South West Restaurant Guide

Fronted by a tree-sheltered lawn and surrounded by its own paddock, the sixteenth-century Horse & Groom Inn is currently reaping the benefits of a serious but sympathetic refurbishment.

The Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

The moment you walk into The Eastern Eye you realise that this is no ordinary curry house. It occupies the whole upper floor of a cavernous Georgian hall designed by renowned architect Henry Goodridge, with three huge, ornately framed glass windows running the length of its extraordinary domed ceiling.

8a Quiet Street, Bath, Somerset

We are pleased to introduce Restaurant 20 a new addition to The UK Restaurant Guide for 2012. A full review will be published shortly.

The Kings, Swindon, Wiltshire

Candlelight Inn is set in the picturesque village of Bishopswood in the heart of the Blackdown hills, some of the most beautiful countryside in Somerset.

Bishopswood, Chard, Somerset

The fine dining restaurant Tassili is located in the luxurious Grand Jersey in an idyllic setting overlooking the picturesque St Aubin's Bay.

The Esplanade, Jersey, Channel Islands

Browns Hotel is a lovingly-restored 17th century coaching inn set in the centre of Tavistock and it oozes old English charm with its cosy open hearths, warm oak beams, exposed stonework and slate flags subtly enhancing its chic contemporary makeover.

80 West Street, Tavistock, Devon

The Ronnie of the title is Ron Faulkner, self-named chef/proprietor of this buzzy neighbourhood restaurant within the St Mary shopping centre.

11 St Mary Street, Thornbury, Bristol

Parts of the stylish whitewashed Bowl Inn and Lilies Restaurant began life as monks' dwellings during the Middle Ages, and the present building in Lower Almondsbury became licensed premises in 1550.

16 Church Road, Lower Almondsbury, Bristol

A sixteenth-century listed landmark in the centre of historic Bradford on Avon (adjacent to the medieval bridge over the river), the Swan Hotel recently emerged from a complete, top-to-tail refurbishment, and has found a new lease of life as a high-quality hotel with all the charm of a country inn.

1 Church Street, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Built in 1907 as an 'Edwardian gentleman's residence by the sea', Watersmeet has been gently transformed over the years into an elegant country house hotel.

Mortehoe, Woolacombe, Devon