Restaurants which use
quality local produce whenever possible, where the
cooking style is British (Modern or Traditional) or its equivalent for the UK Regions eg Modern Scottish cooking and where the
quality of the cooking has been verified by inclusion in either the
Good Food Guide or the
AA ‘Best of British’ Restaurant Guide or through multiple consumer recommendation. In many cases, they also showcase local and regional recipes and specialities. We haven’t included Michelin Guide ratings as many critics accuse them of favouring classical French dining. Terry Durack, for example, (The Independent food critic) believes Michelin is no longer that important. "It used to be the be-all and end-all but, at some point in the 1990s, they lost the plot," he says "I now associate Michelin with expensive, old-fashioned food taken in hushed, boring dining rooms."