Channel Islands, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

“Top-notch”, “consistently excellent” cuisine from chef Andrew Baird distinguishes this “very comfortable” and slightly old-fashioned Relais & Chateaux establishment: a fourteenth-century manor house with landscaped grounds which has been run as a hotel since 1949 by three generations of the Lewis family. Particular strengths include “wonderful Jersey seafood”, “the best Sunday roasts” and a “brilliant wine list”.

“One of the best restaurants on Guernsey” – this beachside venue, complete with large terrace and bar overlooking the bay has gorgeous views and continues to inspire enthusiastic feedback for its contemporary cuisine (mostly fish and seafood, but also with steak).

2018 Review: Mark Jordan produces some “superb food” (it’s “almost worth going for the Dauphinoise cappuccino alone”) in the swish dining room of this bayside country hotel, which boasts fine views. It has kept the tyre men’s favour for a decade now – and even the most sceptical report this year rated it as very good all-round.

Co-run by the owners of The Atlantic Hotel – and helmed by Mark Jordan, who held a star at the hotel’s Ocean Restaurant for over a decade – this smart, beachside bistro wins uniformly stellar marks for its fishy cuisine, not least a “lovely lobster Thermidor”.

2017 Review: A “small but delightfully formed restaurant on Jersey’s eastern coast overlooking the bay and Gorey Castle”; on the food front, “local produce features across the menu” and there’s “always something to please”. Top tip – snap up a “romantic” balcony table (they've “added more shelter” to the outdoors this year).

2018 Review: Shaun Rankin’s highly accomplished cuisine from a variety of menus running up to a seven-course tasting option inspires some exceptional ratings from most (if not quite all) visitors to his slick restaurant, bar and deli.

A boutique hotel on Alderney with a restaurant headed up by James Edwards, using produce from the kitchen garden and wider hotel grounds.