Top 10 Celebrity Chef restaurants

If you’re ever stuck for somewhere to eat in Britain, help is at hand. These restaurants are run by some of our top celebrity chefs, so you’re guaranteed a great meal. And you never know who might be running the kitchen that night!

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

The restaurant that earned Gordon 3 Michelin Stars is regarded as one of the best restaurants in London. It’s his flagship restaurant, so expect great service and a fabulous wine list.

Web: Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (www.gordonramsay.com/royalhospitalroad/)

The Fat Duck Restaurant

The Fat Duck

Heston Blumenthal’s 3 Michelin-starred restaurant was named Best Restaurant in the World in 2004, and it’s not hard to see why. Don’t miss the 17-course tasting menu and the wine list with wines from £30 to £5,500.

Web: The Fat Duck (www.fatduck.co.uk/) 

Fifteen

Fifteen

You can find Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurants in London and Watergate Bay in Cornwall. Expect Jamie’s trademark simple, delicious food in a trendy setting, and remember that the money from the bill goes towards training the Fifteen trainee chefs.

Web: Fifteen (www.fifteen.net/Pages/default.aspx) 

Criterion Restaurant

Criterion Grill

This decadent restaurant in the heart of London’s Piccadilly is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. The menu is dominantly French with Mediterranean and British influences.

Web: Criterion Grill (www.whitestarline.org.uk/Criterion_Restaurant_Brasserie_London.htm)

Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons

Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons

Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir is the only country house hotel in the UK which has achieved 2 Michelin stars for a total of 22 years. Enjoy the modern French menu while looking out on the beautiful 2-acre gardens.

Web: Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons (www.manoir.com/web/olem/olem_c2a_introduction.jsp)

St John Restaurant

St John

Chef Fergus Henderson owns this East London restaurant with restaurateur Trevor Gulliver. Just round the corner from London’s Smithfield market, St John serves great British food made from the finest British produce.

Web: St John (www.stjohnrestaurant.com/home/)

The Seafood Restaurant

The Seafood Restaurant

Just across from Padstow harbour in Cornwall, you’ll find Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant. On the menu you’ll find some of the best freshly-caught seafood in Britain.

Web: The Seafood Restaurant (www.rickstein.com/The-Seafood-Restaurant.html)

Rhodes 24

Rhodes 24

Located on the 24th floor of the City of London’s tallest building, Tower 42, Gary Rhodes’ 24 serves traditional British food with an innovative twist. Enjoy some of the best views of London in this great restaurant.

Web: Rhodes 24 (www.rhodes24.co.uk/) 

Brian Turner Mayfair

Brian Turner Mayfair

Located in the Millennium Hotel in London’s Mayfair, Yorkshire chef Brian Turner’s restaurant serves traditional British food. There’s also an all-day al-fresco Champagne terrace.

Web: Brian Turner Mayfair (www.brianturneronline.co.uk/mayfair.aspx) 

The River Cafe

The River Café

This iconic, Michelin-starred restaurant in West London is owned by chefs Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray. Their cult restaurant brought Italian flavours to London, cooked in a simple, clean style.

Web: The River Café (www.rivercafe.co.uk/)

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