Crab Street Party :

 The annual crab extravaganza that is the Dartmouth Crab Street Party is happening again on Sunday 4th August 2013. Enjoy wonderful fresh picked South Devon crab sitting outside on the South Embankment. Decorate your table with bunting, your best crockery, tablecloths and streamers, dress up and come along to what has fast become the BEST place to enjoy this wonderful seafood. There will be live music from the sea shanty singers the Nauti Boys and lots more fun. Tickets available soon.

Piedmontese night- White Truffles & Barbera – End November, date to be confirmed:

Piedmonte is surrounded by the Alps and famed all over the world for it’s cuisine -butter, rich egg pastas, braised meats, and cheeses and of course, white truffles. We will be taking a trip a few days before this evening to Asti where the finest truffles in the world are found, we will bring some back especially for this occasion. The evening will be hosted by our friend Norbert Riesnich of the Braida cantina who produce some of the finest wines in Italy together with sommelier Tim McLaughlin-Green of Sommelier's Choice. This is a very special and unique evening where our guests can enjoy one of the finest delicacies in the world with wines to match.  £90 – Aperitivo, anti – pasti and four courses with white truffle (excluding wines). Contact The Seahorse for reservations or call 01803 835147

Mitch and Nathan Outlaw at the Cornwall Food & Drink Festival in Bristol:

 Mitch will be on stage with chef Nathan Outlaw at the Cornwall Food & Drink festival on Sunday 4 November. The 2 seafood superstars hit the stage at 3.45 on Sunday afternoon, a lot of fun banter and of course a load of great food. Cornwall Food & Drink festival

Dartmouth Food Festival 2012 - the videos:

Thinking about coming to the Dartmouth Food Festival and want to know a little more about it?  Here are a few video podcasts from this year's festival and the guest events we ran at The Seahorse.  Hope to see you here for the festival or at any other time soon. 

Dartmouth Food Festival:

THE FESTIVAL FOR FOODIES

For a week in October everybody interested in food will be in Dartmouth for the best food festival in the country. At the Seahorse we will have guest chefs hosting alongside Mitch Tonks and of course there will be demos and events all over Dartmouth. Chefs and guests already confirmed include

Friday evening -  Tom Parker Bowles, Mark Hix, Nick Strangeway

Saturday Lunchtime Nieves Barragan - Fino Restaurant, London

Saturday evening Henry Dimbleby (Leon) & Giles Coren (The Times)

Sunday lunchtime - The Hawksmoor & Fiona Beckett

All dates above are now fully booked with waiting lists. 

For more information on the food festival visit the official website.

The Big End of Summer Beach Party!:

 Summer is on it's way out and to make sure we enjoy every last minute of it we're having a beach party at RockFish ! Piles of fresh seafood, sizzling summer cocktails and chilled music £25 a head....Bring family, bring friends, bring work colleagues, this is going to be a blast.

Abergavenny Food Festival Demo with Jane Baxter:

 The fish expert and the vegetable supremo combine to demonstrate how to make quick, easy and healthy meals based on recipes from Mitch's latest book Fish Easy. Mitch Tonks runs restaurants in Dartmouth and Bristol and champions sustainable British sea-food. Jane Baxter established the award-winning Riverford Field Kitchen and has written two acclaimed cookbooks.

Fruit de Mer & Muscadet Party - 22nd March, Dartmouth, 8th August, Bristol:

Shellfish galore –platters of crab, lobster, crevettes, oysters & all the shellfish we can lay our hands on – plus  Muscadet &  Brittany Cider.  It will be a great night not to miss! £60 per person includes ½ a bottle of Muscadet. 

Contact RockFish Seafood & Chips for Dartmouth 01803 832800

Contact RockFish Grill for Bristol 0117 9737384

Dartmouth Crab Day :

Don't miss the second ever day celebrating South Devon crab.  Sit outside on the embankment and enjoy fantastic seafood, decorate your table, dance to the music and generally party.  A wonderful day - Mitch will be doing some demos along with Michelin starred chef Nathan Outlaw too.  For more information on the day visit www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk 

Bouillabaise night – a Taste of Provence – 5th July, Dartmouth and 5th October Bristol:

Now summer is here it’s time for bottles & magnums of light rosé from the Riviera. Bouilabaise is the most famous seafood dish of the coast towns. Enjoy baskets of wonderful crudités, steamed artichokes and grilled scallops. The main event will be Bouiilabaise served in the traditional style. The fish is first cooked in a rich broth which is served first and the fish then filleted at the table and served with aioli and potatoes. Bouilabaise is a wonderful experience. £60 per person – to include aperitivo, anti pasti and 3 courses (wines excluded).

Contact RockFish Grill for Bristol reservations 01179 737384

Contact the Seahorse for reservations or call 01803 835147