you to Mr and Mrs Taffy for the splendid mug (Welsh Dragon)! I see a pattern developing here.Thank you thank you thank you!


I see Number 6 is on the market, all those in favour of us buying it say yay!

We are fully booked for July and August( apart from 5 nights in August) Thank you for your support!

New tables are just dandy! Even she who dances on tables approves!

I didn't realise how many people read this drivel, you really should spend your time online for productive work, just like me hahahhahahaha

bye

Adrian

Thank you!!!

A huge thanks to the lovley people who brought me a signed squad photo and calandar after reading this blog and my passion for Welsh Rugby.So very thoughtfull of you!And of course to Gareth for the fantastic shirts, you are a star!


ps maybe worth mentioning i also have a passion for early 70's Corvettes? Ha ha ha!

CHOCSTAR IS COMING!!!!!

For one day only, this Saturday, THE BESTEST MOBILE CHOCOLATE VAN IN THE WORLD will be in Padstow as part of it's UK Tour.Check it out at THE METROPOLE HOTEL (thank you Andrew!)at about lunchtime.Miss this ,and you'll be kicking yourself for weeks!

read all about it at www.chocstar.com (can't seem to do links today)

New Tables and Chocolate!

Not exactly going to make the lead story on the BBC News, but big news for us.
We have new tables !!!

They are so nice that i would hate to cover them with a tablecloth, so our new look is plainer, and dare i say it, a little bit more casual.Obviously, this has nothing to do with the horrendous cost of laundry, or the Mrs actually wearing out irons and ironing boards.

I'll try a get a picture up here, but today was a tad busy putting the things together, and then there's the normal resturant stuff to do .

Will try to post more(don't i say that all the time?)


OH, and CHOCSTAR is COMING!!!!!

Todays Menus

Lunch Menu Thursday 22nd May



Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa £5.25

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Capers
and Balsamic Reduction £6.50

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad
and Herb Oil £6.95

Stir Fried Squid with Ginger, Coriander and Lemon £7.50

Seared Cornish Scallops with Smoked Bacon, Linguine
and Tarragon Cream Sauce £8.95

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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £15.95

Confit of Duck Leg with Sauté Potatoes and Sage Cream Sauce £12.95

Grilled Fillets of Lemon Sole with New Potatoes, St Enodoc Asparagus
and Chive Butter Sauce £16.50

Roast Fillet of Cod with Garlic, Anchovies and Parsley
with Herb Mash £13.95

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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £4.95

Lemon and Lime Cheesecake with Caramelised Banana £4.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £4.95

Eton Mess (Crushed Meringue, Strawberries and Cream) £4.95

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney and Homemade Bread £5.95
(Brie, Blue, Yarg and Old Smokey)

Coffee/Tea with Homemade Petit Fours £2.50

FEEL FREE TO HAVE JUST A STARTER

Set Price Menu
Thursday 22nd May

Grilled Goat’s Cheese with
Cherry Tomato Salsa
or
Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad and Balsamic Reduction


Corn Fed Breast of Chicken with Mushroom and Spinach Risotto, Herb Oil and Parmesan
or
Roast Cod Fillet with Anchovies, Garlic
and Parsley with Herb Mash


Sticky Toffee Pudding with
Butterscotch Sauce
or
Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly
and Clotted Cream

Coffee/Tea with Petit Fours £2.50

2 courses £21.95 3 Courses £25.95



A La Carte Menu

Grilled Goat’s Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa £5.50

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Mixed Leaves, Capers
And Chutney £6.95

Seared Cornish Scallops with Smoked Bacon, Linguine and
Tarragon Cream Sauce £8.95

Stir Fried Squid with Ginger, Coriander and Lemon £7.95

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad
and Balsamic Reduction £6.50

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Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes
and Rosemary Sauce £16.95

Corn Fed Breast of Chicken with Mushroom and Spinach Risotto
Herb Oil and Parmesan £14.50

Roast Cod Fillet with Garlic Parsley and Anchovies
with Herb Mash £14.95

Grilled Fillets of Lemon Sole with New Potatoes, Cornish Asparagus
and Chive Butter Sauce £16.95

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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly
and Clotted Cream £5.95

Lemon and Lime Cheesecake with Cornish Strawberries £5.95

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum and Date Chutney £5.95
(Brie, Blue, Old Smokey and Yarg)

Tasting Menu


5 courses of smaller portions

Seared Cornish Scallops

Devon Smoked Duck

Any Main Course

Cornish Cheese

Any Dessert


£31.00

Telephone Overload!!!!

