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Located in the heart of this historic Surrey town, close to the University, Caffe Uno Farnham is set in a charming double fronted period building with large windows. A smart contemporary ambience is perfectly complemented with comfortable booth seating and chairs. A delicious Mediterranean menu offers guests an extensive range of dishes.

On Castle Street, just a stone's throw from the 12th century Castle and a 10-minute walk from Farnham Rail Station, Caffe Uno also sells a range of traditional Mediterranean products, many of which are used in the dishes served in the restaurant, including chilli infused extra virgin olive oil, Modena balsamic vinegar, pasta Pugliese and Cuneesi chocolates.

Open from 9am every day, a hearty breakfast at Caffe Uno could include eggs any style, streaky bacon, Cumberland sausage, mushrooms, tomato and toast; bacon or Cumberland sausage baguette, eggs Benedict, plain or chocolate croissant, muesli with yoghurt or honey and toast with jam along with coffee, tea or hot chocolate.

A sumptuous main menu offers starters, sandwiches, salads, pizzas, pasta, grilled fare, seafood and vegetarian options. You could begin with dishes such as yellowfin tuna and mayonnaise with celery and red onion; grilled chorizo and halloumi with salad garnish and lemon dressing or crab cakes with mixed leaves and garlic mayonnaise. There are also vegetarian and traditional antipasto platters which could be equally tempting.
 
The grill's meaty selections include a succulent rib eye steak with béarnaise or green peppercorn sauce; classic burger with 100% prime beef burger, ementhal cheese and garlic mayo in a sesame seed sour dough bun with or char grilled chicken and field mushrooms with baby spinach in a Marsala wine. Lamb shank with Mediterranean vegetables, chorizo sausage and potatoes in a red wine sauce would be equally satisfying. Seafood dishes include a traditional paella of tiger prawns, mussels, chicken breast, chorizo sausage, onions, and peas cooked with Spanish rice or a salmon fillet baked in a creamy saffron sauce with new potatoes, broccoli and green beans.

If you prefer something lighter there's a selection of sandwiches including a steak baguette with sliced steak with Dijon mustard, mayonnaise and roasted onions and a piri piri chicken wrap and buffalo mozzarella with sundried tomatoes, black olives, basil pesto and fresh rocket. Salads could include a classic Nicoise with yellowfin tuna, anchovies, free range egg, marinated olives, capers, cherry tomatoes, new potatoes, green beans and red onions in an Italian house dressing or baked goat's cheese with toasted walnuts and grapes over rocket and spinach leaves with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

The pizza selection offers a meat feast of chicken, spicy beef, pepperoni, pancetta bacon, mozzarella and tomato, while heart pasta dishes include penne with Italian sausage in a spicy tomato sauce and spinach and ricotta ravioli in a white wine and butter sauce. Separate lunch and children's menus are also available.

The dessert selection of white chocolate and pistachio cheesecake with raspberry coulee, espresso chocolate tart and pecan and walnut pie with vanilla ice cream will satisfy the sweetest tooth.

To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over seven years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England and Scotland with some 141 outlets.

Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest. The conversion of the Newbury library and other listed buildings, such as those in Salisbury, Romsey and Mayfair, are all welcome examples of 'new use'. Their trendy and sophisticated décor usually consists of tiled or wooden floors with delicate lights and colourful paintings, along with wooden furniture and sparkling cutlery, creating a setting that is suitable for a relaxed lunch, a family meal or an evening out with friends.

The restaurants are of particular appeal to those who like genuine Italian cuisine, and they use only the best seasonal products, many of which are imported directly from Italy. The menu includes pizza, pasta, risotto, grilled meats, fresh salads and frequently changing specials.

The freshly baked breads, like the garlic bread with mozzarella cheese, are perfect for sharing and give you adequate breathing space to order starters to follow. Crab cakes served with garlic mayonnaise or grilled goat's cheese with plum tomatoes and caramelised onions on foccacia bread with a balsamic glaze tomatoes set the tone for a hearty meal. Best fun is to order an antipasto platter to share made up from seven well loved Italian nibbles.

Find pastas such as the unusual penne con salmone, with oak-roasted salmon, broccoli and fresh chillies in a red pesto and cream sauce carry firm favourites like spaghetti with meatballs, spaghetti bolognese, and fusilli al paesto, asparagus spears with field mushrooms and toasted peppers.

Amongst the special pastas, the crespolina porcini, rolled crepes filled with mushrooms and ricotta, cooked with parmesan and mushrooms in a cream sauce is interesting and different. Italian menus would be incomplete without risotto, like tiger prawns with petits pois in a creamy saffron sauce.

Classic pizzas embrace, among a wide selection, the popular napoletana, topped with tuna, tomato, anchovies, capers and marinated olives, and the much loved quattro stagioni - pepperoni sausage, prosciutto ham, artichoke, capers, marinated olives, mozarella, field mushrooms, mozarella and tomato.

