The Ledbury has tonight been named National Restaurant of the Year, beating The Fat Duck and Bistro Bruno Loubet to the top spot the year\u2019s National Restaurant Awards 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\nLed by Australian chef Brett Graham, the Notting Hill restaurant also received the Best Front of House Award.<\/p>\n
Other awards handed out by Restaurant Magazine at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London tonight (11 October) included The Restaurateurs\u2019 Choice, which went to Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, and Best Gastropub, which went to The Hardwick in Abergavenny.
\nClaude Bosi of Hibiscus in London, which earlier this year broke into the S. Pellegrino World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants, tonight also won the Chef\u2019s Chef of the Year award.<\/p>\n
William Drew, editor of Restaurant magazine editor said: \u201cThe UK restaurant sector is back in great shape after the shake-out of the last couple of years \u2013 and the standard of the winners in the National Restaurant Awards reflects that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ledbury’s coronation as the National Restaurant of the Year is fully deserved: Brett Graham has quietly built it into a quite brilliant restaurant where his stunning but never flashy food is matched by outstanding service in a smart but unstuffy environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0The UK\u2019s Top 100 Restaurants for 2010 are:<\/strong><\/p>\n1\u00a0The Ledbury, London
\n2\u00a0The Fat Duck, Berkshire
\n3\u00a0Bistro Bruno Loubet, London
\n4\u00a0Hibiscus, London
\n5\u00a0The Walnut Tree, Monmouthshire
\n6\u00a0Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham
\n7\u00a0Bar Boulud, London
\n8\u00a0The Square, London
\n9\u00a0The Waterside Inn, Berkshire
\n10\u00a0Galvin La Chapelle, London
\n11\u00a0Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Rock
\n12\u00a0Pied a Terre, London
\n13\u00a0The Hardwick, Monmouthshire
\n14\u00a0Hix, London
\n15\u00a0l\u2019Anima, London
\n16\u00a0Le Champignon Sauvage, Gloucestershire
\n17\u00a0Terroirs, London
\n18\u00a0Arbutus, London
\n19\u00a0Le Manoir Aux Quat\u2019 Saisons, Oxfordshire
\n20\u00a0Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Perthshire
\n21\u00a0Wild Honey, London
\n22\u00a0Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, London
\n23\u00a0Bocca Di Lupo, London
\n24\u00a0The Kitchin, Edinburgh
\n25\u00a0The River Caf\u00e9, London
\n26\u00a0Northcote Manor, Lancashire
\n27\u00a0Hix Oyster and Fish House, Dorset
\n28\u00a0St John, London
\n29\u00a0Galvin Bistro de Luxe, London
\n30\u00a0Polpo, London
\n31\u00a0The Sportsman, Kent
\n32\u00a0Maze, London
\n33\u00a0Hand and Flowers, Berkshire
\n34\u00a0The Star Inn, North Yorkshire
\n35\u00a0Hakkasan, London
\n36\u00a0L\u2019Enclume, Cumbria
\n37\u00a0Trullo, London
\n38\u00a0L\u2019Atelier de Jo\u00ebl Robuchon, London
\n39\u00a0Roka, London
\n40\u00a0Simpsons, Birmingham
\n41\u00a0Elephant Restaurant, Torquay
\n42\u00a0Chez Bruce, London
\n43\u00a0Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London
\n44\u00a0La Becasse, Shropshire
\n45\u00a0Harwood Arms, London
\n46\u00a0Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London
\n47\u00a0Koffmann\u2019s, London
\n48\u00a0Midsummer House, Cambridgeshire
\n49\u00a0Petrus, London
\n50\u00a0Mya Lacarte, Berkshire
\n51\u00a0Hereford Road, London
\n52\u00a0Jack in the Green, Devon
\n53\u00a0The Modern Pantry, London
\n54\u00a0Zuma, London
\n55\u00a0Le Caf\u00e9 Anglais, London
\n56\u00a0Porthminster Beach Caf\u00e9, Cornwall
\n57\u00a0Galvin at Windows, London
\n58\u00a0The Quilon Restaurant & Bar, London
\n59\u00a0Viajante, London
\n60\u00a0Zucca, London
\n61\u00a0The Three Chimneys, Isle of Skye
\n62\u00a0Le Gavroche, London
\n63\u00a0Hipping Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale
\n64\u00a0The Dogs, Edinburgh
\n65\u00a0Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh
\n66\u00a0Great Queen Street, London
\n67\u00a021212, Edinburgh
\n68\u00a0Fraiche, Oxton
\n69\u00a0The Hinds Head, Berkshire
\n70\u00a0Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, London
\n71\u00a0Gidleigh Park, Devon
\n72\u00a0Corrigan\u2019s Mayfair, London
\n73\u00a0Racine, London
\n74\u00a0James Street South, Belfast
\n75\u00a0Launceston Place, London
\n76\u00a0Ondine Restaurant, Edinburgh
\n77\u00a0Kitchen W8, London
\n78\u00a0L\u2019Ortolan, Berkshire
\n79\u00a0Lucknam Park, Wiltshire
\n80\u00a0Purnell\u2019s, Birmingham
\n81\u00a0Ode, Devon
\n82\u00a0Scotts, London
\n83\u00a0Bell\u2019s Diner, Bristol
\n84\u00a0The Cinnamon Club, London
\n85\u00a0JoJo\u2019s, Kent
\n86\u00a0Pipe & Glass Inn, East Yorkshire
\n87\u00a0Cafe Spice Namaste, London
\n88\u00a0Indian Zing, London
\n89\u00a0Hawksmoor, London
\n90\u00a0Barrafina, London
\n91\u00a0The Magdalen Arms, Oxford
\n92\u00a0Petersham Nurseries, Surrey
\n93\u00a0Tom Aikens, London
\n94\u00a0Wabi, West Sussex
\n95\u00a0Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms, North Wales
\n96\u00a0Koya, London
\n97\u00a0Browns Hotel, Tavistock
\n98\u00a0Murano, London
\n99\u00a0Braidwoods, Dalry
\n100\u00a0Yauatcha, London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
News from London, England\u2026 Which may come in\u00a0 very handy if you\u2019re going there any time soon. The National Restaurant Awards are the result of an extensive survey that asks chefs, food critics and restaurateurs from all over England to select the seven best restaurants they have eaten in during the last 12 months. From […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[97,106,19,103],"tags":[162,161],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2095,"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions\/2095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jameschatto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}