Celebrity chef Michael Caines is opening his new restaurant in Falmouth this morning.

He is taking over The Cove at Maenporth and launching an entirely new menu, featuring breakfasts, lunches and afternoon tea, and an à la carte menu that is described as offering "elevated beachside fare."

This includes honey roasted Cornish duck with caramelised onion puree and wild garlic alongside dishes from the chargrill, including whole Falmouth Bay sole with rosemary brown butter shrimp, parsley and capers.

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Michael Caines outside The Cove

The restaurant will also offer a six-course tasting menu for £75 during evening service, which will feature Michael’s signature dishes including ballotine of quail with raisin vinaigrette and hazelnut mayonnaise, and fillet of Phillip Warren’s beef chargrilled with horseradish and shallot confit, celeriac puree, mushrooms and red wine sauce.

Michael, who held two Michelin stars for 18 consecutive years, champions produce from the south west and his menu includes Cornish duck and seafood sourced from the coast of Cornwall, many of which already feature in his famed tasting menus at the Michelin starred Lympstone Manor Hotel.

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Chargrilled Falmouth Bay scallops in their shell

The Cove, which sits directly opposite Maenporth Beach, has been closed for refurbishment for the last few months and during that time the existing restaurant have been training at Lympstone Manor to understand and hone their craft in the anticipation of a new style of service and food on offer this summer.

Michael Caines, who appears regularly on television including BBC1's Saturday Kitchen, MasterChef and Sunday Brunch, said: “I am really excited to be reopening The Cove as my first Cornish venture and working with the dedicated team to welcome new and familiar faces back to the restaurant.

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The Cove beef burger on the lunch menu

"It’s a very special and beautiful place here at Maenporth Beach with an incredible outlook over the Cornish coast and I am excited about the journey ahead of us, showcasing great produce and introducing myself to the local community.”

The restaurant and bar will open daily from 11am.

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The mushroom risotto starter

Michael has been backed at The Cove by Cornish entrepreneurs Roger Edwards, who was HSBC’s leading independent financial advisor area manager, and his wife Helen, who previously worked as a private banking assistant for Barclays for many years.

In a busy year for Michael, he will also being launching his third venture, in Exmouth, this summer.