# Trencherman's Guide: The South West's most exceptional restaurants

> The Trencherman's Guide exists for those who care about the best places to eat \- and are willing to travel for meals worth remembering\.

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## Pages
- [About the Trencherman's Guide](https://trenchermans-guide.com/about-the-trenchermans-guide/): Learn about the original guide to exquisite dining in the South West
- [Join the Trencherman's Table](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-newsletter/)
- [The Trenchermans guide](https://trenchermans-guide.com/)
- [Shop](https://trenchermans-guide.com/shop/)
- [Free Trial Subscription Offer — Terms \& Conditions](https://trenchermans-guide.com/legal/free-trial-subscription-offer-terms-conditions/)

## Posts
- [Where we're dining this autumn](https://trenchermans-guide.com/events/where-were-dining-this-autumn/): Autumn 2026 dining dates worth planning around
- [Win dinner for four at Zacry's, Watergate Bay](https://trenchermans-guide.com/competitions/win-dinner-for-four-at-zacrys-watergate-bay/): Win an exquisite dinner with English fizz for four people
- [Introducing Trencherman's Suppers](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-suppers/introducing-trenchermans-suppers/): Discover the first two events in our newly launched Trencherman's Suppers series
- [Where to drink wine in the South West](https://trenchermans-guide.com/inspiration/where-to-drink-wine-in-the-south-west/): From vineyard restaurants to brilliant bottle shops and expertly curated lists, discover the restaurants where what’s in the glass matters as much as what’s on the plate
- [Where we're dining this summer](https://trenchermans-guide.com/events/where-were-dining-this-summer/): Summer 2026 dining dates worth planning around

## Quotes
- [Chris and James Tanner, Barbican Kitchen](https://trenchermans-guide.com/quote/chris-and-james-tanner-barbican-kitchen/): 'The go\-to guide for the South West\. It's been a pleasure to watch it evolve over the last 27 years\!'
- [Nicholas Balfe, Holm](https://trenchermans-guide.com/quote/nicholas-balfe-holm/): ‘Trencherman's is unique thanks to its very particular sense of place\. We are very lucky to be part of such a vibrant, interconnected community’
- [Adam Handling, Ugly Butterfly](https://trenchermans-guide.com/quote/adam-handling-ugly-butterfly/): 'My go\-to "Where am I going to eat?" guide'
- [Veryan Palmer, The Headland Hotel, Trencherman's committee member](https://trenchermans-guide.com/quote/veryan-palmer-the-headland-hotel-trenchermans-committee-member/): 'Trencherman's truly is the best of the best of the South West restaurant scene\. It's a very special thing to be part of'
- [Elly Wentworth, Fowlescombe Farm](https://trenchermans-guide.com/quote/elly-wentworth-fowlescombe-farm/): 'The guide celebrates the best of the South West and brings everyone from the community together'

## Recipes
- [Navas Paloma](https://trenchermans-guide.com/cocktails/paloma-cocktail-recipe/)
- [Trevethan Southside Fizz](https://trenchermans-guide.com/cocktails/southside-cocktail/): Fresh, lifted, and quietly complex

- [Limoncello, gin and vermouth cocktail](https://trenchermans-guide.com/news/cocktails/drinks-list-ciao-bella/): A deliciously tempting cocktail as the days get warmer
- [Hake, bacon and hazelnut dressing with asparagus](https://trenchermans-guide.com/news/mains/hake-bacon-and-hazelnut-dressing-with-asparagus/): There's a really good supply of hake in the summer off the Cornish coast,' says Tom Brown, head chef of Outlaw's at the St Enodoc Hotel, Rock\.
- [Cured monkfish with ginger dressing](https://trenchermans-guide.com/news/mains/cured-monkfish-with-ginger-dressing/)

