British cuisine reigns as OpenTable names Top 100 Best Restaurants 2014 based on diner reviews

- British cuisine dominates Top 100 list with a third of places

- 'Restaurant Story' named best restaurant by diners, with a menu inspired by the history of British food

- Top 100 compiled from more than 340,000 OpenTable diner reviews from across the UK in the last 12 months

LONDON, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTable, the UK's leading online restaurant booking service, today marks a year of world class dining by releasing its annual list of Top 100 Best Restaurants in the UK, based on reviews left by diners. The award ranks the Top 10 as well as giving an alphabetised list of the Top 100.

It seems that the rise of the staycation has led to a renewed appreciation for British fare, as home-grown cuisine dominates the list – securing a third of the Top 100 places, and seven of the coveted Top 10 spots.

Taking the number one spot is London's Restaurant Story, created by celebrated chef Tom Sellers with a menu inspired by the history of British food and featuring exclusively British produce paired with fine wines and British craft ales.

London continues to dominate the UK's culinary landscape, as eight out of the Top 10 restaurants can be found in the capital. The Top 10 list features established favourites such as The Ledbury and The Grill at The Dorchester, as well as new hotspots including Pond Dalston.

After British cuisine, European fare was the second most popular holding almost a quarter of the Top 100 places, followed by French cuisine with 17 restaurants making it onto the list.

The OpenTable Top 10 Best Restaurants 2014, in rank order, are:

1	Restaurant Story London	London	British
2	Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	London	Contemporary French
3	The Chefs Table	Chester	British
4	The Five Fields	London	British
5	The Fat Duck	Berkshire	British
6	Dinner by Heston Blumenthal	London	British
7	The Ledbury	London	Contemporary European
8	Pond Dalston	London	Hawaiian
9	Fera at Claridge's	London	Contemporary British
10	The Grill at The Dorchester	London	British

Mike Xenakis, Managing Director, OpenTable, comments "The Top 100 list represents the best of UK dining. At OpenTable our aim is to enable diners to discover the perfect restaurant for every type of occasion and provide great dining experiences. The reviews left by diners on our site are an invaluable resource for those seeking culinary inspiration, and it is this expert feedback that we mine to compile the Top 100 list. We're proud to celebrate with these restaurants, and give them and their head chefs the recognition they deserve."

The Top 100 Best Restaurants 2014 list is generated from more than 340,000 reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between 19^th November 2013 and 18^th November 2014. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then sorted according to a score calculated from each restaurant's average rating in the "overall" category along with that restaurant's rating relative to others in the same metropolitan area and the average number of restaurants reviewed by diners who reviewed that restaurant.

The full list of restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, is included below. The complete list may also be viewed at http://www.opentable.co.uk/m/best-restaurants-in-united-kingdom.

Full alphabetical list of the UK's Top 100 Best Restaurants 2014

4244 Edge Street	Manchester	British
Alyn Williams at The Westbury	London	Contemporary French
Andre Garrett at Cliveden	Taplow	English
Angler	London	Seafood
Apicius	Cranbrook	Modern European
BEAST	London	Seafood
Bohemia Restaurant at the Club Hotel & Spa	St Helier	Contemporary European
Chapter One	Orpington	Modern European
Charcoals	Glasgow	Indian
Chez Bruce	London	Modern European
City Social	London	Contemporary European
Ciullosteria	London	Italian
Clos Maggiore	London	French
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal	London	British
Duck & Waffle	London	British
EDWINS	London	British
Fera at Claridge's	London	Contemporary British
Fortnum & Mason Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon	London	British
Friends Restaurant	Harrow	British
Galvin at Windows	London	French
Gaucho Leeds	Leeds	Argentinean
Gauthier Soho	London	French
Goodman	London	Steak
Hakkasan Hanway Place	London	Chinese
Hawksmoor Air Street	London	Steak
Hawksmoor Knightsbridge	London	British
Hawksmoor Seven Dials	London	Steak
Hawksmoor Spitalfields	London	Steak
Hedone	London	French
Hibiscus - London	London	French
HKK	London	Chinese
Kendell's Bistro	Leeds	French
Koffmann's	London	French
La Trompette	London	Modern European
Launceston Place	London	Modern European
London House	London	Contemporary European
L'Ortolan	Shinfield	Contemporary French
Maze Gordon Ramsay	London	Contemporary French
Medlar	London	Modern European
Michael Wignall at The Latymer	Bagshot	British
Murano	London	Contemporary European
NOPI	London	Mediterranean
Norse	Harrogate	Scandinavian
Orchid Restaurant at the Studley Hotel	Harrogate	Asian
Orrery	London	French
Otto's Restaurant	London	French
Outlaw's	Rock	Seafood
Outlaw's Fish Kitchen	Port Isaac	Seafood
Palm Court at the Langham Hotel	London	English
Park House	Cardiff	British
Petrus	London	French
Pollen Street Social	London	British
Pond Dalston	London	Hawaiian
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay	London	Contemporary French
Restaurant Story London	London	British
River Cottage Canteen - Winchester	Winchester	British
Roux at Parliament Square	London	Contemporary European
Roux at The Landau	London	Modern European
Searcys The Gherkin	London	Contemporary European
Shaun Dickens at the Boathouse	Henley On Thames	British
Sixtyone	London	International
Smiths Restaurant Wapping	London	Seafood
Social Eating House	London	Contemporary European
Stovell's	Chobham	Contemporary European
SUSHISAMBA London	London	Brazilian
T.E.D Restaurant	London	British
Texture Restaurant	London	Modern European
The Ambrette at Margate	Margate	Contemporary Indian
The Ambrette at Rye	Rye	Contemporary Indian
The Artichoke	Buckinghamshire	Modern European
The Chefs Table	Chester	British
The Clove Club	London	British
The Cross at Kenilworth	Kenilworth	Gastro Pub
The Dairy Bar & Bistro	London	British
The Fat Duck	Berkshire	British
The Feathered Nest Country Inn	Oxfordshire	Gastro Pub
The Five Fields	London	British
The French Table	Surbiton	French
The Gardeners Cottage	Edinburgh	British
The Glasshouse	Kew	Modern European
The Glutton Club	Shrewsbury	British
The Greenhouse	London	French
The Grill at The Dorchester	London	British
The Ledbury	London	Contemporary European
The New Angel	London	European
The Pass @ South Lodge Hotel	Lower Beeding	English
The Plough at Bolnhurst	Bolnhurst	Gastro Pub
The Savoy Grill	London	French
The Savoy, Thames Foyer	London	Afternoon Tea
The Square	London	French
The Stockbridge Restaurant	Edinburgh	Scottish
The West House	Biddenden	European
The Westwood Restaurant, Beverley	Beverley	English
Tom's Kitchen - St Katharine Docks	London	British
Trinity	London	European
Typing Room	London	Modern European
Upstairs at the Grill	Chester	Steak
Wild Mushroom	Westfield	British
Wiltons	London	British
Wright Brothers Borough	London	Seafood

Notes to editors:

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