There's going to be a lot of discussion this week over the Sunday Times' publication today (Sunday 31 October) of its Food List - a list of the Top 100 restaurants in the UK, in conjunction with Harden's guides.
Two London restaurants have made the Top 5 - The Ledbury and Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley, while a further 57 London places found their way into the top 100.
The results were voted for by 8000 'real customers (as opposed to what, we wonder?!) in nearly 100,000 detailed, user-generated reviews' according to a press release issued by The Sunday Times.
As with all lists, there are bound to be some odd omissions in the top 100 - for example, no St John (it scrapes in at 101) or Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester - both of which are in the San Pellegrino Top 100 restaurants in the world list. And what about Bistrot Bruno Loubet, which made it to the number 3 slot in Restaurant Magazine's Restaurant of the Year list? Conversely, the inclusion of lesser-known places such as Islington's Morgan M or Portland Place's The Landau might raise an eyebrow or two. We'd love to know what you think should or shouldn't be here.
Top 5 UK restaurants
1. Gidleigh Park in Devon
2. The Fat Duck, Bray
3. Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley
4. The Ledbury
5. Waterside Inn, Bray
Other London restaurants in the top 100
7. Le Gavroche
9. One-O-One
12. The Square
16. Viajante
17. Pied a Terre
23. Murano
25. Nobu
26. L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
31. Hakkasan
32. The Capital Restaurant
33. The Landau
34. Roussillon
35. The Greenhouse
37. Zuma
40 Nobu
41 Nahm
42 La Trompette
44 The Ritz Restaurant
45 Hibiscus London
46 Wiltons London
47 Chez Bruce
48 Roka London
51 Pearl
52 Gordon Ramsay
53 Morgan M
54 La Petite Maison
55 Texture
57 Umu
58 Tom Aikens
60 The River Café
61 Kai Mayfair
62 Benares
63 Club Gascon
64 Amaya
65 J Sheekey
66 Petersham Nurseries
68 Galvin at Windows
70 Scott’s
71 Jin Kichi
72 Royal China Club
73 Theo Randall
77 Pétrus
79 Zaika
81 Yauatcha
82 Trinity
86 Launceston Place
87 The Cinnamon Club
88 Quilon
90 Hunan
91 Artisan
92 Dinings
93 L’Anima
94 Goodman
95 Ken Lo’s Memories of China
97 Clarke’s
98 Locanda Locatelli
99 Sushi-Say, Willesden
You can see the full list of restaurants, including those from 101-200 on The Sunday Times website if you have a subscription.
The UK's Top Chef
What makes Gidleigh Park's chef Michael Caines tick? And what are his favourite London restaurants? Find out in our Michael Caines interview.
