Where to eat out for under £15

188 Upper Tooting Road, London
Tel: 0181-767 7027

You won't find any unofficial colours in the dishes at this well established vegetarian restaurant in bouncy Balham. Vibrant fresh flavours and dishes from the wilder shores of Gujerat will bring pleasure to the most curious of India hounds.

Dahi puri - tiny explosions of thin, crisp pastry stuffed with sweet/sour, creamy /yoghurty sauce with potatoes chickpeas etc - are one of London's more divine gastronomic experiences, but there's also samosas and onion bhajias etc. Spend as little as £5 and as much as £15 (if you can).

White Hart
11 High Street, Nayland, Suffolk
Tel: 01206 263382

Terrific inn among Suffolk's rural rides. Chef Mark Prescott is a graduate of the school of Albert Roux, and so brings the benefits of a training in the classics to the demands of inn keeping (the White Hart isn't really a pub).

So you get terrific terrines, a perfect crackling on the pork and British genius for puddings. Loads of local produce, too. Sensible service, good beer, interesting wines. The only drawback: you need to go at lunch to limbo under the £15 a head barrier. But it's worth spending the extra, and going at any time.