Dinner Shore With Chef Bruce Rennie Have you ever been to a restaurant and the actual head chef/patron greets you at the door? And then shows you to your table and chats. Bruce Rennie chef comes out of the kitchen to tell you what you’re eating and where it’s from. In his barefeet too. All served by a lovely waitress. It's a set menu with Japanese influences. The ingredients are all locally sourced and as fresh as they could possibly be. We've been wanting to visit Bruce before lockdown and planned our whole trip down to the the south west coast especially to come here. Let's just say it was well worth the journey to be able to dine in such a special restaurant. We won't list what we had. The pics show how fabulous it was. Thank you Bruce, it was great to see you'd done the washing up before we came in the kitchen. Review helpful like follow thanks.

This is what a dining experience is all about. A chef who is passionate about cooking great food for people in a small and relaxed environment. As a meat fan coming to a fish restaurant with a set menu I could not see before we arrived filled me with slight anxiousness about what I would enjoy. On entry it was obvious The Shore was something different being greeted by owner, chef and bottle washer Bruce Rennie who's enthusiasm was clear from the offset. Inside there were just 5 tables ranging from 2 to 4 places. The tables were a work of art with wood and blue inset reminding us straight away of the nearby sea. As the menu changes daily based on what is fresh I won't spend to long on that but let's just say it was a delight to read. Before we started Bruce came out and explained what he is doing, why he cooks what he does and why the wines were chosen. For each of the 4 courses he gave a passionate overview of the ingredients included, what the inspiration was for the dish and the palletes of the wine and how they worked with the flavours of the dish. The food was amazing as was the wines but what makes this place so special is Bruce. After the meal he spent time ensuring everyone had enjoyed the meal and looked for any feedback. We were lucky to be the last table to leave and got to know why he is doing this rather than working in large top end resraunts as he has during his career. Book early to ensure enjoyment.

I had dinner at The Shore Restaurant this past Thursday. It was truly an outstanding dining experience!! Beautiful restaurant - simple and clean ambience with limited seating provides a comfortable and very pleasurable experience. The owner/chef Bruce Rennie warmly comes to great every table (yes, barefoot). As for the food, everything from the freshness, the flavours, the presentation and the wine pairings were absolutely superb! The overall experience was enhanced by Bruce coming out and talking to everyone about each upcoming course. He discusses what he was trying to accomplish with each dish, the reasons for using the ingredients he chose including sustainability, where he sources the ingredients - meaning from which farm (including his own grown produce and herbs) or from which market he went to. Bruce's passion and energy for what he does is remarkable and very much enhances the dining experience. It clearly comes through in his work. I highly recommend dining at this restaurant if you're in Cornwall and I would even say it's worth taking the trip to Cornwall if not just for this dining experience alone.

As a trained chef myself, eating in any restaurant is a bit of a challenge as I'm constantly looking for faults and missed bits. The Shore does not disappoint! Every single course was presented well and carefully explained by the team. The cook on every dish was perfect and even though my girlfriend is a pescetarian we were graciously catered for by the team and one of the courses was adapted for her dietary requirements. I could not fault the flavours delivered to us. All local, seasonal produce from organic farms too. There was just the right amount of food served, our set menu was 4 courses, we couldn't have fit another mouthful! The dishes were attractive and didn't have the super pretentious aesthetics that usually come with this level of cooking. Every element was well thought out and added to the dish. We opted out of the paired wine flight but chose two from that list and they were super tasty! Bruce, the owner/chef both greeted us on arrival and chatted to us at the end of our meal and made us feel right at home. He even courteously listened to some additions I cheekily suggested to a couple of the dishes ;) our waitress was lovely and super warm and welcoming. The perfect end to our stay in West Cornwall, definitely be back the next time we're this way

This stunning restaurant must be the best in Penzance. A tasting menu based on seafood demonstrates the talents of a superb chef. Service is excellent and if you are a wine lover then a wine flight matches a different wine to each course. Booking essential. Highly recommended.

Hidden gem in the southwest England. So glad we came. We had the 7 courses tasting menu. It was absolutely amazing experience with highlight followed by another highlight. The food has complex layers of different flavour and texture, with influence from various cultures..Japanese, Chinese, Indian, South American, yet surprisingly beautifully blended together. My personal favourite is the strawberry desert with basil sorbet..impressive piece of art. Thank you Bruce!

An incredible dining experience. You must book ahead and there is no menu. Each day chef briuce finds what is best at the market and makes a meal out of it. There are 6 or 7 courses most of which feature the incredible local seafood. High level fine dining in a very laid back atmosphere. Highly recommended.

This was one of the most magical evenings I’ve ever had. What has been created by Bruce is an evening where you get to share his passion for exquisite local ingredients combined into beautiful plates of food. This is not just about eating great dishes but an experience like nothing else. The restaurant is intimate, with only 14 covers, which just adds to the specialness of the night.

