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Centrally located on Queen Street, Exeter Sausage and Grill has a contemporary warm and rustic style to it. Downstairs there's a chic and stylish cocktail and wine bar - Below 44 - where you can relax and enjoy a drink with friends in a luxurious and classy setting.

Time and care are taken in sourcing quality ingredients, with utmost attention to detail and balance. The cooking is essentially Modern British with a strong focus on sausages and steaks, as you may have guessed. Consider pork, black pudding and smoked bacon, duck and orange, and pork and nettle amongst them. Other choices worth trying include rump, rib-eye, flat iron, onglet and fillet steaks served with homemade triple cooked chips, and a selection of chef's specials. You could also try ham hock terrine, garlic and herb woodland mushrooms and home oak smoked chicken breast.

For a classic close choose between sticky toffee pudding with caramel sauce and real vanilla ice cream, or a warm white and dark chocolate brownie.

The lively La Tasca chain caters for parties, children's events and family gatherings in addition to anytime dining. These restaurants capture well the warm and vibrant spirit of Spain, and are best known for their tapas and traditional paellas.

Their star player is tapas, which can be had solo or in tandem with a meal. The calamares andaluza, deep-fried squid rings, served with roasted garlic mayonnaise and lemon, is great for sharing, while the chorizo frito al vino, spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, garlic and herbs, sautéed in red wine, offers a real treat. Chicken lovers order alitas de pollo, marinated chicken wings, or have skewers of chicken breast and pepper, marinated in paprika.

Valenciana is an interesting paella that combines seafood with chicken, and if you have a taste for trivia, you may be surprised to learn that 'la paella' actually refers to the utensil in which the dish is cooked.

Other than liqueurs and beer, there are wines from Spanish vineyards and sparkling cava. All of these, especially the dry rosé wines combine well with tapas. And you would be really getting into the spirit of things if you rounded off with the crema Catalana, traditional Spanish-style vanilla custard, topped with caramelised sugar.

La Tasca Spanish Tapas Restaurants and Bars today have over sixty outlets across the UK, so it is odds on there is a branch fairly close to your home.