Specials could include the pollo Siciliana, chargrilled butterflied chicken breast, smoked bacon rashers and beef tomato slices, baked in the oven with melted cheese and served with gratinated potatoes, only one example from the many tempting offerings that come out from the Prezzo kitchens.

You can accompany the food with a variety of tipples, though for many, Italian food requires Italian wines to be enjoyed to the full, ranging from house wine through Morellino di Scansano and Prosecco to liqueurs and beer, and there is espresso or fresh ground coffee to wind up an enjoyable meal, in company with a glass of grappa or sambuca.

This is Italian food at its attractive best, convincing and bringing together the traditional with the modern twist or two against a background of excellent value.

Prezzo is a lively group and opportunities to improve and update are never left on the table for long. Keep up to date with a quick click on their Website.

Café Rouge has over one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

Many restaurants do an excellent breakfast, or shall we say petit dejeuner, at which such delights as scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on toasted brioche, croque Madame, croissants and pain au chocolat make welcome appearances, and to their credit the English traditional gets top billing.

An array of small dishes takes in pulled pork pâté with French bread, and spicy beef and lamb sausage with harissa mayonnaise. Salads and pasta feature largely, as do baguettes and croques. Quick dishes, ideal for lunch, include slices of saucisson and cured pork loin with French bread.

Moving on to more serious stuff we find steaks, an 8oz bavette and thin cut rib eye, with a choice of béarnaise or peppercorn sauce. No French menu would be complete without the poulet jaune grille, pan-roasted breast of corn-fed chicken served on a warm taboulé of bulgar wheat and a medley of roasted vegetables with minted crème fraîche, or a steak frites before moving on to the crème brûlée, or the tart tatin. Almost invariably the coffee tastes like coffee should, something that sadly can all too often still not be said of our English restaurants, who depend too much upon technology and too little on the acquisition of a certain flair for this important conclusion to a meal.

By now we all know that the French, despite their distinctive habits when it comes to matters of satisfying the inner man, maintain a miraculous longevity of life. This is generally attributed to a number of causes, of which a measured consumption of decent wine is foremost. Café Rouge, you may be pleased to hear, encourages this with a well-chosen selection of French wines. Their prix fixe lunch and meals for children, both at a very reasonable figure, also offer excellent value.

Their Website will keep you updated on menu changes, news and other competitions and offers from the Café Society.

Close to Farnham Castle and Farnham Park, Zizzi Farnham on Castle Street brings authentic Italian dining to this leafy Surrey market town. Housed in a former theatre, the restaurant boasts a number of original features including exposed beams and brick walls, while the mezzanine seating is perfect for more intimate dining.

With ample on-site parking, Zizzi is just a short walk from the Maltings Shopping Centre and University College for the Creative Arts.

The restaurant's bustling open kitchen turns out a wide range of freshly prepared, tasty fare. The extensive à la carte offers traditional antipasti, pizza, pasta and salads, as well as seasonally changing meat and fish dishes with a variety of tempting desserts to finish.

Zizzi's special antipasti platter has mixed Italian meats with buffalo milk mozzarella, marinated sun-dried tomatoes, mixed olives and red onion focaccia bread. There's also choice of arancini, crispy risotto balls stuffed with mozzarella and peas and served with a tomato chilli sauce as well as gnocchi gorgonzola, potato dumplings in a creamy gorgonzola and spinach sauce seasoned with nutmeg and black pepper, setting the tone for a hearty meal.

For a delicious pasta or risotto choose between penne vodka, king prawns, chilli, peas and Grana Padano in a creamy tomato and vodka sauce; ravioli di capra, goat's cheese and spinach ravioli served with tomato sauce and topped with pesto and pine nuts; zucca e pancetta, pumpkin, pancetta, spinach, sage and Grana Padano topped with mascarpone and rigatoni con pollo e funghi, chicken in a tomato, onion, rosemary and mushroom sauce. Gluten-free pasta is also available on request.

If you prefer a pizza, then you could try Zizzi's speciality pizza rustica, which couples extra thin and crispy bases with a range of toppings such as bufala, buffalo mozzarella with sunblush tomatoes, basil, rocket and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil or mare e monti, one half topped with tiger prawn, courgette and mozzarella and the other with spicy sausage, tomato sauce and chilli, all finished off with a rocket and crème fraîche. The carne piccante calzone has marinated chicken, meatballs, Bolognese sauce, mushrooms, chillies, tomato and mozzarella while the clarissa version, has aubergine, and red pepper caponata, olives, goats' cheese, rocket, pine nuts, tomato and mozzarella. Zizzi's calzon'pizzas, half calzone and half pizza, add an interesting twist to the meal.
 
