Harris Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Fabulous food and great service, will definitely go again when visiting Penzance. Have wanted to go for a couple of years but never made it, well worth the wait and more than met our expectations.

An excellent small restaurant serving exceptional food, in particular the fish choices. Owned and operated by the chef and head waitress timing bookings to ensure efficient service to diners. Not the cheapest but worth every penny. I can’t think I’ve ever had a better 3 course dinner. Smoked salmon and white crab meat to start with followed by Dover sole and chocolate torte with blackcurrant sorbet to finish, all washed down with a lovely rose Sancerre. Will most certainly return.

Although quite it has a nice atmosphere and the waitress was very friendly. The food was first class and the chef patron skilled, his thyme sorbet an unexpected treat. The wine wine list had many good wines to choose from. I will eat here again and recommend a booking .

Superb traditional restaurant with beautifully prepared great ingredients. Although quiet there was a great ambience. Sorry we hadn't been there before!

Unacceptable behaviour , very rude and unprofessional, they didn’t even want us to book, not sure why the business is open, my wife asked for availability and was rudely told not accepting any bookings at the moment by the old weird owner, who kept looking at my younger daughters up and down , luckily the restaurant next door was opened and we managed to save our evening with a lovely family run place. Stay clear!!!

We came to Harris's during our weekend stay in Penzance. The food was absolutely amazing. We had the terrine starter & scallops. The fillet steak (cooked to perfection) and the lobster, followed by the chocolate tarte and lemon soufflé. Thoroughly enjoyed the Thyme sorbet pallet cleanser (I would have ordered more if it was a menu option!). The service was excellent and everyone was very friendly. Highly recommend the Amaretto too, it was delicious. Would definitely eat here again. Excellent food, without being pretentious.

Gorgeous food, beautifully cooked, wonderful hosts. An absolutely fabulous meal. Thank you very much Richard & Shirley White

Fabulous Seafood Menu made it difficult to choose, ànd it didn't disappoint. I don't usually opt for Desert, all three courses were outstanding. Great Wine Menu too and perfect Ambience and service. Thank You

We visited this restaurant for a belated anniversary meal. Our starter was a crab salad which was absolutely delicious. A superb salad dressing. We were then served a mouth refreshing thyme sorbet. For mains my wife chose the whole John Dory and I had the monkfish, both courses expertly cooked and well presented. All in all another great meal at a great restaurant which has been in the same hands for over 40 years.

My husband and I were really disappointed with our meal. My starter, scallops, was more salad with a sauce that did m not go with the scallops. We both took lobster, it was over cooked and lacked flavour. Our most expensive meal during our week around Cornwall and was the worst unfortunately. We follow and eat in many Michelin star restaurants and unsure how this restaurant managed to make the grade. We were really looking forward to trying this place out. The staff were friendly and efficient

We had an excellent meal in what has to be the best restaurant in Cornwall. The starters were fantastisk, the best crab salad ever. As a main course we had John Dore and the dover sole. Both were excellent and the John Dore was a new and fantastic experience Highly recommended!!

Scrumptious food and excellent service. Very happy customers. The Crab Florentine and monkfish were divine

A rare evening out with the husband. We each had a starter, main, shared cheese board, dessert, coffee, and the other half had a 1/2 bottle of good wine. For all of these high-quality local ingredients, the bill was around £150. Which we felt was very good value. I highly recommend the Crab Florentine and wish I had it as a main and not just a starter! Home-made treacle tart was divine! Some might feel the restaurant is a bit dated, but I say it is traditional, just right. A family business, doing what they know and enjoy, and doing it well. Service unrushed, personable, chef checking we were happy - a nice touch!

Came highly recommended and certainly delivered. The food is excellent and the wines equally so. These people have been doing this for a long time and it shows. Service friendly and efficient. The interior is very red but don't let that put you off.

Lovely find - via Trip Advisor before we went. Top quality food. Including service and everything £150 in total. Which was two starters, two mains, shared cheese board, two desserts, coffee and 1/2 bottle of wine. The lemon souffle covered in chocolate and Crab Florentine are highly recommended. On a par with any Michelin recommended restaurants. The service was just right, no rush to turn around a table - able to enjoy the night at our own pace.

We ate here at the start and the end of our holiday in the Isles of Scilly. We have been before and we were delighted to find that it has survived the pandemic problems and still serves up wonderful fish. It must be close to being one of our favourite restaurants anywhere and it is so sad that is is so far from London and we can only go so rarely, although I'm not sure we could afford to go too often! Husband enjoyed it so much he had the same meal both times - scallops & John Dory. The crab cakes & roast monk fish were also excellent. Service was charming and well-timed - no rush and no long waits, and time for a bit of a chat as well. We will be back.

