Restaurants
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8 best vegetarian eateries
Searching for sustainable sustenance? We’ve got you covered with these great veggie and vegan eateries around Hampshire and Isle of Wight
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Review: Wild Thyme & Honey, Ampney Crucis
Cotswolds corker! Brand new for this year and showing all the honey-stoned charms you'd expect of an historic 16th century inn (with some multi-million pound mod-cons), read on and book in. You'll love it.
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52 roasts with the most across the Muddy counties
Why bother basting potatoes with goose fat when this lot do it so much better? Grab your gang and head to one of these gorgeous gastropubs across the Muddy counties.
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Review: The Pig in the Wall, Southampton
A decade on from when it opened, Southampton's boutique little Piggie in the Wall is as popular as ever - with all the charm of its big PIG siblings
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Best bib and tucker: Michelin Hants & Isle of Wight
Hot off the press! All the Michelin-approved fine dining tables in Hampshire & Isle of Wight, as rated in the latest guide. Is your local listed?
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15 of the best local Sunday roasts
Slap-up lunch with all the cheffy trimmings? Treat the family to a rated Sunday roast at these top Hampshire and Isle of Wight pubs and restaurants
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Your festive guide to the big smoke this Christmas
Eat, drink, and be merry in the capital this festive season with our holly jolly hitlist. From glam pop-ups and glittering fairgrounds to cocktails and carols, here's the best of the best.
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AA Guide 2022 – local restaurants ranked
Planning a posh meal? Hot off the press, the AA Rosettes have been dished out to 47 brilliant local restaurants around Hampshire and Isle of Wight
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12 top terraces for outdoor dining
They’re going fast! Snag at table at one of these Hampshire & Isle of Wight pub and restaurant outdoor dining terraces and gardens.
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20 Winter lockdown takeaways
Step away from the stove and support local for fish & chips, wood-fired pizza, sublime Sunday roasts and more.
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Chefs talk turkey – perfect picks from the finest festive menus
We head for the professionals’ kitchens to grill a few of Hampshire’s top chefs on what they like to cook – and eat – at Christmas
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Muddy reviews: Bel & The Dragon Odiham
You know those all-rounder types that are good at pretty much everything? Yep, that's the Bel and The Dragon at The George - a stylishly appointed restaurant and inn on historic Odiham High Street.
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Launch review: The Pig, Harlyn Bay, Cornwall
On its opening day, Muddy's ed-in-chief Hero Brown was the first to eat lunch at the brand new Pig hotel in Harlyn Bay (what a trooper!). So what was the verdict - and is it worth a trip to North Cornwall?
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Eat out to help out! Where to get a discount in Hants and IoW
Sick of cooking? Good news - from 3 Aug, you can get a 50% discount on your dinner and drinks when you eat in. Here are the pubs and restaurants to make your reservation at.
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Restaurants with rooms
Dreaming of a foodie getaway? We've scoured the Muddy counties for hotel stays with serious culinary credentials for when lock-down lifts. Tuck in.