
1st September 2008
Purnell's listed among top 10 restaurants outside London
Purnell's, this year's winner of the Craft Guild of Chefs New Restaurant Award, has been named one of the top 10 restaurants outside London in this year's London Restaurant Awards.
Other winning establishments to make into the top 10 are Anthony's, Le Champignon Sauvage, L'Enclume, The Fat Duck, The Kitchin, Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons, Northcote, Restaurant Sat Bains, and The Waterside Inn.
The remaining restaurants to pick up an award are:
Great Queen Street – British Restaurant of the Year
Galvin Bistrot de Luxe – French Restaurant of the Year
Theo Randall at the InterContinental – Italian Restaurant of the Year
Barrafina – Iberian Restaurant of the Year
Aaya – Oriental Restaurant of the Year
Tayyabs – Indian Restaurant of the Year
Market – Local Restaurant of the Year
The Greenhouse – Awards of Excellence
Le Café Anglais – New Restaurant of the Year
The Wolseley – Toptable.com Best Business Lunch
Jason Atherton – Outstanding London Chef
Michael Belben – Restaurateur of the Year
The Greenhouse – Outstanding Restaurant Service
Mark Hix – Outstanding Contribution to London Restaurants
Le Café Anglais – aAIM London Restaurant of the Year
Carluccios – Best Restaurant Chain
Sam's Bar and Brasserie – Evening Standard 60 under £60 award
Fay Maschler, chair of the judging panel, commented: "Eating out has become part of the fabric of life and as such needn't, and shouldn't, always be regarded as a special occasion…the fact that so many of our winning chefs and restaurateurs are British born and bred gives a lot of hope for the future." The glittering awards ceremony took place last night (1 September) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.