Selected Restaurants

St George and Dragon, The

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With all the charm and attractiveness that comes with so many riverside pubs, this particular version has an added extra, called The Regatta. It seems that only if you display plenty of foresight, your chances of getting a worthwhile view - unless of course you are competing in which case you have a different set of problems - is to book very well in advance.

• Address: High Street, Wargrave, nr Henley-on-Thames, RG10 8HY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Stef's

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Stef's Restaurant is the sleek new incarnation in Soho of Linda's Pasta Bar in Poland Street for eleven years. The story goes that when Stefano was asked who Linda was he replied, 'it used to be me but my wife made me put the dress away'.

• Address: 3 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta, Lunch
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £13.00, Dinner: £25.00

Sticky Fingers

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Nineteen years ago, in July 1989, Bill Wyman opened just the kind of restaurant he most likes to eat in - friendly, welcoming in an informal atmosphere with excellent food and service - the rest is history! Sticky's is ideally positioned in a stunning building, just off the famous shopping Mecca that is High Street Kensington.

• Address: 1A Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7QG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Terrace Restaurant & Bar, The

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High above Piccadilly, The Terrace Restaurant is one of the roomiest venues in London; with its vented natural sunlight captured in the shadows of the stone pillars, it boasts a blend of old and new world within its classical yet contemporary surroundings.

• Address: Le Meridien Piccadilly, 21 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, International, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £30.00, Dinner: £45.00

Thai Orchid - Banbury

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One of the highest rated Thai restaurants in the middle of England, this restaurant has been a huge success since it opened in 1987, when the populace of Banbury greeted it with open wallets and welcoming stomachs, having not experienced genuine Thai food at sensible prices before.

• Address: 56 Northbar Street, Banbury, OX16 0TL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £30.00

Thai Orchid - Rugby

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This is the latest restaurant opened by the hugely successful Thai Orchid group - their first outlet in Banbury has now been operating successfully for twenty years, one of the earliest and still probably the best in the middle of England - bringing fine Thai food to Rugby, a town not exactly endowed with good places to eat out.

• Address: 21 Sheep Street, Rugby, CV21 3BU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £30.00

Theo Randall at The InterContinental Hotel

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Formerly Head Chef and Partner of the Michelin starred River Café, Theo Randall has joined forces with a major hotel in the heart of London to do something rather different. Against the background of the expensively refurbished InterContinental Hotel Randall has set up a restaurant offering his take on Italian cuisine, with a focus on the best seasonal produce and precise flavours.

• Address: One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London, W1J 7QY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £29.00, Dinner: £56.00

Tower Restaurant and Terrace

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Edinburgh's first and finest rooftop restaurant has become a must for celebrities, visitors to the city and its fearsomely loyal locals who love the chic and luxurious interior, exceptional food and deft service that are the Tower's trademarks.

• Address: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £35.00, Dinner: £44.00

Trout Inn

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The Trout at Lower Wolvercote has a strong literary heritage and has been immortalised in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse novels. This connection runs much deeper with writers of the calibre of Lewis Carroll and CS Lewis, having sat on the banks of the Thames, inspired by the relentlessly moving waters.

• Address: 195 Godstow Road, Lower Wolvercote, nr Oxford, OX2 8PN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Tuddenham Mill

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Located in northwest Suffolk, in between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds and not far from Cambridge, Tuddenham Mill, a converted 12th century flour mill has all the inbuilt charm and permanence that one might expect from its history and such a superb setting.

• Address: The Street, Tuddenham, Newmarket, IP28 6SQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European, Restaurant
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £40.00