We had dinner at Harris's expecting it to be a cut or two above the average restaurant as it is listed in Michelin Guide. However, although the food was all ok, it was not "special". Service was good and all was clean. The food was overpriced for what it was.

Very well cooked food. Slightly quiet atmosphere. Attentive service, The fillet steak was lovely and tender. The monkfish with risotto was delicious. The scallop starter was lovely. Fine selection of puddings. My treacle pudding was excellent. Good wine list but slightly pricey. There were wines I would have liked to have tried but at £55 …

We visited the restaurant this week, whilst on honeymoon in nearby Marazion. The food and drink were superb (lobster to die for!). Every item of food was perfectly prepared by the chef. He certainly knows how to prepare seafood and shellfish. His wife (?) was...

4 of us enjoyed delicious food here. While on the expensive side, the food was wonderful (thankyou Roger) combined with excellent service (thankyou Anne and Jackie). My crab salad was really nice, and my wife's lobster (I had a sneaky taste!) was the freshest ever....

We have heard so many great comments about this restaurant. We have quite high expectations from restaurants listed in the Michelin guide, so we were really looking forward to eating here. However, we were sorely disappointed with the service and with the food. We felt...

A walk back in time restaurant that got everything right. Service friendly,attentive and effective. Covid measures sensible and felt comfortable. Food superb all round.

We were asked to bring our reservation forward to 6.30 to help out with the new restrictions which we did but the restaurant was closed when we got there. When we returned we were the only dinners for the first half an hour or so....

Can’t believe our luck to eat at this restaurant. Absolutely delicious. One of the best meals we have ever had. Wonderful

We booked for a table of 4 and the service was excellent. The food in this place is absolutely top class and the lobster is to die for. The staff made sure we were well looked after and could not fault the place. Definitely in...

Visited whilst on holiday l; warm welcome, professional and attentive staff. Food was excellent good choices available including excellent local fish, contrary to some reviews wine prices and selection were appropriate - a memorable night out

Extremely well sourced, prepared and presented fish dishes. Good value high quality wine with the widest selection of half bottles of wine I have ever seen on restaurant menus. We weren’t rushed and amazingly the waitress asked us if we wanted a ten minute pause...

We booked this restaurants as my partner and I are both foodies and wanted to treat ourselves while on holiday. I looked it up thoroughly, so I roughly knew what to expect and definitely exceeded our expectations. The restaurants its small so it has a...

A staycation weekend in Penzance took us to Harris’ restaurant on Saturday night. We were lured by the Michelin plate awarded in earlier this year. Walking past the restaurant earlier in the day we were a little shocked by the prices on the menu, well...

My wife, son and I dined at Harris's Restaurant one evening as part of our vacation stay in Penzance. I'd heard good reports of the restaurant locally and we managed to get a table. The restaurant is small, only 6 tables, so booking is a...

This restaurant serves good quality local food. the menu included specialties such as Cornish lobster and locally caught Dover sole. We enjoyed three courses and every course was excellent. The restaurant is small, elegant and intimate. The one area for improvement is the wine list....

We had heard this was a good place to eat in Penzance. The food was exceptional! It is a rare find. We particularly enjoyed the fresh herbs and delicate flavours in our starters and mains. The treacle tart was the best I’ve tasted! The service...

Holidaying in Mousehole, we found this restaurant by chance as we were walking around Penzance during the day and booked a table for two that night. It is a small restaurant and all the tables were taken the evening we were there producing a nice...

This experience was unexpected and absolutely a revelation! The resident chef/owner is in the upper echelons of his art, and the wine none the less! Make sure to book beforehand!

It's on a side street and easily missed, but I am so glad we found this gem. The meal was a 10 out of 10 on the yummy scale, and the service was top notch. It's been two years since we visited, and we are still talking about and fondly remembering our time at Harris's. Well done!

A superb restaurant preparing excellent food at a reasonable price. We had an enjoyable visit to Harris's Restaurant during our recent visit to Penzance and enjoyed a well prepared meal with that extra finese that only a professional chef can provide. Well worth a visit if you want to linger for a while over a first class meal during an evening.

Really excellent meal. Small restaurant, quiet, with a nice menu. Generally speaking I find Michelin selections of restaurants to be very useful and this was no exception.