Can you do me a favour? If your calling the bistro to make bookings, if possible could you please call before 7pm? We are getting alot of calls(which is great!), but during evening service, we are flst out looking after the guests we have.Thanks a million!

PS I don't know where these things start but just for your info i am NOT Jamie Oliver's brother.I have heard this 3 times in the last 2 weeks.

Food Pics

I found a missing cable, so can put up a few photos again.

No Shows !

OK guys and dolls, time for a wake up call to you people who make bookings and don't turn up.
Your hurting us.Since we have starting use e restaurant softeware that sends texts to remind guests of their bookings, no shows have reduced to almost nothing, but the last 2 Saturday nights we have had 2 tables of 5 not show up. That hurts, so we may have to bring in terms and conditions for bookings, for example ,failure to cancel your table will result in a payment of £15 per person
or
we will hold your table for 15mins ,after that we reserve the right to let someone else have it.Any sugestions are more than welcome.
Cheers

Adrian

Goldenburn..it's a rock band

Giles, my sometime waiter and part time rock God is in this band, so if your into this kind of thing, i believe it's a young person type situation, check out this link for their myspace page.http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=152157161


Rock on you hip cats!

(see how down wid the kids i am?)

Tasting Menu..ver 6.93

Yet another tweak to the ever evolving Tasting Menu, i know, i just can't leave it alone.

Tasting Menu

5 courses of smaller portions

Smoked Duck

Grilled Mackerel

Any Main Course

Cornish Cheese

Any Dessert

Coffee with Homemade Fudge
and Caramelised Pecans


£28.50

Tonights Menus

We have made the Taster Menu bigger by having cheese as a course now 6 courses for £36.

A La Carte Menu


Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa £5.95

Devon Smoked Duck Breast with Our Plum and Date Chutney £6.95

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with Herb Oil and Parmesan £6.95

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad
and Balsamic Dressing £6.95

Stir Fried Squid with Ginger, Coriander and Lemon £8.50


Sirloin of Cornish Beef with Sauté Potatoes, Mixed Mushrooms
and Thyme Sauce £18.95

Pot Roast Guinea Fowl with Spring Onion Mash
and Sage Cream Sauce £14.95

Baked Ray Wing with Anchovies, Garlic and Parsley
with Herb Mash£14.95

Grilled Fillets of Lemon Sole with Spinach, New Potatoes
And Chive Butter Sauce £16.95


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £5.95

Lemon and Lime Cheesecake with Caramelised Banana £5.95

Chocolate Orange and Almond Cake with Chocolate Sorbet £5.95

Cornish Cheeses £5.95
(Brie, Blue, Yarg and Old Smokey)

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Tasting Menu

6 courses of smaller portions

Devon Smoked Duck

Stir Fried Squid

Grilled Mackerel

Any Main Course

Cornish Cheese

Any Dessert


£36.00

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Set Price Menu
Thursday 27th March


Grilled Goats Cheese with Tomato Salsa
or
Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad and Balsamic Dressing


Pot Roast Guinea Fowl with Spring Onion Mash and Sage Cream Sauce
or
Baked Ray Wing with Anchovies, Garlic and Parsley with Herb Mash


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce
or
Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly
and Clotted Cream

Coffee/Tea with Petit Fours £2.50

2 courses £21.50 3 Courses £26.50

Oh My God !

OK , this will be the last rugby post, i know this is supposed to be about the Bistro, but BLOODY HELL! A GRAND SLAM!!!!!! Happy Happy Happy.

Big hello to my French friend Xav, who was a so much fun to watch the games with.

Merci, and we must do this again next year!

Wales ..Triple Crown Winners 2008

No words needed !

The early bird catches the wine

Hello again, and have i got a deal for you? Well , yes i have! Tomorrow, 3rd March we will be starting to open at 6pm ,a whole hour earlier than normal.To entice you in, for a limit period,i'll give each table arriving before 7pm a Free Bottle of Wine!!!! (you don't have to have House Wine, we can give you the credit to spend on a more expensive wine if you prefer)

Terms and conditions apply, the value of your house can go down aswell as up,see in store for details.

