Famous TV chef to offer prices from 1975 in his restaurant to celebrate its 50th anniversary – including £2 lobster
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A FAMOUS TV chef is rolling back the years by offering 1975 prices at his restaurants to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic eatery. Customers can enjoy luxury dishes such as lobster for just £2.80. Owned by Rick Stein, The Seafood Restaurant chain is slashing its prices in a big 50th celebration.
![[PADSTOW, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: Celebrity chef Rick Stein poses with 16 invited school cooks, to learn new ways to cook fresh fish as part of the Cornish Healthy Schools Scheme, at Stein's Padstow Seafood School on August 12, 2005 in Padstow, England. The cooks learn how to make everything from mackerel fish cakes to pan fried fillets of gurnard in a drive similar to that of fellow chef Jamie Oliver, aiming to feed the country's children healthier meals. (Photo by Colin Shepherd/Getty Images)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-53362488jpg-JS873774305.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Dishes are set to include shellfish soup (50p), chilled melon (30p), and brill, salmon and sorrel terrine (55p) to start, followed by grilled lobster (for just £2.80), seafood thermidor (£2.20) or Cornish bouillabaisse (£2.60) for mains. Desserts are classically 70s, with treacle tart and cream (35p), and raspberry bavarois (30p) rounding out the meal.
![[Rick Stein The Seafood Restaurant, Pladstow, Cornwall , , https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g315948-d795086-Reviews-The_Seafood_Restaurant-Padstow_Cornwall_England.html]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/msemail_the-seafood-restaurant__3_jpg-JS963948509.jpg?strip=all&w=936)
However, drinks, including wine and cocktails, will remain at their 2025 prices. Rick and his wife Jill first opened The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall, in 1975. Over the decades, their venture has grown into a culinary empire. Today, the family-run business includes ten restaurants, a pub, a cookery school, guest accommodations, and four shops, managed with the help of their sons Jack, Charlie, and Ed.
![[K93FDA Exterior view of Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant, Padstow, a small fishing village on the west bank of the River Camel estuary north coast of Cornwall]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/K93FDAjpg-JS646027308.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Reflecting on the milestone, Rick expressed his gratitude. The Chef said: “Reflecting on the past 50 years, we’re so grateful to everyone who has been part of this incredible journey, from our loyal customers, talented team, and wonderful suppliers.
![[MRS CRUNCH LUNCH - SUN ON SUNDAY 29 MAY 2022: Rick Stein at Rick Stein Porthleven]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rick-Stein-2020-James-Ramjpg-JS734889639.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
