South West Restaurant Guide

British food champion Mark Hix followed his successful Oyster & Chop House in London's Smithfield by opening this fish-based cousin, Hix Oyster & Fish House, overlooking the famous Cobb and harbour in Lyme Regis.

Cobb Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset

River Cottage Canteen & Deli in the carpet town of Axminister was celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstalll's first foray into restaurants.

Trinity Square, Axminster, Devon

At the Chapel a former 17th century Congregational chapel is a unique building in Bruton, home to a bakery, wine shop, café and restaurant.

High Street, Bruton, Somerset

Dine amongst the stars and gaze out at the glittering waterfront at Sirocco, the uber chic restaurant at The Royal Yacht.

The Weighbridge, Jersey, Channel Islands

Two AA Rosettes and an award-winning team of chefs makes the gourmet British cooking on offer at the Terrace in Falmouth's Royal Duchy hotel worth a coastal detour.

Terrace Restaurant, Falmouth, Cornwall

Casanis is a delightful authentic French restaurant set in an attractive Georgian building, adjacent to Bath's Assembly Rooms and Museum of Costume.

4 Saville Row, Bath, Somerset

Murrays of Clevedon was established in 1984, not only is it an excellent delicatessen, but there is a splendid restaurant attached as well.

87 - 93 Hill Road, Clevedon, Somerset

Hox Brasserie is a modern restaurant situated in Salisbury that focuses on Southern Indian cuisine. The contemporary dining area has a minimalist décor with hardwood flooring and pale walls, with the bonus of an upstairs dining room that can cater for large private parties.

155 Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Beverley Forbes set up Bristol's first genuine Caribbean restaurant at the end of 2003 in premises near the Cotham Arches, and it now attracts a loyal crowd from near and far: it's a fun-loving, animated venue with 'a real buzz', according to one enthusiastic UK Restaurant Guide user.

221-223 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, Bristol

'A real experience like nothing else I've found in Bristol,' enthused one UK Restaurant Guide user about this strikingly situated hotel with a vast all-weather private terrace overlooking the Avon Gorge and Clifton's Grade I-listed Suspension Bridge.

Sion Hill, Clifton, Bristol