MALVERN'S Cottage In The Wood hotel has launched a new restaurant.

The new venue, called Outlook, offers brasserie-style dining and the choice of an extensive lunch menu, which has been devised so diners can choose to relax over a long three-course meal or just pop in for a quick main course.

Chef Dominic Pattin said: "The concept behind the new Outlook lunch menu is to give our diners the option to come and enjoy just a main course if they have to get back to work.

"We've put together some fantastic dishes that are great for those wanting a quicker single-course lunch or work brilliantly as a starter for our diners enjoying a longer, two or three course lunch."

Outlook, housed in the hillside hotel at Malvern Wells, boasts panoramic views across the Malvern Hills towards the Severn valley.

Tables have been positioned to ensure diners enjoy the full impact of the view through the floor-to-ceiling arched windows.