OpenTable names top 100 best restaurants 2015 in the UK based on diner reviews

British cuisine reigns; one quarter of the list is made up of restaurants serving British cuisine
London restaurants dominate top 100 list with all top 10 spots taken by restaurants in the capital
The Ledbury is named best restaurant by diners, with a Contemporary European menu
Top 100 compiled from more than 480,000 verified OpenTable diner reviews from across more than 4,500 restaurants the UK in the last 12 months

LONDON, UK – 3 December 2015: OpenTable, the world’s leading online restaurant booking service, today marks a year of world class dining by releasing its annual list of top 100 best restaurants in the UK, based on reviews left by verified diners.

Taking the number one spot this year is London’s award winning The Ledbury, where celebrated Head Chef Brett Graham pairs innovative cooking with fine wines in a smart, modern setting.

British, European and French cuisine dominate the top 100. Over a quarter (26) of the featured restaurants serve British cuisine, followed 18 European and 13 French. The only vegetarian/vegan restaurant to make the top 100 list is Brighton’s Food for Friends.

Foodie capital London continues to dominate the UK’s culinary landscape, with all of the top 10 restaurants found in the city. The top 10 list features established London favourites such as The Savoy, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and last year’s winner, Restaurant Story.

The OpenTable Top 10 Best Restaurants 2015, in rank order, are:

Rank	Restaurant	Restaurant Cuisine	Restaurant Metro
1	The Ledbury	Contemporary European	London
2	Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	Contemporary French	London
3	Restaurant Story London	British	London
4	Typing Room	Modern European	London
5	Dinner by Heston Blumenthal	British	London
6	Clos Maggiore	French	London
7	The Greenhouse	French	London
8	Fera at Claridge’s	Contemporary British	London
9	The French Table	Modern European	London
10	The Savoy, Thames Foyer	Afternoon Tea	London

Mike Xenakis, Managing Director of OpenTable International, comments “The restaurant reviews left by diners are of the upmost importance, giving helpful opinions and advice to other OpenTable users, ensuring they discover the right dining experience every time. As this year’s results show, London continues to reign as the foodie capital but we are excited to see restaurants from across the UK, including Manchester, Newcastle, Brighton and Canterbury, also included in the list. We are extremely pleased to highlight these standout restaurants and give them, and their hard working chefs and staff, some well-deserved recognition.”

The top 100 best restaurants 2015 list is generated from more than 480,000 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 best restaurants 2015:

Restaurant	Restaurant Cuisine	Restaurant Metro
21	British	Newcastle
Afternoon tea at Hotel Café Royal	Afternoon Tea	London
Albert’s Shed	British	Manchester
Alyn Williams at The Westbury	Contemporary French	London
Anderson’s Bar & Grill	English	Birmingham
Angler	Seafood	London
Antico	Italian	London
Benares	Indian	London
Berners Tavern	British	London
Blackfriars Restaurant	British	Newcastle
Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack	Seafood	London
Chez Bruce	Modern European	London
City Social – Restaurant	Contemporary European	London
Clos Maggiore	French	London
Club Gascon	French	London
Comedor Grill and Bar	Steak	London
Coya London	Peruvian	London
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal	British	London
Duke’s Brew & Que	American	London
EDWINS	British	London
Fera at Claridge’s	Contemporary British	London
Food for Friends	Vegetarian / Vegan	Brighton
Fortnum & Mason Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon	British	London
Galvin at Windows	French	London
Galvin La Chapelle	French	London
Gauthier Soho	French	London
Goodman	Steak	London
Goodman Canary Wharf	Steakhouse	London
Goodman City	Steak	London
Hakkasan Hanway Place	Chinese	London
Hakkasan Mayfair	Chinese	London
Harwood Arms	Gastro Pub	London
Hawksmoor Air Street	Steak	London
Hawksmoor Knightsbridge	British	London
Hawksmoor Manchester	British	Manchester
Hawksmoor Seven Dials	Steak	London
Hawksmoor Spitalfields	Steak	London
Hibiscus – London	French	London
HKK – Hakkasan	Chinese	London
Iberica Farringdon	Spanish	London
Joanna’s	Modern European	London
Kaspar’s at The Savoy	Seafood	London
Kendell’s Bistro	French	Leeds
Koffmann’s	French	London
La Trompette	Modern European	London
Little Social	French	London
L’Ortolan	Contemporary French	Shinfield
Marcus	European	London
Medlar	Modern European	London
Min Jiang	Chinese	London
Murano	Contemporary European	London
NOPI	Mediterranean	London
Novikov – Asian Restaurant	Asian	London
Orrery	French	London
Ottolenghi	Mediterranean	London
Peckham Bazaar	Greek	London
Petrus	French	London
Pollen Street Social	British	London
Portland Restaurant	British	London
Prime Steak & Grill – St Albans	Steakhouse	St. Albans
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	Contemporary French	London
Restaurant Story London	British	London
Roux at The Landau	Modern European	London
Sixtyone	Modern European	London
Smiths Restaurant Wapping	Seafood	London
Social Eating House	Contemporary European	London
Spring Restaurant	Contemporary British	London
Texture Restaurant	Modern European	London
The 10 Cases – Bistrot à Vin	European	London
The Ambrette at Canterbury	Contemporary Indian	Canterbury
The Ambrette at Margate	Contemporary Indian	Margate
The Art School Restaurant	Contemporary European	Liverpool
The Broad Chare	British	Newcastle
The Butchershop Bar & Grill	Steakhouse	Glasgow
The Chefs Table	British	Chester
The Chesil Rectory	British	Winchester
The Daffodil	British	Cheltenham
The Delaunay	European	London
The French Table	Modern European	London
The Gardeners Cottage	British	Edinburgh
The Glasshouse	Modern European	London
The Greenhouse	French	London
The Hinds Head – Bray	English	Bray
The Inn at Welland	British	Malvern
The Jones Family Project	Contemporary European	London
The Ledbury	Contemporary European	London
The Muddy Duck – Hethe	British	Bicester
The Northall, Corinthia Hotel London	British	London
The Quality Chop House	British	London
The Savoy, Thames Foyer	Afternoon Tea	London
The Savoy Grill	British	London
The Sisters Kelvingrove	Scottish	Glasgow
The Summerhouse	English	London
The Westwood Restaurant, Beverley	English	Beverley
THOMPSON@Darcy’s	Contemporary European	St. Albans
Ting Restaurant, Shangri-La At The Shard	Modern European	London
Typing Room	Modern European	London
Upstairs at the Grill	Steak	Chester
Wiltons	British	London
Wright Brothers Borough