The Idle Rocks restaurant in St Mawes has been shortlisted as a top five finalist for the Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition.

The award, presented by Seafish and The Caterer, is designed to find the best restaurants cooking and serving delicious seafood dishes. Following mystery dining visits and a further group judging session the top five seafood restaurants in the 2017 competition have been determined with the Idle Rocks up against restaurants in Folkestone, Brighton, North Shields and Isle of Mull.

The final five are said to demonstrate great service, fish and shellfish species knowledge and are seen as ambassadors to other restaurants in the UK who have an ambition to sell more fish and shellfish on their menus.

Andy Gray, trade marketing manager for Seafish, said: "The Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition provides a fantastic opportunity to showcase the wide range of restaurants, pubs and cafés that are excelling in providing customers with top quality fish and shellfish dining experiences."

The overall UK winner of the Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition will be announced in October.