Editor's Choice

Restaurants-with-Rooms 2024

Number One Bruton

Number One Bruton

Bruton, Somerset

With its bright yellow front door and rhubarb-pink sitting room, this Georgian town house with cottages, forge and Michelin-starred dining is 'classic and chic, a place exuding love and care'.

1863

1863

Pooley Bridge, Cumbria

'One of the finest dining experiences I've had' was enjoyed by our inspector at this restaurant with rooms in a touristy village on the River Eamont, at the head of Ullswater.

The Whitebrook

The Whitebrook

Whitebrook, Monmouthshire

In a mobile-phone not-spot, deep in the rich foraging grounds of the Wye valley, Chris and Kirsty Harrod's restaurant-with-rooms holds its Michelin star for a ninth year.

Mingary Castle

Mingary Castle

Kilchoan, Highland

'Staying in the inner courtyard of a 13th-century castle was always going to be unforgettable,' writes an inspector, on a visit to Colin Nicolson and Jessica Thompson's restaurant-with-rooms.

Yalbury Cottage

Yalbury Cottage

Dorchester, Dorset

Deep in Thomas Hardy country, this picture-perfect thatched cottage is a popular restaurant with rooms run with great charm by Ariane Jones and her husband, Jamie.

Lake Isle

Lake Isle

Uppingham, Rutland

There is no isle here, no lake, no bee-loud glade, but the name of Richard and Janine Burton's lauded restaurant-with-rooms draws inspiration from WB Yeats's Innisfree, a place of serenity and escape.

Rafters at Riverside House Hotel

Rafters at Riverside House Hotel

Bakewell, Derbyshire

A Peak District former shooting lodge 'in a pretty walled garden' on the Derbyshire Wye, this hotel has been completely refurbished by new owners, restaurateurs Alistair Myers and Tom Lawson.

The Ginger Pig

The Ginger Pig

Brighton, Sussex

Across the road from Hove's shingle beach, Ben and Pamela McKellar's Edwardian mock-timbered gastropub is 'loved by locals for its foodie reputation'.

The Angel Inn

The Angel Inn

Suffolk,

'It's fearsomely expensive but for a treat you're in safe hands' at this Tudor inn, now a restaurant-with-rooms 'in the idyllic landscape of the Stour valley'.

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Restaurants-with-Rooms 2023

Locanda on the Weir

Locanda on the Weir

Exmoor National Park, Somerset

Where Exmoor meets the Bristol Channel, this foodie retreat that oozes personality and style has 'very comfortable rooms with lovely sea views; the food is up there with many Michelin-starred restaurants'.

The Whitebrook

The Whitebrook

Whitebrook, Monmouthshire

In a mobile-phone not-spot, deep in the rich foraging grounds of the Wye valley, Chris and Kirsty Harrod's restaurant-with-rooms holds its Michelin star for a ninth year.

Grassington House

Grassington House

Skipton, Yorkshire

In a 'near-perfect position in the village square', this handsome Georgian house, now a restaurant with rooms, offers food that is 'tasty without being over fussy', 'unfailiingly attentive and friendly staff' and 'great value for money', write readers.

Native at Pensons

Native at Pensons

Tenbury Wells, Herefordshire

The team from Covent Garden restaurant Native has taken over this exceptional restaurant with rooms, continuing the ethos of sustainability and localism with wonderfully creative cooking.

The Cottage in the Wood

The Cottage in the Wood

Braithwaite, Cumbria

A whitewashed cottage on a steep woodland pass may seem an unlikely setting for Michelin-starred dining, but this restaurant-with-rooms charms both the eye and the palate.

Padstow Townhouse

Padstow Townhouse

Padstow, Cornwall

Hidden in a back street of Padstow's old town, these sybaritic B&B suites, created by chef Paul Ainsworth and his wife, are an ideal retreat for foodies.

Kilberry Inn

Kilberry Inn

Tarbert, Argyll And Bute

A whitewashed crofter's cottage with a red tin roof, on a scenic, single-track road, is the unlikely setting for this much-loved restaurant-with-rooms.

The Neptune

The Neptune

Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

The well-equipped bedrooms are no afterthought at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles' restaurant-with-rooms in a former coaching inn, but the big draw here is Kevin's Michelin-starred cooking.

Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms

Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms

Aughton, Lancashire

Book well ahead to stay at this luxury restaurant-with-rooms, in a centuries-old hall, where reverence for terroir, traceability and sustainability are at the heart of Mark Birchall's modern cuisine.

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Restaurants-with-Rooms 2022

The Crab & Lobster

The Crab & Lobster

Sidlesham, West Sussex

Overlooking the reed beds and salt marsh of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve, in an 'atmospheric location with great birdwatching from the doorstep', this excellent restaurant with rooms serves 'great food with especially imaginative vegetarian dishes'.

