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Sitting atop Overton Hill, Hilltops Restaurant at the Forest Hills Hotel offers guests the charms of a relaxed atmosphere and scenic views of the countryside around. A choice of international cuisine menus, from table d'hotel to chef's daily fish menu and the à la carte, have them spoilt for choice. Events such as dinner dances, murder mystery and gourmet nights spice things up.

A cursory glance at the sample menu reveals variety and quality with dishes like tempura battered king prawns, smooth Farmhouse pâté, breast of chicken filled with a garlic and herb cream cheese and pork tenderloin with red onion, mushrooms and Stilton. If something more Mediterranean is what you would like, then consider sweet cured Italian beef and Parma ham salad, duo of cod and sea bass with a sweet pea and pancetta risotto and vegetarian penne pasta in tomato sauce with basil and pine nut crumble. Freshly brewed coffee or tea with chocolate mints rounds things off nicely. Traditional Sunday lunch provides even more comfort fare if an indulgent weekend is on the cards.

Guests looking for a traditional English dining experience can head to the Restaurant at The Old Hall Hotel in the quintessential English market town of Frodsham in the heart of rural Cheshire. Spend an enjoyable afternoon or evening in charming old world interiors settled into a comfortable sofa in front of a log fire with an aperitif or digestif in hand.
 
The table d'hôte and à la carte menus offer refreshing starters of melon salad with a minted strawberry compote, game terrine with an apple and date chutney and flaked crabmeat on baby salad leaves with a mango and sweet chilli dressing. After whetting your appetite move on to grilled fillet of salmon with tiger prawns and a pesto dressing, prime English fillet steak topped with blue cheese and served in a red wine and thyme sauce or Old Hall shepherd's pie with beef and lamb, topped with buttered herb mash. Lunchtime fare includes potted smoked mackerel with baby leaves and rustic bread and home-made steak and caramelised onion suet pudding. Finally, savour the comfort of a pineapple up-side down sponge pudding, chocolate tart or Bailey's crème brûlée to complete a memorable dining experience.