Rosedale cottage is an elegant French restaurant which is a lovely addition to St ives among the Thai restaurants, takeaway chicken/pizza, etc. It has a lovely warm, intimate and friendly atmosphere with an equally as friendly owner who happily greeted each person and showed us to the table.

Between 4 of us we ordered 3 entrees to share; the seared scallops with vegetables and shellfish bisque emulsion, the escargot, prawn and wild mushroom cassoulet with garlic butter, and the roquefort cheese bavarois served with caramelised fig, beetroot and quince puree. The cheese was definitely a highlight for me, so light and smooth it tasted delicious with the accompaniments.

For main I chose the crispy duck confit on cinnamon sweet potatoes, endive, macadamia and beetroot. The duck was cooked to perfection, so very tender and pink inside although it was a tad salty for my liking (still delicious!!) Unfortunately we were all a little too full for dessert however I've heard that the bombe alaska is lovely. Would definitely revisit for a more refined local dinner.