OpenTable names 2016 top 100 restaurants in the UK based on diner reviews

British cuisine voted best as it makes up over one quarter of the restaurant list
London restaurants dominate top 100 list with 90% of spots taken by restaurants in the capital
The Ledbury is named best restaurant by diners for second year in a row
Top 100 compiled from more than 465,000 verified OpenTable diner reviews from across more than 5,600 restaurants the UK in the last 12 months

LONDON, UK – 15 December 2016: OpenTable, the world’s leading online restaurant booking service, today marks another year of world class dining by releasing its annual list of top 100 restaurants in the UK, based on reviews left by verified diners.

Retaining the number one spot this year is London’s award winning The Ledbury, where acclaimed Head Chef Brett Graham pairs inventive cooking with fine wines in an elegant, contemporary setting.

British, European and French cuisine continue to dominate the top 100. Over a quarter (29%) of the featured restaurants serve British cuisine, followed by 16 European and 14 French.

Foodie capital London upholds its position as the home of the UK’s top culinary pioneers, with 9 in 10 of the top restaurants found in the city. The top 10 list also features established London favourites such as Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Typing Room and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.

The OpenTable Top 10 Restaurants 2016, in rank order, are:

Rank	Restaurant	Restaurant Metro	Restaurant Cuisine
1	The Ledbury	London	Contemporary European
2	The Five Fields	London	British
3	Dinner by Heston Blumenthal	London	British
4	Chez Bruce	London	Modern European
5	The Art School Restaurant	Liverpool	Contemporary European
6	The French Table	London	Modern European
7	Typing Room	London	Modern European
8	Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	London	Contemporary French
9	Fera at Claridge’s	London	Contemporary British
10	Clos Maggiore	London	French

Adrian Valeriano, Vice President, Europe, OpenTable, comments “OpenTable diner reviews have always been, and will continue to be, one of our key pillars for ensuring customers discover the right dining experience for their needs. Once again, London lives up to its reputation as the foodie capital and we continue to see stellar restaurants from regions across the nation such as Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh appearing on the list. We’re always so pleased to highlight the exceptional efforts of these restaurants chefs and staff, and provide them with some well-deserved recognition.”

The top 100 best restaurants 2016 list is generated from more than 465,000 reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners in the past year. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants are sorted according to an overall score which takes into account a number of criteria including each restaurant’s average rating, along with that restaurant’s rating relative to others in the same metropolitan area and the average number of restaurants reviewed by diners who reviewed that restaurant.

The complete top 100 list may be viewed at http://www.opentable.co.uk/m/best-restaurants-in-united-kingdom/.

Alphabetical list of the UK’s top 100 restaurants 2016 (excluding the top 10):

Restaurant	Restaurant Metro	Restaurant Cuisine
21	Newcastle	British
Albert’s Shed	Manchester	British
Alyn Williams at The Westbury	London	Contemporary French
Andersons	Boat of Garten	Scottish
Blacklock	London	Steak
Bouchon Bistrot	Hexham	French
Brawn	London	European
City Social – Restaurant	London	Contemporary European
Clipstone	London	International
Deeson’s British Restaurant	Canterbury	British
El Gato Negro Tapas	Manchester	Spanish
Evelyn’s Cafe Bar	Manchester	Global, International
Fanny Trollopes	Glasgow	Seafood
Fortnum & Mason Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon	London	British
Galvin at Windows	London	French
Gauthier Soho	London	French
Goodman	London	Steak
Goodman Canary Wharf	London	Steakhouse
Goodman City	London	Steak
Hakkasan Hanway Place	London	Chinese
Hakkasan Mayfair	London	Chinese
Hawksmoor Air Street	London	Steak
Hawksmoor Manchester	Manchester	British
Hawksmoor Seven Dials	London	Steak
Hawksmoor Spitalfields	London	Steak
Hedone	London	French
Hélène Darroze at the Connaught	London	French
Hinnies	Whitley Bay	British
HKK	London	Chinese
Kaspar’s at The Savoy	London	Seafood
Kendell’s Bistro	Leeds	French
La Famiglia	London	Italian
La Trompette	London	Modern European
LOBOS Meat & Tapas	London	Spanish
L’Ortolan	Shinfield	Contemporary French
MAGGIES GRILL	Aberdeen	Creole / Cajun / Southern
Marcus	London	British
Mari Vanna	London	Russian
Medlar	London	Modern European
Milos	London	Seafood
Muse	Yarm	British
New Chapter	Edinburgh	Scottish
NOPI	London	Mediterranean
NOPI – Downstairs	London	Mediterranean
Novikov – Asian Restaurant	London	Asian
Number 16 Restaurant	Glasgow	Modern European
Orchid Restaurant at the Studley Hotel	Harrogate	Asian
Orrery	London	French
Ottolenghi Islington	London	Mediterranean
Palm Court at The Langham, London	London	English
Peace and Loaf Restaurant	Newcastle	British
Petrus	London	French
Pidgin	London	Modern European
Pollen Street Social	London	British
Portland Restaurant	London	British
Prime Steak & Grill – Chandlers Cross	Chandler’s Cross	Steakhouse
Prime Steak & Grill – St Albans	St. Albans	Steakhouse
Restaurant Story London	London	British
Ricci’s Place	Halifax	Mediterranean
Roux at Parliament Square	London	Contemporary European
Roux at The Landau	London	Modern European
Smiths Restaurant Wapping	London	Seafood
Spring Restaurant	London	Contemporary British
Stovell’s	Chobham	Contemporary European
Tattu Restaurant & Bar	Manchester	Chinese
Texture Restaurant	London	Modern European
The Artichoke	Amersham	Modern European
The Butchershop Bar & Grill	Glasgow	Steakhouse
The Cat’s Pyjamas	Headingley	Indian
The Chefs Table	Chester	British
The Cherry Tree	Bolton	British
The Chesil Rectory	Winchester	British
The Dairy Bar & Bistro	London	British
The Freemasons at Wiswell	Clitheroe	British
The Greedy Goose	Plymouth	British
The Greenhouse	London	French
The Inn at Welland	Malvern	British
The Savoy, Thames Foyer	London	Afternoon Tea
The Sisters Kelvingrove	Glasgow	Scottish
The Three Oaks	Gerrards Cross	British
The Westwood Restaurant, Beverley	Beverley	English
The Wild Rabbit	Chipping Norton	French
Trinity	London	European
Twist	London	Tapas / Small Plates
Upstairs at the Grill	Chester	Steak
Waters Restaurant at Resorts World	Birmingham	European
Wild Mushroom	Westfield	British
Wiltons	London	British
Wright Brothers Borough	London	Seafood
Zelman Meats	London	Meat