Good Food Guide reveals shortlist for 2011 Restaurant of the Year award
Over 27,500 diners nominated their favourite independently-run restaurant in the UK, before a shortlist was drawn up by a Good Food Guide panel of judges.
To qualify, the restaurants must offer regional or local produce where possible and deliver consistently excellent food and service.
Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “Championing great restaurants is at the very heart of what we do - we love to celebrate excellent food and service. We are thrilled to announce such a strong field of regional winners in our Restaurant of the Year Awards today, all of whom demonstrate what a flourishing culinary scene we have right across the UK.”
Last year’s winner was The Swan at Southrop, which was described as going “the extra mile for its customers” and being “the kind of place we all want at the end of our street”.
The overall winner of the awards will be named on 23 June.
The regional winners of the Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year award, are:
Wales
Cwtch, Pembrokeshire
East of England
Roger Hickman’s Restaurant, Norwich
London
Retro Bistrot, Teddington
Midlands
Edmunds, Birmingham
Northern Ireland
Molly’s Yard, Belfast
North West
Spire, Liverpool
North East
Salvo’s, Leeds
Scotland
Ondine, Edinburgh
South East
Orwells, Shiplake
South West
The Mill Tea & Dining Room, Lyme Regis
