Dane and Paula welcome you to their restaurant and hope that you have a memorable experience

Dane comes to the Lugger with a life time of catering experience.  The family owned and ran a highly successful Bakery business in the south of England.  Dane’s father was a master baker and a lecturer in Bakery at the Southampton Bakery School and at Cornwall College.  His mother is a qualified chef, though no longer practicing still has a passion for good food.  Dane was trained in Southampton and has worked in a variety of catering establishments.  He has worked in many aspects of the industry from bar to kitchen including head chef and waiting, finally as general manager, in a highly successful themed restaurant in the theatre district of Southampton.
Paula has worked in the customer service industry for many years.  She has qualifications in Leisure and Tourism, and Accounting.  She has also worked in food industry.

They have twin sons, John and Iain and a third son, Luka who are already developing a taste for Cornish fare, especially pasties!!

Dane and Paula took over The Lugger in December 2004, and after a winter of hard research and painting, opened the restaurant in March 2005.  Since this time the restaurant dining room has had a full refit, including a well stocked bar now sited in the dining area, to give a much lighter environment in which to enjoy your dining experience.

Dane and Paula are keen to give their diners a real taste of Cornwall, serving Cornish fare, locally sourced with exciting and interesting taste combinations. Dane heads up the kitchen, creating original dishes, whilst Paula runs the front of house team; both working hard to give you the best Cornish dining experience.

The Lugger prepares and cooks all its dishes on the premises, even the bread.  The menu pays respect to the local and seasonal produce which is used.

The fish is supplied by a local fishmonger as well as from day boats from the historic harbour.  The fish is locally caught where possible.  From the sea to your plate, as fresh as can be.  The menu is constantly changing to accommodate the daily catches and seasonal variations. The dishes have been created drawing on Dane’s travels and dining experiences, to offer unique and creative tastes and flavour combinations.

All the vegetables are fresh, prepared and cooked to order.  They are sourced locally and during the summer months are grown within Porthleven especially for The Lugger.  The vegetables offered; therefore will vary from day to day or week to week.

All the meat is supplied by Trevarthen Butchers of Penryn, who not only butcher but also slaughter, to ensure the quality of the meat. The Lugger is proud to serve their products on its menus

The Cornish flavour does not stop at the food menu, but carries on into the drinks as well. With wine from Bosue Valley Wines, St Ewe, producing red, white and an excellent sparkling wines, Beer from Sharps at Rock, Coffee from Miles tea and coffee, even the mineral water is from Cornwall!