Fifteen Cornwall

Good food, good service, beautiful view, just lacking a special atmosphere for that fifth star.
We enjoyed the 5 course dinner tasting menu at Fifteen. The view is lovely with most 2 person table seating on a lower ledge by the windows with views and the larger tables elevated behind them (also with views).
The wait staff were very pleasant and explained the menus. Every course was served timely and was tasty. We especially enjoyed the peach and mozzarella ensalata and the fillet main. T

I have been coming here every year since it opened 10 years ago. The restaurant is gorgeous –wonderful view over the beach and fabulous décor inside. For the first couple of years the food and service was second to none. Fine dining in a relaxed busy atmosphere. Sadly on the last two occasions, the service has still been good, as has the quality of ingredients, but the portions have become larger and presentation less ‘fine’. It’s become slightly more ‘gastro pub’. It’s an expensive gastro pub and that’s not really why you would go there. I still give it 4 stars for what it has been in the recent past, it’s service, setting and décor and I think if you have never been there then you should at least once:)

Decided to visit here after taking a drive on a Saturday. Booked in for last lunch sitting at 2.30 for two of us. I had the spaghetti carbonara which was pretty good I thought a little salty. Great view of Watergate Bay, really attentive staff, however carpet was a bit run down and messy. My partners mackerel entrée was very oily but his fish main with lentils was delicious. Overall thought it was pretty pricey for quite standard food. Great location though.

Really enjoyed having lunch at Fifteen. The staff is friendly and professional.
We were not intending to stop for lunch in Newquay and hence did not have a reservation but they managed to find us a table for an hour and a half slot.
The view on the beach is absolutely stunning, even on a heavy rainy day like when we were there.
Ffood is delicious, perfectly seasoned, and very flavoursome.
The music is not too loud which a must.
Overall great experience and I’d love to come again!

A lovely mix of high quality food, without the snobbish attitude. The restaurant is stepped so all tables have a good view of the beach, and evening sunset. The staff are pleasant, with an informal attitude.
Food was great on the ever changing tasting menu. I tried a couple of experimental choices and was not disappointed. Good portion sizes meant I was able to eat all courses and leave pleasantly full, not stuffed. Pricey, but not outlandish.

I have to give this place it’s third 5 star review. Has to be done. Every time I’m in England we go to Cornwall. Why? Because it kicks major ass in many ways, it is breathtakingly beautiful, the food is amazing, and my guy knows I love it there. But really, one of the main reasons is for this place. I won’t go into the menu again as it is an ever changing menu and if you’ve read my other reviews on it you will know the food is EXCELLENT, the service SUPERB, and the atmosphere AWESOME. What is different about this visit is that we chose to do the wine pairing with this tasting menu and it was PHENOMENAL. A delicious full glass of wine is served with every course from the amuse bouche to dessert accompanied by a very knowledgeable sommelier explaining the wine and the region it comes from. It was well worth the price and such an amazing experience. I recommend doing this to anyone dining here.

It was a long way to go for dinner but the things you do to a) see your part-​time daughter when she’s at university in Devon and b) to get a decent meal. But it was worth it. She and I had an amazing tasting menu of delights. We could care less that the dining room was quiet (it was off-​season) because it meant we got great service and amazingly cooked food.
The local produce, ranging from vegetables and cheeses were out of this world. I had never liked the idea of beetroot as a child (I think it was the colour and being oriental, unfamiliarity of it) but they gave us a (ironically) Chinese soup spoon of diced beets with some locally sourced Stilton crumbled on the top as part of a starter — BOOM — OUT OF THIS WORLD! And the food just kept getting better and better as each course emerged. It was all about quality over quantity, from the blue cheese and wild mushroom crespelle for me to the sea bass with borlotti beans and purple sprouting brocolli for her.
Cleverly they have an option which matches wines to the dishes, but we had forgo this as we were both taking it in turns to drive back to daughter’s dorm in Plymouth and then me back to London. Next time.
The bill was a hefty £50 a head, plus drinks, plus easily £150 of fuel that day. Was it worth all that money and distance? You betcha! I’ll be back for more (especially as the Handbag is doing her PGCE for another year.)

Fifteen was a bit of a disappointment, particularly after reading the stellar reviews online. Fifteen is no different than the countless hipster restaurants following the locavore trend that has infiltrated London, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
I can certainly say I have had much better meals over the years. Sure, the food was well prepared, well presented, and well meaning, but three days later I couldn’t even recall what I had ordered without serious contemplation.
The menu changes frequently, so I will resist going through each course. Highlights from the meal included the fiori di zucchini fritti, which was quite pleasant, and the creamy burrata, which was nicely salted. Dessert was a chocolate cake that was probably too rich for most people’s preferences, but a wonderful way to finish the meal.
The décor at the restaurant was nothing spectacular — there are dozens of restaurants with similar style, although they may be missing large photographs of the staff wielding fish or stirring pudding.
Don’t expect to see Jamie Oliver prancing around the kitchen either — the newsletter on the back of our menus said quite clearly «Jamie is never hands on» though apparently he was kind enough to grace the restaurant with his presence for an hour during a recent event.
We booked a reservation nearly six months in advance, which seems ridiculous now that I’ve dined there and found it to be more hype than substance. If you’re looking for a delicious, over-​priced meal in Cornwall and haven’t managed to book a table at Fifteen, I would suggest The Harbour in Port Isaac. And if you’re simply looking for great food without the extraordinary price tag, I recommend The Castle Restaurant in Bude.

Jamie Oliver is not only a great chef, he is also a great humanitarian. Jamie’s Fifteen project is the great example.
It was such an amazing opportunity for me to have dined in here during my visit in Cornwall area with my friend’s family. The restaurant is in great location overlooking the ocean at Watergate Bay just a bit up north from New Quay. The restaurant inside is very airy, open, simple but modern looking.
We all opted for the tasting menu. Everything was excellent from the start to finish. appetizer, salad, small plate, main course, and dessert. The service was also excellent. The coffee (in my case hot tea) was served after meal as well.
The tasting menu is pretty pricey but well worth it.
If you are ever in the Cornwall area, this is one of the places that shouldnt be missed!

Incredible location — excellent food — I dream about this place.

The best olives I have ever had. The second best bloody mary (here’s looking at you, Zeitgeist Bar in San Francisco). The best (and, to date, only) squid-​ink cuttlefish. The best… um, I was a little tipsy by the second half of the meal so I can’t recall exactly. But it was all incredible.
Make sure you get there before the sun goes down: while it’s still light out, the restaurant has a stunning view of the waves rolling into Watergate Bay.
Bonus points for the comfortable swivel-​chairs at the dinner table. But beware: after a cup of very good coffee at the end of the meal, you (read: I) may do (read: did) do a whole lot of caffeine-​induced fidgety swivelling while waiting for the (sigh… HUGE) bill.
Pricey, but really absolutely worth it. One of the loveliest dining experiences I’ve ever had.

Bleedin’ posh; bleedin’ lovely and bleedin’ busy. And, despite it’s location on the shore of Watergate Bay, this is no place for boardies and wetsuits! Shirts, at the very least, are a must.
During the high season this place gets booked up waaaay in advance — they do open for brekkie on a first come first served basis, but get there early in summer.
The food, of course, is lovely. But, at a little under 60 quid for the dinner tasting menu, quite a bit out of most peoples budget.
And I do have to wonder what it’s fate would be if the owners name was Joe Bloggs…