Daniel Crump has worked front-of-house in some of the UK’s best restaurants, including Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. As co-owner of The Greyhound in Beaconsfield (with his wife Margriet Vandezande-Crump), his dedication to delivering the very best is undimmed, the focus on hospitality beginning to get as much attention as the food and wine. He tells us why good service in a pub is important now more than ever.
As hard as it is to open a successful restaurant, it’s even harder to keep it successful – surviving in our vibrant and competitive dining scene is no easy feat. So, let’s celebrate four classic restaurants that have found ways to stay relevant and modern, maintaining their reputations for four or more decades.
Stephen and Phil Harris opened The Sportsman in November 1999 and the old white-painted pub made its first appearance in the Guide in 2002. It has long been one of the top dining destinations in the country, a remarkable achievement considering its refusal to conform to the dictates of fine dining – quite a shock to some in the mid-noughties. As the following excerpts show, Stephen Harris’s vision - delightfully simple, obsessively influenced by the raw materials available on the doorstep – has truly stood the test of time.
What began as a minor accolade in the 2010 edition of the Guide is now the most important event in our calendar. Thanks to your nominations, and the undercover work of our inspectors, our 100 Best Local Restaurants celebrate the very best of local dining in Britain today.
The search for Britain’s best local restaurants is back for 2024 and we've been reading thousands of your nominations as they flood in. Here’s a glimpse of the restaurants topping the leaderboard at the halfway mark, but with nominations open until 22nd May, it’s all to play for.
