Archive for February 19th, 2009

Best Restaurants in U.K.

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The following restaurants have been compiled from dozens of authorities, guides, magazines, trade journals and internet sources. They have been listed in no particular order and might be omitted or updated as necessary.

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Operator: Gordon Ramsay
Chef : Clare Smyth
68 Royal Hospital Road
Greater London
England
SW3 4HP
Telephone: 020 7352 444
Website: www.gordonramsay.com

Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
Great Milton, Oxfordshire
Operator: Tom Lewis
Chef: Raymond Blanc
Church Road
Great Milton
Oxfordshire
England
OX44 7PD
Telephone: 01844 278881
Website: www.manoir.com

The Square
Operator: Philip Howard
Chef: Philip Howard
6-10 Bruton Street
Greater London
England
W1J 6PU
Telephone: 0207 495 7100
Website: www.squarerestaurant.org

The Fat Duck
Operator: Heston Blumenthal
Chef: Heston Blumenthal
Highstreet
Bray
Berkshire
England
SL6 2AQ
Telephone: 01628 580 333
Website: www.fatduck.co.uk

Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley
The Berkeley Knightsbridge
Wilton Place
London SW1X 7RL
Telephone: 020 7235 1200
Website: www.the-berkeley.co.uk/marcus_wareing.aspx

Chez Bruce
Operator: Bruce Poole
Chef: Bruce Poole
2 Bellevue Road
Wandsworth Common
Greater London
England
SW17 7EG
Telephone: 0208 672 0114
Website: www.chezbruce.co.uk

Le Gavroche
Operator: Michel Roux
Chef: Michel Roux
43 Upper Brook Street
Greater London
England
W1K 7QR
Telephone: 0207 408 0881
Website: www.le-gavroche.co.uk

Nahm
Operator: Como Hotel & Resorts
Created by Australian Chef David Thompson
Chef: Matthew Albert
The Halkin Hotel
Halkin Street
Greater London
England
SW1X 7DJ
Telephone: 0207 333 1234
Website: http://halkin.como.bz/default.asp?section=186

Restaurant Sat Bains
Operator:  Sat Bains
General Manager: Amanda Bains
Chef: Sat Bains
Lenton Lane
Nottinghamshire
England
NG7 2SA
Telephone: 0115 986 6566
Website: www.restaurantsatbains.com

Le Champignon Sauvage
Operator:David Everitt-Matthias
General Manager: Helen Everitt-Matthias
Chef: David Everitt-Matthias
24 Suffolk Road
Gloucestershire
England
GL50 2AQ
Telephone: 01242 573449
Website: www.lechampignonsauvage.co.uk

Pied à Terre
Operator: David Moore
Chef: Shane Osborn
34 Charlotte Street
Greater London
England
W1T 2NH
Telephone: 0207 636 1178
Website: www.pied-a-terre.co.uk

Mirabelle

Operator: Chris Bradley
General Manager: Judy Bradley
Chef: Chris Bradley
56 Curzon Street
Greater London
England
W1J 8PA
Telephone: 0207 499 4636

Waterside Inn
Operator: Alain Roux
Chef: Alain Roux
Ferry Road
Berkshire
England
SL6 2AT
Telephone: 01628 620 691
Website: www.waterside-inn.co.uk

Scott’s
Operator: Caprice Holdings
Chef: Kevin Gratton
20 Mount Street
Greater London
England
W1K 2HE
Telephone: 0207 496 7309
Website: www.scotts-restaurant.com

L’Escargot
Operator: Jimmy Lahoud
48 Greek Street
Greater London
England
W1D 4EF
Telephone: 0207 439 7474
Website: www.lescargotrestaurant.co.uk

Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles
Operator: Andrew Fairlie
Chef: Andrew Fairlie
The Gleneagles Hotel
Auchterarder
Perthshire
Scotland
PH3 1NF
Telephone: 01764 662231
Website: www.andrewfairlie.com

Midsummer House
Operator:  Crown Group
Chef: Daniel Clifford
Midsummer Common
Cambridgeshire
England
CB4 1HA
Telephone: 01223 369299
Website: www.midsummerhouse.co.uk

Foliage
Operator:  Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Chef: Chris Staines
66 Knightsbridge
Greater London
England
SW1X 7LA
Telephone: 0207 235 2000
Website: www.mandarinoriental.com/london/

Drakes
Operator: Steven Drake
Chef: Steven Drake
The Clock House, High Street
Ripley
Surrey
England
GU23 6AQ
Telephone: 01483 224777
Website : www.drakesrestaurant.co.uk

