01-09-2006, 11:19 AM
Restaurant Magazine (same guys who do the World's 50 Best Restaurants) have published the finalists for the UK Best Dishes 2006.
Industry Bible Restaurant Magazine announces the finalists for its Best Dishes Awards 2006
This week Restaurant Magazine announces the short-listed finalists for their Best Dishes Awards 2006. Nominees stretch the length and breadth of the country, from the star-studded restaurant of international repute to the closely guarded local secret. ItÂ’s not big bucks or fame that guarantees success in this competition but expertise and flavour, and that may emerge from the humblest of kitchens.
The shortlist includes restaurants stretching the length and breadth of Britain. Last year, London surprised no-one by proving itself to be the culinary capital of the UK. This year however, the London-centricity of BritainÂ’s dining scene is in question with 26 of the 43 finalists coming from other cities or rural reaches. LondonÂ’s restaurants are being rivalled by rural backwaters such as Little Bedwyn in Wiltshire and the Scottish Highlands.
Out of 43 restaurants on the shortlist, only 17 are in the capital, leaving the remaining 26 in the further reaches of the country including Northern Ireland, South Wales and notably the North East.
The awards are broken down into 15 categories, including typically British dishes such as Bangers & Mash, Fish & Chips and Roast Beef, and well-loved imports such as Tapas, Sushi, Curry and Dim Sum, in recognition of the UKÂ’s unrivalled culinary melting pot.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on
Monday 23rd October Source: Spoon-PR and Restaurant Magazine
The 2006 Best Dishes finalists
Burger
Fence Gate Inn, nr Burnley, Lancashire
Pick more Daisies, London, N8
The Mole Inn, Toot Baldon, Oxfordshire
Cheese
Fence Gate Inn, nr Burnley, Lancashire
Sketch – The Lecture Room & Library, London, W1
The Newbridge, Tredunnock, Monmouthshire
Cooked Breakfast
Fifteen, Watergate Bay, Cornwall
The Gun, London, E14
The Dartmoor Inn, Lydford, Devon
Curry
Kasturi, London, EC3
Champoor Champoor, London, SE1
The Cinnamon Club, London, SW1
Dim Sum
Chino Latino, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Kai Mayfair, London, W1
Yauatcha, London, W1
Fish and Chips
60 Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
RushmoreÂ’s Restaurant, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
The Longridge Restaurant, Longridge, Lancashire
Pasta
James Street South Restaurant, Belfast, County Antrim
The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire
The Moathouse Hotel & Restaurant, Acton Trussell, Staffordshire
Pie
Fence Gate Inn, nr Burnley, Lancashire
The Coastguard, St MargaretÂ’s Bay, Kent
The Greyhound, London, SW11
Pudding
The CaptainÂ’s Table, Woodbridge, Suffolk
The Naked Turtle, London, SW14
The Royalist Hotel, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
Roast Beef
Gordons Restaurant, Inverkeilor, Angus
The Marquess Tavern, London, N1
The Sun Inn, Dedham, Essex
Sausage and Mash
Boisdale of Belgravia, London, SW1
Selkirk Arms Hotel, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway
The Quality Chop House, London, EC1
Soup
Babylon Restaurant, The Roof Garden, London, W8
Loch Torridon Country House Hotel, By Achnasheen, Highland
Stanneylands Hotel, Wilmslow, Cheshire
Steak and Chips
Hoste Arms, Burnham Market, Norfolk
J. Bakers Bistro Moderne, York, Yorkshire
WallettÂ’s Court Country House Hotel, Westcliffe, Kent
Sushi
Cocoon, London, W1B
Geisha, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Saki Bar & Food Emporium, London, EC1
Tapas
Kwizeen Restaurant, Blackpool, Lancashire
L Restaurant, London, W8
Salt Yard, London, W1T
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:mmm:
I need to get out more.. I've only eaten at one of those restaurants :wall:
I'd be interested if any of you around the country have eaten in a few of these establishments.
