South East Restaurant Guide

'Fine Dine, Fine Wine' is the rallying call of the Montrose Restaurant, set up in Tunbridge Wells by a group of like-minded food and wine professionals with the aim of creating a unique boutique experience in West Kent.

15 Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The Dining Room has been doing great business in Hersham for more than two decades and it continues to deliver the goods as a congenial village eating house with a crowd-pleasing blend of nostalgic cosiness and generous food.

10 Queens Road, Hersham Village Green, Surrey

Famed for its superb location by the banks of the River Test, the Greyhound at Stockbridge is the very model of an affluent Hampshire hostelry.

31 High Street, Stockbridge, Hampshire

A congenial fixture of the Richmond restaurant scene, La Buvette occupies a one-time refectory in the shadow of St Mary Magdalene church.

6 Church Walk, Richmond, Surrey

At first glance, Brula Bistrot may look slightly ecclesiastical with its stained glass windows, sturdy pews and dark wood fittings, but there's nothing reverential about the happy atmosphere that pervades this much-loved neighbourhood venue.

43 Crown Road, Twickenham, Middlesex

During its lifetime, the immensely likeable Landgate Bistro has established a reputation for honest, classy food based emphatically around local ingredients.

5-6 Landgate, Rye, Sussex

A long winding drive through acres of Hampshire parkland leads the way to this opulent seventeenth-century country mansion: it's an eminently peaceful retreat, out in the country just a few miles from Winchester.

Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire

A redoubtable fixture of the Folkestone restaurant scene for more than 20 years, the India is a real treasure, yet still one of Kent's best kept secrets.

1 The Old High Street, Folkestone, Kent

Terre à Terre has been breaking rules and re-defining the genre since it opened as a BYO café just off Brighton seafront more than 15 years and it recently scooped 'Best for Vegetarian' at the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2008.

71 East Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

You can remain among the masses queuing outside Jamie's Italian in Kingston or you can cross the road to Rococo, a family run restaurant offering real Italian home cooking, a friendly ambience and a river view – no competition!

54 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey