Outlaw's New Road

Book it now; Outlaw's New Road is closing on 28 March 2026

If you have been waiting for the right moment to visit Outlaw's New Road, that moment is now. The restaurant is closing permanently after its final service on 28 March 2026. Throughout February and March, Nathan Outlaw's kitchen is serving a retrospective seafood tasting menu drawing on favourite dishes from the past decade; making this genuinely the last window to experience what La Liste has ranked among the leading restaurants in the world (87.5 points in 2025, 86 points in 2026). Book immediately; availability at this price point and with this profile will go fast.

What Outlaw's New Road actually is

Outlaw's New Road sits at the top of the approach into Port Isaac, a small Cornish fishing village on the North Cornwall coast. The room is informal, tablecloths are long gone, the front tables look out over the Atlantic. The setting matters, but the food is the reason to make the trip. Nathan Outlaw has spent years building a reputation as the most technically precise seafood chef working in England, the cooking here reflects that: daily-catch menus, pared-back classical combinations, almost nothing that distracts from the quality of the ingredient itself.

The centrepiece offering is an eleven-course tasting menu at £195 per person. For the final weeks of service, that menu becomes a retrospective celebration of a decade of cooking at this address. Alongside the tasting format, a three-course à la carte option is available at lunch (Wednesday to Saturday) and at dinner Tuesday through Friday at £85 per person, a considerably more accessible entry point for the same kitchen. Sunday and Monday are closed.

Dishes from verified sources give a clear picture of the style: scallops free-dived off Salcombe dressed with lemon, olive oil, salt; cured horse mackerel layered with pistachio and basil oil; sea bass in a velvet crab broth with Cheddar and rosemary bread; turbot in a late-summer vegetable nage lifted with pink peppercorn and cumin. The progression is deliberate, dishes build in richness as the meal advances, smart acidity is a recurring structural choice throughout. This is not cooking that relies on spectacle. It is precise, ingredient-led, consistently purposeful.

The drink pairings are worth noting separately. The list is compact but the selections are inventive: a Japanese shochu alongside treacle bread, a rare Portuguese Viognier, a Morgon with turbot. If you are arriving with a list of specific trophy bottles, the wine offering may feel limited, this is documented feedback from multiple sources. If you are happy to trust the pairing, it works well.

Service has been consistently described across multiple independent sources as the right balance of professional and personal. Regulars are on first-name terms with the team. The room is small enough that the atmosphere depends heavily on who is in it, but the general tone is relaxed and unstuffy for a restaurant at this price point.

A note on the editorial angle: this food does not travel

Outlaw's New Road is explicitly not a takeaway or delivery proposition. The entire premise of the cooking is ultra-fresh catch, served immediately, in a room with an Atlantic view. The scallops are free-dived that morning. The broth for the sea bass is constructed to order. Nothing about this menu is designed to survive a journey. If you are looking for Nathan Outlaw's food in a more casual, accessible format, Outlaw's Fish Kitchen in Port Isaac operates separately and works for a lower-commitment visit to the same chef's world. But the New Road experience is table-only, time-sensitive, ends in March 2026.

How to book

Booking difficulty is high. With a closing date now confirmed, the remaining February and March services will fill quickly. Book as far in advance as possible. The restaurant opens for lunch Wednesday to Saturday from 12 PM and for dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 6 PM, with last orders at 9 PM. Sunday and Monday services are not available. Bedrooms in the Guest House across the road can be booked separately, which removes the logistics of finding accommodation in a village with limited options.

Port Isaac context

Port Isaac is not a casual dining destination. It is a small, remote Cornish village that requires deliberate travel, most visitors drive from Bodmin Parkway or Newquay. The village itself is compact and worth a day of exploration around the meal. For a full picture of what to eat, drink, stay, do in the area, see our full Port Isaac restaurants guide, our Port Isaac hotels guide, our Port Isaac bars guide, our Port Isaac wineries guide, and our Port Isaac experiences guide.

For comparable destination seafood experiences elsewhere in the UK and Europe, hide and fox in Saltwood offers serious seafood cookery in Kent, while Gambero Rosso in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Alici on the Amalfi Coast represent the Italian counterpart to this style of ingredient-led coastal seafood cooking. For high-end destination dining in rural England more broadly, L'Enclume in Cartmel, Moor Hall in Aughton, Gidleigh Park in Chagford, and Hand and Flowers in Marlow each offer a comparable commitment-of-travel dynamic with similarly strong kitchen credentials.

FAQ

What are alternatives to Outlaw's New Road in Port Isaac?

• The most direct alternative is Outlaw's Fish Kitchen, also in Port Isaac, which operates under the same chef in a more casual, lower-price format. For serious destination seafood dining in the wider UK, hide and fox in Saltwood is the closest equivalent in ambition and style. Port Isaac itself is a small village without a deep restaurant bench, the meal at New Road or Fish Kitchen is the primary draw.

Does Outlaw's New Road handle dietary restrictions?

• The menu is built around seafood, the tasting menu format means substitutions may be limited. With a kitchen this focused on a single ingredient category, guests with shellfish allergies or strong aversions to fish should contact the restaurant directly before booking. No specific dietary restriction data is available in our records, so do not assume flexibility, confirm in advance.

Is lunch or dinner better at Outlaw's New Road?

• For value, lunch is the stronger choice. The three-course à la carte at £85 per person (available Wednesday to Saturday) gives access to the same kitchen at less than half the price of the eleven-course tasting menu. For the full, considered experience of the closing retrospective menu, dinner is the format, but it comes at £195 per person. If budget is a factor, book a Wednesday or Thursday lunch.

What should a first-timer know about Outlaw's New Road?

• The restaurant is closing on 28 March 2026, which changes the calculus considerably: this is a finite opportunity. The cooking is seafood-only and ingredient-led, do not arrive expecting meat options or elaborate plating for its own sake. The room is informal and the atmosphere is relaxed for a ££££ venue. Port Isaac requires deliberate travel; build a day or overnight stay around the booking. The Guest House across the road removes the accommodation problem.

Is the tasting menu worth it at Outlaw's New Road?

• At £195 per person for eleven courses, the tasting menu is worth it if you want the full scope of what Nathan Outlaw's kitchen does, particularly now, when the menu is a retrospective of a decade's work before permanent closure. La Liste placed the restaurant at 87.5 points in 2025. For comparison, L'Enclume in Cartmel and CORE by Clare Smyth in London operate at a similar price tier. The £85 three-course lunch is the better value option if you are price-sensitive.

What should I wear to Outlaw's New Road?

• Smart casual is the practical answer. The room has no tablecloths and the tone is deliberately informal, but at £195 per head this is not somewhere to arrive underdressed. Think of it as a relaxed but considered occasion, no jacket required, but guests generally dress for the meal. No formal dress code is stated, which reflects the venue's laid-back approach to a serious price point.