Our Story
From the Strand
to St Merryn
Originally from Ireland, Ed found his restaurateur wings at seventeen on the trainee manager programme at Simpsons-in-the-Strand in London. Some years in the capital followed, then time spent travelling — managing restaurants and bars around the world and building a passion for good food and wine.
In 2001 he landed in Padstow at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant. Over the next decade he worked his way up to Restaurant Manager, before joining Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage in Plymouth as general manager.
Then came the decision to do it properly — his own place, a few minutes up the road from the harbour, where the wine list matters as much as the plate.
