Below is a formula applied to the scores in leading guides to discover the top 25 (twenty-five) restaurants in Britain. This is up-to-date as at October 2016 – post publication of the September editions (2017) of leading guides.

1) The Fat Duck, Bray.  FDG Points 55

2) L’Enclume, Cartmel.  FDG Points 52

3) Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London. FDG Points 50

3) Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Cornwall. FDG Points 50

5) The Waterside Inn, Bray. FDG Points 47

5) Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham. FDG Points 47

7) Marcus, London. FDG Points 46.

7) Midsummer House, Cambridge. FDG Points 46.

9) Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London. FDG Points 45.

10) Le Gavroche, London. FDG Points 44.

10) Ledbury, London. FDG Points 44.

10) Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Auchterarder. FDG Points 44.

10) Whatley Manor, Malmesbury. FDG Points 44.

10) Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham. FDG Points 44.

15) Pollen Street Social, London. FDG Points 43.

15) Sketch Lecture Room and Library, London. FDG Points 43

15) Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon. FDG Points 43

15) Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Oxon. FDG Points 43

19) The Greenhouse, London. FDG Points 41

20) Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London. FDG Points 39

21) Fera at Claridges, London. FDG Points 38

22) Helene Darroze at the Connaught, London. FDG Points 37

22) Restaurant Story, Bermondsey. FDG Points 37

22) The Kitchin, Edinburgh. FDG Points 37

22) Casamia, Bristol. FDG Points 37