Harbour House pub owners acquire Hooked on the Rock
The couple will now work closely with Hooked head chef Jack Frame and general manager Katie Hemmings
Tamara Costin and William Speed, owners of Flushing’s Harbour House, a waterside Cornish pub, have purchased Hooked on the Rock, a seafood restaurant, at Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, for an undisclosed sum.
The acting agent on the sale was Jeremey Beaching of SPC Property who was also the agent responsible for the sale of Harbour House in 2022.
Hooked on the Rocks now joins the successful group of establishments owned and run by Costin and Speed.
The couple will now work closely with Hooked head chef Jack Frame and general manager Katie Hemmings.
Hooked on the Rocks is built into the cliffside that overlooks Swanpool Beach and nature reserve, on the outskirts of Falmouth.
The menu centres around local, sustainably sourced seafood and features crab and lobster caught just eight miles down the coast, Falmouth Bay scallops, and daily fish specials from Newlyn market.
Speed and Costin already had a key connection to the Hooked on the Rocks building given that Speed’s grandmother (Wendy Shepherd) worked there in the 1960s when it was called Swanpool Beach Café and was owned by the local council. His aunt (Jenny Shepherd) also worked there in the ‘90s when it was called Café Mozambique.
The couple also own two sites in Devon. Beach House is situated on South Milton Sands in the South Hams and is a seafood-driven dining destination.
Meanwhile, School House, situated on the Flete Estate at Mothecombe, also in the South Hams, offers brunches, lunches and hosts events.
In summer 2023 the couple opened their first Cornish outpost – Harbour House – situated on the waterfront in the village of Flushing.
Costin said: “We fell in love with this epic location and we’re so pleased to join Jack, Katie and the team in pushing Hooked onto the next chapter. For the moment everything is business as usual and we’re looking forward to meeting all of the regular diners and customers.”
Speed added: “My mother’s side of the family are all from Falmouth. I spent much of my childhood playing on Swanpool Beach so when we got the call from Jeremy we couldn’t say no.”