Midlands Restaurant Guide

A one-time suitcase factory in the centre of Leicester is the setting for this aptly named restaurant/bar/party venue. The original high-ceilinged premises look the business, with antique floorboards, sweeping staircases to all four floors, snazzy white and mauve colour schemes a sunny Mediterranean touches.

46 Hotel Street, Leicester, Leicestershire

For over eleven years Chef/Patrons Lino and Sarah Poli have been totally dedicated to customer care and their passion to source the finest Italian products, create a pure Italian atmosphere in relaxed and inspiring surroundings with fine food and wines plus friendly service has made Firenze one of the most popular destinations in Leicestershire.

9 Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire

Existing as a hostelry for some 400 years, The Riverside Inn in Aymestrey harks back to Elizabethan times. Cradled within the Wye Valley and just on the banks of the River Lugg, you cannot ask for a more enchanting location.

Riverside Inn, Aymestrey, Herefordshire

Preacher John Wesley visited this quaintly timbered fifteenth-century merchant's house in 1779, and the building stills makes a serious contribution to the period charm of Winchcombe's main street.

High Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

The Greenway in Cheltenham has seen a wonderful transformation in the Main House. All of the eleven bedrooms have undergone a full refurbishment.

Shurdington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Located close to all of the major attractions of the area and housed in a light and airy conservatory, Cheltenham's Storyteller Restaurant is always abuzz with atmosphere.

11 North Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Chef Jon Howe and his partner Helen Aubrey took over Lumière in 2008 and set about building an outstanding reputation while scooping the Cotswold Life Restaurant of the Year award 2010.

Clarence Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Once the home of horticultural doyenne Rosemary Verey, Barnsley House is a delightful seventeenth-century Cotswold manor with spectacular, unmissable gardens that not only enchant visitors but also provide the kitchen with fresh seasonal produce.

Barnsley, Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The sleepy Derbyshire village of Etwall is the setting for the delightful Blenheim House Hotel and restaurant. A popular stopping-off point for business travellers, holidaymakers visiting the attractions of the Peak District and loyal locals, this inviting hotel can cater for any dining occasion whether it be a working lunch, a quick bite, a corporate event or a more formal three-course dinner.

56 Main Street, Etwall, Derbyshire

Located in desirable Denham (within easy reach of the M25 and the M40), The Swan is a charming, double-fronted, wisteria-clad gastro pub - ideally placed if you're looking to temporarily escape the rat race or re-charge the batteries during a tiring journey.

Village Road, Denham, Buckinghamshire