SOMERSET'S best restaurants have been revealed in a new guide.
The Restaurant Guide 2020, the food lover’s guide to the best cuisine in Britain and compiled by AA Hospitality and Hotel Services, this year includes a whopping 41 county restaurants.
The guide itself contains more than 2,000 restaurants currently awarded Rosettes for culinary excellence by the AA’s professional inspectors.
Among the Somerset restaurants featured are a restaurant in a Georgian ballroom (Macdonald Bath Spa, Bath), a former cider house (The Kingsdon Inn, Kingsdon) and a Palladian mansion (Ston Easton Park Hotel, Ston Easton).
Three Taunton restaurants make the list: Castle Bow, The Mount Somerset Hotel and Augustus.
Bridgwater's Walnut Tree Hotel is also included, as is the Lordleaze Hotel, in Chard.
Simon Numphud, managing director at AA Media, said: “We are pleased to see the hospitality industry going from strength to strength, with over 140 new dining destinations being added to The Restaurant Guide 2020.
"The establishments in this year’s Guide demonstrate the high quality of culinary experiences across the country, offering delicious food and impeccable service.”
In addition to restaurant listings, The Restaurant Guide 2020 includes interviews with top chefs including Tom Brown and Steven Edwards, as well as details of the winners of the AA Hospitality Awards, including Restaurants of the Year, AA Wine Awards and Chefs’ Chef of the Year.
LISTED: Augustus, Taunton
The list of Somerset restaurants in the Guide this year is as below:
The Oak House AXBRIDGE
Woods Restaurant BATH
Macdonald Bath Spa BATH
The Olive Tree at the Queensberry Hotel BATH
The Dower House Restaurant BATH
The Bath Priory Hotel, Restaurant & Spa BATH
Bailbrook House Hotel BATH
The Marlborough Tavern BATH
The Circus Restaurant BATH
The Chequers BATH
The Hare & Hounds BATH
Menu Gordon Jones BATH
Dan Moon at the Gainsborough Restaurant BATH
The Scallop Shell BATH
Walnut Tree Hotel BRIDGWATER
Lordleaze Hotel CHARD
The Bath Arms CHEDDAR
The Pony and Trap CHEW MAGNA
The Queens Arms CORTON DENHAM
Woods Bar & Restaurant DULVERTON
The Luttrell Arms Hotel DUNSTER
Langford Fivehead FIVEHEAD
The Holcombe Inn HOLCOMBE
THE PIG near Bath HUNSTRETE
The Kingsdon Inn KINGSDON
The Litton LITTON
Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel MIDSOMER NORTON
The Globe MILVERTON
The Notley Arms Inn MONKSILVER
Crossways Inn NORTH WOOTTON
The Oakhill Inn OAKHILL
Charlton House Hotel & Spa SHEPTON MALLET
The Devonshire Arms SOMERTON
Ston Easton Park Hotel STON EASTON
The Mount Somerset Hotel & Spa TAUNTON
Augustus TAUNTON
Castle Bow Restaurant TAUNTON
Crown & Victoria TINTINHULL
Goodfellows WELLS
Best Western Plus Swan Hotel WELLS
Little Barwick House YEOVIL
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