The Circus Restaurant

Situated in a golden-stone Georgian townhouse between the city’s landmarks of The Circus and The Royal Crescent, The Circus Restaurant in Bath exudes the city’s historic splendour – minus pomp or pretension.

Family-run The Circus Restaurant in Bath specialises in modern European cooking, seasonally changing menus and global wines. It’s a year-round hit with locals and enjoys a buzzy atmosphere, particularly in the summer when guests can dine alfresco at a smattering of on-street tables.

Light summer starters – such as Iford Manor cured ham with burrata, nectarine and heritage tomato salad, and Brixham sea bass cured with mango and lime gin – prime the palate for a curated selection of French-inspired mains crafted from hero ingredients grown in the South West. French-trimmed guinea fowl supreme is served with goat’s cheese arancini, courgette ribbons and roasted peach, while herb-crusted pork tenderloin is paired with buckwheat, braised ham hock, peas and broad beans.

The sweet-toothed will relish zingy desserts such as the lemon and elderflower posset with lemon curd, crushed ricciarelli biscuits and lemon verbena.

Trencherman’s tip

Book in for a lazy lunch and enjoy an extremely good-value set menu over a bottle of wine from local suppliers Wolf Wine.