South East Restaurant Guide

Pappadums is set in the Ferry Quays Development in Brentford by the Thames which means that you can sit on the terrace and gaze out over the water towards Kew Gardens while enjoying authentic Indian food that draws most of its inspiration from the north of the Sub-continent.

GC1 & GC2 Ferry Quays, Brentford, Middlesex

Now sporting a Michelin star and standing proud at a quiet crossroads on the Kent/Sussex border is The Curlew Restaurant at Bodiam which dates back to the seventeenth-century, complete with weatherboarding and garden herbs in hanging buckets which are used in the Curlew's kitchen.

Junction Road, Bodiam, Sussex

Occupying the site of the old Duke Street Theatre – opened in 1790 – and later renamed the Theatre Royal after a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1805, Havana retains much of the building's classical Tuscan-style façade, but that's where any links with the past come to a halt.

32 Duke Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

Drakes rightfully claims its place as Brighton's finest boutique hotel. It's a gem of a double-fronted Georgian townhouse overlooking the town's highly desirable seafront, and boasts an eclectic interior that fuses oriental influences with a splash of Indochine-French colonialism and a touch of decadence.

Drakes Boutique Hotel, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

Having made a name for themselves at The Wild Mushroom in Westfield, Paul and Rebecca Webbe decided to breathe some new life into Rye by opening this exciting fish and seafood venture, aptly named Webbe's at The Fish Cafe.

17 Tower Street, Rye, Sussex

The prospect of cutting-edge contemporary Indian cooking in the suburban backwaters of East Twickenham sounds intriguing, and this enigmatically named restaurant, Tangawizi by Richmond Bridge, certainly hit the ground running.

406 Richmond Road, Richmond, Surrey

An interesting choice for authentic Thai food in the suburbs, Thai Edge offers 'a really homely dining experience' in colourful, authentically decorated surroundings.

177 Station Road, Edgware, Middlesex

Gavin and Lucinda Gregg's chic modern restaurant occupies a seventeenth-century Grade II-listed building at the top of Sevenoaks High Street near St Nicholas' Church.

28 - 30 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent

'I must go in summer and sample the view over Bluebell Hill,' noted one UK Restaurant Guide user who was immediately seduced by the pleasures of Kits Coty Brasserie.

15 Old Chatham Road, Aylesford, Kent

The Oak Room restaurant is set in the luxurious Great Fosters hotel, a magnificent Grade One listed building in Egham, Surrey.

Stroude Road, Egham, Surrey