It’s no easy task striking the balance between polished dining pub and a home-from-home for locals looking to put the world to rights over a pint. Yet The Rising Sun Truro owners, Tom and Katie Hannon, have achieved it in spades. Barrels of bonhomie and bundles of community spirit characterise this popular dining pub.

Executive chef Tom and head chef Matt Henderson utilise their creativity and combined industry experience in menus that showcase the best of nearby land and sea. Relationships with local suppliers result in longstanding alliances that ensure the kitchen is supplied with fish fresh from Cornish waters, microgreens snipped that morning, and quality meats reared on South West soil.

Starters such as shallot tarte tatin with crispy chicken skin and jus gras are best followed with a sumptuous main like West Country duck served with orange-glazed carrots, Tenderstem, parmentier potatoes and pomegranate jus.

Those looking for a more casual offering will be intrigued by the exquisite bar snacks menu. Focusing on sustainability and affordability, it includes the likes of crispy chicken skins with chive crème fraîche, and locally grown padrón peppers with hot honey.

A strong wine menu, selection of creative cocktails and a paired cigar-and-craft-spirits list take The Rising Sun Truro bar offering next-level.

Trencherman’s tip

Opt for steak and choose your weapon of choice from a case of bespoke knives, made in collaboration with Pareusi in St Agnes.