The Cornish Arms

When Rick and Jill Stein took over this ancient village pub, situated across the road from the parish church and overlooking a peaceful valley, the locals feared their treasured boozer would become a fancy gastro-pub. Luckily, the Steins loved their local pub just as it was, replete with slate floors, beams and roaring log fires. They have kept the food offering equally traditional, the chalkboard listing simple pub classics prepared from fresh produce: ham, egg and chips; mussels with bread and butter; and ploughman's. Wash it down with a decent pint of St Austell Tribute ale, or a glass of Chalky's Bite, named after their much-missed rough-haired Jack Russell. See the website for details of themed nights and beer festivals.