We came across this restaurant by change and went to ask for a table. Very surprised by people reviews but have to say she was very friendly and polite.the food is fresh as it can gets and the service was perfect.very tasty and was full to try desert that my down side.well done

Harris is a charming restaurant, tucked away in the centre of Penzance, offering a small but classic menu. Our meal showed an experienced and masterful hand in the kitchen producing food of an exceptional standard. The reasonably priced Dover Sole was cooked to perfection and the trout and crab starter perfectly judged and so fresh. It’s a charming ambience and a restaurant to cherish and, of course, revisit!

Having read lots of reviews for this restaurant I decided it was the ideal place to take my wife for valentines night.The food was ok but nothing to write home about. Perhaps I was expecting too much after reading the reviews but we weren’t blown away. The crab florentine was good, but the Scallops were luke warm. That set the scene for the rest of the meal really, pleasant but not stunning.

Verser komt het krabvlees niet en jarenlange ervaring heeft deze mensen geleerd hoe je bereidingen kan maken die de toch wel subtiele smaak van de krab behouden. Mijn tafelpartner nam vis en was al even opgetogen als ik.

We went to Harris's for our 50th Wedding Anniversary special lunch yesterday. The welcome was warm and friendly.It is obvious that the restaurant is the pride and joy of the owners, spotlessly clean and beautifully decorated.We had scallops to start, which were perfectly cooked with a wonderfully dressed salad.Then we had the fillet steak, again cooked exactly to our our medium rare specification. The homemade Bearnaise Sauce was a perfect accompaniment, with the lovely locally grown vegetables.Our daughter had the Roasted Monkfish with risotto, which was also incredible.The finish was the Chocolate Torte with Blackcurrant Sorbet...absolutely delicious !!Next time we will try the selection of sorbets, to taste the whole range of Roger's fabulous creations.I apologise If I've used the word "Perfect" too much in this review, but no other word will do !If there is a better place to eat in West Cornwall, then someone should point me in that direction. Until then Harris's will remain my favourite.

Although I have lived locally for many years, this was my first meal here. First impressions were of a classic restaurant that has probably seen little change over the years but if it works, why change it, the focus here is not on the décor but on the food. I had an amazing John Dory baked whole in the oven with a saffron sauce, incredible. My wife had a perfect fillet steak. Service was friendly and on hand to give advice when required. I was very pleased to find many wines available in half bottle sizes, this is not found often and when one of you drink Red, the other White, it is very welcome. I cant wait to go back!

We had read the reviews on trip advisor and were expecting delicious food. The three course meal and attention we received from the two owners was beyond anything we could have imagined. We couldn’t have wished for more. I would highly recommend the lobster, an amazing experience. We will definitely return. Thank you for a memorable evening.

A birthday visit, which for me was one of the best meals out for a while. I would certainly recommend the hot lobster. A quiet professional ambience, with a great team. We shall return!

Just excellent in every way - attentive service, excellent food-albeit limited menu, and wine. Would visit again and hopefully will.

This was a short notice booking based on previous, albeit out of date, knowledge. We were not disappointed.

We decided to go here after all the wonderful tripadvisor reviews. Granted, we came here straight from the beach, both dressed in shorts trainers and jumpers (so maybe we were under dressed for the establishment) but it is possible to politely decline paying customers.

This is a real treat dining here. The menu is small but boy is it well thought of and perfectly prepared and served. Along with the wine choices to match. From beginning to end we were made to feel welcome a little chit chat every now and again. Lovely to meet the chef who cooked our meals.Everything as best as they can is made on the premises. This restaurants is tucked away from the hustle of the main street. But well worth the find. We will definitely be back to dine again. Well done!

They say always try the restaurants off the Main Street as they provide the best, boutique and memorable experiences. This was exactly that choice. The food was just delicious, every mouthful devoured and the service polite, friendly & on it. I haven’t visited such a quintessentially British (with a touch of France) gorgeous restaurant in ages and I loved it. Thank you, a gorgeous evening :)

We invited our friends to celebrate their Golden wedding anniversary. They had not been for many years and were delighted with the meal. Delicious crab and salmon starters, followed by steaks perfectly cooked, venison superb and my Dover sole was, as always, fabulous. Came off each side of the bone with ease, and cooked in a lovely buttery juice . Fine red and white wines to accompany. The atmosphere is intimate and relaxed with a nice background music.We left feeling well fed, comfortable and money well spent. Far superior to many others higher up the scale, but as Harris's is long established and world renowned, their reputation for fine dining speaks for itself.

