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Situated in the heart of Salisbury city centre, Greengages Cafe is a charming little 3 storey cafe restaurant offers a perfect venue for relaxing with great food and a chilled drink. The cafe covers all the 3 floors of a beautiful listed building, the ground floor is home to the popular carvery whilst the second and third floor provide seating in a quaint English tearoom style. They also have a delightful summer courtyard, a natural suntrap.

Oak smoked Scottish salmon, brown bread, lemon and horseradish cream, moules mariniere, and homemade soup of the day with crusty bread are some excellent options to start off your meal. For mains consider, parmesan gnocchi, roasted tomato and basil sauce and crispy leeks, or whole baked sole with fresh garden salad, new potatoes, parsley and lemon butter. Prune and Armagnac crème brûlée with shortbread, or coffee and doughnuts can provide an ideal finish to your delightful meal.

Slug and Lettuce has a chain of almost a hundred bars spread across the country sharing a common love of serving down to earth, undemanding food and drink.

The group prides itself on offering dishes prepared using quality ingredients, and you should be attended on by attentive staff in a safe, welcoming and cheerful environment. The Slugs have something for anyone - breakfast for a lively start to the day, lunch for busy people, family meals or even a relaxing glass of wine to bring a tiring day to an end - all in a variety of modern and stylish settings.

The menu features old time English favourites such as Gloucestershire Old Spot sausages in buttered mash or fish pie made with Dartmouth smokehouse haddock, in a Devon cream and leek sauce, although dishes look to Europe and further afield to Asia for inspiration. A good way to start the enjoyment is by sharing platters of Southern fried chicken breast pieces, crispy potato wedges, garlic ciabatta strips, half a rack of BBQ pork ribs, wasabi vegetables with onion rings or some Greek mezze

Hearty steak pies, Thai curry with sticky jasmine rice or butternut squash with goats' cheese lasagne are amongst the more popular main dishes. Sandwiches or wraps - warm tortilla with chicken and Parmesan or aromatic duck in plum sauce - provide for those who prefer something lighter. They also serve burgers as well as tempting salads like salmon, asparagus or tomato and mozzarella. For children they have good old British standby sausage and mash, or pepper pasta and ketchup among other choices, all of which never fail to delight, particularly as some of them seem to have come out of a certain celebrity chef's Book of Forbidden Dishes.

Desserts appear in the form of raspberry biscotti, hot chocolate pudding or a creamy strawberry cheesesake. The wine list is well compiled and substantial. There are not less than seven French, three from Italy and some from Spain, Chile, Australia as well as New Zealand. Slug and Lettuce can cater for events including birthday parties, fashion shows, hen nights, wedding parties or just an enjoyable night out with a few friends.

Built for Augustus Hayter 1623 this rather extraordinary house has changed so little over the centuries, the biggest being when it went through its "Swiss period" in the mid 19th century. Properly called Teffont Evias, it is a real piece of old England.

This characteristic finds its way into the restaurant, where Head Chef Nick Wentworth calls upon local ingredients whenever possible to service a menu that reflects strongly the surrounding countryside, season upon season, with frequent excursions into their own garden.

Starters could include Cornish scallop risotto with deep fried basil; fillet of brill, onion tart tatin with wild mushrooms, or cannon of lamb with goat's cheese tortellini. Follow with fillet of wild sea bass, saffron broth and pancetta beignet; fillet of Scottish beef, foie gras, rosti. confit Savoy cabbage and truffle jus, or fillet of cod, truffle mash, roasted cèpes and Merlot syrup.

A passion fruit curd soufflé with passion fruit consommé or a vanilla crème brûlée, Agen prunes with Armagnac are two of the most popular desserts and make a pleasant end to a meal that is well paced and served with grace.

The supporting cast in the form of the wine list, table setting and décor is exactly as you would expect of such a beautiful time-warp house. Described by Egon Ronay as "a little gem", this bastion of old England is a place to treasure. If you share it make sure it with people who can be relied upon to appreciate as much as you do. Howard's House deserves only the best.

For some time I made the mistake of thinking that no group of restaurants in the region of 200 locations could hope to maintain the quality for which I was looking.

Then one day I decided to put my prejudices to the test, walked into Oxford Ask! and discovered that I could not have been more mistaken. Their claim to serve freshly prepared quality food in stylish and comfortable surroundings with friendly and efficient service proved to be absolutely spot on.

Since then I have also discovered that a degree of consistency seems to operate throughout their restaurants, and that certainly does take some achieving, implying a degree of management that is enviable. They are perfect places for an impromptu snack, a bit of culinary grazing, or the full works, and families are catered for particularly well.

Their trendy décor usually comprises tiled floors and black furniture with well set tables that sparkle with glass, silver and spotless linen. Ten starters include crostini and bruschetta, followed by a range of salads, pasta and al forno, oven baked pasta, some with chicken.

The pizzas are stone baked in the oven, creating a crisp, authentic and delicious flavour, and they all come topped with mozzarella and tomato. Calzone introduce a touch of opulence with a folded pizza baked in the oven and topped with garlic butter and melted grana padano, whilst inside expect to find chicken or a vegetarian mix.

Amongst the specials may I warmly, in every sense, recommend the polpette al forno, a popular Milanese dish of beef meatballs sautéed in garlic with fire roasted peppers, caramelised onions, chilli and pomodoro sauce, with penne pasta, topped with cheese and oven baked.

An enticing selection of desserts list banoffee pie and tiramisu amongst them, and the coffee tastes like coffee, which may sound banal, but I guess you know what I mean.

Thanks to a well selected wine list speculative drinking can offer handsome dividends, even with prices rarely crossing the £20 barrier.

Haunch of Venison is probably the oldest hostelry in Salisbury; customers can dine in the historic downstairs bar or in the restaurant upstairs. The enormous oak beams predate the building by several hundred years and are thought to have come from early sailing vessels.

St George penned the following words in his diary, 'visited Salisbury - had legendary fight with nasty dragon - won of course - nipped into Haunch of Venison for a quick pint and something to eat at the restaurant 'one' - all in a great day out'.

The One Restaurant serves fresh and tasty English food at reasonable prices even today and the bar is known for its whiskies, brandies and cask conditioned ales.

The menu features modern and old favourites such as venison toad in the hole, smoked haddock chowder, and bubble and squeak. Expect to find local game and fresh fish starring on the specials board. Steaks such as the 12oz t-bone, and the pork shank served with new potatoes, apple sauce and calvados jus ensure the hungriest appetites depart delighted.

Chang Thong Thai Restaurant provides truly authentic Thai cuisine with a wide selection to suit all tastes. Its handy location right in the centre of Salisbury makes it an ideal venue for all occasions, and its many fans finds that it caters extremely well to families. It is difficult to quote an accurate cost per head, as a set meal with beer would cost much less than £26, and many people just have a light snack at lunchtime.