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The tapas here are fantastic. for gourmets, with exceptional, MILFORD-ON-SEA:
There is also a special menu Michelin-starred food. Set menus La Perle ££
and a play area for kids. change daily to reflect the Modern British Road Map B3
seasonal ingredients available. 60 High St, Hampshire, SO41 0QD
CHIPPENHAM: Lucknam Tel 01590 643557 Closed Tue lunch
Park £££ LYMINGTON: The Mill & Sun dinner; Mon
Modern European Road Map A1 at Gordleton ££ Rooted in the New Forest and
Colerne, Wiltshire, SN14 8AZ Modern British Road Map B3 its produce, La Perle’s chef-
Tel 01225 742777 Closed Tue–Sat Silver St, Hordle, Hampshire, SO41 6DJ patron, Sam Hughes, was
lunch Tel 01590 682219 a protégé of Raymond Blanc.
Chef Hywel Jones serves diners A superb restaurant set in a His buzz words are “seasonal”,
outstanding Michelin-starred 400-year-old former water mill in “local” and “ethical”. There’s
cuisine at this stunning 17th- the heart of the New Forest. You live jazz every Sunday.
century country-house hotel. can eat in the riverside dining
If you prefer something less room or on the glorious wisteria- PORTSMOUTH:
formal than the Park Restaurant, covered terrace. The set and Spice Merchants £
opt for the trendy Brasserie. children’s menus are excellent. Indian Road Map B2
44 Osborne Rd, Southsea, Hampshire,
DK Choice LYNDHURST: Hartnett, £££ PO5 3LT Closed lunch
Tel 02392 828900
Holder & Co.
COWES: The Little Gloster £££ Italian Road Map B2 A small convivial restaurant
European Road Map B2 Beaulieu Rd, Hampshire, SO43 7FZ featuring a menu of authentic
31 Marsh Rd, Isle of Wight, Tel 02380 287177 recipes from all over India. Try
PO31 8JQ Expect remarkable, down-to-earth one of the signature seafood
Tel 01983 298776 Closed Sun cooking from the partnership of dishes, such as Bengal prawns
dinner; Mon; winter: Tue & Wed celebrity chef Angela Hartnett or monkfish in orange sauce.
A family-run restaurant, the Little and Lime Wood’s (see p176) Luke Eat in or take away.
Gloster has spectacular views. Holder. The food is smoked in
The dining room is pared-back, their own smokehouse, and PORTSMOUTH: Bistro
contemporary and Scandinavian served in a relaxed, stylish setting. Montparnasse £££
in style. The food is equally Modern European Road Map B2
unfussy. Try the mouthwatering MALMESBURY: The Rectory ££ 103 Palmerston Rd, Southsea,
Nordic gravlax (raw salmon Modern British Road Map A1 Hampshire, PO5 3PS
cured with salt, sugar and dill), Crudwell, Wiltshire, SN16 9EP Tel 02392 816754 Closed lunch;
served with crème fraîche, caviar Tel 01666 577194 Closed Mon–Sat Sun & Mon
and a shot of ice-cold Aquavit. lunch A good relationship with local
The Slow Food movement suppliers lies at the heart of this
drives the menu at this refined bistro – one of Portsmouth’s
EMSWORTH: 36 on the Quay £££ restaurant. Eat in the beautiful standout restaurants. Dine from
Modern British Road Map C2 panelled dining room or outside a regularly changing menu in a
47 South St, Hampshire, PO10 7EG around a baptism pool once relaxed, friendly environment.
Tel 01243 375592 Closed Sun & used by the church next door.
Mon; two weeks Jan; one week May; SALISBURY: Hox Brasserie £
one week Oct MALMESBURY: Whatley Indian Road Map A2
Overlooking the picturesque bay Manor £££ 155 Fisherton St, Wiltshire, SP2 7RP
in the fishing village of Emsworth, International Road Map A1 Tel 01722 341600
this Michelin-starred restaurant Easton Grey, Wiltshire, SN16 0RB Set in an elegant dining room,
serves fresh, healthy, creatively Tel 01666 822888 Closed lunch; Hox Brasserie specializes in South
prepared food. The dining room Mon & Tue dinner Indian cuisine. The restaurant also
has soothing decor, and the The two-Michelin-starred Dining serves other traditional dishes such
service is warm and professional. Room is refreshingly devoid of as tandoori chicken in fenugreek
ostentation. Six-course tasting sauce, Rajasthani lamb curry
LACOCK: The Bell £ menus are imaginative and braised with Kashmiri chilli and
Pub Road Map A1 seasonal. The informal brasserie, garlic, and tiger prawns cooked
The Wharf, Bowden Hill, Wiltshire, Le Mazot, has a pretty terrace. in a Goan sweet-and-sour sauce.
SN15 2PJ
Tel 01249 730308
An endearingly old-fashioned,
award-winning pub on the
outskirts of historic Lacock. The
place specializes in British pub
classics and comfort food, with
a good selection of real ales.
LITTLE BEDWYN:
The Harrow £££
Modern British Road Map A1
Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3JP
Tel 01672 870871 Closed Sun–Tue
A sophisticated country restaurant,
the Harrow is worthy of a detour.
It is a paradise for oenophiles,
with a 60-page wine list, and Inviting dining room at the Little Gloster in Cowes, Isle of Wight
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 180–81
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