South West Restaurant Guide

Occupying a converted warehouse by St Peter Port quay and the marina, this long-running restaurant shows off its 'nautique' credentials with themed décor and a menu that majors in locally landed seafood.

Quay Steps, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Part of a leisure and resort complex that also includes a golf course, country club and health suite, this family-run hotel is surrounded by more than 100 acres of private grounds overlooking wooded hills and the sandy reaches of Vazon Bay.

The Coast Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Bohemia occupies part of the ultra-fashionable Club Hotel & Spa – a contemporary townhouse close to Jersey's financial heartbeat – and it's making waves.

Green Street, Jersey, Channel Islands

Acres of planar glass and stainless steel alongside the river ensure that this bold avant-garde conversion of a former police station makes a dramatic impression.

The Grove, Bristol, Bristol

Peter and Nita Hauser are now into their third decade as custodians and congenial hosts of Stock Hill House. Their delightfully tranquil late-Victorian residence is approached along a beech-lined drive that meanders through 11 acres of carefully nurtured wooded grounds near the Dorset/Somerset border.

Stock Hill, Gillingham, Dorset

Bistro on the Beach certainly lives up to its name. It stands in a glorious spot on the Solent Promenade with to-die-for sea views from just about every table, whether you are sitting outside or gazing through the full-length windows in the casual dining room.

Solent Parade, Bournemouth, Dorset

The old market town of Beaminster is set in beautiful countryside and is home to the Bridge House Hotel. Dating back to the 13th century it features a beautiful walled garden, beamed ceilings, large fireplaces and a charming candlelit restaurant with its oak panelled walls and 'old world' charm.

3 Prout Bridge, Beaminster, Dorset

Following the success of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Canteen and deli in Axminster, he has launched a second restaurant at Plymouth's Royal William Yard.

No 1, the Brewhouse, Plymouth, Devon

The Green Room Restaurant is set in the eco friendly boutique Greenhouse Hotel in the large coastal town of Bournemouth in Dorset, just a short walk from the Pavillion Theatre.

4 Grove Rd, Bournemouth, Dorset

Augustus is a bistro style restaurant located in a private courtyard, not far from the main street in Taunton. It is jointly owned by Yorkshireman Richard Guest, the former Michelin-starred chef who headed the kitchen of the Castle for more than a decade and Cédric Chirrosel who also worked at the Castle as restaurant manager.

3 The Courtyard, Taunton, Somerset