Wiltshire Restaurants

Park Restaurant

Notable amongst the restaurants of England, Lucknam Park combines a stately Palladian background with superbly prepared and presented food, all very much at a price. The former ballroom serves as a magnificent dining room in which Chef Hywel Jones sets a very high standard indeed.

• Address: Lucknam Park Hotel, Colerne, nr Chippenham, SN14 8AZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Vegetarian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £35.00, Dinner: £78.00

Pear Tree Inn

A family party of twelve of us had Saturday lunch at The Pear Tree, on what appeared to be the only dry spot in England, one warm September day. As we had driven through the murk of the northern stretches of a rain-swept M5 to a destination we had seen only on the internet, we began to wonder if a long lie-in might not have been a better option.

• Address: Top Lane, Whitley, nr Melksham, SN12 8QX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £44.00

Pizza Express - Chippenham

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.

• Address: 23-24 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pizza Express - Marlborough

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.

• Address: 37 High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1LW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pizza Express - Salisbury

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.

• Address: 50 Blue Boar Row, Salisbury, SP1 1DA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pizza Express - Swindon

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.

• Address: 5 Bath Road, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4AS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Potting Shed Pub, The

• Address: The Street, Crudwell, Malmesbury, SN16 9EW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Prezzo - Salisbury

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 with well over a hundred outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest.

• Address: 52 High Street, Salisbury, SP1 2PF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Raffles Restaurant

Yes, very traditional indeed and none the worse for it. There is a wonderful atmosphere as loyal aficionados of James and Mary Hannan's place come and go. The cuisine is essentially English and French with occasional flights of fancy.

• Address: 1 The Green, Aldbourne, SN8 2BW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £17.00

Red Lion Inn Axford, The

Housed in a 16th century building, the Red Lion Inn, located in the delightful market town of Marlborough certainly draws attention on all counts, from the charming interior with ancient beams and an inglenook fireplace, to the panoramic views of the River Kennet flowing nearby.

• Address: Axford, Marlborough, SN8 2HA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £30.00