The selection of establishments in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2014 is announced 26 September, and sees no new three star restaurants, and just two promoted to two star: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, led by Head Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts, is described as a glorious celebration of Britain’s culinary heritage, while The Greenhouse showcases Arnaud Bignon’s technically impressive and innovative cooking.
Fifteen new one stars
The 15 new one stars include wilks, an unpretentious neighbourhood restaurant in Bristol, and Campagne, a contemporary Kilkenny restaurant run by a dedicated couple. In London, Lima is the first Peruvian restaurant to gain a star and highlights the increasing popularity of South American cuisine. There are two seafood restaurants awarded one star (Angler and Outlaw’s at The Capital); two Chinese restaurants (HKK and Bo London); a star for another of Jason Atherton’s restaurants (Social Eating House); and stars for a young British chef (Story in Bermondsey) and an experienced French chef returning to the UK (Brasserie Chavot).
Diversity and variety
“We have never produced a GB & Ireland guide that provides our readers with such diversity and variety”, says Rebecca Burr, Editor. “Fantastic B&Bs, wonderful pubs, stylish hotels, world class restaurants and great value eateries – we have them all in our guide.
“In the last year we’ve seen the rise of relaxed counter dining but also the opening of some big brasseries. Dining is becoming a less structured, less formal affair and opening times and menus are more flexible to reflect the way we live our lives. Single concept restaurants focusing on one or two dishes have also continued to open.
“The Michelin guide has always reflected what’s out there and London in particular has never offered so much choice – there really is something for everyone and for every occasion and there appears to be no end to the number of exciting new restaurant openings. With cuisines and culinary influences from all parts of the globe, it’s no surprise that the capital is one of the most exciting cities in the world for food.
“We’ve seen internationally acclaimed chefs open restaurants over here but we’re also delighted to witness the rise of the next generation of talented British chefs and the continued evolution of British cooking.”
Bib Gourmands
This year’s selection also sees 27 new Bib Gourmands – the award which recognises those establishments offering good food at affordable prices (the limit being £28 for three courses) and one that is hugely popular with our readers. The guide now has 143 ‘Bibs’ and this year’s newcomers stretch from Edinburgh (Galvin Brasserie de Luxe) and Belfast (Coppi and Home) to Ramsbottom (Hearth of the Ram) and Newlyn (Tolcarne Inn).
Available in bookshops
The paper version of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2014 will be available in bookshops from 4 October 2013, priced at £15.99 (€16.99 in Ireland). Also available via an Apple App priced at £5.99.
Also published on the same day is the Michelin Guide London 2014, priced at £11.99 (€12.99 in Ireland). This guide provides extended text on London’s restaurants, with additional photographs and information on all starred establishments, as well as a pull-out map. It also includes a selection of London’s best hotels, across all categories of comfort.
The Michelin Guide 2014 full list
3 Michelin Stars
– No new winners
Fat Duck – Bray
Waterside Inn – Bray
Gordon Ramsay – Chelsea
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – Mayfair
2 Michelin Stars
New winners:
– Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel) – Westminster
– The Greenhouse – Mayfair
Midsummer House – Cambridge
Gidleigh Park – Chagford – Devon
Le Champignon Sauvage – Cheltenham
Whatley Manor (The Dining Room) – Wiltshire
Hand and Flowers – Marlow
Restaurant Sat Bains – Nottingham
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons – Oxford/Great Milton
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw – Cornwall
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles – Auchterarder
Patrick Guilbaud – Dublin
The Ledbury – North Kensington
Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley – Belgravia
Le Gavroche – Mayfair
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught – Mayfair
Hibiscus – Mayfair
Square – Mayfair
L’Enclume – Grange-over-Sands/Cartmel