Quintessentially superb. English dining at its very best. The menu is mercifully succinct. But every dish carefully chosen to ensure there is no need to cross the channel!

Found by chance. Having already tried to get a table at 3 restaurants we saw a board down a narrow alley. This was our last chance before giving up and getting a take away. The restaurant only had 1 table occupied not a good sign when elsewhere everything was busy. However coats were soon whisked away. The restaurant is very traditional in style. As I was driving I only had a glass of house wine but thought the wine list was limited and expensive. The food menu isn't large but a good range of foods. Also pricy but the food was excellent. Most starters are fish based - the salmon with crab was excellent. Between courses a sorbet is served. the mains are also really well cooked. Excellent food, good traditional service. Overall a lucky find, will visit again if in Penzance.

A hidden gem in old Penzance. This petit restaurant offers an exceptional welcome and perfect hospitality in the traditional style. The quality and execution of the cooking thoroughly deserves its Michelin listing and displays the experience, confidence and skill of the proprietor Chef.

Nunca habíamos ido a Harris y superó nuestras expectativas. Nos dieron una bienvenida cálida, preguntaron a dejar nuestro impermeables en una silla en la entrada y me llevaron lejos, sólo para volver a aparecer cuando estábamos listos para salir. Uno de nuestro grupo de cuatro tenía un montón de preguntas acerca de los artículos de menú como no como la mantequilla y el personal no podría haber sido más servicial. El chef incluso salió a ella que todo estaba bien. Ninguno de nosotros podría criticar ninguna comida. Mi vieiras eran perfectamente hecho y la ensalada de cangrejo era fresco y sabroso, con un increíble vestidor hierbas que os diferentes gustos de hierbas frescas. Aparentemente las pintadas también estaba lleno de sabor y perfectamente cocinada. Los budines eran disfrutadas por todos. Había una refrescante sorbete de tomillo y inusual antes de nuestra red. Dos de nuestro grupo una cerveza cada uno antes compartimos una muy buena Dr Aflojar riesling, que era uno de los vinos de la casa más barato de una extensa lista de vinos. El servicio fue excelente durante nuestra comida. Recomiendo encarecidamente este restaurante y ojalá vivimos más cerca, así que pudimos visitar con regularidad.

Nos pasamos un par cenar aquí ayer. Reserva sin problemas por teléfono. Servicio muy amable, siempre mirando si necesitas algo. Teníamos fresca de cangrejo y vieiras falmouth como entrante, una langosta de mar cornish con greatwhole - espárragos y verduras de temporada, cocinado al punto como principal. Tarta de chocolate y de limón Soufflé de chocolate como postre en abrigo. Todo acompañado por un gran rose Cote der Provence.

Una comida fabulosa en un restaurante encantador e íntimo. Excelente servicio y atención al detalle, el personal era amable y bien informado en el menú. El Dover seguido de limón soufflé eran sublime congelado y no podía haber sido mejorados. Una comida realmente fabuloso, no dudaría en recomendar

Hay algo muy especial que Harris distingue. Hay un encantador, el enfoque del viejo mundo y un montón de detalles bonitos (e. g. El sorbete de cortesía entre el entrante y plato principal). El menú es conservador con una serie de opciones atractivas, y ocasionalmente especiales, así que hay algo para complacer a todo el mundo. El restaurante también tiene un ambiente cálido. Opto por la langosta siempre que puedo y en mi última visita no me decepcionó. Yo con este cangrejo precedido florentino y luego metido en una variada y deliciosa de quesos. El servicio es amable sin ser entrometido. Visitar Harris es un debe cada vez que visite Penzance.

Für die Anhänger von Fisch and Chips ist dies nicht das Richtige, auch die Schnitzel hängen nicht über den Tellerrand. Gehoben Küche vernünftige Weine, spitzenmäßiger Nachtisch. Das Restaurant ist nur zu empfehlen da der Koch von seinem Handwerk etwas versteht. Bedienung sehr freundlich. Kann zu guten Restaurants in Deutschland in der Preisklasse locker mithalten.

