AA awards nine new restaurants four rosettes
Bohemia Restaurant in Jersey; The Dining Room at Whatley Manor; Edinbane Lodge; The Fernery at the Grove; The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant; Grace & Savour at Hampton Manor; and London restaurants The Ledbury, Ormer Mayfair, and Social Eating House were all awarded the rating at the AA Hospitality Awards, which were held in London last night (26 September).
“We are so honoured to receive four AA Rosettes and to have been recognised for our high culinary standards by the AA inspectors. It’s a testament to the hard work of the entire team and fills us with even more motivation to continue to improve and delight our guests,” says Ormer Mayfair head chef Sofian Msetfi (pictured).
Grace & Savour head chef David Taylor described the accolade as “humbling”. “This award means so much to us and we are so humbled to receive 4 Rosettes within our first year of opening,” he said.
“A huge thank you to all our growers for trusting us with your produce and craft, you are just as much a part of Grace & Savour as we are. A big thank you to all our guests for supporting us and making this restaurant possible.”
New 3 rosette restaurants were also named on the night, including Arkle at Chester Grosvenor; The Chubby Castor in Peterborough; The Flitch of Bacon in Essex; Langshott Manor in Surrey; and The Loch & the Tyne by Adam Handling in Berkshire.
The Grove in Pembrokeshire and Cameron House hotel on Loch Lomond in West Dubartonshire were awarded a maximum five-star rating by the AA.
Individuals were also acknowledged at the awards, with John Williams, executive chef at The Ritz in London, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award and Mark Birchall, chef-patron at Moor Hall in Lancashire, named the Chefs’ Chef of the Year.
New four rosettes
Bohemia Restaurant, St Helier, Jersey
The Dining Room at Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Edinbane Lodge, Edinbane, Highland
The Fernery at the Grove, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, Crieff, Perth & Kinross
Grace & Savour, Solihull, West Midlands
The Ledbury, London W11
Ormer Mayfair, London W1
Social Eating House, London W1
New three rosettes
Arkle at Chester Grosvenor, Chester, Cheshire
The Chubby Castor, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Coast Restaurant, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool, Highland
The Dower House Restaurant at the Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, Somerset
The Flitch of Bacon, Little Dunmow, Essex
The Great House, Lavenham, Suffolk
HAAR, St Andrews, Fife
Hammer & Pincers, Wymeswold, Leicestershire
Rafters Restaurant, New 3 Rosettes
The Jackdaw, Conwy
Langshott Manor, Horley, Surrey
The Loch & the Tyne by Adam Handling, Old Windsor, Berkshire
New Yard Restaurant, Helston, Cornwall
Opheem, Birmingham, West Midlands
Rafters Restaurant, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Restaurant 22, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Restaurant 8, Birmingham, West Midlands
Restaurant Folium, Birmingham, West Midlands
The Sea Cliff Restaurant, Sandy Cove Hotel, Ilfracombe, Devon
The Sir Charles Napier, Chinnor, Oxfordshire
The Victoria Oxshott, Leatherhead, Surrey
White Swan at Fence, Burnley, Lancashire
New five red stars
Cameron House on Loch Lomond, Balloch, West Dunbartonshire
Grove, Narberth, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
New four red stars
Bowood Hotel, Golf & Spa, Calne, Wiltshire
Congham Hall Hotel and Spa, Grimston, Norfolk
Homewood, Bath, Somerset
Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, Cumbria
Storrs Hall, Windermere, Cumbria
New 3 red stars
Glewstone Court Country House, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire
The Bildeston Crown, Bildeston, Suffolk
The Pig in the South Downs, Arundel, West Sussex
