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Every inch the charming country pub and restaurant, the Pear Tree Inn in the picturesque Wiltshire village of Whitley, offers guests a modern British cuisine menu in an attractive cosy ambience. Close to the historic town of Melksham, on the banks of the River Avon, it also offers en suite accommodation making it the perfect base from which to explore popular West Country attractions such as Bath, Stonehenge and Silbury Hill.

The 2 AA Rosettes awarded restaurant, run by renowned Michelin star-winning chef Marco Pierre White, boast an à la carte that sparkles with a range of delicious dishes created from locally sourced produce such as vegetables from Bromham growers, organic free range meat and chicken. This includes classic starters of prawn cocktail with Marie Rose sauce, hot foie gras with fried duck egg en brioche or Morecambe Bay potted shrimps with brown bread and butter.

Main courses of hearty pub favourites such as smoked haddock with Welsh rarebit and tomato salad, Wheeler's classic fish pie with buttered beans, grilled calf's liver and bacon with creamed potatoes or honey roast belly pork Marco Polo with butter beans. Alternatively, try a succulent fine quality rib eye steak with a classic sauce béarnaise, cherry tomatoes and triple cooked chips. Set menus for lunch and dinner are also available.

On Sundays enjoy specials of fillet of cod à la Viennoise with sabayon of champagne; roast suckling pig with stuffing, apple sauce and gravy; venison pie with garnish bourguignon or kedgeree of smoked haddock à l'Indienne.

Round off the excellent meal with Box Tree Eton mess, soufflé of raspberries with raspberry sauce or Cambridge burnt cream. A delectable cheese board with Colston Bassett Stilton, Hawes Wensleydale and Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire could be equally tempting.

Unwind at the bar with expertly kept real ales such as Marco's The Governor and Butcombe Gold or your choice from a variety of carefully sourced wines, malt whiskies and after dinner drinks.

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The restaurant is situated in the 400 year old farmhouse hotel, when full it only accommodates fifty covers. The menu changes frequently but can loosely be described as modern British. During the week they offer a reasonable fixed price men, two courses for £16, three for £19; however, on Fridays and Saturdays they have a la carte menu, with typically 5 or 6 choices per course.

The food is all freshly prepared daily using as much local and free range produce as possible. The restaurant appeals to those looking for a romantic quiet evening, but can also cater for parties who want private dining. A great feature is that pre and post dinner drinks can be taken in the snug bar or the light airy conservatory overlooking the beautifully tended garden.

This family run hotel occupying a 400 year old farmhouse is situated at Shaw in the county of Wiltshire. John and Gay Lewis with their twin sons Paul and Nick welcome visitors to this typical country hotel and offer comfortable accommodation with twelve well appointed ensuite bedrooms.

Shaw Country Hotel is set in its own acre of well kept grounds with a peaceful sun patio for those drinks before dinner on a summer evening, complemented by a warm and friendly bar for the cold winter nights.

Shaw Country has a restaurant well-known for its straightforward cooking, with few flights of fancy but plenty of good reliable dishes of the sort of food that people really like. The cellar stocks wines from across the globe to complement choices that could range from roast loin of venison or traditional roast beef and Yorkshire pudding to French cuisine or an expedition to the Orient.