The Maze
Operator:  Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
Chef: Jason Atherton
10-13 Grosvenor Square
Greater London
England
W1K 6JP
Telephone: 0207 107 0000
Website: www.gordonramsay.com/maze

Hakkasan
Operator:  Hakkasan Group
Chef: Hwee Chee Tong
8 Hanway Place
Greater London
England
W1T 1HD
Telephone: 0207 927 7000
Website: www.hakkasan.com

Nobu
Operator:  Nobu Matsuhisa
Chef: Mark Edwards
Old Park Lane
Greater London
England
W1Y 4LB
Telephone: 0207 447 4747
Website: www.noburestaurants.com/

Restaurant Nathan Outlaw
17 Esplanade, Cornwall
Chef:  Nathan Outlaw
Marine Villa Hotel
17 Esplanade
Cornwall
England
PL23 1HY
Telephone: 01726 833315
Website: www.themarinahotel.co.uk

Deanes
Operator: Deanes Restaurant Group
Chef: Michael Deane
34/40 Howard Street
County Antrim
Northern Ireland
BT1 6PF
Telephone: 028 9033 1134
Website: www.michaeldeane.co.uk

Umu
Operator: Marc Ltd
Chef: Ichiro Kubota
14-16 Bruton Place
Greater London
England
W1J 6LX
Telephone: 0207 499 8881
Website: www.umurestaurant.com

L’Enclume
Operator: Simon Rogan
Chef: Simon Rogan
Cavendish Street
Cartmel
Cumbria
England
LA11 6PZ
Telephone: 015395 36362
Website: www.lenclume.co.uk

Restaurant Martin Wishart
Operator: Martin Wishart
Chef: Martin Wishart
54 The Shore
Leith
Midlothian
Scotland
EH6 6RA
Telephone: 0131 553 3557
Website: www.martin-wishart.co.uk

Juniper
21 The Downs
Cheshire
England
WA14 2QD
Telephone: 0161 929 4008
Website: www.juniper-restaurant.co.uk

The Goose
Operator: Lisa Inglis
Chef: Ryan Simpson
Britwell Salome
Oxfordshire
England
0X49 5LG
Telephone: 01491 612 304
Email: info@gooserestaurant.com

Harry’s Place
Operator: Harry Hallam
Chef: Harry Hallam
17 High Street
Great Gonerby
Lincolnshire
England
NG31 8JS
Telephone: 01476 561780

Mr Underhill’s
Operator: Chris Bradley
General Manager: Judy Bradley
Chef: Chris Bradley
Dinham Weir
Ludlow
Shropshire
England
SY8 1EH
Telephone: 01584 874431
Website: www.mr-underhills.co.uk

Christophe
Operator: Christophe Vincent
Chef: Christophe Vincent
St Peter Port
Guernsey
England
GY1 1ZP
Telephone: 01481 230 725
Website: www.christophe-restaurant.co.uk

Bohemia
The Club Hotel & Spa, Green Street
Jersey
England
JE2 4UH
Telephone: 01534 880588
Website: www.bohemiajersey.com

Yauatcha
Operator: Hakkasan Group
Chef: Soon Wah Cheong
15 Broadwick Street
Greater London
England
W1F 0DL
Telephone: 0207 494 8888
Website: www.hakkasan.com

Club Gascon
Operator: Pascal Aussignac
Chef: Pascal Aussignac
57 West Smithfield Street
Greater London
England
EC1A 9DS
Telephone: 0207 796 0600
Website: www.clubgascon.com

Simpsons
Operator: Luke Tipping
Chef: Luke Tipping
20 Highfield Road
West Midlands
England
B15 3DU
Telephone: 0121 454 3434
Website: www.simpsonsrestaurant.co.uk

Plas Bodegroes
Operator: Chris Chown
General Manager: Gunna Chown
Chef: Chris Chown
Address: Nefyn Road
Pwllheli
Gwynedd County
Wales
LL53 5TH
Telephone: 01758 612363
Website: www.bodegroes.co.uk

The Kitchin
Operator: Tom Kitchin
Chef: Tom Kitchin
78 Commercial Quay
Leith
Midlothian
Scotland
EH6 6LX
Telephone: 0131 555 1755
Website: www.thekitchin.com/kitchin/home

The Greenhouse
Operator: Marc Ltd
Chef: Antonin Bonnet
27a Hays Mews
Greater London
England
W1J 5NY
Telephone: 0207 499 3331
Website: www.thegreenhouserestaurant.co.uk

The Ledbury
Operator: Philip Howard
Chef: Brett Graham
127 Ledbury Road
Greater London
England
W11 2AQ
Telephone: 0207 792 9090
Website: www.theledbury.com

