Restaurants in Surrey

Surrey sits affluently on the south-western fringes of the capital and it's peppered with restaurants that have a distinctly metropolitan flavour.

Kew and Richmond make the most of their locations close to the Thames and the world-famous gardens, and both have their quota of eating places.

There are also prosperous country and village pubs - especially south of the M25 - offering fine dining and are well worth a trip out from the capital on a fine day.

La Barbe - Reigate Laurent Paucard and his team have been delivering authentic French cuisine to travellers and aficionados for more than 26 years and show no signs of faltering... Brightly coloured, original artwork sets the tone in the dining room

La Capanna - Cobham La Capanna in Cobham, once described by one restaurant critic as "the prettiest interior of any restaurant I have ever dined in"; this 18th century building has such amazing character

Drake's - Ripley Steven Drake has an impeccable culinary CV and he continues to create dishes that appear disarmingly effortless but clearly involve an enormous amount of time, skill and artistry