South West Restaurant Guide

A vibrant razzmatazz conversion of an old Edwardian pub in the buzzy centre of Bath, the Hudson combines the virtues of a steakhouse and grill with a lively cocktail bar.

14 London Street, Bath, Somerset

Visitors who tire of Bath's Georgian splendours and Roman remains can take a trip out to this elegant whitewashed pub on a wooded hillside just 15 minutes' drive from the city.

, Combe Hay, Somerset

'It is lovely having a restaurant in the bay with stunning views, great food and friendly service that I can take family and friends who come to visit.

Sennen Cove, Penzance, Cornwall

An imposing eighteenth-century hunting lodge overlooking Long Sutton village green is now the setting for this rather grand gastropub-cum-restaurant. Behind the many-gabled stone façade, visitors will discover a pleasantly hospitable bar and dining room done out in contemporary style with sturdy wooden tables, wood floors and plush leather sofas.

, Long Sutton, Somerset

A model of Georgian town house elegance on one of Bath's showpiece streets, Dukes Hotel occupies a magnificent, Grade I-listed Palladian mansion that has been faithfully restored to its original splendour.

Great Pulteney Street, Bath, Somerset

Jan and Freddie Clarke are the ebullient duo behind this lively brasserie in the centre of Dartmouth, within walking distance of the boats and the river and simply called Jan and Freddies Brasserie.

10 Fairfax Place, Dartmouth, Devon

This one-time chandlery and village bakery was converted into a local restaurant in 2003 and chef Andy Williams has been at the stoves since the very beginning.

New Cut, Beer, Devon

'Leisure and golf' are high on the agenda at this impressive family-run hotel nestling between Crafthole and the sea at Portwrinkle.

, Portwrinkle, Cornwall

Nestling by the water's edge of tiny Portloe harbour, with cliffs rising up on either side, the nautically-titled Lugger started life as a seventeenth-century smugglers' inn.

Portloe, Truro, Cornwall

Reputedly one of the oldest pubs in Cornwall, the Victoria Inn is handily placed some five miles east of Penzance and is within easy walking distance of Perranuthnoe's delightful beach.

Perranuthnoe, Penzance, Cornwall