The Channel Islands
This little cafe is known for its particularly good crab sandwiches and crab cakes, and it stocks locally made ale. In warmer months, the garden is a…
The Channel Islands
This little cafe is known for its particularly good crab sandwiches and crab cakes, and it stocks locally made ale. In warmer months, the garden is a…
The Cotswolds
Excellent Bangladeshi and Indian food, served in a minimal setting. All the classic favourite tandoori dishes and curries feature (spiced to personal…
Belfast
Inside the Irish-language and arts centre Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Bia (meaning 'food') serves home-cooked stews, soups, roasts, steaks, burgers and…
Canterbury
This tiny, wood-beamed cafe serves popular, nutrient-packed all-day breakfasts and a short menu of light lunch and dinner mains containing Kentish…
Northwest England
This gorgeous 1st-floor veggie restaurant has an elegant dining room and a more informal plant-filled courtyard for lunch on a sunny day. The spicy bean…
Dumfries & Galloway
On the main drag, colourful Brew Ha Ha offers an upbeat welcome and a tempting array of home-baked goodies as well as huge burgers, breakfast muffins,…
The Lake District
Elderflower sourdoughs, deli ryes, pane rustica and classic wholemeal loaves – this is the place in Kendal to come for fresh bread and pastries. It also…
Kent
This cosy 15th-century inn opposite St Mary’s church serves quality English food and very popular Sunday lunches in a beamed dining room heated by large…
Southeast Wales
Set on a cobbled lane in the heart of the town, this little bistro serves very good bistro fare which, despite the name, isn't particularly Italian…
Southern Highlands & Islands
There's lots to like about this compact restaurant that makes an effort to source sustainable local seafood. There's a fairly light touch from the kitchen…
Dorset
Views don't come much better than from the terrace of this converted fishers' storage shack set right beside Lulworth's glittering circular cove. The food…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Crustacea from Cardigan Bay, including crab and lobster from Tywyn and Aberdyfi, are sometimes highlights of the locally focused menu at this pleasant…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
With a terraced pub on one side and a large country-style dining room on the other, this is the best eating option on the main strip. The menu is…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Simply kitted out with low benches and stools, red-fronted Rosa's serves tasty Thai food and surprisingly good coffee (courtesy of Monmouth roasters). Go…
Dorset
West Country foodstuffs pack the menu in this stylish eatery, from juicy burgers topped with cheddar from Cheddar, to fish freshly caught on the local day…
Dorset
Piled high and oozing all the trimmings, the dirty burgers here are decidedly good – spice things up with jalapeños, brie or a seriously sticky BBQ sauce…
The Midlands & the Marches
Well-chosen wines complement the upmarket pub fare at these smart, red-brick premises. Choices range from slow-cooked pork belly with apple sauce to…
Scotland
Set in a 16th-century house packed with mementos of Mary, Queen of Scots, this attractive traditional pub serves real ales aplenty and good-value pub grub…
Belfast
Historic pub Morning Star is famed for screening horse racing, its lunchtime buffet (11.30am to 5pm) and for its in-house butcher producing home-made…
The Lake District
For a filling all-day brekkie, a ploughman's lunch, chunky sandwich or a slice of something naughty and cake-shaped, this attractive cafe in Pooley Bridge…
Fort William
Upstairs from the Grog & Gruel real-ale pub is a lively Tex-Mex restaurant, with a crowd-pleasing menu of tasty enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, burgers,…
Outer Hebrides
Recycled timber and cool colours mark out this cafe-gallery as one of Stornoway's hip hang-outs, serving great coffee and cake and tapas-style lunches …
Inverness
This cyclists' cafe serves soups, sandwiches and salads prepared with organic, locally sourced produce, as well as yummy cakes and coffee. There's also a…
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
Serving a crowd-pleasing menu of burgers, baked potatoes, pies and pasta, this cheap-and-cheerful little riverside eatery is as traditional as they come…
St Ives
This ice-cream maker is a local legend, and makes all its 30 flavours on the home farm just outside Zennor, using only its own milk and Rodda's clotted…
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
Run by a Welsh-German couple, this drool-inducing deli offers an abundance of local cheeses, free-range eggs, preserves, spirits and top-notch pies (its…
Glasgow
This happy, buzzy bar serves excellent meals, far better than your average pub food. Salads, pasta and burgers are among the many tasty offerings, and in…
Exmoor National Park
The treats at cosy, friendly Cobblestones range from Somerset pork and cider casserole to renowned Sunday roasts, via a belt-busting Exmoor cream tea…
Norfolk
Perfectly pitched fish dishes have won this bistro a loyal following – try the spicy Norfolk crab cake or herb-crusted local mackerel. Mustn't-miss…
Cambridge
Cambridge's oldest bakery has a soft, doughy place in the hearts of generations of students, thanks to its ultrasticky Chelsea buns and other sweet treats…
Glasgow
Airy and easygoing, this two-level eatery specialises in sustainable scallops, oysters and mussels at affordable prices, served with a smile. There's a…
Highland Perthshire
This working watermill grinds its own flour and bakes its own bread, and serves it up in this atmospheric cafe as deliciously fresh sandwiches and…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
The winner of various Welsh curry awards over the years, Yasmin's offers a massive menu of fairly traditional Indian dishes. In the warmer months, the…
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Formerly an undertaker's (look for the 'naked man' on the outside wall, dated 1663), Ye Olde Naked Man serves superb Yorkshire pudding with a choice of…
Exeter
An old staple in central Exeter, Harry's is a good bet for solid, no-fuss dining. The decor is all wooden chairs, blackboard menus and gilt mirrors;…
Belfast
Fontana is in the heart of the village-like neighbourhood of Holywood, but hidden upstairs from a covered passageway. Its fabulous modern-Irish cooking…
The Midlands & the Marches
Teeming with locals, this cafe is a handy spot for all-day bacon-and-sausage or vegetarian toad-in-the-hole breakfasts, soup (with a free taster of the…
The Midlands & the Marches
A canalside landmark, with picnic tables on the quay, this sociable local pub has a relaxed bistro serving pub classics until 9pm, and a more formal…
Kent
Located off the beaten track on a quiet road running up from the main drag through town, this groovy community cafe offers great coffee and homemade cakes…
Ullapool
A likeable venue for a coffee or snack, this upbeat modern place has sub rolls, decent coffee and a variety of deli produce, including some very tasty…