The Fat Duck of Heston Blumenthal fame misses out as a result of its temporary move to Australia.
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The Greenhouse Restaurant in Dublin and Loam in Galway have both received a Michelin star in the latest guide. The two Japanese restaurants, Araki and Umu, are both based in London.
The new One Star restaurants in London include Lyle’s, Bonhams, Portland and the Dining Room at the Goring.
In Leeds there is one star for The Man Behind the Curtain, and in Loughborough for John’s House, described as an “unexpected find” where chef John Duffin cooks at the family farm where he grew up.
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire remains the only one in Scotland to have two stars.
Kinloch’s chef director, Marcello Tully, said “It’s incredible to get this high level of recognition, the Michelin star system is probably the most well-known accolade – the Oscars of the food industry”.
The news is a disappointment, though not a surprise, for The Three Chimneys on Skye, which lost its head chef Michael Smith earlier this year just months after attracting the iconic restaurant’s first Michelin star last October. The two were “putting Belfast back on the culinary map”, said Michelin. It’s absolutely great for Belfast.
Head chef and owner of Loam Enda McEvoy, formerly of Aniar in the city, revealed that the award has come as a shock considering the restaurant has only been open since 2014.
Nathan Outlaw in Port Isaac retains the two stars first awarded in Rock.
The Michelin Guide editor Rebecca Burr, said: “The next generation of chefs are really coming through to give the established chefs a run for their money”.
Michelin Bib Gourmand awards recognise those establishments that offer good food at affordable prices of £28 or less for a three-course meal. Among them are the White Swan in Fence, Oli’s Thai in Oxford, Tom Kerridge’s pub The Coach in Marlow and Nuno Mendes’ Taberna do Mercado in London’s Spitalfields.
Glasgow remains star-less, though it can still boast three Bib Gourmands on a par with Edinburgh.
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Boyter, 33, who is from Anstruther and attended Glenrothes College, told The Herald: “We only opened in April 2014 and I wasn’t looking for Michelin stars straight away”.
