The Tatler magazine winners of its twelfth annual Restaurant Awards 2013 were presented in The Ballroom at The Langham, Portland Place, London on 30 April by Jeremy Wayne, Tatler’s Restaurant Editor.
LAURENT-PERRIER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: John Williams, MBE
John’s glittering career, which spans over 40 years, began at the Percy Arms Hotel Otterburn in 1974 and has taken him all the way to The Ritz via The Savoy, Claridge’s and The Berkeley.
John joined The Ritz as Executive Chef in 2004, and in his current role oversees a kitchen brigade of some 64 chefs and is responsible for the menus in The Ritz Restaurant, The Palm Court, The Rivoli Bar, Room Service and the private dining rooms at William Kent House at The Ritz. He considers it his responsibility to protect and promote the culinary identity of The Ritz: ‘haute cuisine’, prepared with the finest seasonal ingredients and using classic methods as originally espoused by Auguste Escoffier.
He has been a member of the Academy of Culinary Arts for the past 20 years, promoting the education and mentoring of young chefs, and was appointed Executive Chairman in 2004. In 2007, John became the first British chef to be awarded a CMA by the French government, in recognition of his promotion of French cuisine, and in 2008 he was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Colbert, 50 – 52 Sloane Square, London, SW1
RISING STAR CHEF AWARD
Daniel Doherty at Duck & Waffle, 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2
Runners up:
Ben Chamkin at The Elephant, 3-4 Beacon Terrace, Torquay, TQ1
Neil Rankin at John Salt, 131 Upper Street, London, N1
Chris King at Roux at The Landau, 1 Portland Pl, London, W1
Chris Golding and Ji Sun Shin at Apero, 2 Harrington Road, London, SW7
BEST FRONT OF HOUSE
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London, W1
Runners Up:
Downtown Mayfair, 5 New Burlington Pl, London, W1
Electric Diner, 191 Portobello Rd, London, W11
Hawksmoor Air Street, 5A Air Street, London W1
The Rib Room at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Cadogan Pl, London, SW1
BEST WINE LIST
Bocca di Lupo, 12 Archer Street, London, W1D
Runners up:
Clos Maggiore, 33 King Street, London, W2
Le Gavroche, 43 Upper Brooke Street, London, W1
MASH Modern American Steak House, 77 Brewer Street, London, W1
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, St Enedoc Hotel, Rock, Cornwall, PL28
BEST KITCHEN
Quo Vadis 26 – 29 Dean Street, London, W1
Runners up:
Bo London, 4 Mill St, London, W1
Castle Terrace, 33-35 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1
Newman Street Tavern, 48 Newman Street, London, W1
The Shiori, 45 Moscow Road, London, W2
TASTE OF LONDON’S PLACE TO BE
Balthazar, 4-6 Russell Street, London, WC2
Runners up:
Bone Daddies, 31 Peter Street, London, W1
La Petite Maison, 53-54 Brook’s Mews, London, W1
Shrimpy’s, King’s Cross Filling Station, Goods Way, London, N1
The Gallery at Sketch, 9 Conduit Street, London, W1
TEST OF TIME (FOR THE MOST CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT RESTAURANT)
Club Gascon (1998), 57 West Smithfield, London, EC1
Runners up:
Green’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar (1982), 36 Duke Street, London, SW1
Momo (1995), 25 Heddon Street, London, W1
Princess Garden of Mayfair (1983), 8-10 Audley Street, London, W1
The Admiral Codrington (1820), 17 Mossop Street, London, SW3
BEST NEWCOMER
Naamyaa Café, 407 St John Street, London, EC1
Runners up:
Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack, 21a Foley Street, London, W1
Burger & Lobster, 29 Clarges Street, W1
HKK, 88 Worship Street, London, EC2
New Street Grill, 16a New Street, London, EC2