Double Michelin star chef John Campbell as pop-up Guest Chef at The Pass in South Lodge, near Horsham – 21st, 22nd & 23rd June. Book quick for lunch or dinner. Sorry no member reductions these day. See here for full details
Read MoreMichelin and fine dining on a budget
Savvy diners using the internet have never been better placed to find great restaurants for fine dining without spending a fortune. Design Restaurants sits at the top end of the gastronomy clubs and restaurant search engines with its assurances of featuring only destination restaurants on its website and App – restaurants that have a strong…
Read More20 Great Al Fresco Fine Dining Destinations
When the sun is shining there are plenty of great al fresco dining locations in the UK. Choose from roof top dining, coastal views to magnificent riverside and country house garden locations. Here are a selection of Design Restaurants favourites with great offers for club members to enjoy: Great Fosters – Egham, Surrey T: 01784…
Read MoreMichelin Star Restaurants by County
To help you select the best dining locations, Design Restaurants have conveniently listed the latest 2012 UK Michelin starred restaurants for you to simply navigate your way through. Symbol Guide 3 Michelin Star Rated 2 Michelin Star Rated 1 Michelin Star Rated Design Restaurants Club Benefits…
Read MoreThe Gallery at Sketch – Probably the most unusual restaurant you will ever sit in
There has never been anything ordinary about Sketch so when looking for a truly unique dining occasion you must try here. The first of a long-term project to re-invent the restaurant as an installation by various artists, Turner Prize winner Martin Creed unveils his vision. Now you are dining literally in an exhibition and you…
Read MoreBest Pet Friendly Hotels in the UK
So which hotels go that extra mile to accommodate you and your ‘best friend’ in the lap of luxury. Little courtesies such as staff learning your dog’s name, dog sitting and walking services and in some cases customised welcome hampers, a la carte menus to collar tags with the hotel’s address on it. Whilst your…
Read MoreThe full list of 2012 Michelin star restaurants in the UK
Highlighted restaurants are detailed on Design Restaurants with many providing exclusive club member privileges. See www.designrestaurants.com for details or download the complete guide to luxury fine dining in the UK on your or FREE today. To become a Club Member, view http://www.designrestaurants.com or call +44 (0) 1276 850581. The full list of UK restaurants included in the…
Read MoreTop 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in the UK
Discover the best restaurants to impress your Valentine Gentlemen, take it from us. If you want your lady to swoon then a beautifully enchanting restaurant must be on the agenda too, as well as those flowers, diamonds and spa days. The old fashioned proverb ‘ The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’…
Read MoreHistoric Sussex Hotels launches its luxury membership in conjunction with Design Restaurants
Today marks the official launch of a new unique luxury membership programme, called the Historic Sussex Hotel Club at The Spread Eagle Hotel & Spa in Midhurst, and at its sister properties of Bailiffscourt in Climping and Michelin rated Ockenden Manor in Cuckfield. Historic Sussex Hotels are a group of privately owned collection of three…
Read MoreTen of the Best Dine and Spa Destinations in the UK
Combining the great pleasures of life of outstanding cuisine alongside the purifying effects of a day at a destination spa is what life should be all about. With relaxation time more often than not in short measure, informed choices and quality assurances for a day or short break away can have the same curative effects…
Read MoreDesign Restaurants Launches Design Spas – Its luxury spa guide
For the Ultimate Spa Experiences and Spa Gift Packages Following a year of collaboration with leading luxury restaurant and hotel site – Design Restaurants announces the launch of Design Spas, its luxury online spa guide featuring the finest spa packages from around the world. Perfect for spa enthusiasts and gift buyers looking for the ultimate…
Read MoreSunday Times Top 100 Restaurants in Britain 2011
View the full Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants in Britain 2012 here. The Sunday Times published its bi-annual guide to the top 200 restaurants in Britain in its 30th October 2011 edition. The list represents the view of the food loving general public instead of the usual anonymous inspectors in guides such as Michelin or…
Read MoreDesign Restaurants free iPhone App has arrived
YOUR NEW FREE PERSONAL RESTAURANT CONCIERGE – TAKES THE GUESS WORK OUT OF FINDING IMPRESSIVE DINING LOCATIONS Design Restaurants launches its eagerly awaited fine dining finder App service for iPhones The App lets you quickly and easily view all accredited inspiring and original restaurants in your area or desired location, research their suitability with pricing…
Read MoreWhat makes a successful restaurant – by 5 design houses
A recipe for successful dining Food and service are usually the ingredients focused on but here we show the other element of where design is used to aid atmosphere and create an environment that you are inspired to dine within. For an article for FX Magazine, 5 leading designers were asked what goes into making…
Read MoreMichelin Guide 2012 announcements are out
Michelin has released its 2012 guide for Great Britain and Ireland today bringing a record number of 151 accredited establishments to the directory. The Michelin star is an indication for restaurants with excellent cuisine and service standards. A limited number of the best restaurants achieve the status indicated by one, two or three stars. There…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Le Caprice – The Most Sought-After Dinner Ticket This Week
Tomorrow sees Le Caprice mark 30 years as one of the capital’s most enduring after dining hot spots. Made famous as the celebrity and a royal favourite long before being eclipsed on the celebrity circuit by the Ivy came along in the nineties, it is apt that eleven of the biggest names in music have…
Read MoreAA Restaurant and Hotel Awards 2011-2012 announced
The UK’s hospitality industry came together yesterday to recognise the best of the best at the AA Hospitality Awards 2011. With a guest list that read like a who’s who of the hospitality world, the awards ceremony saw some of the top hoteliers in the country mingle with the best pub landlords, hospitality gurus and…
Read MoreMost expensive bottle of Scotch sells for £125,000
An anonymous Chinese businessman has spent £125,000 on a bottle of 62-year-old Dalmore which had been languishing in a glass case in Singapore’s Changi airport for 6 months. It’s thought the buyer will most likely be an investor rather than a sipper with the owner of the distillery firm behind Whyte and Mackay, Mr Mallaya…
Read MoreOur Free Luxury Dining App Coming Soon
Look out for Design Restaurants exciting iPhone app ready for download mid October 2011. With this app you will never be stuck for ideas on great dining locations where ever you are in the UK. We have developed the app over several months as a simple reference and booking tool that is free for all…
Read MoreTop 50 Places to Dine in the UK – Good Food Guide 2012 is out
The eagerly awaited annual publication of ‘The Good Food Guide 2012’ has issued its pre-emptive list of the top 50 restaurants in the UK ahead of the guide’s publication date on 08th Sep 11. It reveals an emerging market of the new elite, popular Chef mentors and many Gordon Ramsay protégés scoring high such Jason…
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