La comida y el servicio eran excelentes y altamente recomendable. Sin embargo, no hay en la carta de bebidas la cerveza y la botella de vino más barata era 40 libras y hasta más de 100 libras. Mientras yo no bebo, esta matado para mi pareja ya que él sentía era un timo. Normalmente, comer como un grupo de 8, y con el habitual de vino, etc. esto hubiera traído la factura hasta alrededor de 600 libras. Mientras nos visita "restaurantes" una vez a la semana, nunca nos hemos encontrado antes fuera de establecimientos con estrellas Michelin en y alrededor de Londres. Quizás este fue el motivo por el que eran la única reserva de toda la noche? Incluso mi botella de agua era casi 4 libras. Aparte de eso, el chef es obviamente muy cualificados, la terrina de pato era muy agradable, el rape principal deliciosa, y selección de frutas sorbetes una experiencia enorme para el paladar! La mitad de campo de sorbete de tomillo era un bonito toque. La decoración era muy anticuada pero el servicio impecable. Es una pena que el ambicioso menú de bebidas y nosotros les defrauda pone a regresar.

We had a great meal and exceptional service for Saturday Dinner at Harris's Restaurant on our first trip to Penzance. The fish was excellent and fresh from the sea. Matched with a delightful bottle of 2014 Muscadet and in-house ice cream to finish a great meal.

Husband's birthday meal. This is a well established fine dining restaurant with no pretentious. Crab florentine starter for Phil and smoked salmon and crab for me were delicious. Mains of fillet steak with red wine sauce and whole Dover sole for me cooked in mouth watering butter, also the best ever. Saute potatoes, green beans, mangetout and broccoli spears. Fine wines and such good value for money. Fantastic.

We decided to try Harris's restaurant having been by it many times and we weren't disappointed! Wow it was good! It is a classic, the service is very unobtrusive which I must admit I prefer, we were served by a waitress who was trained to a high standard like they used to be, attentive but with your privacy in mind. The menu is excellent and included fresh fish and game, you can tell the chef has been classically trained and is very experienced, he prepares the fish and the meat, makes his own sauces, in fact nothing that can be made is brought in, we had a Thyme sorbet in between our starter and main which was amazing! You must try the sorbets which again are made in house, they are fabulous. The prices are in mid to upper range i.e. £21.00 for a main course but well worth it, we are so glad we found Harris's, Penzances' hidden gem!

Whenever we venture as far a Penzance we always visit this restaurant for lunch or dinner. Harris is easily as good as any of the well known TV chefs. However, the difference is that he actually cooks for you. The food and service are second to none. Being close to Newlyn fish features prominently on the menu and so is always fresh. If we could give this restaurant more than five stars then we would!

Last night of our week in Cornwall so we chose Harris's to eat and weren't disappointed. Very good service, friendly but unobtrusive, nice menu and good wine list. Both our starters, crab provencal and scallops were excellent. These were followed by pheasant for my wife which she thoroughly enjoyed whilst I had the Dover Sole which overwhelmed the plate, tasted exquisite and was one of the best I have ever had mmmmmmGood night and memorable end to the holiday.

Attention to detail separates the good from the great in my opinion and Harris's is a great place to eat. Get over the salmon pink decor and you will have a great meal. There is formality in the waiting and the service. The menu is strongly influenced by the local catch and rightly so; we had a lovely moules marinare and a crab florentine. Both piping hot and well presented. For mains I enjoyed a roasted John Dory with pesto whilst my wife enjoyed roast monkfish with wild mushrooms and saffron sauce. Both were delicious, delicately favoured and exquisitely prepared. The complete the evening the crime brûlée was adorable whilst the cheese board was excellent. And the details; the inter course sorbet, the individual towels in the loo and service. Good value for money and very enjoyable evening.

We wanted somewhere special to treat a friend and her husband to celebrate her birthday. The atmosphere was peaceful and the service impeccable but friendly. Our order was diverse but everything was beautifully presented and quite delicious. We especially enjoyed the little thyme sorbet that came between courses, the perfect touch. Sadly we didn't have room for puddings but since we are lucky to live close by we will be back very soon. Our friends could not stop talking about their lovely meal. Sue & Tony Home

Schon das Interieur überrascht! Das haben zwei Verehrer der französischen Küche über die Jahre hinweg ein kleineS Refugium erschaffen. Der Empfang durch die Gastgeberin ist herzlich, die Beratung kompetent, die Weinkarte klein und erlesen. Der Krabbensalat von nie erlebter Qualität, die Gänseleberpastete deftig, die Fische (John Dory, Sole und Mönchsfisch) frisch und sehr gut zubereitet). Tolle Käse.

