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Further your career in 2022. Join our family of food-led pubs!

January 26, 2022/in Uncategorized/by bardenTB76

We’re recruiting for our two well-regarded pubs, The Tolcarne Inn, Newlyn & The Packet Inn Smokehouse, Rosudgeon.

As we get ourselves organized and ready for what promises to be yet another busy season in West Cornwall, we’re looking for aspirational people to become part of our foodie family.

We’re always keen to hear from people with a passion for food and drink; we have kitchen or front of house, full and part-time positions available. Whether you’re a young person keen to train on the job, or an experienced chef looking for a senior position in a beautiful part of the world, we’d love to talk to you.

We have two sites.

One in Newlyn, The Tolcarne Inn. Here as you might expect, we focus on the bounty of the sea. Offering the very best of the landings at Newlyn Fish Market or direct from day boats (we are licensed to buy direct from the fishermen themselves) this incredible seafood is paired with the freshest seasonal produce, predominantly direct from local growers. Chef Owner Ben Tunnicliffe has been working closely with local farmers, and benefitting from the amazing produce grown throughout the year, for over 20 years here in West Penwith.

The second is a little more inland. At The Packet Inn Smokehouse, as the name suggests, we cook with smoke over charcoal. Focusing on the same very best quality produce, here again seasonality is the watchword. However, at The Packet the setting lends itself towards a meaty menu and so – as well as fresh seafood and locally-grown fruit and veg – we work with premium meat producers like Primrose Herd & Homage to the Bovine.

Our Chef Director Matt Smith and Owner Ben Tunnicliffe oversee both kitchens to guide the cooking in line with our ethos. Our aim is to provide genuine hospitality in the true sense of the word, in relaxed settings, with the highest standard of food and drink. In short the kind of places we enjoy eating at ourselves with friends and family.

We are currently particularly looking for:

Head Chef – The Tolcarne Inn

Food Prep Assistants

Commis Chefs

Chef de Partie

Assistant FOH Manager – The Packet Inn

Floor and Bar Staff

If you fancy a new challenge this year working with great ingredients and aspirational teams in our beautiful West Cornwall settings, get in touch today. Email our Chef Director Ben to get the ball rolling – ben@tolcarneinn.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Seafood menu using the best seasonal local produce. Headed up by renowned Cornish Chef Ben Tunnicliffe.

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Tue to Sun 12-2.30 and 5.30 -8pm

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The menu starts with what’s good. What’s landed, The menu starts with what’s good. 

What’s landed, what’s in season, what catches our eye — then we decide what to do with it. 
It means the menu moves with the ingredients, rather than asking the ingredients to fit the menu. 
That’s how we like to cook at the Tolcarne.

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Come to Newlyn hungry. We’ll take care of the re Come to Newlyn hungry. 

We’ll take care of the rest. 
What’s good from the boats, what’s in season, and what we want to cook. That’s pretty much how the menu starts. 
No need to wait for an occasion. Just come and eat.

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October in Newlyn The days may be getting shorte October in Newlyn 

The days may be getting shorter, but there’s still plenty coming through the harbour and into Ben’s kitchen.
Come and join us for lunch or dinner — good fish, a glass of something you fancy and a warm welcome at the Tolcarne.

Tuesday–Saturday
Lunch 12–2.30pm | Dinner 5.30–8pm

Book a table, or just pop in and see what’s on the menu.

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Hospitality is a performance. At Tolcarne, we perf Hospitality is a performance. At Tolcarne, we perform twice a day, most days.

A customer sees a lovely old Cornish pub. I see the carpet that needs replacing. They remember a relaxed evening; the team remembers everything that nearly went wrong.

And sometimes, while I’m noticing what could have been better, our customers are telling us how well they were looked after.

"One Story, Many Tellers" is the latest "Seasonal Notes"—about the different versions of the same service, and why I’m learning to listen to all of them.

Read it at tolcarneinn.co.uk/seasonal

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A beautiful September afternoon over Newlyn harbou A beautiful September afternoon over Newlyn harbour — where our story, and much of our menu, begins. 

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A beautiful September afternoon over Newlyn harbou A beautiful September afternoon over Newlyn harbour — where our story, and much of our menu, begins. 

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Apparently there was a time for selfie. 

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Fresh cod. A sharp knife. A lot of portions. The Fresh cod. A sharp knife. A lot of portions.

The kind of job that makes afternoons longer and breaks shorter. 

Time-lapse makes it look easy. Ben might disagree.

Just another day getting ready for service at the Tolcarne.

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Our September opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday Lu Our September opening hours:

Tuesday to Sunday
Lunch: 12–2.30pm
Dinner: 5.30–8pm

Closed Mondays.

A warm welcome awaits at Tolcarne Inn 🤗

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Pendans Duo are playing at Tolcarne today for the Pendans Duo are playing at Tolcarne today for the last time this summer 🎻🎸

We’re keeping everything crossed that the weather holds—but sunshine or not, there’ll be wonderful music and a very warm Tolcarne welcome 🤗

Join us from 5–7pm!

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