Gordon Ramsay`s Maze has been voted top English and top UK restaurant in Restaurant magazine`s first Top UK Restaurants list.
The restaurant`s Head Chef James Durrant picked up the award on behalf of the restaurant, which is run by Executive Chef Jason Atherton, at an awards dinner at the Hurlingham Club in London last night.
Special category winners were Le Cafe Anglais - winner of the Newcomer of the Year award, Petrus - winner of the Front of House Service award and Galvin at Windows - winner of the Readers` Choice awards.
Restaurant editor Paul Wootton unveiled the list of the 100 best places to in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
He said: "Whether you chew over it, split hairs or draw up a hit list of places you`ve just got to visit, the Top UK Restaurants 2008 will no doubt reignite debate about the nation`s restaurant scene."
To compile the list, the UK was divided into 12 regions and a panel of judges appointed for each. The judges included chefs, restaurateurs and food critics, who were asked to vote for their top five restaurants, only three of them in their region.
Restaurant readers were also asked to give their vote on their top restaurant through the website www.top100restaurants.co.uk
The night also saw the launch of the new-look Restaurant magazine, which will now be going monthly.
Scroll down for the full list:
100
Hungry Monk, Jevington, Near Eastbourne, East Sussex
99
The Elms, Abberley, Worcestershire
98
The Castle Hotel, Taunton, Somerset
97
Rasoi Vineet Bhatia, Chelsea, London
96
Deanes, Belfast
95
Purnell`s, Birmingham
94
Locanda Locatelli, London
93
Ramsons, Ramsbotton, Lancashire
92
Lainston House, Winchester, Hampshire
91
The White Horse, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
90
The Masons Arms, Knowstone, Devon
89
Jesmonds of Highworth, Highworth, Wiltshire
88
James Street South, Belfast
87
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Berkshire
86
Wiltons, London
85
The Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset
84
The Capital, London
83
La Poussin at Whitley Ridge, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
82
Nunsmere Hall Hotel, Northwich, Cheshire
81
Zafferano, London
80
Theo Randall, London
79
Coombe House, Gittisham, Devon
78
Michael Moore, Blandford Street, London
77
No1 at The Balmoral, Edinburgh
76
Braidwoods, Ayrshire, Scotland
75
La Petite Maison, London
74
Smiths of Smithfield, London
73
The Ledbury, London
72
Sharrow Bay, Howtown, Cumbria
71
Fifteen, London
70
Gary Rhodes W1, London
69
HAKKASAN, London
68
New Angel, Dartmouth, Devon
67
Oystershack, Bigbury, Devon
66
Ripley`s, St Merryn, Cornwall
65
The Bell at Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
64
Roka, London
63
No6, Padstow, Cornwall
62
Crazy Bear, London
61
One-o-One, Knightsbridge, London
60
Caf™ 21 on The Quayside, Newcastle
59
The Palmerston, East Dulwich, London
58
The Walnut Tree, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
57
The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
56
Skylon, London
55 and the winner of Top Restaurant in Wales
Plas Bodegroes, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales
54
YAUATCHA, London
53
The Three Chimney`s, Danvagen, Isle of Skye, Scotland
52
Quo Vadis, London
51
Artisan, Hessle, West Yorkshire
50
Benares, London
49
Rules, London
48
Bath Priory, Bath, Somerset
47 and winner of Reader`s Choice
Galvin at Windows, London
46
The River Caf™, London
45
Launceston Place, London
44
St John, London
43
Villandry, London
42
L`Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria
41
Zuma, London
40
Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham
39
Chez Bruce, Wandsworth, London
38
Anthony`s, Leeds
37
Fraiche, Oxton, Merseyside
36
Porthminster Caf™, St Ives, Cornwall
35
Mallory Court, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
34
Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon
33
Gordon Ramsay at Claridge`s, London
32
Danesfield House, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
31
The Hand and Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
30
The George Hotel, Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight
29
Sketch, London
28
L`Atelier de Joel Robuchon, London
27
Seaham Hall, Newcastle
26
Panoramic Restaurant, Liverpool
25
Bentley`s, London
24 and the winner of Newcomer of the Year
Le Caf™ Anglais, London
23
Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh
22
Hibiscus, London
21
Scotts, London
20
Simpsons, Edgbaston, Birmingham
19
Midsummer House, Cambridge
18
Arbutus, Soho, London
17
The Star at Harome, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
16
The Kitchen, Leith, Edinburgh
15 and the winner of Top Restaurant in Scotland its
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
14
The Waterside, Bray, Berkshire
13
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Fowey, Cornwall
12
The Fat Duck, Bray, Berkshire
11
Tom Aikens, London
10
The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow, Cornwall
9
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London
8
Northcote, Blackburn, Lancashire
7
Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons, Oxford
6
The Square, Knightsbridge, London
5
Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
4
Pied ‡ Terre, London
3 and the winner of the Front of House Service Award
Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley, London
2
Le Gavroche, London
1, and the winner of Top UK Restaurant is
Maze, London