A restaurant in Bruton has come second in SquareMeal's UK Top 100 restaurant list.

Osip is a tiny, Michelin-starred restaurant owned and run by ex-head chef of London favourites Portland and Clipstone, Merlin Labron-Johnson.

Serving a refined line-up of farm-to-table food, the 22-cover restaurant works grows much of its own produce and works closely with local suppliers to source the rest for a predominantly vegetarian menu. A variety of tasting menus are on offer - lunch diners can choose between a four-course' menu du jour' or a six-course tasting menu, whilst dinner offers up a full nine-course taster, as well as the six-course.

Osip has taken the decision to make the tasting menus completely blind - you leave yourself in the hands of Labron-Johnson and his expert kitchen team here (though you get a lovely printed menu to take away with you afterwards). 

SquareMeal's Head of Content Caroline Hendry explains: "Last year's number one is still high in estimations, and Osip's reputation is only growing. The serene dining room is matched by precise, elegant cooking, and a laudable commitment to supporting local producers."

Using a combination of thousands of reader votes and SquareMeal's own expert critics, the UK Top 100 Restaurants list is a true reflection of Britain's varied dining scene - featuring everything from fine dining experiences through to farm-to-table restaurants and gastropubs. Each eatery is truly unique but all have one thing in common - an unmissable menu.

Ms Hendry continued: "We're sending huge congratulations to all 100 restaurants featured in this year's list."