The most highly regarded restaurant listings have now all been published for 2017. The Sunday Times 05th February 2017 supplement profiles a whole new order and drops altogether its’ former ranking scale from 1 – 100 advising who made the cut. The Sunday Times, Michelin and AA awards vary, as do the judging methods. The…
Read MoreFor the first time ever, five AA rosettes have been awarded in the mid-year AA rosette awards. Michael Wignall’s restaurant at Gidleigh Park has received the first five AA rosette awarded in January in the guidebooks 61 year history. Alistair Sandall, commercial manager at AA Hotel Services commented: “While the awarding of five rosettes is…
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The team at Great Fosters Tudor Room has every reason to smile. Earlier this year they were named Best Restaurant in Surrey by TripAdvisor, then at the end of September they were awarded a 3 AA Rosette rating at the AA Hospitality Awards, and now the icing on the cake – they are the proud…
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All Michelin-starred restaurants in London 2016-2017 Note: All asterisked properties offer Club Member dining benefits – click here to join club Three Star Gordon Ramsay, Chelsea Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Mayfair Two Star Marcus at The Berkeley, Belgravia * Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, Mayfair * Sketch, Mayfair * Umu, Mayfair Araki, Mayfair Dinner by Heston Blumenthal…
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The following blog was published in January 2017. For the latest Michelin stars announced 02 October 2017 please view here. For the first time ever Michelin Guide has announced the Great Britain and Ireland 2017 awards at a much anticipated live event in London. They have also taken this occasion to introduce two new special…
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The 2016 – 2017 UK restaurants holding 3 and above AA Rosettes are listed below including the January 2017 additions. The hospitality industry came together on Monday in a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, celebrating the very best of fine dining in the UK. The AA announced its latest…
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The top entries and award winners from the 2017 Good Food Guide, which is owned by Waitrose, have been announced today. Cumbria’s L’Enclume has been named number one restaurant in the UK with Forest Side, also in Cumbria, voted Best New Entry in the guide’s Editors’ Awards. Chef Simon Rogan’s restaurant L’Enclume, in the historic village…
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For the first time ever an Italian restaurant has claimed top spot of Best Restaurant in the World in the annual The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Chef Massimo Bottura won the coveted award for Modena’s Osteria Francescana. Quirky dishes such as “eel swimming up the Po river” and “tribute to Thelonius Monk” managed to knock…
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The Roux Scholarship is arguably the toughest chef competition in the UK…
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The Sunday Times Food List 2015-2016 is the publications bi-annual guide to the finest 200 restaurants in Britain. The list represents the view of the food loving general public instead of the usual anonymous inspectors in guides such as Michelin or AA. It is compiled in association with the Harden’s Guide using 9,000 genuine reports…
Read MoreThe 2015 – 2016 UK restaurants holding 3 and above AA Rosettes are listed below. Note: The January 2016 update has now been added to this list. The AA announced its latest restaurants to be awarded the coveted 3, 4 & 5 Rosettes on 5th October 2015. Chef Daniel Clifford and hotelier Robin Hutson were…
Read MoreNote – this list has been superseded – See the latest list awarded October 3rd 2016 for GB & Ireland Michelin Awards 2017 here. The 2016 edition of the Michelin awarded restaurants for Great Britain & Ireland has been released and we extend congratulations to all those featured in The Luxury Restaurant Guide. There are also many new Michelin dining offers and privileges available exclusively through…
Read MorePLEASE NOTE THIS LIST HAS NOW BEEN SUPERCEDED BY THE 2015-2016 LIST AVAILABLE TO VIEW HERE The 2014 – 2015 UK restaurants holding 3 and above AA Rosettes are listed below. The AA announced its latest restaurants to be awarded the coveted 3, 4 & 5 Rosettes on 23 September 2014. Here we cover the full list…
Read MoreThe Sunday Times Food List 2014-2015 is the publications bi-annual guide to the finest 200 restaurants in Britain. The list represents the view of the food loving general public instead of the usual anonymous inspectors in guides such as Michelin or AA. It is compiled in association with the Harden’s Guide using 9,000 genuine reports…
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PLEASE NOTE THIS LIST HAS NOW BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE 2016 PUBLICATION – LINK HERE Congratulations to Michelin on the latest 2015 publication. Many of these restaurants provide exclusive dining offers and add value privileges to subscribing Luxury Restaurant Club members – examples: Save on average £39 on two people dining at Tamarind (1 Michelin star) Receive complimentary glass…
Read MoreThis year’s AA Hospitality Awards were held at Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday 22nd September and there were smiles all round for Nathan Outlaw as he was named the AA’s Chef’s Chef of the Year. The AA said Outlaw had come a long way from his childhood helping his chef father with breakfast service in Kent.…
Read MoreThe Good Food Guide publishes its 2015 edition on 8th September 2014 and the No. 1 spot is taken by Simon Rogan’s Cumbrian restaurant L’Enclume for the second year running. For the first time in 15 years three restaurants had a perfect score of 10/10 – one of them the first ever female chef to receive…
Read MoreNoma have reclaimed their place back at the top of the World’s Best list after their run was interrupted by Spanish rival El Celler de Can Roca. Head Chef Rene Redzepi said “We didn’t expect it at all, we thought we had had our moment on this list. I know that for the team, this…
Read MoreThe 2014 UK restaurants holding 3 and above AA Rosettes are listed below. The AA announced its latest restaurants to be awarded the coveted 3 & 4 Rosettes on 13 January 2014. Here we cover the full list of restaurants awarded AA Rosettes in the 2014 AA Guide. Highlighted restaurants are detailed on the luxury…
Read More2013 was always going to struggle to compete for news after 2012, the year of the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. We rose to the challenge however and did still manage a Royal Baby and a Wimbledon win at last. The Brits love affair with all things foodie also continued to march unabated.…
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