Nine restaurants in Devon have been named among the best in the UK, according to Harden's restaurant guide 2018.

The guide that is described as the ‘Gastronome’s bible’ has been running for 25 years and each year it produces a list of the highest standard restaurants across the UK.

The yearly guide is based on one of the country’s most detailed surveys of regular restaurant-goers.

One of the dining rooms inside Lympstone Manor
One of the dining rooms inside Lympstone Manor

How is it judged?

The annual publication collects tens of thousands of reviews from ‘ordinary’ restaurant-goers.

Reviewers tell all about their best and worst experiences.

Each restaurant is then compared to others in the same price-bracket.

Gidleigh Park
Gidleigh Park

What do the ratings mean?

Ratings are provided for food, service and ambiance.

A rating of 5 is exceptional, 4 is very good, 3 is good, 2 is average, and 1 is poor.

According to the guide The Seahorse in Dartmouth and Lympstone Manor in Exmouth ranked among the top 100.

The other seven restaurants that were named in the guide were Monty's Caribbean Kitchen in Barnstaple, Gidleigh Park in Chagford, The Old Inn in Drewsteignton, Kentisbury Grange Hotel in Kentisbury, The Mason's Arms in Knowstone, the Crab Shack in Teignmouth and Northcote Manor in Umberleigh.