Restaurant at Hundred House Hotel

Strategically set on a bend in the A443 The Hundred Hotel is a handsome double-bayed Regency house with ample rooms for its varied activities including weddings, conferences, private parties and extensive residential accommodation. The surrounding countryside is highly scenic and just down the road is Witley Court.

As well as offering an extensive and highly popular bar menu the restaurant has an a la carte menu that should fill the average breast with pleasure. Expect ripe avocado with cornets of smoked salmon, homemade duck and apricot terrine with melba toast or king prawns and mixed peppers with a sweet chilli glaze. Main courses follow the same pattern with pan-fried fillet of cod topped with a walnut crust and tarragon sauce, toad in the hole, using Cumberland sausage and served with a thyme gravy, or a grilled whole lemon sole with melted herb butter. Local interests are preserved with a 14oz Herefordshire T-bone steak.

Aficionados of the great British breakfast may settle for the evening equivalent in the form of the Chef's mixed grill, an awesome compilation of steak, lamb chop, pork chop, gammon, sausage, liver, kidney, egg and pineapple.

The puddings are perhaps the least-strong part of the menu, with too much dependence upon mass-produced bought-in offerings, though the blackboard list is well worth study if you wish something more homely.

The wine list is not over-lengthy, but zips around the world and includes four house wines between £10-£13. All bottles are under £20. Service is friendly and not too swift to cause misgivings.