Being in the top three in the country is quite cool.. and I'm curious as hell what the other 2 puddings are..
Industry Bible Restaurant Magazine announces the finalists for its Best Dishes Awards 2006
This week Restaurant Magazine announces the short-listed finalists for their Best Dishes Awards 2006. Nominees stretch the length and breadth of the country, from the star-studded restaurant of international repute to the closely guarded local secret. ItÂ’s not big bucks or fame that guarantees success in this competition but expertise and flavour, and that may emerge from the humblest of kitchens.
The shortlist includes restaurants stretching the length and breadth of Britain. Last year, London surprised no-one by proving itself to be the culinary capital of the UK. This year however, the London-centricity of BritainÂ’s dining scene is in question with 26 of the 43 finalists coming from other cities or rural reaches. LondonÂ’s restaurants are being rivalled by rural backwaters such as Little Bedwyn in Wiltshire and the Scottish Highlands.
Out of 43 restaurants on the shortlist, only 17 are in the capital, leaving the remaining 26 in the further reaches of the country including Northern Ireland, South Wales and notably the North East.
The awards are broken down into 15 categories, including typically British dishes such as Bangers & Mash, Fish & Chips and Roast Beef, and well-loved imports such as Tapas, Sushi, Curry and Dim Sum, in recognition of the UKÂ’s unrivalled culinary melting pot.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on
Monday 23rd October Source: Spoon-PR and Restaurant Magazine
The 2006 Best Dishes finalists
Burger
Fence Gate Inn, nr Burnley, Lancashire
Pick more Daisies, London, N8
The Mole Inn, Toot Baldon, Oxfordshire
Cheese
Fence Gate Inn, nr Burnley, Lancashire
Sketch – The Lecture Room & Library, London, W1
The Newbridge, Tredunnock, Monmouthshire
Cooked Breakfast
Fifteen, Watergate Bay, Cornwall
The Gun, London, E14
The Dartmoor Inn, Lydford, Devon
Curry
Kasturi, London, EC3
Champoor Champoor, London, SE1
The Cinnamon Club, London, SW1
Dim Sum
Chino Latino, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Kai Mayfair, London, W1
Yauatcha, London, W1
Fish and Chips
60 Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
RushmoreÂ’s Restaurant, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
The Longridge Restaurant, Longridge, Lancashire
Pasta
James Street South Restaurant, Belfast, County Antrim
The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire
The Moathouse Hotel & Restaurant, Acton Trussell, Staffordshire
Pie
Fence Gate Inn, nr Burnley, Lancashire
The Coastguard, St MargaretÂ’s Bay, Kent
The Greyhound, London, SW11
Pudding
The CaptainÂ’s Table, Woodbridge, Suffolk
The Naked Turtle, London, SW14
The Royalist Hotel, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
Roast Beef
Gordons Restaurant, Inverkeilor, Angus
The Marquess Tavern, London, N1
The Sun Inn, Dedham, Essex
Sausage and Mash
Boisdale of Belgravia, London, SW1
Selkirk Arms Hotel, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway
The Quality Chop House, London, EC1
Soup
Babylon Restaurant, The Roof Garden, London, W8
Loch Torridon Country House Hotel, By Achnasheen, Highland
Stanneylands Hotel, Wilmslow, Cheshire
Steak and Chips
Hoste Arms, Burnham Market, Norfolk
J. Bakers Bistro Moderne, York, Yorkshire
WallettÂ’s Court Country House Hotel, Westcliffe, Kent
Sushi
Cocoon, London, W1B
Geisha, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Saki Bar & Food Emporium, London, EC1
Tapas
Kwizeen Restaurant, Blackpool, Lancashire
L Restaurant, London, W8
Salt Yard, London, W1T
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:mmm:
I need to get out more.. I've only eaten at one of those restaurants :wall:
I'd be interested if any of you around the country have eaten in a few of these establishments.
Being in the top three in the country is quite cool.. and I'm curious as hell what the other 2 puddings are..