Tonight's A La Carte

A La Carte Menu


Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with
Parmesan and Herb Oil £5.95

Grilled Goats Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa £5.50

Grilled Mackerel Fillet with Cucumber Salad
and Balsamic Reduction £5.95

Stir Fried Squid with Ginger, Lemon and Coriander £7.95

Fish Soup with Croutons and Cream £5.25


Fillet of Cornish Beef with Roast Shallots, Noisette Potatoes
and Thyme Sauce £18.50

Pot Roast Guinea Fowl with Spring Onion Mash
and Sage Cream Sauce £14.95

Fillet of Cod Baked with Anchovies, Garlic and Parsley
with Herb Mash£14.95

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


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £5.95

Chocolate Sorbet with Caramelised Banana and Sable Biscuits £5.95

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney £5.95
(Brie, Blue and Old Smokey)

Mothering Sunday Lunch

We haven't done this for a few years, but this year we will be open for Lunch on March 2nd.Book early as my mum has already bagged the first table.

Probable Menu (subject to change )
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Grilled Goat's Cheese with Cherry Tomato Salsa

Roast Butternut Squash and Coriander Soup

Mushroom and Chorizo Risotto with Herb Oil and Parmesan

Grilled Fillets of Mackerel with Cucumber Salad and Balsamic Reduction

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Baked Fillet of Cod with Garlic Parsley and Anchovies with Herb Mash

Confit of Duck Leg with Spring Onion Mash and Sage Cream Sauce

Roast Sirloin , Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes, Thyme Gravy

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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream

Iced Nut Parfait with Chocolate Sauce

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney

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£26.95 per person
Children 1/2 price

Change in Opening Hours

We have changed our mind about this opening on Monday's thing.We have a cunning new plan.
As from March the 1st we will be opening at 6pm, instead of 7pm.Perfect for those of you with little ones who prefer to eat earlier.This does mean we should be able to offer a FEW tables later in the evening at 9pm.Yes, Margot's will be turning a few tables a night! Shocking,i know.

Please note .If you have already made bookings for a Monday night, of course we will be here .

Happy? You bet your sweet *******

It doesn't get better than this...

IT'S SIX NATIONS TIME!!!!!

Apart from food ,another big love of mine is RUGBY.Today we kick off this seasons championship against England, and if we can win today for the first time in over 20 years at Twickers,you will have one happy chef.Come on boys !!!!

Pics from Health Week at Padstow School

Healthy Eating Week Padstow School

Next week (Monday to Friday) i will be at Padstow School in the mornings teaching the children various classes on Bread Making, Fruit and Salads as part of their Healthy Eating Week.This means we will not be open for lunch next week apart from Tuesday (private party) and Saturday.This is my 3rd year, and i must admit it is great fun.Wish me luck!

Tonight's Menu (a la carte)

A La Carte Menu


Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with
Parmesan and Herb Oil £5.95

Salmon and Sweetcorn Chowder with Smoked Salmon £5.95

Warm Salad of Sauté Chicken and Chorizo with
Parsnip Crisps £6.25

Seared Cornish Scallops with Smoked Bacon
and Balsamic Reduction £7.95

Grilled Fresh Cornish Anchovies with Cucumber
and Red Onion Salad £5.50


Cornish Lamb Cutlets with Roast New Potatoes
and Rosemary Jus £16.95

Confit of Duck Leg with Spring Onion Mash
and Sage Cream Sauce £14.95

Roast Fillet of Cod with Warm Tomato, Basil and Caper Dressing
and Herb Mash £14.95

Grilled Fillet of Wild Sea Bass with New Potatoes, Spinach and Chive Butter Sauce £18.50


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce £5.95

Saffron Poached Pear with Jelly and Clotted Cream £5.95

Chocolate Sorbet with Caramelised Banana £5.95

Cornish Cheeses with Our Plum Chutney £5.95
(Brie, Blue and Old Smokey)

A virtual guestbook

...so much classier than the real one we have in the loo.See above link to add yours

We Re Open Thursday 17th at 7pm !!!!!

Fully booked this Friday and Saturday Evenings

Nice to be back in the kitchen!

Short Break

We are now closed until Thurdsay 17th January.To keep you amused, here is a picture of Lewis lifted from Facebook, not sure if the moustache is fake or not.