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Derby Arms, The

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The Derby Arms is situated on the Epsom Downs, far away from the hustle and bustle of the busy one-way system, offering a lovely view of London and the well-known racecourse that hosts the race the pub is named after.

• Address: Epsom Downs, Epsom, KT18 5LE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Devon Doorway, The

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The Devon Doorway is located on the leafy, rural outskirts of Heswall and looks every inch the quaint English pub, with its thatched roof and air of antiquity. Once inside, the spacious interiors invite diners to relax.

• Address: 2 Telegraph Road , Heswall, Wirrall, CH60 2SA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Dine Asia Restaurant

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In a way the title says it all. From across the vast area that is Asia have been gathered a variety of sub-cuisines that succeed so well in capturing the magic spell of the Far East, mostly without any dilution at all, but occasionally tweaked to incorporate some Western whim to advantage.

• Address: The Green at Harpenden, 50 Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 3NG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese, Indian, Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £25.00

Dining Room at Purchases, The

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This admirably comfortable, brilliantly run restaurant offers arguably the best cooking in Chichester, within easy reach of the town centre, the theatre and other key points of interest. It is also probably unique in that it takes its full name, The Dining Room at Purchases due to its location above the cellars of what was the country's oldest wine merchant; a promising start indeed.

• Address: 31 North Street, Chichester, PO19 1LY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £46.00

Eastern Eye, The

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This is certainly the grandest, and probably the best, Indian restaurant in Bath. In a massively gracious room that would do credit to a Livery Company, Eastern Eye serves Indian delicacies from Bengal and Northern India.

• Address: 8a Quiet Street, Bath, BA1 2JS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £28.00

El Castano

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El Castano is a relatively recent addition to Osborne Road's lively bar and restaurant scene. The Spanish theme starts as you walk through the door, well demonstrated by its bright entrance, new decor of terracotta tiles, prints of bullfights and background music, making it feel like a little piece of Spain in the heart of Jesmond.

• Address: 44 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 2AL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Spanish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £22.00

Elizabeth's of Eastgate

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Located in a very authentic old Tudor building in the centre of town, quoted in the Charles Dickens novel, Great Expectations as the home of Uncle Pumblechuck, this charming restaurant is the direct inheritor of Elizabeth's Tea Rooms, with its pleasing red brick and half-timbered interior.

• Address: 154 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1ER (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £34.00

Encore, The

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The Encore in Stratford upon Avon is a splendid coming together of the conventional and the contemporary, an eclectic fusion of styles which has marvellous visual appeal and creates a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.

• Address: 1 Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6AB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

English's of Brighton

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Think of Brighton, and English's springs to mind, particularly if seafood is your weakness; since 1945 the Leigh-Jones family have been dispensing piscatorial delights in a bewildering range of manifestations, in the process becoming something of a legend in their time.

• Address: 29-31 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £45.00

Exel Dining

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The fair city of Perth is not overburdened with restaurants of above average credentials, as I discovered on a recent visit, but Exel Dining is certainly one of them. Run by the same team that made their mark with South Bistro, these guys know what they are about, a sentiment that reveals itself in all their various approaches to life's little problems.

• Address: 47 South Street, Perth, PH2 8PD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £29.00