Rocket Store

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Rocket Store, Tintagel: Michelin-Recommended Seafood Restaurant in Boscastle Harbour

At the edge of Boscastle Harbour, inside a 19th-century store that once housed the coastguard’s horse-drawn rocket-firing equipment, sits The Rocket Store. This small seafood bar and restaurant is the kind of place that feels both unexpected and utterly right—a modern, ingredient-led spot in an old stone building where the floor is simple and the view is pure Cornwall.

The team here operates with admirable directness. They catch fish from their own boat anchored in the harbour and raise meat on Trebiffen farm, just up the hill. The small blackboard menu changes daily depending on what fresh produce is available—no fixed list, just whatever the weather and tide have allowed. They use only local suppliers and organic produce whenever possible.

The Michelin Guide recommends The Rocket Store, describing it as “a compact restaurant” where the blackboard lists small plates and whole fish dishes, most of the produce supplied by the owner’s father, who is both harbourmaster, boat owner, and farmer. The Independent called it “a brilliant, unexpected little spot that’s totally worth the detour,” praising the way the kitchen treats ingredients with “the right amount of respect.”

There is no pretension here. The focus is squarely on what comes from the sea and the land, elevated with thought and care. Walk-ins are accepted, and the atmosphere is welcoming—a haven of 21st-century hospitality in a lovely old village. For anyone seeking seafood in Cornwall that tastes of the place it comes from, The Rocket Store delivers.