A Beaminster restaurant has been included among the 100 best local dining spots as part of the Good Food Guide 2023.

Brassica in Beaminster has been included in the list, which was made after months of nominations, inspections and deliberations.

The awards were created 13 years ago to "celebrate the places that are the beating heart of communities around Britain."

The website adds: "This year, we received more than 37,000 nominations from diners advocating their beloved local haunts. It turned out to be the strongest field of contenders we’ve ever seen.

"So, alongside our national and regional winners, we are recognising an extended list of venues offering brilliant, creative, personal hospitality in all corners of Britain."

The full top 100 can be seen on the Good Food Guide website.

Brassica is well-received on Tripadvisor, earning a score of 4.5/5 from 336 reviews.

The "simply served, high-spec seasonal cooking" was a point of praise, with brunch and lunch being the main focus of the restaurant.

It adds: "Mediterranean flavours dominate many of the dishes, from nibbles of ‘quick-prove’ focaccia with aïoli or ‘barely grilled’ friggitelli peppers to a superb, crisp and light hazelnut and caramel doughnut with two big balls of proper vanilla ice cream, all draped in thick caramel sauce."

Three evenings a week Brassica opens for more ambitious suppers where you could get dishes such as grilled cod fillet with agretti, piquillo peppers and chickpeas. 

It is not the first time the restaurant has received national acclaim.

In 2017, Brassica was featured in the Sunday Times' Top 100 Restaurants.