SEVERAL restaurants have been named among the best places to eat in the country.
The Restaurant Guide 2022 is a guide to the UK and Ireland’s top dining destinations, featuring more than 1,700 restaurants that have been awarded Rosettes for culinary excellence by the AA’s professional inspectors.
Now in its 28th edition, The Restaurant Guide 2022 provides food lovers with breakdowns of restaurants by county, including a detailed description of each destination, information on the latest chef changes, opening times, sample menu prices and images of many of the featured locations.
The AA Restaurant Guide, which wasn’t released in 2020, returns with a blend of familiar favourites and more than 100 restaurants new to the guide since the previous edition.
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The Ollerod, based in Prout Bridge, Beaminster, is among the new additions to the list, with the guide describing the restaurant as being ‘full of character, offers plenty of period details, as well as contemporary furnishings and decor.’
A description of the restaurant reads: “Local art and photography can often be seen on display, and there’s a real emphasis on the best local and seasonal produce, with fish and seafood from the Dorset coast.
“A summer menu might feature refreshing ajo blanco – a chilled almond soup with crab, mango and grapes, followed by an equally refreshing dish of salmon ceviche with avocado mousse.
“Finish with an elderflower cream with poached gooseberries and a mini doughnut.”
The Ollerod and Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Evershot have also both been named among the top restaurants of 2020 with both boasting three rosettes.
The Restaurant Guide 2022 is now on sale in bookstores at £16.99 RRP.
The full list of the 24 Dorset restaurants featured on the guide are:
• Brassica Restaurant in The Square, Beaminster. One Rosette
• The Ollerod in Prout Bridge, Beaminster. Three Rosettes
• The Crab at Bournemouth in Park Central Hotel, Exeter Road, Bournemouth. Two Rosettes
• Cumberland Hotel in East Overcliffe Drive, Bournemouth. Two Rosettes
• The Green in 4 Grove Road, Bournemouth. Two Rosettes
• Hermitage Hotel in Exeter Road, Bournemouth. One Rosette
• No 34 at The Orchid Hotel in 34 Gervis Road, Bournemouth. One Rosette
• Roots in 141 Belle Vue Road, Bournemouth. Two Rosettes
• Captain's Club Hotel & Spa in Wick Ferry, Wick Lane, Christchurch. Two Rosettes
• The Jetty in Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, 95 Mudeford. Christchurch. Two Rosettes
• The Lord Bute & Restaurant in Lymington Road, Highcliffe-on-Sea. Two Rosettes
• Upper Deck Bar & Restaurant in Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, 95 Mudeford, Christchurch. One Rosette
• Mortons Manor in East Street, Corfe Castle. Two Rosettes
• The Acorn Inn in Fore Street, Evershot. One Rosette
• Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in Fore Street, Evershot. Three Rosettes
• Le Petit Canard in Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton. One Rosette
• Hotel du Vin Poole in Mansion House, Thames Street, Poole. One Rosette
• Rick Stein Sandbanks in 10-14 Banks Road, Poole. One Rosette
• The Green in The Green, Sherborne. Two Rosettes
• The Kings Arms in Charlton Herethorne, Sherborne. One Rosette
• Seasons Restaurant in Long Street, Sherborne. Two Rosettes
• THE PIG on the Beach in The Manor House, Manor Road, Studland. Two Rosettes
• The Club House, Beach Road in West Bexington. One Rosette
• Crab House Café in Ferrymans Way, Portland Road, Weymouth. One Rosette
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