As for dining, my fave is always round at my brothers house. Sometimes we all cook and sometimes it's his Mrs but they have a huge 12 seater dining table and when your all sat round it eating good food, it's a lovely expierience...
As for eating out, here in the North West, near Southport, is a family run restaurant that offers excellent local British fayre.
Master McGraths, named after the famous greyhound. It's owner was a serious coursing man before the ban and themed the decor with that in mind... Even without the coursing/hunting theme it'd still be my fave restauraunt, the food