National Restaurant Awards 2014 Winners

Last night saw the 7th annual ‘National Restaurant Awards’, organised by Restaurant Magazine to recognise the top 100 UK restaurants. As voted for by ‘industry experts’ including restauranteurs, chefs, food critics & journalists.

Lists such as this are always subjective and with the stipulation that voters must have eaten in the restaurant within the past 12 months it’s always likely to be skewed towards newer places. Which is indeed the case, proven by Gymkhana taking the top spot despite only being open for 9 months!

Here’s the complete list with links to those restaurants I currently have reviews for.

UK Top 100 Restaurants

1. Gymkhana – National Restaurant of the Year
2. The Clove Cub
3. The Ledbury
4. The Hand & Flowers – Gastropub of the Year
5. Pollen Street Social
6. The Sportsman
7. Hedone
8. L’Enclume
9. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal – Chefs’ Chef of the Year – Ashley Palmer-Watts          
10. The Square
11. Restaurant Sat Bains
12. Midsummer House
13. Le Manoir
14. The Walnut Tree – Best Restaurant in Wales
15. Kitchen Table
16. The Waterside Inn – The Service Award
17. Chiltern Firehouse
18. The Fat Duck
19. Nathan Outlaw
20. Restaurant Andrew Fairlie – Best Restaurant in Scotland
21. Le Gavroche – Wine List of the Year
22. Koya
23. The Hardwick
24. The Dairy – OpenTable Diners’ Choice ‘Fit for Foodies’ Award
25. Hibiscus
26. Restaurant Story – Highest Climber
27. Casamia
28. Grain Store – Cocktail List of the Year
29. Brasserie Chavot
30. Mayfields
31. Bocca di Lupo
32. The Kitchin
33. The River Café
34. St John
35. Quo Vadis
36. 64 Degrees
37. The Quality Chop House
38. Jose
39. Sticky Walnut
40. Goodman Mayfair
41. Sushi Tetsu
42. The Seahorse
43. Social Eating House
44. The Royal Oak Paley Street
45. Galvin at Windows
46. Berners Tavern
47. Barrafina
48. HKK
49. Marcus
50. Tyddyn Llan
51. Restaurant Martin Wishart
52. The French
53. Merchants Tavern
54. Ynyshir Hall
55. The Chilli Pickle
56. Andre Garret at Cliveden
57. Hawksmoor Air Street – (Hawksmoor Seven Dials)
58. Paul Ainsworth at No6
59. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
60. 10 Greek Street
61. Ember Yard
62. Simpsons
63. Ondine
64. Koffmanns
65. L’Anima
66. Manchester House
67. 40 Maltby Street
68. Le Champignon Sauvage
69. Alyn Williams at The Westbury
70. Pitt Cue
71. Drakes
72. Loves
73. The Pig – Sustainable Restaurant of the Year
74. The Elephant
75. The Ethicurean
76. Shu –  Best Restaurant in Northern Ireland
77. The Goods Shed
78. The Pipe & Glass Inn
79. Hutong
80. MeatLiquor
81. Mark Greenaway
82. Flinty Red
83. Chez Bruce
84. The Hinds Head
85. The Star Inn
86. La Trompette
87. Bar Boulud
88. Timberyard
89. Café Murano
90. Toasted
91. The Wolseley
92. Newman Street Tavern
93. Aumbry
94. Moro
95. Monachyle Mhor
96. The Plough
97. The Greenhouse
98. La Petite Maison
99. Gauthier Soho
100. Umu