The Cottage in the Wood

The Cottage in the Wood

Braithwaite, Cumbria

A whitewashed cottage on a steep woodland pass may seem an unlikely setting for Michelin-starred dining, but this restaurant-with-rooms charms both the eye and the palate.

Old Downton Lodge

Old Downton Lodge

Ludlow, Shropshire

Amid rolling hills, where Shropshire nudges Herefordshire, Pippa and Willem Vlok's restaurant-with-rooms comprises a picturesque set piece of medieval and Georgian farm buildings.

The Peat Inn

The Peat Inn

Cupar, Fife

A dream destination for golfing gourmets, Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle's restaurant with rooms offers Michelin-starred cooking just a 12-minute drive from St Andrews.

Read's

Read's

Faversham, Kent

A Georgian manor house is home to a restaurant with spacious, old-fashioned bedrooms, where Frederick Forster, a former Roux Scholar, has been winning plaudits for his creative ways with locally sourced ingredients.

Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms

Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms

Aughton, Lancashire

Book well ahead to stay at this luxury restaurant-with-rooms, in a centuries-old hall, where reverence for terroir, traceability and sustainability are at the heart of Mark Birchall's modern cuisine.

The Neptune

The Neptune

Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

The well-equipped bedrooms are no afterthought at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles' restaurant-with-rooms in a former coaching inn, but the big draw here is Kevin's Michelin-starred cooking.

The Angel Inn

The Angel Inn

Skipton, Yorkshire

Michael and Johanna Wignall have reimagined a 15th-century Dales inn, creating classy, contemporary bedrooms, most in annexes with views over Rylstone Fell, and intimate dining spaces in which to sample Michael's Michelin-starred cooking.

Tyddyn Llan

Tyddyn Llan

Corwen, Denbighshire

Four nights a week, Bryan Webb cooks exciting menus of local produce at this restaurant-with-rooms, with elegant, traditional bedrooms in the Georgian house, where he and wife Susan have been welcoming guests for more than four decades.

Editor's Choice

Restaurants-with-Rooms 2021

The Cottage in the Wood

The Cottage in the Wood

Braithwaite, Cumbria

A whitewashed cottage on a steep woodland pass may seem an unlikely setting for Michelin-starred dining, but this restaurant-with-rooms charms both the eye and the palate.

Lake Isle

Lake Isle

Uppingham, Rutland

There is no isle here, no lake, no bee-loud glade, but the name of Richard and Janine Burton's lauded restaurant-with-rooms draws inspiration from WB Yeats's Innisfree, a place of serenity and escape.

Coorie Inn

Coorie Inn

Muthill, Perth And Kinross

New chef-proprietor Phillip Skinazi has refurbished the bedrooms at this former coaching inn where guests dine in a beamed dining room on his inventive, locally sourced dishes.

Morston Hall

Morston Hall

Holt, Norfolk

Birdwatchers and bon vivants beat a path to Tracy and Galton Blackiston's Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms in a flint farmhouse with Blakeney nature reserve on the doorstep.

The Whitebrook

The Whitebrook

Whitebrook, Monmouthshire

In a mobile-phone not-spot, deep in the rich foraging grounds of the Wye valley, Chris and Kirsty Harrod's restaurant-with-rooms holds its Michelin star for a ninth year.

The Neptune

The Neptune

Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

The well-equipped bedrooms are no afterthought at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles' restaurant-with-rooms in a former coaching inn, but the big draw here is Kevin's Michelin-starred cooking.

The Seafood Restaurant

The Seafood Restaurant

Padstow, Cornwall

If you can't get enough of the freshest of seafood at this restaurant-with-rooms, you can learn to prepare your own lobster for grilling and the perfect hollandaise sauce at Rick Stein's cookery school across the road.

La Fleur de Lys

La Fleur de Lys

Shaftesbury, Dorset

Little has changed at this restaurant-with-rooms in its three decades, but spotless bedrooms with thoughtful touches, and a slightly retro gourmet dining experience have their own appeal.

Editor's Choice

Restaurants-with-Rooms 2019

Coorie Inn

Coorie Inn

Muthill, Perth And Kinross

New chef-proprietor Phillip Skinazi has refurbished the bedrooms at this former coaching inn where guests dine in a beamed dining room on his inventive, locally sourced dishes.

Lake Isle

Lake Isle

Uppingham, Rutland

There is no isle here, no lake, no bee-loud glade, but the name of Richard and Janine Burton's lauded restaurant-with-rooms draws inspiration from WB Yeats's Innisfree, a place of serenity and escape.

The Three Chimneys and The House Over-By

The Three Chimneys and The House Over-By

Isle Of Skye, Highland

Decorated in cool Scandi-Scots style, this former crofter's house on the shores of Loch Dunvegan is a celebrated restaurant showcasing local produce, with, across the courtyard, spacious, split-level bedrooms painted in restful shades.

