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Gourmet West 2009
Last updated 31-03-2015
Lamb and Lion Public House. Hambridge, Somerset TA10 0AT. Tel: 01460 281774.
This recently refurbished pub retained the oak beams and inglenook fireplace. Located on the B3168 between Curry Rivel and Westport. You will be made welcome on arrival. Good food cooked to order with generous helpings all at the right price. Phone booking advisable.
The Seafood Restaurant. Riverside, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8BY
Tel:01841 532700.
Rick Stein’s restaurant is a must for anyone who loves seafood. My wife and I have made several visits to the restaurant, outstanding food and service have made every visit an memorable occasion. Advance booking is essential. www.rickstein.com
Meryan House Hotel. Bishops Hull, Taunton TA1 5EG. Tel: 01823 337445.
The restaurant uses local seasonal products as much as possible.. Choose from a well balanced a la carte menu or daily specials.. This is a must for that special occasion or private function. Advance booking is essential. www.meryanhouse.co.uk
Idle Rocks Hotel. Harbourside, St Mawes.Cornwall. TR2 5AN Tel: 08445 027587
Evening cocktails on the waterside patio with a beautiful view of the estuary. Then dinner in the restaurant with it’s excellent a la carte menu and wine list will serve to make dinning in one of the most romantic venues in the South West a very memorable occasion. Advance booking essential. www.idlerocks.co.uk
Brown & Forrest. Bowdens Farm, Hambridge, Somerset. Tel: 01458 250875
The delightful rustic style restaurant is adjoins the Smokery and is only open at lunch times from Monday to Saturday. The menu features many of Brown & Forrest’s smoked products. This is a very popular restaurant with the ‘locals’ and those who have take the time to venture off the B3168 and follow the road up to the Smokery. Booking is advisable www.smokedeel.co.uk
Shave Cross Inn Shave Cross. Marshwood Vale, Dorset. DT6 6HW
Tel: 01308 868358
The present owners Roy & Mel Warburton spent some time in Tobago hence a number of dishes on the menu have a traditional Caribbean flavour. This gem of a pub restaurant and well worth a visit. Advance booking advisable. E-mail: roy.warburton@virgin.net