The Riverside Hotel and Restaurant, Boscastle

The Bridge
Boscastle
Cornwall
PL35 0HE

Tel: 01840 250216

Proprietor: Peter and Margaret Templar

Providing an extensive menu by day and a full Grill and "Al a Carte" menu by night, The Riverside's restaurant on the ground floor uses local suppliers to offer a wide selection of regional produce including locally caught fish, farmed meats and fresh vegetables daily.

All of the meats used by the restaurant are locally reared and the fish is landed locally.

Alternatively, the daytime tearoom is perfect for informal lunches, meals and afternoon teas.

Leading from the dining room is access to our exclusive teagarden next to the running waters of the River Valency.

CHEFS (Cornwall Healthy Eating and Food Safety) Silver Award

We are proud to hold the above award which means that The Riverside will be able to display the distinctive blue logo, which tells customers that it has adopted and maintains a high degree of food safety and standards, provides and promotes a selection of local foods as well as using healthier cooking methods.

Join our winter “Dining Club” at The Riverside and enjoy complimentary items and meals when you dine.

We offer quality food in a beautiful setting that is complimented by a carefully selected wine list.

Complimentary items and meals include free starters, free desserts, free bottle of house wine and a meal voucher for two for a Sunday Carvery.

To join the scheme, just tell us when making your first dinner reservation after 1st November and we will issue your Dining Club Card for collection from Reception.

Further Details

Awarded ‘Five Star Guest Accommodation’ in November 2011 with Silver and Breakfast Award.

The Riverside is rated by VisitBritain as a five star guesthouse but is offering many of the services of a hotel.

This is the seventh year that we have been graded as a five star establishment.

With many spacious rooms with river or harbour views, The Riverside has all the facilities you should require including: full en-suite facilities (shower or bath), freshly laundered towels and bath mats, full central heating with individual thermostatic controls, tea and coffee making facilities, 26" LCD televisions, DVD players, wireless Internet access and hairdryers.

A full English breakfast is included in the room price and is served between 8:30am and 10:30 am and includes the following: traditional large or medium full English breakfast or combination, smoked kippers, smoked haddock, smoked salmon, freshly brewed coffee or tea, fruit juices and cereals.

We have the prestigious ‘breakfast award’ from VisitBritain that recognises establishments that offer their guests a quality and choice of breakfast, service and hospitality that exceeds what would be expected at their star rating.

It helps visitors find those places where the owners, managers, chefs and staff have gone the extra mile to ensure the breakfast will exceed expectations. Open all year round.

The Flood of 2004

On the 16th August 2004, Boscastle experienced one of Britain's most unusual natural disasters. An estimated 200.4mm of rain fell in just 4 hours, causing surges of water to rush into the River Valency. With the river at maximum capacity and the torrential rain still falling, the River Valency, along with the drainage system and surface water from the roads, caused the village to flood.

The lower floor of The Riverside experienced extensive water damage. Since the flood, huge amounts of money have been spent on Boscastle, improving flood defences and the ancient drainage system. The village has now regenerated, with the Hotel being refurbished to an even higher standard than it was before!

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