It’s worth seeking out the tiny shed that is the Seafood House (newly opened Summer 2010) for the freshest, tastiest seafood in South Devon.
The small stable door, crab tank and chairs and table are between the Newquay Inn and the Ship Inn near the Back Beach and harbour.
They freshly catch and pick the crab to order (we only had one tiny piece of shell in 500g crabmeat which is quite impressive) and together with Nigella’s Forever Summer, I made a damn tasty Crab Linguine: white and brown crabmeat, a squidge of garlic, some sea salt, a chopped red chilli, some grated lemon zest and juice, plenty of Extra Virgin olive oil and some chopped watercress or rocket, plus a heap of pasta.
Fresh crabmeat is the essence of summer food in Devon. There are some fishmongers that pasteurise their crabmeat so that it extends the shelf life. The stuff they sell here is so fresh and sells out so quickly they don't need to!
I shall be trying their hand-dived scallops (95p each) and lobster (£4.50 / pot) on Friday and will report back.
