The Chintz Symposium, Falmouth

Does what it says on the tin. Not easy to find - keep going past other Mews outlets and up some slippery (marble?) steps. To be sure there’s all sorts of stuff and they've made a big effort to decor the eaves as well. It’s an inverse L shaped interior with a quasi-conservatory off right and also a pair of comedy snugs with sliding doors, again very chintz. Smelt of joss sticks, with Curtis Mayfield on the stereo. Gents toilets are not in the pub, they are back down the stairs and are beautifully tiled. No cask but a small and useful keg selection, my Verdant Light Bulb was very tasty and I reckon Alan Winfield might have been able to tolerate it. If you're doing Falmouth for a day this should be on your list; it’s far removed from the Hand Bar which used to occupy the site.