Michael Wignall at The Latymer (at Pennyhill Park Hotel) – Surrey
Sketch (The Lecture Room & Library) – Mayfair
One Michelin Star
New winners:
– Samling – Cumbria
– adam’s – Birmingham
– Wilks – Bristol
– Ormer by Shaun Rankin – Jersey
– HKK – Shoreditch
– Angler – Finsbury
– Story – London Bridge
– Ametsa – Belgravia
– Brasserie Chavot – Mayfair
– Bo London – Mayfair
– Lima – Regent’s Park/Marylebone
– Social Eating House – Soho
– Outlaw’s at The Capital – Knightsbridge
– L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon (demoted from 2 to 1) – Strand and Covent Garden
– Campagne, Kilkenny
Fischer’s at Baslow Hall – Baslow, Derbyshire
The Park (at Lucknam Park Hotel) – Bath/Colerne
The Terrace (at Montagu Arms Hotel) – Beaulieu
Pipe and Glass Inn – Beverley/Yorks
West House – Biddenden, Kent
Fraiche – Birkenhead
Purnell’s – Birmingham
Simpsons – Birmingham
Turners – Birmingham
Northcote – Blackburn/Langho
Morston Hall – Morston/Norfolk
Curlew – Bodiam/East Sussex
Lords of the Manor – Gloucestershire
Royal Oak – Bray
Casamia – Bristol
Manor House Hotel and Golf Club – Wiltshire
Simon Radley at The Chester Grosvenor – Chester
Pony & Trap – Chew Magna/Bath
Sir Charles Napier – Chinnor/Buckinghamshire
Apicius – Cranbrook/Kent
Ockenden Manor – Cuckfield/West Sussex
Sienna – Dorchester/Dorset
Butchers Arms – Eldersfield/Worcestershire
36 on the Quay – Emsworth/Hampshire
The Pass – Horsham/West Sussex
The Neptune – Hunstanton/Norfolk
Box Tree – Ilkley/West Yorkshire
Atlantic – Jersey
Bohemia (at Club Hotel and Spa) – Jersey
Tassili (at Grand Hotel) – Jersey
The Stagg Inn – Herefordshire
Mr Underhill’s at Dinham Weir – Ludlow/Shropshire
Harrow at Little Bedwyn – Marlborough/Wiltshire
Adam Simmonds at Danesfield House – Marlow
Nut Tree – Murcott/Oxfordshire
Hambleton Hall – Rutland
Black Swan – Oldstead/North Yorks
Yorke Arms – Ramsgill-in-Nidderdale/North Yorks
JSW – Petersfield/Hampshire
Driftwood – Portscatho/Cornwall
L’Ortolan – Reading/Shinfield
Drake’s – Ripley/ Surrey
Old Vicarage – Sheffield
Masons Arms – South Molton/Knowstone/Devon
Room in the Elephant – Torquay
The Sportsman – Whitstable/Kent
5 North St – Winchcombe/Gloucs
The Black Rat – Winchester/Hampshire
Holbeck Ghyll – Windermere/Cumbria
Paris House – Woburn/Bedfordshire
Glenapp Castle – Ballantrae/South Ayrshire
Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond – Balloch/West Dunbartonshire
Braidwoods – Dalry/North Ayrshire
Castle Terrace – Edinburgh
Number One (at Balmoral Hotel) – Edinburgh
Kitchin Edinburgh/Leith
Martin Wishart Edinburgh/Leith
Sangster’s – Elie/Fife
Inverlochy Castle – Fort William
Albannach – Lochinver/Highlands
Boath House – Nairn/ Highlands
Peat Inn – Fife
Knockinaam Lodge – Portpatrick/Dumfries & Galloway
Kinloch Lodge – Isle of Skye
Walnut Tree – Abergavenny/Llanddewi Skirrid/Monmouthshire
Tyddyn Llan – Llandrillo Denbighshire
The Checkers – Montgomery/Monmouthshire
House (at Cliff House Hotel) – Waterford
Chapter One – Dublin
L’Ecrivain – Dublin
Thornton’s (at The Fitzwilliam Hotel) – Dublin
Bon Appétit – Malahide/Dublin
Chapter One – Farnborough/ Bromley
Hakkasan Hanway Place – Bloomsbury
Pied à Terre – Bloomsbury
Club Gascon – City of London
Harwood Arms – Fulham
River Café – Hammersmith
La Trompette – Chiswick
St John – Clerkenwell
Rasoi – Chelsea
Kitchen W8 – Kensington
The Glasshouse – Kew
Viajante – Bethnal Green
Galvin La Chapelle – Spitalfields
Chez Bruce – Wandsworth
Amaya Belgravia – Westminster
Apsleys (at Lanesborough Hotel) – Belgravia
Pétrus – Belgravia
Benares – Mayfair
Galvin at Windows (at London Hilton Hotel) – Mayfair
Hakkasan Mayfair – Mayfair
Kai – Mayfair
Maze – Mayfair
Murano – Mayfair
Nobu (at The Metropolitan Hotel) – Mayfair
Nobu Berkeley St – Mayfair
Pollen Street Social – Mayfair
Tamarind – Mayfair
Umu -Mayfair Westminster
Wild Honey – Mayfair
L’Autre Pied – Regent’s Park & Marylebone
Locanda Locatelli – Regent’s Park & Marylebone
Texture – Regent’s Park & Marylebone
Seven Park Place (at St James’s Hotel and Club) – St James’s/Westminster
Arbutus – Soho
Yauatcha – Soho
Quilon – Victoria
Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 – Padstow
Alimentum – Cambridge
Raby Hunt – nr Darlington
Hedone – Chiswick
Dabbous – Regent’s Park & Marylebone
Hinds Head – Bray
St John Hotel – Leicester Square
Launceston Place – Kensington
Trishna – Marylebone
Tom Aikens – Chelsea
Medlar – Chelsea
Alyn Williams at The Westbury – Mayfair
The Red Lion Free House – Wiltshire
Thackerays Restaurant – Kent
Tristan – Horsham