48 By the Dart • Summer Dining
RESTAURANT of the MONTH
Devon wrapped in a pie!
Piestro is the latest restaurant to open in Dartmouth offering something quite different to the usual dining fare in this town. It’s located in Fairfax Place and has recently undergone a refurbishment with a new warm, comfortable and relaxing décor.
Who are you? Flavia Harte and Nick Faulkner. We moved to Dartmouth last year from the Cotswolds to open this restaurant. We had quite different careers beforehand, so have stepped out of our comfort zone to do this, but we’ve long held a passion for cooking. We have been warmly welcomed by people to the town and are keen to give something back. We do have catering in our blood – Flavia’s uncle was a chef in Buckingham ˚Palace for King George VI. One of Nick’s ancestors was a member of London’s Pastry Cooks Guild in 1766!
Describe Piestro - ‘Devon wrapped in a pie’ says it all. Everyone loves a pie whether it’s a fish pie, cottage pie, homity pie or a simple steak & kidney pie. Dartmouth ‘does’ fish so well that we thought we’d offer something different. We’ve carried out a lot of research and training e.g. at the Exeter Cookery School, to provide a menu that really stands out. Our pies are special – they’re home made on the
We are totally committed to using locally sourced ingredients – our meat is
from near Kingsbridge, our chicken from Buckfastleigh.
premises each day – we don’t buy-in pie cases, instead we make our own pastry daily with superior ingredients, organic flour and the best butter. Our pies are 360 degrees, not simply a casserole with a pastry lid on top. The pastry is light, melt-in-the-mouth shortcrust pastry, prepared to a consistent quality and thickness with really delicious homemade meat, vegetable or fish fillings. It’s a very skilled process - each pie is hand-crafted. We’ve invested significantly in a state of the art oven and pastry equipment specifically designed for the purpose of making pies. Our pies are cooked to order to accentuate their taste and freshness, not simply heated up and held warm. It takes 25 minutes to deliver our pies from order to plate but we can assure our customers that the wait is more than worth it. There’s some tasty Devon charcuterie, olives etc to whet
your appetite whilst you wait – the pie is the main event! We are totally committed to using locally sourced ingredients – our meat is from near Kingsbridge, our
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