UK Restaurants by Classification

Bistros
Bistros – relaxed, informal restaurants of approximately 60 seats or less often serving French inspired food. Restaurants included in this guide may serve a local neighbourhood but also attract customers from further afield due to the quality of the cooking and service.

Brasseries
Brasseries – large, bustling restaurants offering a flexible dining experience at most times of the day. Often serving French inspired food, brasseries should offer the option of eating a three course meal or one course and a glass of wine. They may open all day and offer breakfasts and light mid-morning and afternoon snacks alongside lunch and dinner.

Chinese
At our Chinese Restaurants expect to find famous dishes such as Beijing duck, Shanghai noodles, Sichuan soup and Guangdong dumplings, along with regional variations all carefully prepared using quality ingredients.

Country House Hotel Restaurants
Country House Hotels – Restaurants housed in a converted ancestral home in the British countryside. Although you may expect to dine in a wood panelled dining room, the style of cuisine offered may vary considerably from classic French to some of the most cutting edge food in the country.

Fine Dining Restaurants
Fine Dining – expect to dine in luxurious surroundings with well-spaced, linen covered tables and high quality tableware. Service will be of the highest order and there will often be an extensive wine list overseen by a sommelier (wine waiter). The restaurant may offer a variety of menus including a multi-course tasting menu and will serve the best quality ingredients cooked with skill, imagination and verve.

French Restaurants
Restaurants exclusively serving regional French food or French haute cuisine.

Gastropubs
Gastropubs – restaurants in a public house or coaching inn. Although there are a huge range of styles of gastropubs in the UK, you can expect those included in this guide to offer very good food in comfortable surroundings. There will usually be a strong British accent to the menu, but many chefs will also display a grounding in classic French cuisine.

Greek
Greek Restaurants - Experienced chefs make use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including poultry, rabbit and pork. All complimented by wines or anise-flavored liqueurs such as ouzo.

Indian
Experience a wide assortment of dishes and cooking techniques at our Indian Restaurants with food characterised by the use of herbs, spices and vegetables grown in India.

International
International Restaurants - serving a diverse range of dishes representing different cultures. Experience a range of cooking styles from around the globe.

Italian Restaurants
Restaurants exclusively serving Italian cuisine.

Japanese
Our selection of Japanese restaurants offer a large variety of dishes with regional specialities. Recognised as one of the world's healthiest cuisines, low in cholestrol, fat and high in fibre.

Malaysian
Our selection of Malaysian Restaurants offer a culinary diversity, cosmic array of food. Fresh aromatic herbs and roots are used, some familiar, such as lemongrass, ginger, garlic, shallots, kaffir limes and fresh chilies.

Modern British
Modern British Restaurants serving quality unfussy dishes using locally sourced produce where available. This also includes national and regional variations along with geographically indicated foods such as Yorkshire Puddings and Chesire Cheese.

Modern European Restaurants
Modern European Restaurants – a light, seasonal style of cooking that incorporates Mediterranean influences and ingredients into well presented, contemporary dishes. Expect to see pasta and risottos served as accompaniments to fish and meat. Increasingly, Modern European cooks in the UK are reviving and re-inventing classic British recipes for the 21st century.

Modern Scottish
Our selection of Modern Scottish restaurants serve both traditional Scottish dishes alongside international foodstuffs. Making the best use of Scotland's natural larder of game, dairy, fish, fruit, and vegetables.

Seafood Restaurants
Restaurants serving predominantly fish and other seafood.

Spanish
Restaurant exclusively serving Spanish cuisine including tapas.

Thai
Thai cuisine places emphasis on lightly-prepared dishes with strong aromatic ingredients, well known for being spicy. Food is often served with a variety of sauces and condiments.

Vegetarian Restaurants
Vegetarian restaurants serve food prepared without meat or fish.