Sumptuous mains include agnello con peperonata, roasted lamb shank served with basil, roasted vegetables and a little pot of potatoes with tomato, red onion and Grana Padano; duck arrosto, slow roasted whole duck leg in a balsamic, olive and pancetta reduction served with Tuscan potatoes and green beans; and sea bass al vino, sea bass pan fried with wine, garlic and baby plum tomatoes and served with herby potatoes.

The scrumptious dessert list offers torta cioccolata with its thick hazelnut chocolate base topped with rich chocolate torte and served with vanilla mascarpone; homemade tiramisu; creamy vanilla pannacotta with fruit compote and torta Zizzi, an almond-based plum and fig tart topped with pistachios and icing sugar and served with gelato.

The wine list is dominated by a range of Italian wines from regions such as Veneto, Lazio, Sicily, Tuscany and Lombardy. Also on offer is an assortment of beers, and spirits as well as a range of soft and hot drinks.

More information can be found on their Website.

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

Pizza Express has gone even more Roman, and following the success of that particular example of listening to their public have introduced Romana pizzas, including the scorching Etna and the hearty Siciliana.

These pizzas are now thinner, bigger and crispier, and if that sounds like a marketing line, it is. However, unlike many such lines, this one is true, and their quality is always consistent, though cleverly they have still managed to retain a homemade feel to their pizzas.

As an alternative to pizza, try their pollo pesto - cavatappi pasta with torn chicken breast, mushrooms, red onions and mozzarella in a creamy gruyere, parmesan and pesto sauce and finished with grana padano - or the niçoise salad with mixed leaves, yellowfin tuna, free range egg, green beans, potatoes and tomatoes with olives, anchovies, capers and house dressing.

Many of the big chains have come a long way, and Pizza Express is certainly amongst them. One of the first to be quoted on the Stock Exchange - in 1993 - Pizza Express is not a franchise operation and retains tight control through its own staff.

Their wine list - though short - contains some surprisingly good offerings, especially their intense Australian Chardonnay, and a big, full-bodied Merlot from Cusumano, Sicilia.

The first restaurant to be opened by celebrated chef Gavin Young, Bistro 27 is an authentic French dining space housed on the ground floor of the The Bishop's Table Hotel on West Street in Farnham. Located a short distance from St. Andrew's Church, the bistro has an authentically rustic French ambience, with subdued lighting and a cosy and intimate feel. The restaurant serves a variety of French and modern European cuisines prepared from seasonally changing fresh and local produce.

The à la carte menu offers a range of starters from the charcuterie board of succulent English meats with celeriac remoulade and seasonal pickles, and Burgundy style smoked Dorset escargots with garlic and herb butter, to seared Cornish scallops with citrus confit potatoes and shellfish vinaigrette. Mains consist of roasted monkfish with pak choi, squid and lemon puree, and ravioli of field mushroom and sage with poached duck egg.

Desserts of Bakewell tart with crème anglaise and vanilla crème brûlée with fruit coulis complete the delectable meal.

Côte is a chain of medium priced brasserie style restaurants that mirrors the trend in Paris, with a drift away from sophisticated food to less complicated cooking. So it should come as no surprise that they won the 2009 Good Food Guide's award for 'Best Value Restaurant in the UK'.

Inside there is none of the usual rather dated trappings, which have been replaced by a more chic, clean-cut approach to both décor and furnishings. Olives, bread and pissaladière set the tone for what is to come, with starters of rillettes or a warm Roquefort salad to name but two from a good range. Then choose between light mains such as wild mushroom cassoulet or tuna niçoise, or a meat and fish menu that includes duck confit and roast sea bass fillets with Savoy cabbage and peas in a white wine and cream sauce.

Desserts are a little more traditional, witness a convincing coupe noire or classic crème brûlée. Côte provides a genuine Gallic eating renaissance in elegant surroundings where you can dine with other people who are clearly enjoying the whole experience.

Situated in the village of Crondall, near Farnham, The Hampshire is a lovingly restored pub and restaurant with wooden and tiled floors, an open fire and some of Hampshire's finest food. So if you're driving around Crondall and looking for a place to enjoy tasty food and drink, head to Pankridge Street. Sunday afternoons are perfect to catch up over traditional roasts or a ploughman's while on other days, the British gastropub menu pleases most customers.

Order for salads and light bites in the beer garden or the deck when the weather is fine, or enjoy comfort food of bangers and mash or game pies in the comfort of the pub when it's raining and cold. Dishes such as home-smoked salmon, saddle of hare, and haunch of venison are all created from fresh and locally sourced meat and fish.

Family favourites of knickerbocker glory, marshmallow or popcorn ice cream and the availability of smaller portions for younger diners make the pub a lovely place to bring the family.

Real ales and New and Old World wines are always available.