Best restaurants of 2011

John Walsh picks this year’s most memorable dining destinations.

BEST ALL-ROUND FOOD AND DRINK

THE HARROW AT LITTLE BEDWYN, WILTSHIRE

Roger and Sue Jones’s handsome inn picked up a Michelin star in 2007 and deserves a second. Lunch offers a succession of succulent surprises: scallops with their roes attached (a sure sign of hyper-freshness); fillet, faggots and belly of pork on the same plate; almonds that turn out to be wild garlic cloves, boiled and pickled; fillet of roe venison on roesti with black pudding. A pear poached in red pudding wine sitting on white and dark chocolate mousse had me practically in tears. Their selection of British cheeses is a revelation. Their 60-page wine list is reasonably priced and features more fancy Australian reds than you’ll find in any restaurant in Australia.

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