It was a real family affair when Rick Stein and Jill Stein opened the doors to their new restaurant in Porthleven, just weeks after signing the lease.

The business partners, were joined on the opening night by their three sons, Jack, Charlie and Ed. Also there to celebrate the launch of the new venture were friends and representatives from other local businesses.

Rick said: “We’re so pleased to be in Porthleven, it’s a beautiful Cornish fishing town and we hope to become part of the community.”

With the first night of trading on Saturday under its belt, the restaurant will continue to open during the winter for lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, returning to seven days a week from next Easter.

In the weeks since taking on the lease, existing staff from the restaurant have been sampling the new dishes on the menu, enjoying tutored wine tasting sessions and training with Stein teams in Padstow and Falmouth. A new general manager, Lee Williams has been appointed and Bruce Rennie remains as head chef, with the support of executive chef Jack Stein.

Rick and Jack have been developing a new menu with a mix of sharing dishes, inspired by Rick’s travels around the world including grilled scallops with hazelnut and coriander butter, sizzling prawns with garlic, chilli and olive oil and loc lac – chilli beef wrapped in iceberg lettuce.

Porthleven will also be the first restaurant to incorporate some exclusive dishes from the chef’s new TV series and recipe book Rick Stein: from Venice to Istanbul due to be released next year.

Co-owner and interior designer, Jill Stein, has also been working with Cornish artists, Linda Matthews, Dave Pearce and Sue Read whose work now features in the restaurant.

To make a reservation at Stein Porthleven, call 01841 532 700. To keep up to date with the latest news and developments visit rickstein.com or follow them on twitter @SteinPorthleven.

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