The Good Food Guide 2012 announces top 10 restaurants

11th August 2011, 9:14am

The Good Food Guide 2012 has revealed its top 10 restaurants, with Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck in Bray retaining the culinary crown.

The list is as follows:

(Cooking score out of 10 and last year's ranking shown in brackets)
1. The Fat Duck, Bray, Berkshire (score 10; last year's ranking 1)
2. L'Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria  (score 9; last year's ranking 4)
3. Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham (score 9; last year's ranking 6)
4. Gordon Ramsay, Royal Hospital Road, London (score 9; last year's ranking 2)
5. Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Rock, Cornwall (score 8, last year's ranking 5)
6. Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire (score 8; last year's ranking 3)
7. Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, London (score 8; last year's ranking 7)
8. Pollen Street Social, London (score 8; NEW ENTRY)
9. Hibiscus, London (score 8; last year's ranking 11)
10. The Square, London (score 8; last year's ranking 10)

Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of the Guide, commented: "Personally I am extremely excited by the surge this collective of chefs is showing in our top 10 rankings – whilst it's impossible to pigeonhole them, each is devising quality dishes fusing classical skills and modern methods – it's the vividness of the imagination they all display which is truly thrilling.

"The Good Food Guide 2012 showcases what has been a fascinating year for dining in the UK.  The dining scene across the country is vibrant, with some supremely talented chefs serving innovative food which is winning our readers' hearts – there is much to be excited about."

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