THREE Helensburgh and Lomond eateries feature in the AA restaurant guide 2022, detailing some of the best food spots in the UK.

The 2022 release marks the book's 28th edition, with each copy rounding up the best restaurants by county across Britain, alongside detailed descriptions of the location and often sample menus.

Restaurants can be awarded 1-5 rosettes by inspectors, and while no Helensburgh and Lomond venues received the prestigious five, they did all win two.

Here's what you need to know about the local restaurants which feature in the AA 2022 guide...

Which Helensburgh restaurants feature in AA restaurant guide 2022?

Sugar Boat - Helensburgh

Two rosettes

Situated in the heart of Helensburgh, this all day bistro offers hearty modern cooking where the Scottish produce is treated with "care and attention". 

Describing itself as a restaurant, cafe, bar, wine and kitchen store, it offers breakfast and lunch, as well as a special Sunday menu. 

The Lodge on Loch Lomond - Luss

Two rosettes

With views over Loch Lomond, the balcony restaurant feels like you are floating on water.

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, there are a wide variety of classic dishes on offer featuring modern twists.

Knockderry House - Cove

Two rosettes

Another lochside restaurant, Knockderry is an altered Victorian house where gloved staff serve traditional Scottish cooking in a contemporary style.

Look out for dishes such as chive and potato gnocchi, roasted Jerusalem artichoke, sauteed and pickled wild mushrooms, roasted garlic nage and beef fillet, beef shin, roasted squash, creamy garlic polenta, kale crisp, jus on the menu.

What do the rosettes mean?

Five rosettes - Represents the pinnacle, where cooking compares with the best in the world.

Four rosettes - Among the top restaurants in the UK, they will combine appreciation of culinary traditions with a passionate desire for further exploration and improvement.

Three rosettes - Outstanding restaurants that achieve standards that demand recognition well beyond their local area.

Two rosettes - Excellent restaurants that aim for and achieve higher standards and better consistency.

One rosette - These restaurants achieve standards that stand out in their local area. They serve food prepared with care, understanding and skill, using good quality ingredients.

The Restaurant Guide 2022 is available online and in bookstores now.