Rick Stein launches his new TV series From Venice to Istanbul on BBC2 tonight at 9.30pm. In the autumn he launches his new restaurant in Sandbanks.
The Rick Stein restaurant, on the former Cafe Shore site in Banks Road, will have 200 seats and offer classic seafood dishes including a casual inexpensive lunch menu. It could become a tempting stop on the coast path which passes the door.
“I have fond memories of visiting Sandbanks with my aunt and uncle as a child and playing on the beach,” says Jill Stein who is working with her son Ed and daughter in law Kate on the interior design.
“It’s a beautiful place to be so I’m thrilled we’re opening a restaurant here. We’re taking inspiration from the local surroundings and coast for the interiors. Ed is making a trip to Carrara to pick the marble for the bar where you will be able to eat shellfish and drink cocktails.”
2015 is the 40th anniversary of the opening of The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow.
