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 |