The Top Restaurants Outside London
Fortunately for all the Road Trip Foodies heading off to the British Isles, Square Meal has trawled the length and breadth of the land in search of Britain’s top regional restaurants. There’s more at their website (including 20 more restaurants, ranked 31-50), but here’s a list of their top 30 picks, starting with the best out-of-London eatery.
1. Whatley Manor, Easton Grey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0RB; 01666 822888.
2. The Fat Duck, 1 High Street, Bray, Berkshire, SL6 2AQ; 01628 580333.
3. The Waterside Inn, Ferry Road, Bray, Berkshire, SL6 2AT; 01628 620691.
4. Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Church Road, Great Milton, Oxfordshire, OX44 7PD; 01844 278881.
5.The Walnut Tree Inn, Llanddewi Skirrid, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 8AW; 01873 852797.
6. Le Champignon Sauvage, 24-28 Suffolk Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2AQ; 01242 573449.
7.The Kitchin, 78 Commercial Quay, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6LX; 0131 555 1755.
8. Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2SA; 0115 986 6566.
9. Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, The Marina Villa Hotel, Esplanade, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1HY; 01726 833315.
10. Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1NF; 01764 694267.
11. The Vineyard at Stockcross, Stockcross, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8JU; 01635 528770.
12. Purnell’s, 55 Cornwall Street, Birmingham, B3 2DH; 0121 212 9799 (pictured).
13. Hand and Flowers, 126 West Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2BP; 01628 482277.
14. Northcote, Northcote Road, Langho, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 8BE; 01254 240555.
15. Gidleigh Park, Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon, TQ13 8HH; 01647 432367.
16. The Crown at Whitebrook, Whitebrook, Monmouthshire, NP25 4TX; 01600 860254.
17. Hix Oyster & Fish House, Cobb Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3JP; 01297 446910.
18. Midsummer House, Midsummer Common, Cambridge, CB4 1HA; 01223 369299.
19. Casamia Restaurant, 38 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3DZ; 0117 959 2884.
20. The Star Inn, Harome, near Helmsley, Yorkshire,YO62 5JE; 01439 770397.
21. Bohemia, Green Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 4UH; 01534 880588.
22. Michael Wignall At The Latymer, Pennyhill Park Hotel, London Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5EU; 01276 471774.
23. The Oak Room at Danesfield House, Henley Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2EY; 01628 891010.
24. Fraiche, 11 Rose Mount, Oxton, Merseyside, CH43 5SG; 0151 652 2914.
25. The Sportsman, Faversham Road, Seasalter, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4BP; 01227 273370.
26. The Royal Oak, Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3JN; 01628 620541.
27. The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, Little Bedwyn, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3JP; 01672 870871.
28. Hambrough Hotel, Hambrough Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1SQ; 01983 856333.
29. Turners, 69 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9NS; 0121 426 4440.
30. Ynyshir Hall, Eglwysfach, Powys, SY20 8TA; 01654 781209.