We had high expectations but ended up being a little bit disappointed. Harris's try hard to give the impression that they are slightly more up-market than they actually are. Great service is of course an imperative. They were very attentive, sometimes even a little bit too much. The fish we chose (John Dory) was good but over done. The vegetables were good but a bit boring. The starter (crab meat with parmesan, grilled) was good but the parmesan dominated too much. The dessert was very good (without any but's). All-in-all a very good meal, but not value for money according to what we expected.

Das Harris ist ein ausgezeichnetes, gehobenes Restaurant. Die Speissen sind hervorragend, haben aber auch ihren Preis. Die Weinkarte hat ein schöne Auswahl an hochkarätigen Bordeaux. Für Geniesser ist das Harris sehr zu empfehlen.

Every ingredient is fresh and seasonal. it's absolutely fabulous. service is excellent. Love the décor. Definitely going to visit again if I have a chance.

For an experience in dining found in few places, a visit to Harris's Restaurant in Penzance is to be highly recommended. The décor may not be to everyone's taste, but the food and service by far make up for that.This is the quintessential marriage of excellent food with perfect service.It doesn't come cheap, but it is well worth spending for, even at the expense of cutting back on a visit or two to a 'cheaper' establishment. The attention to detail, from plate presentation, the obvious quality of the ingredients and consistent but unobtrusive service are rarely found nowadays.

We were trying to eat nearby, but there was a long wait, so we popped in to this little place. Very quiet and nicely appointed, friendly and experienced staff. Not a huge menu, but a nice selection, and everything was well prepared.

A trip to Harris's is a must every time I visit Penzance. The restaurant is family run, intimate and exquisitely tastefully decorated. Service is courteous, thoughtful and friendly. There is a fairly limited menu of seafood, steaks and lamb - all ingredients sourced locally. The cooking is excellent - I enjoyed duck terrine with chutney, followed by a whole lobster (first catch of the season) with a delightful white wine and saffron sauce - the saffron being from India which is the one exception to the local ingredients comment. I just about had room for a creme brule after this and came away with my appetite blissfully satisfied. Once you have dined here, you will want to come back and again. I should also add that the washrooms upstairs are of a very high standard with complimentary Cologne.

Wir waren hier zum Abendessen. Kleines Restaurant in einer Nebenstrasse, von aussen relativ unauffällig. Wir wurden freundlich empfangen und haben uns gleich wohl gefühlt. Da das Restaurant recht klein ist, herrscht eine familiar Atmosphäre und unterscheidet sich damit positiv von vielen anderen Restaurants. Die Preise sind hoch, entsprechen aber auch der Qualität des Essens. Wir hatten zur Vorspeise Krebse mit Lachs und Krebse auf Spinat mit Parmesan überbacken und waren begeistert. Zur Hauptspeise gab es Dover Sole und John Dory, was ebenfalls sehr gut war. Auch die Portionen waren sehr reichlich. Die Weinauswahl war gut und es gab auch halbe Flaschen im Angebot. Zwischendurch gabe es noch ein Sorbet auf Kosten des Hauses und das Dessert hat einen perfekten Abend beendet. Der Service war sehr aufmerksam und regelmässig präsent.

Have dined here several times with my family and although it's quite pricey, the quality is always superb and the service excellent. I never baulk at paying for quality and frankly if you want a huge plate of gut busting food then go to the local Brewers Fayre! A delightful tucked away spot almost next door to Mackerel Sky. Upmarket and intimate, a thoroughly pleasant meal and I'd recommend a visit.

We had a wonderful meal on Saturday evening. My husband had smoked salmon and crab as a starter. The dressing on the salad was excellent. My main course was a wonderfully tender venison steak and once again the sauce was to die for. Many thanks Ann and Rodger for making our anniversary meal so memorable.

Booked a meal here for our wedding anniversary (41st!) on our most recent visit to Penzance. Restaurant was very quiet with only four diners, ourselves and another couple. We shared a starter of pate which was very good and sufficient for the two of us as neither wanted a large portion.The steak I had for a main course was equally good in quality if just a tad overcooked ( I requested rare and felt that it was actually more towards medium) but maybe I am being slightly 'picky' as the flavour was first class.My wife selected a crab salad and was equally impressed.No deserts, just coffee.Only had a glass of house wine each but they were both quality. As others have stated, the decor is a trifle 'pink' and the background music was not to my taste but the former is certainly not intrusive neither does it affect the taste of the food and the latter is exactly that, 'taste'. I prefer classical to jazz (or maybe it was 'blues'?)!Service was matched the food, attentive but not intrusive.I would certainly recommend this establishment for those special occasions.

