What is Trencherman’s Guide?

Trencherman’s Guide is the definitive guide to the South West’s most exceptional restaurants, inns and dining experiences, curated by industry experts.

Which restaurants are featured in the guide?

Each edition features over 100 hand-picked restaurants across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, all chosen for their outstanding food and hospitality.

What is included in the guide?

The guide showcases detailed write-ups of exceptional restaurants, inns and dining destinations, with insider recommendations, chef profiles and expert insights into the South West food scene.

Which regions does the guide cover?

The guide covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

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Emberwood

Fire-led cooking in the city

No.5–11 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HH

Chef(s) David Hazell

Try the hotel's new spa before lunch, afternoon tea or dinner

Emberwood, the restaurant at Bath’s Francis Hotel, has brought fresh energy to one of the city’s best-known addresses. Occupying seven Georgian townhouses overlooking Queen Square, it pairs historic surroundings with bold British brasserie cooking centred on charcoal and open flame.

Chef David Hazell celebrates exceptional regional produce in dishes such as beef tartare with tallow crisps; pork schnitzel with lardo fries; and South West ex-dairy côte de boeuf, showcasing a kitchen that lets carefully sourced ingredients shine.

The handsome dining room flows into a lively bar and terrace, where expertly crafted cocktails, a well-curated wine list and the restaurant’s much-loved dessert trolley complete the experience. Upstairs, the Francis Hotel’s 98 individually designed bedrooms make it easy to turn dinner into an overnight stay.