L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Operator: Joel Robuchon
Chef: Frederick Simonin
13-15 West Street
Greater London
England
WC2H 9HE
Telephone: 0207 010 8600
Website: www.joel-robuchon.co.uk

Drakes on the Pond
Operator: John Morris
General Manager: Tracey Honeysett
Chef: John Morris
Dorking Road
Abinger Hammer
Surrey
England
RH5 6SA
Telephone: 0306 731174
Website: www.drakesonthepond.com

La Trompette
Operator: Chez Bruce
Chef:  James Bennington
5-7 Devonshire Road
Chiswick
Greater London
England
W4 2EU
Telephone: 0208 747 1936
Website: www.latrompette.co.uk

Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s
Operator: Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
Chef: Mark Sargent
Brook Street
Greater London
England
W1K 4HR
Telephone: 0207 499 0099
Website: www.gordenramsay.com

Locanda Locatelli
Operator: Giorgio Locatelli
General Manager: Roberto Veneruzzo
Chef: Giorgio Locatelli
8 Seymour Street
Greater London
England
W1H 7JZ
Telephone: 0207 935 9088
Website: www.locandalocatelli.com

Hibiscus
Operator: Claude Bosi
Chef: Claude Bosi
29 Maddox Street
Greater London
England
W1S 2PA
Telephone: 0207 629 2999
Website: www.hibiscusrestaurant.co.uk

Number One
Chef: Jeff Bland
The Balmoral Hotel
1 Princess Street
Midlothian
Scotland
EH2 2EQ
Telephone: 0131 557 6727
Website: www.roccofortehotels.com

The Crown at Whitebrook
Operator: Michael Davis
Chef: James Sommerin
Whitebrook
Monmouthshire
Wales
NP25 4TX
Telephone: 01600 860254
Website: www.crownatwhitebrook.co.uk

Wild Honey
Operator: Will Smith
Chef: Colin Kelly
12 St George Street
Greater London
England
W1S 2FB
Telephone: 0207 758 9160
Website: www.wildhoneyrestaurant.co.uk

Box Tree
Operator: Simon Gueller
General Manager: Rena Gueller
Chef: Simon Gueller
35-37 Church Street
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
England
LS29 9DR
Telephone: 01943 608484
Website: www.theboxtree.co.uk

The Room in the Elephant
Operator: Peter Morgan
Chef: Simon Hulstone
The Elephant Restaurant
3 & 4 Beacon Terrace
Devon
England
TQ1 2BH
Telephone: 01803 200 044
Website: www.elephantrestaurant.co.uk

Amaya
Operator: Masala World Ltd
Chef: Karunesh Khanna
Halkin Arcade
Motconb Street
Greater London
England
SW1X 8JT
Telephone: 0207 823 1166
Website: www.amaya.com

Nobu Berkeley Street
Operator: Nobu Matsuhisa
Chef: Hideki Maeda
15 Berkeley Street
Greater London
England
Q1J 8DY
Telephone: 0207 290 9222
Website: www.noburestaurants.com

The River Café
Operator: Rose Gray
Chef: Rose Grey
Thames Wharf
Rainville Road
Greater London
England
W6 9HA
Telephone: 0207 386 4200
Website: www.rivercafe.co.uk

Read’s
Operator: David Pitchford
Chef: Ricky Martin
Macknade Manor
Canterbury Road
Kent
England
ME13 8XE
Telephone: 01795 535344
Website: www.reads.com

L’Ortolan
Operator: Alan Murchison
Chef     Alan Murchison
Church Lane
Shinfield
Berkshire
England
RG2 9BY
Telephone: 0118 988 8500
Website: www.lortolan.com

Tamarind
Operator: Tamarind Group
Chef: Alfred Prasad
20 Queen Street
Greater London
England
W1J 5PR
Telephone: 0207 629 3561
Website: www.tamarindrestaurant.com

Tean – St Martins on the Isle
Operator: Peter Sykes
Chef: Kenny Atkinson
Lower Town
St Martins
St Martins
Highlands and Islands
Scotland
TR25 0QW
Telephone: 01720 422092
Website: www.stmartinshotel.co.uk

Aubergine
Operator: London Fine Dining
Chef: William Drabble
11 Park Walk
Chelsea
Greater London
England
SW10 0AJ
Telephone: 0207 352 3449
Website: www.auberginerestaurant.co.uk

Lindsay House Restaurant
Operator: Richard Corrigan
Chef: Richard Corrigan
21 Romilly Street
Greater London
England
W1D 5AF
Telephone: 0207 439 0450
Website: www.lindsayhouse.co.uk