AA ANNOUNCES NEW HIGHER ROSETTE AWARDS
The AA has announced which of the country’s top restaurants have been achieved the higher AA Rosettes awards. Seven restaurants are celebrating being awarded four AA Rosettes while 28 have seen their ratings rise to three AA Rosettes.
These restaurants have shown that they are outstanding and demand recognition well beyond their local area. The four Rosette establishments also show intense ambition, a passion for excellence, superb technical skills and an appreciation of culinary traditions combined with a desire for exploration and improvement.
NEW FOUR ROSETTES
- Bohemia , Restaurant – St Helier
- The French, By Simon Rogan, Manchester
- Restaurant Nathan Outlaw – Rock
- Restaurant Story, London
- Texture, London
- Le Gavroche, London
- The Greenhouse, London
NEW THREE TO ROSETTES
- Stovells, Chobham
- Cannizaro House, Wimbledon
- Sixtyone Restaurant, London
- Macdonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford
- Llangoed Hall, Llyswen
- Yorebridge House, Bainbridge
- La Belle Époque, Sofitel Heathrow
- Red Lion, Pewsey
- Cliveden, Taplow
- The Hambrough, Ventnor
- Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens , Glasgow
- Cotswolds88 Hotel, Painswick
- Caxton Grill, St Ermins Hotel, London
- Kitchen Table, London
- The Packhorse Inn, Moulton
- Manchester House Bar and Restaurant, Manchester
- Hell Bay , Bryher
- Turners, Birmingham
- Amberley Castle , Amberley
- Buckland Manor, Buckland
- Ynyshir Hall, Eglwysfach
- The Crown at Whitebrook, Whitebrook
- Lainston House, Spartsholt
- Chiltern Firehouse, London
- Roka, London
- The Clove Club, London
- The Hinds Head, Bray
- Mark Greenaway, Edinburgh
The new Rosettes were awarded at the AA Hospitality Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London . The awards, often referred to as the industry’s ‘Oscars’, were hosted by Fiona Bruce and guests were treated to a sensational gourmet meal created by 2013 AA Chefs’ Chef, Tom Kerridge, as well as entertainment from Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Light Balance.
The award event also sees the launch of the 2015 AA guides to UK hotels, restaurants, pubs and B&Bs which contain details of all the winning establishments.
The full list of winners of the AA Hospitality Awards 2014-15 are:
AA Lifetime Achievement – Ruth Rogers MBE
AA Chefs’ Chef – Nathan Outlaw
AA Hotel of the Year for England – Dormy House, Broadway
AA Hotel of the Year for Wales – Ynyshir Hall, Eglwys Fach
AA Hotel of the Year for Scotland – Meldrum House Country Hotel, Aberdeen
AA Hotel of the Year for London – Rosewood London
AA Hotel of the Year for Northern Ireland – The Bushmills Inn Hotel, Bushmills
AA Restaurant of the Year for England – Sticky Walnut, Chester
AA Restaurant of the Year for Wales – Bully’s, Cardiff
AA Restaurant of the Year for Scotland – Timberyard, Edinburgh
AA Restaurant of the Year for London – Berners Tavern, London
AA Small Hotel Group of the Year – Eden Hotel Collection
AA Large Hotel Group of the Year – QHotels
AA Wine Award for England and Overall Winner – The Queensberry Hotel, Bath
AA Wine Award for Scotland –The Peat Inn, St Andrews
AA Wine Award for Wales – The Grove, Narbeth
AA Eco Hotel of the Year – Waterton Park Hotel, Walton Hall
AA Eco Hotel Group of the Year – Red Carnation Hotels
AA Pub of the Year for England – The Pheasant, Gestingthorpe
AA Pub of the Year for Wales – Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
AA Pub of the Year for Scotland – The Bridge Inn, Ratho
AA Housekeeper of the Year – Geraldine Maursy – The Landmark
AA Food Service Award – Galvin at Windows, London
AA Spirit Award – The Merchant Hotel, Belfast