Award-winning restaurants
AA Rosettes are awarded annually by AA inspectors to restaurants in recognition of the quality of their food. AA Rosette awards range from one Rosette to five Rosettes. Only excellent restaurants that prepare their food with great care and skill, using high quality ingredients, are awarded an AA Rosette. Restaurants with five AA Rosettes are considered world-class. Michelin Stars are awarded to an exclusive handful of elite restaurants.
Award-winning restaurants that currently hold two, three or four AA Rosettes for fine dining are listed below - use the Rosette buttons to display the restaurants in each category:
| Alfriston / Lewes, South Downs, Deans Place Country House Hotel |
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The motto at Harcourt's Restaurant is 'fresh produce, fantastic service'. The restaurant is one of the finest in the area and the award-winning team at Deans Place are passionate about fine food, sourcing exceptional ingredients from the wealth of superb local produce that Sussex has to offer. Menus change monthly, with dishes reflecting the season, and diners can also opt to try the Chef's daily recommendations, whilst taking in panoramic views of the Cuckmere Valley. More about Deans Place Country House Hotel |
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| Birmingham North / Walsall, Fairlawns Hotel & Spa |
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A warm welcome awaits at the Fairlawns Restaurant. Superb English cuisine, infused with flavours from around the world, is served in an elegant setting to a backdrop of classical music. Menus change regularly and are accompanied by carefully selected wines, many of them award-winning. The 'Best of the Best' menu features smoked wild River Tay salmon, fresh rock oysters, English lobster and local Shire Meadow beef. More about Fairlawns Hotel & Spa |
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| Birmingham North East (Sutton Coldfield), Lea Marston Hotel, Golf & Spa |
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Innovative menus and great service are the hallmarks of the Adderley Restaurant at Lea Marston Hotel. Adjoining this stylish dining venue is the Atrium Lounge, which has a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere and is the perfect place to relax with a pre-dinner drink. More about Lea Marston Hotel, Golf & Spa |
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| Brentwood, Essex, Marygreen Manor Hotel |
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Tudors Restaurant is renowned for its award-winning food, complemented by a selection of more than 200 wines. Tudors holds 2 AA Rosettes and received the accolade of 'Best Hotel Restaurant 2009' at the Essex Food & Drink Awards. The restaurant is located in the grand Baronial Hall of a 16th century manor house and has a distinct air of grandeur with charming period stained glass windows and large wooden barley twist columns supporting an impressive vaulted ceiling. More about Marygreen Manor Hotel |
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| Buckingham / Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Buckingham Villiers Hotel |
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Buckingham Villiers restaurant is a fresh, contemporary dining venue with rich decor, wood panelling and stylish leather seating. The chefs at Villiers use fresh, local ingredients to create many of the dishes and fresh fish is always available. Succulent roast dinners are served on Sunday lunchtimes and the real ales available in the bar make a great accompaniment. More about Buckingham Villiers Hotel |
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| Colchester, Suffolk, Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa |
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The redesigned Lakes Restaurant recently joined our growing collection of award-winning restaurants - earning an AA Rosette for fine food - and was a finalist in the Essex Food & Drink Awards 2011. Savour exquisite dishes, featuring the best of local produce and take in fine views across the lake and the championship golf courses. In the summer, the restaurant terrace comes into its own, offering fine dining, al fresco. More about Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa |
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