Tucked away in a cobbled street Harris's is must on our holidays, we have been going here for quite a few years and it never disappoints. Mr Harris cooks the most amazing food and I would recommend the crab florentine I have tried others but nothing compares to his and also the Dover sole which is just to die for.

A small traditional restaurant serving excellent, mainly fish dishes, in a pleasant colourful old-fashioned room. The patronne was knowledgable and helpful, the staff friendly and attentive. Our food was imaginative and well-prepared. The wines were exceptional. A pity so few diners were there on a Saturday night. People of Penzance wake up!"

Staying round the corner in the Union Hotel, I had dinner here on one evening of my stay in Penzance. I liked everything about it. I had Newlyn crab salad followed by whole Dover sole, cooked to absolute perfection. Excellent.

Tucked away in New Street we booked here on a recommendation. Some restaurants are excellent but not in the same class as a top restaurant. Harris's is right there. If you want plush and showy decor then this won't fulfil that, as some reviews mention it is cosy and pink. We had no problems with that. When we go out we want three things - good food, good service and value for money in that order. The food was very high quality for all three courses we had. The service was excellent, waiting staff were very attentive but not over so, the chef was willing to converse and informative, as well as being highly qualified and his wife who runs front of house was also very welcoming and attentive. We returned for a second time during the week and she remembered what we had drunk previously, even down to the types of coffee. The restaurant isn't cheap but you get what you pay for, quality. If we did't think it was value for money we wouldn't have returned. Next time in the South West it will be our first port of call.

The entrance to this restaurant is very much like a side door to a pub. Once through the door you are greeted by a sea of coral coloured decor. We nearly discounted this place on those first impressions. However, after 3 courses, we were pleased we gave it a shot.Each course was really good - our last Cornish night saw us get through scallops, king prawns in garlic, John Dory (stand out dish), lobster, iced souffle in a chocolate case and the inevitable cheese board. Reasonably priced and well put together, so I would recommend this above the other establishments we tried in the last couple of weeks.

A traditional restaurant with charming fin de cycle style decor, attentive service and excellent food.

The service is always top notch. The food is faultless - the best, freshest ingredients cooked to perfection. One of Cornwall's hidden gems!

This is our favourite restaurant. Always excellent food cooked to perfection, served by very attentive waitresses. The highlight of our holiday!

This small but elegant family run restaurant is beyond compare. The food was unbelievable, the staff very attentive and apart from the chair being a little hard you could not fault this long standing restaurant. It has survived for years for several obvious reasons. Quaint but there is nothing

Restauracja ma rewelacyjna atmosfere i obsluge. Bardzo klasyczny wystroj. Jedzenie bylo wysmienite. Duzy minus brak cen w menu z deserami.

Incredible. Always go back to this place. Spectaular food - the service is outstanding - the food is classy, tasty and most importantly - FRESH. Awesome wine list. On average I spend jsut over £100 for 2 people here for two courses and wine - but well worth it. Always visit it when we're near Penzance. Don't tell everyone though - I like it to stay a secret!

However long this (very good) restaurant has been here, it feels like it might be longer. It is the 1970s revisited. Visually - lots of pink and red. Architecturally - down an alley, cobblestoned, opposite a pub where they used to show Sky Sports to half a dozen saddening men (self plus son included), small leaded light windows. The menu is similarly 1970s. Dover sole grilled, perfectly, that kind of thing. Properly simple crab salads etc. Lamb in the pink. Sauces are old French style - a mode of cooking that has just about disappeared. I think it was Dr Who sitting at the next table - the Tom Baker one, that is. Wine list is a little more expensive than it should be but the food is cheaper than you think it's going to be - because vegetables etc are included. The owner (Mr Harris?) is the bloke in the kitchen. His wife (Mrs Harris?) does front of house. The (more than) acceptable face of 1970s revivalism. Despite passing it many many many times over many many many years, I had doubts. I was wrong.

Nothing to dislike. A small restaurant tucked away in a quite little street. Both the food and service were excellent.

Restauranten hadde lagt lista høyt med priser i det øvre sjiktet. Bestilte dagens fisk og forventet topp kvalitet. Ble skuffet da den var smakløst tilberedt og bar preg av ikke å være fersk. Servicen var god og lokalet var triveligt. Vi avsto fra dessert og med en middels vin syntes vi at en pris på 75 pund var i høyeste laget for to personer.

