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Exceptional eating for under £100
Published 09 June 2023

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Looking to eat memorably well on a special occasion and find brilliant value for money? These 20 ‘Exceptional’ restaurants have menus for under £100, some for under £50. Please note – prices do not include drinks and are subject to change.

Cail Bruich, Glasgow

It’s £70 for the four-course lunch, offered Friday and Saturday, at Lorna McNee’s celebrated restaurant

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Carters of Moseley, Moseley

Choose the shorter six-course lunch menu (£75, Friday and Saturday) at Brad and Holly Carter’s restaurant in the Birmingham ‘burbs

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La Dame de Pic, London

This elegant restaurant in the Four Seasons hotel on the edge of the City, has a special £100 lunchtime menu through 2023 (Friday and Saturday) to mark the centenary of its historic location, Ten Trinity Square

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Grace & Savour, near Solihull

Linger over an eight-course Saturday lunch, and wander the beautiful kitchen garden, for £90

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Harborne Kitchen, Harborne

The main tasting menu is a neat £100 and its shorter version £80, but check out the ‘5 for £55’ menu (Wednesday-Thursday evenings and Friday-Saturday lunch)

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Hide and Fox, near Hythe

Expect five fantastic courses for £75 in this informal neighbourhood restaurant

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Home at Penarth, near Cardiff

Let father-daughter duo James and Georgia Sommerin prepare you a four-course lunch (Friday-Saturday) for just £60

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Inver, Strachur

Pam Brunton’s cooking is inspired daily by her surroundings. Her tasting menu costs £95, and lunchtime a la carte (Friday-Sunday through summer) around £65 for three courses plus side

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The Little Fish Market, Hove

Head to the south coast to find exceptional fish cookery throughout Duncan Ray’s £95 tasting menu, dinner only

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Old Stamp House, Ambleside

Lunch (Thursday-Saturday) is a £55 steal at this intimate Ambleside restaurant run by brothers Ryan and Craig Blackburn, or come for dinner for £95

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Osip, Bruton

Book the shorter lunch menu (£69, Thursday-Sunday) at Merlin Labron-Johnson’s exquisite farm-to-table restaurant on Bruton’s high street

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Outlaw's New Road, Port Isaac

Nathan Outlaw’s special 20th anniversary à la carte lunch menu costs around £70 – but be quick as it’s only available till July 29th

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Pollen Street Social, London

Three refined courses at Jason Atherton’s supremely elegant, contemporary Mayfair flagship will set you back just £49.50

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Restaurant Twenty-Two, Cambridge

Make a date for Thursday lunchtime and eat for £55 at this exceptional restaurant

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Silo, London

The main menu at Doug McMaster’s acclaimed zero-waste restaurant is £65, but look out also for a shorter one (early evening and Saturday lunch) for £45

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The Sportsman, Seasalter

It’s five courses, with choice, for just £80 at Stephen Harris’ lauded pub by the sea

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Spring, London

Light, airy Spring at Somerset House offers a set lunch for £33, and the famous ‘Scratch’ menu using overlooked ingredients for £30. The à la carte is good value too at around £75

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The White Swan, Fence

Enjoy four courses for £55 at lunch, and five for £80 at this characterful Lancashire pub

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The Wilderness, Birmingham

Expect the playful, the nostalgic and the unexpected at Alex Claridge’s boundary-breaking restaurant where the shorter version of the tasting menu is £95

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Woven by Adam Smith, Ascot

Adam Smith’s restaurant at Coworth Park wowed from the start. Make your own mind up over a luxurious £80 lunch, served Saturday and Sunday

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