Having dropped out of 'corporate life', we bought the Harris Arms in December 2003 with the goal of serving fantastic food, with great wines at fair prices along with lovely local beers.

Andy has been traveling since his 18th birthday and has landed in many ports (including Portgate!) throughout his life. Now in his 50's, he still refuses to grow up and continues to think that the world is full of possibilities.

Rowena on the other hand is very grown up - having cut her teeth milking cows on a Kibbutz she is the steadying influence on her somewhat errant husband. Since then she has excelled on her wine making course in New Zealand, winning a silver medal for her Pinot Gris (with a little help from Andy), and wooed the local vignerons in the Languedoc Rousillon region of France during an entertaining but ultimately fruitless search for a vineyard in 2002.

So, unlike most people on 'No Going Back', we did come back - with lots of wine and stories to tell (there may be a book one day...).

And then there is our team in the Kitchen - their food is exciting, full flavoured and cooked with love.

Our wonderful staff are friendly and will give you a lovely time - and are focused on you rather than the view...

Talking of which the view is to 'die for' - Brentor looms in the distance with its church perched, precariously on the tip of the extinct volcano and the rolling Devon hills stretching out in every direction...

So be prepared for the unexpected at the Harris Arms - it may be a pub but really it's much, much more...