We had such a fantastic evening dining with the team at The Shore Restaurant. Very informative, great local produce and enjoyed the wine pairings. All in all, it was an exceptional experience. Thank you, & keep doing what you're doing!

Having visited this restaurant in 2019 I was excited to return. I was not disappointed. The dining experience has been refined and distilled in that period by a very enthusiastic cook/proprietor. If the freshest fish served with a Japanese accent is your thing - don’t hesitate - book now.

An absolute must if you're in the area (or not! ) love seafood, east asian food and a truly passionate chef. Unlike anywhere we've eaten before, and all the better for it. The wine pairing was spot on and we licked our plates clean - and that's ok... For us, the very reason we will return to Penzance in the not too distant future. Thank you Bruce & Vicki for an amazing evening.. we are still talking about it....

You just have to visit this lovely, intimate restaurant. The small plates are out of this world, plus chef Bruce is super passionate about what he does and it comes through in the food. I cannot recommend highly enough.

Absolutely amazing evening! The atmosphere was perfect, super informal and private setting yet world class food! The chef presenting every dish to the room is a wonderful touch. The wine pairing was really well thought through! Highly recommended and worth the money!

Very interesting food, yet service and atmosphere not worth the price. I booked dinner and got the wine pairing. You are not told what the pairing is beforehand and you don’t get the printed card with the wine pairing unless you ask for it. It is a small room with a low ceiling, very little ventilation, and people from outside keep coming in and asking if there are any open tables. Unfortunately, during my visit, there was a couple with a small child who was very bored, expressed their need for attention loudly, and enjoyed banging metal chopsticks on the table for the duration of the whole 6-course meal. Therefore, I would not recommend this place for a romantic dinner. You could barely hear the chef’s explanations of each course while the child was talking, interrupting, and playing. In terms of food: loved it! Couple of comments: the smoked fish custard would be great with a nice slice of sourdough bread on the side; the bun served with the cod was cold, plus there was not really that much extra sauce to dip it in; I liked the red mullet with courgette, yet there is a contrast of the cold courgette cooling the warm fish, not sure I liked that contrast. In terms of service: it felt rushed - some plates were served in a hurry, also spilling sauce on the table while picking the dishes (in an hurry) and not noticing it. You are given chopsticks for sashimi and a wooden spoon and fork for everything else, and they are quite impossible to eat with. If you ask, you can get a standard knife and fork that you have to re-use during your multiple courses. It is casual dining; however, it’s also quite expensive so one should be able to use the utensils, know what they are drinking, and be able to relax without the noise of the kids’ playground.

Simply THE best fish/veg restaurant I have ever eaten at. Bruce is the most passionate chef you could imagine. The Shore serves the most amazing food with a delicious wine pairing. Nothing to fault and everything to sing from the roof tops about! We live 280 miles away and have been twice in the past 4 months ...can't WAIT to come back! If you're reading this and you've never been, then make it your mission to go ... you will NOT regret it 🥰🥰🥰

Food Alchemy! I came with my daughter in August and we both had our minds and taste buds blown! In an exceptional way. An amazing experience, thank you so much 💖

Eating at The Shore was a unique experience and Bruce is up there with the very best. Sensational food using local ingredients so inventively. Bruce is passionate about every aspect of his business and it makes for a memorable experience

Wow this restaurant has it all, the whole experience is exquisite. Bruce the host clearly loves what he does and the food is delicious.

Good heavens. It's hard to find the appropriate superlatives to describe this experience. There are no choices - that in itself is rather wonderful. It is a lot of money, but you soon realise that it is not expensive. This is eating at the hand of a chef who's at the top of his game, creating the very best combinations of the very best foods available, and everything is very local. Choose a fabulous bottle of wine. Eat slowly. Savour every mouthful. Then start saving for your next visit. Thank you to the enthusiastic chef Bruce and his excellent assistant. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening and we will be back.

This is one of the finest dining experiences I have ever had. You get a set menu of 6 dishes - small plates that are beautifully presented, inventive, delicious and delicate. You can choose a bottle of wine or have a glass with each dish chosen to compliment the food. I would have given it 5 stars if some of the dishes were just a little more of a mouthful. Not for those who prefer an all you can eat kinda place.

I expected something different and I wasn’t disappointed! This was an innovative dining experience mixing locally sourced foods with international flavours. Highly recommend the wine pairing.. the wines have been skilfully picked to go perfectly with each dish.

If you are coming to Penzance, don’t miss out! We had a fantastic experience at Shore. Not your usual restaurant with the chef a one man band and greeting you bare footed for your meal, but what he cooks up is incredibly tasty. We are in love with the wasabi sorbet! Everything is very fresh and from local producers. The wine pairing was very nice as well. All in all a great evening, we will definitely be back!