We were in Penzance for a few days and most of the restaurants are either pubs or 'bistro' style which is fine, but Harris's offers a very different experience as it's a 'proper' restaurant with table cloths, lovely service and great food in true chef patron style, where quality counts. I had the crab salad to start followed by john dory, which was by far the best thing I have eat in Cornwall. The decor is a little on the traditional side, but sometimes we all just want traditional quality and Harris's certainly offers this. If you are looking for a good quality meal, with an quiet ambience with no bang bang music then this is well, not the cheapest but well worth paying that bit extra. Booking is advisable.

I want three things from a restaurant: friendly service, good value and good food. This restaurant fails on two and half of these. We phoned to book a table and requested 7.30pm. We were offered 7pm or 8pm. Fair enough…we said 7pm will do, though we remained the only diners until 7.35pm.Either one or both of us smelt, or the proprietor had been chewing wasps earlier in the day, which may account for the unfriendly, no…..almost rude welcome!I ordered Crab Florentine for a starter, which was more Florentine than crab, but my partner’s starter was a disaster. It was meant to be a warm goats cheese salad. Now, with warm goats cheese you have to put it on something to cook it , (bread, a tomato, apple)or it just spreads. They ingeniously got around it through a liberal interpretation of ‘warm’, possibly it had been passed over a light bulb, or left in a warm draught. Anyway, the result was a bit of tepid goats cheese on a few leaves.I had requested the moules mariniere, for a main course, and asked if it came with chips (me thinking moules frites!). Chips clearly fall into the same culinary territory as pop tarts or pot noodles in this restaurant, for chips there were none as I was forcefully told. So as there were no frites to go with the moules, I opted for the fillet steak, rare. It came medium, with a decent bearnaise sauce, haricots vert and some bland sautéed potatoes. My partner ordered the goujons of sole, which were very nicely done, homemade tartare sauce and the same selection of vegetables.The wine list would be quite impressive for a Michelin starred restaurant, but this one just has a Michelin mention sticker in the window. So, its comprehensive and expensive. We chose an organic pinotage, which was OK, but at £25 a good mark up for Harris’s. Did I detect a hint of sulphur…surely not, it may just a have been the residue of our welcome?The desserts were very good indeed and left us somewhat cheered. A lovely treacly, treacle tart with chocolate ice cream and a chocolate torte, with a dark fruit semi fredo coulis.The décor of the restaurant is well….pink. I found that of the gents (nice paintings!) more memorable. Throughout the evening (a Saturday), the number of diners never reached double figures, which surely should be cause for reflection.The meal came to £99 with the pre-added service charge. I hope the two young waitresses, who did all the emotional labour got all of the latter. I would have asked for it to be deducted, but the Harris’s had custody of our coats and it was a wild night out there!

Так про это ресторан было сказано в путеводителе Lonely Planet. И это действительно правда. Место недешевое, в основном балует сифудом, но блюда из мяса тоже очень вкусны. Место закрыто по понедельникам и воскресеньям, что оказалось несколько неожиданно и неудобно.

What a lovely evening in this lovely restaurant. The staff were attentive, the food and wine excellent. This is a little slightly old fasahioned bistro but my goodness it is well worth a visit, we shall definitly recommend and return.

Just had a wonderful lunch at Harris...found it by chance and what a find! Lovely fresh seafood, beautifully cooked and so fresh and tasty, puds to die for...I love lemon deserts and my frozen lemon soufflé did not disappoint,,,,followed by limoncello and coffee,,,,,and it was wonderful. We will be back, and I recommend anyone to go off the main road and sample the menu,,,,you will not be disappointed! We were the only people lunching today, so had the luxury of a lovely chat with the owners, which added to a most enjoyable lunch.

Harris's is a wonderful gem to have found. Will return again and again!Food is fabulous and front of house is run expertly by Anne.I can recommend the scallops starter, Dover sole for main and treacle tart for pudding. Also house wines are very good and provide a bargain.

By far the best restaurant in Penzance. been my favourite for many years. It always serves beautiful,mouthwatering cuisine. Run by a husband and wife team, nothing is too much trouble, no rushing, the table is yours for the evening. Ideal for a romantic date, birthday or anniversary. Not the cheapest but well worth paying that bit extra. It's tucked down a little side street opposite the Humphry Davy statue. So can be missed by tourists, so us locals are spoilt. It's fairly small and intimate so booking is advisable.

I chose to eat here with my family to celebrate my 50th birthday and we had a memorable evening. The food was of an exceptional standard and the service was first class. We will definitely return in the near future.