The AA have released their Restaurant Guide for 2023, with a number of restaurants from across Dorset featuring.

Restaurants from Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Sherborne, Studland and more were included.

Now in its 29th edition, AA’s Restaurant Guide for 2023 provides food lovers with breakdowns of restaurants by county, including a detailed description of each destination, information on latest chef changes, opening times, sample menu prices and images of many of the featured locations.

Assessments of AA-inspected establishments are based on the experience of the Hotel and Restaurant inspectors on the occasion.

The restaurants are then awarded 1-5 ‘rosettes’ depending on the inspectors assessment.

If you would like to see the full guide, it is available to purchase in bookstores and online here.

Dorset Restaurants included in AA's 2023 Restaurant Guide

Three rosettes

Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant & Spa, Evershot

Bournemouth Echo: Summer Lodge Country House Hotel (Tripadvisor)Summer Lodge Country House Hotel (Tripadvisor) (Image: Tripadvisor)

The Grade II listed manor house hosts a hotel and spa as well as a restaurant, with local fish being described as a "particular strength" of the kitchen.

Dishes like tandoori-dusted hake fillet with sag aloo and lobster curry sauce come highly recommended by the AA.

Two rosettes

The Crab at Bournemouth, Bournemouth

Cumberland Hotel, Bournemouth

The Green House, Bournemouth

Roots, Bournemouth

The Station Kitchen, Bridport 

Captain's Club Hotel & Spa, Christchurch

The Jetty, Christchurch

The Lord Bute & Restaurant, Christchurch

Bournemouth Echo: The Lord Bute & Restaurant (Google Streetview)The Lord Bute & Restaurant (Google Streetview) (Image: Google Streetview)

Mortons Manor, Corfe Castle

The Millside Restaurant, Lyme Regis

The Clockspire, Sherborne

Seasons Restaurant at the Eastbury, Sherborne

The Pig on the Beach, Studland

One rosette

The Connaught Brasserie, Bournemouth

The Noisy Lobster, Christchurch

The Acorn Inn, Evershot

Upper Deck Bar & Restaurant, Christchurch

Tom's Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis

Rick Stein's Sandbanks, Poole

Hotel du Vin Poole, Poole

The King's Arms, Sherborne

The Club House, West Bexington

Crab House Cafe, Wyke Regis

The AA Restaurant Guide for 2023 can be purchased online here and in bookshops.