Tuddenham Mill

Tuddenham Mill

Newmarket, Suffolk

A watermill in meadowland is run as a hotel with rustic-chic and contemporary bedrooms, by chef/patron Lee Bye, whose exciting dishes can be enjoyed in the oak-beamed restaurant among the mill's workings.

The Neptune

The Neptune

Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

The well-equipped bedrooms are no afterthought at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles' restaurant-with-rooms in a former coaching inn, but the big draw here is Kevin's Michelin-starred cooking.

Tyddyn Llan

Tyddyn Llan

Corwen, Denbighshire

Four nights a week, Bryan Webb cooks exciting menus of local produce at this restaurant-with-rooms, with elegant, traditional bedrooms in the Georgian house, where he and wife Susan have been welcoming guests for more than four decades.

Editor's Choice

Restaurants-with-Rooms 2018

The Peat Inn

The Peat Inn

Cupar, Fife

A dream destination for golfing gourmets, Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle's restaurant with rooms offers Michelin-starred cooking just a 12-minute drive from St Andrews.

The Black Swan at Oldstead

The Black Swan at Oldstead

York, Yorkshire

Raise a nasturtium martini to chef/director Tommy Banks, renowned for his wildly creative cooking and use of foraged ingredients, at the family's Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms, with country-style bedrooms, here on the North York Moors.

Read's

Read's

Faversham, Kent

A Georgian manor house is home to a restaurant with spacious, old-fashioned bedrooms, where Frederick Forster, a former Roux Scholar, has been winning plaudits for his creative ways with locally sourced ingredients.

The Three Chimneys and The House Over-By

The Three Chimneys and The House Over-By

Isle Of Skye, Highland

Decorated in cool Scandi-Scots style, this former crofter's house on the shores of Loch Dunvegan is a celebrated restaurant showcasing local produce, with, across the courtyard, spacious, split-level bedrooms painted in restful shades.

Tuddenham Mill

Tuddenham Mill

Newmarket, Suffolk

A watermill in meadowland is run as a hotel with rustic-chic and contemporary bedrooms, by chef/patron Lee Bye, whose exciting dishes can be enjoyed in the oak-beamed restaurant among the mill's workings.

Tyddyn Llan

Tyddyn Llan

Corwen, Denbighshire

Four nights a week, Bryan Webb cooks exciting menus of local produce at this restaurant-with-rooms, with elegant, traditional bedrooms in the Georgian house, where he and wife Susan have been welcoming guests for more than four decades.

Editor's Choice

Restaurants-with-Rooms 2017

The Whitebrook

The Whitebrook

Whitebrook, Monmouthshire

In a mobile-phone not-spot, deep in the rich foraging grounds of the Wye valley, Chris and Kirsty Harrod's restaurant-with-rooms holds its Michelin star for a ninth year.

The Peat Inn

The Peat Inn

Cupar, Fife

A dream destination for golfing gourmets, Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle's restaurant with rooms offers Michelin-starred cooking just a 12-minute drive from St Andrews.

Morston Hall

Morston Hall

Holt, Norfolk

Birdwatchers and bon vivants beat a path to Tracy and Galton Blackiston's Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms in a flint farmhouse with Blakeney nature reserve on the doorstep.

Fischer's at Baslow Hall

Fischer's at Baslow Hall

Baslow, Derbyshire

An Edwardian homage to 17th-century style, this beautiful manor house with rich Jacobean-inspired interiors is run as a luxury hotel with fine-dining restaurant where you can enjoy a 'truly memorable meal'.

Eckington Manor

Eckington Manor

Eckington, Worcestershire

Amid water-meadow pasture, this foodie restaurant with beautifully presented rooms and a cookery school are spread across an ancient, timber-frame farmhouse and converted outbuildings.

The Neptune

The Neptune

Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

The well-equipped bedrooms are no afterthought at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles' restaurant-with-rooms in a former coaching inn, but the big draw here is Kevin's Michelin-starred cooking.

Tyddyn Llan

Tyddyn Llan

Corwen, Denbighshire

Four nights a week, Bryan Webb cooks exciting menus of local produce at this restaurant-with-rooms, with elegant, traditional bedrooms in the Georgian house, where he and wife Susan have been welcoming guests for more than four decades.

At one time, accommodation at a restaurant-with-rooms tended to be somewhat of an afterthought – functional, even stylish, a place to sleep comfortably but not designed for long stays. There might or might not have been a bar, lounge or breakfast room. Over recent years, however, that has been changing, with restaurateurs adding ever-more-desirable bedrooms and facilities, and hoteliers focusing more on their restaurants, with the distinction becoming more blurred. In recognition of the rise and rise of restaurants-with-rooms, both in numbers and aspirations, we created a distinct category for them among our Editor’s Choice lists.

The list for the new edition of The Good Hotel Guide, now available online, shows how diverse that category has become. What they all have in common is cooking of a very high order.

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