The Offshore Bar, Torquay

Quite an appealing café / bar / restaurant by the inner harbour and the Brixham ferry landing stage, with a tall ceiling, light furniture / decor and quite a few small tables outside on the pavement. Surprisingly, though, it also does two real ales from the local Bays Brewery: Topsail (£4.20) and Gold as well as a few craft beers and a couple of local Hunts ciders.

One of a number of café bars that dot the harbourside, this well-presented corner building is the stand-out entry. Modern café-bar interior, light magnolia shades and lots of distressed light wood arranged flotsam and jetsam style. Quite taken by the dangling metal lamps above the bar. Silent News 24 on a couple of screens. Three pumps, Bays Topsail and Gold (good) and Bays cider. Outside seating overlooking harbour was tempting but the sun was just too hot for this thoroughbred pasty Brit. Menu has a fishy slant, almost ate here but decided to press on with the exploring. A good little find this one and worth popping in if in Torquay.