## Trencherman’s Restaurants
- [Petty Fours](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-restaurants/higher-member/cornwall/petty-fours-truro/): Stimulating dinner spot
- [Zacry's](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-restaurants/special-place-to-stay/cornwall/watergate-bay-restaurants-zacrys/): Modern Cornish cooking by the sea
- [Reef Knot Restaurant at The Idle Rocks](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-restaurants/higher-member/cornwall/the-idle-rocks/): Uber\-fresh sustainable seafood
- [Thirteen](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-restaurants/dorset/thirteen/): Artistic tasting experience
- [2 Fore Street Restaurant](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-restaurants/2-fore-street-restaurant/): Foodie magnet in Mousehole

## Products
- [Trencherman's Guide edition 34 launch](https://trenchermans-guide.com/tickets/trenchermans-guide-edition-34-launch-copy/): \<h2\>\<span style="color: \#000000"\>We're delighted to invite you to join us in celebrating the launch of the 34th edition of the \<em\>Trencherman's Guide\</em\>\</span\>\</h2\>
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- [Trencherman's Guide Edition 34](https://trenchermans-guide.com/the-guide/trenchermans-guide-edition-34/): \<p dir="auto" data\-start="216" data\-end="276"\>\<strong data\-start="216" data\-end="276"\>A new chapter for the South West’s original dining guide\</strong\>\</p\>
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- [Trencherman's Awards 2026](https://trenchermans-guide.com/tickets/trenchermans-awards-2026/): \<h3\>\<span style="color: \#000000\!important"\>Join us for the South West's hospitality event of the year as the region's best chefs and restaurateurs congregate at The Beach Club Restaurant at Carbis Bay Estate to feast, celebrate and discover who has won this year's coveted Trencherman's Awards\.\</span\>\</h3\>
April 27, 2026 – 6\.30pm welcome drinks, 7pm dinner

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- [Trencherman’s Guide Edition 33](https://trenchermans-guide.com/the-guide/trenchermans-guide-edition-33/): \<h3 class="p1"\>\<span style="color: \#000000;"\>Authentic\. Creative\. Innovative\.\</span\>\</h3\>
\<span style="color: \#000000;"\>The South West's most exceptional restaurants\</span\>
- [Trencherman's Guide edition 33 launch](https://trenchermans-guide.com/launch/trenchermans-guide-edition-33-launch/): \<h2\>\<span style="color: \#000000"\>We're delighted to invite you to join us in celebrating the launch of the 33rd edition of the \<em\>Trencherman's Guide\</em\>\.\</span\>\</h2\>
\<h3\>\<span style="color: \#000000"\>October 13, 2025 \| 12pm Champagne reception \| 12\.30pm lunch\</span\>\</h3\>
\<h3\>\<span style="color: \#000000"\>Ugly Butterfly 2\.0 at The Headland, Newquay, Cornwall\</span\>\</h3\>
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## Categories
- [Features](https://trenchermans-guide.com/features/)
- [News](https://trenchermans-guide.com/news/)
- [Interviews](https://trenchermans-guide.com/interviews/)
- [Trencherman's Awards](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-awards/)
- [Inspiration](https://trenchermans-guide.com/inspiration/)

## Areas
- [Cornwall](https://trenchermans-guide.com/cornwall/)
- [Devon](https://trenchermans-guide.com/devon/)
- [Bristol \& Bath](https://trenchermans-guide.com/bristol-bath/)
- [Dorset](https://trenchermans-guide.com/dorset/)
- [Somerset](https://trenchermans-guide.com/somerset/)

## Features
- [Higher member](https://trenchermans-guide.com/higher-member/)
- [Special place to stay](https://trenchermans-guide.com/special-place-to-stay/)
- [Trencherman’s award winner](https://trenchermans-guide.com/trenchermans-award-winner/)

## Recipe categories
- [Cocktails](https://trenchermans-guide.com/recipe/cocktails/)
- [Mains](https://trenchermans-guide.com/recipe/mains/)
- [Desserts](https://trenchermans-guide.com/recipe/desserts/)
- [Starters](https://trenchermans-guide.com/recipe/starters/)

## Product categories
- [The Guide](https://trenchermans-guide.com/the-guide/)
- [Tickets](https://trenchermans-guide.com/tickets/)
- [Launch](https://trenchermans-guide.com/launch/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://trenchermans-guide.com/sitemap_index.xml)