Our roundup of the best first courses from restaurants across Lincolnshire.
Scallops with crispy belly pork, and pancetta, at The Pig & Whistle, Healing Manor, 01472 884544 or see www.healingmanorhotel.co.uk.Pan roast salmon fillet with crab and dill salad, at The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa, 01526 352411, www.petwood.co.uk.Ham hock raviolo, apple & lovage velouté at The Olive Branch, Clipsham, 01780 410 355, www.theolivebranchpub.com. Wye Valley asparagus, garlic and crispy quail eggs at The Jews House, Lincoln, 01522 524851, www.jewshouserestaurant.co.uk.Crab and tuna loin with soy, lime, mango, cucumber gel, at The George of Stamford, 01780 750750, www.georgehotelofstamford.com.Local pigeon, brioche, blackberry, mirto and foie gras espuma at San Pietro, Scunthorpe, 01724 277774, www.sanpietro.uk.com.Whitelake Goats Curd with beetroot, apple & rocket at The Six Bells, Witham on the Hill, 01778 590360, www.sixbellswitham.co.uk.Cured sea trout and forced rhubarb umeboshi at The Grain Store, Doddington Hall, Lincoln, 01522 243189, doddingtonhall.com.Turbot with kohlrabi, clams, lardo and buttermilk at Winteringham Fields, North Lincolnshire, 01724 733096, winteringhamfields.co.uk.Salmon gravlax with lemon curd, at The Old Bakery, Lincoln 01522 244646, www.theoldbakery.co.uk.Seafood thermidor at The Thorold Arms, Harmston, call 01522 722788 or see www.thethoroldarmsharmston.co.uk.Barbecue monkfish tail with pickled fennel, at The Red Lion, West Deeping, 07421 977661, www.theredlionwestdeeping.co.uk.Spiced Masala Scotch Egg at The Duke William Hotel, Lincoln, 01522 532753, www.dukewilliamlincoln.com.