Chef Sat Bains celebrates only 2009 5 AA rosette award

28-Sep-2009 - Last updated on 29-Nov-2010 at 11:24 GMT

L-R Natasha Kaplinsky, Sat Bains, Amanda Bains, John Freeman and David Gilliam from Restaurant Sat Bains; Rupert Miles of AA Publishing

Staff at Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham celebrate after the restaurant becomes the only one to receive the coveted five rosettes in this year's AA Hospitality Awards

Chef Sat Bains has been celebrating with staff from his restaurant after it received the ultimate accolade of five AA rosettes at the AA Hospitality Awards 2009 last night.

Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms was the only restaurant to be awarded the ultimate accolade, and becomes one of just seven in the UK to hold the top rating.

Bains said: "Awarding Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms AA 5 Rosettes is quite simply fantastic recognition for the entire team's hard work and consistency. Amanda and I are very proud and will be continuing the pursuit of our version of perfection.

"In reality it’s not always easy to establish yourself this far outside London. It’s testament to the AA that they’ve made the effort to visit us so often. This is a really exciting time for Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms. We are really looking forward to 2010.”

Three restaurants - Hibiscus, Helene Darroze at The Connaught and The Latymer at Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa - were given four rosettes at the ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane in London while 22 received three rosettes.

The AA's rosette award scheme was the first nationwide scheme for assessing the quality of food served by restaurants and hotels. To achieve five rosettes establishments must be 'highly individual' display 'breathtaking culinary skills' and have a 'knowledgeable and distinctive wine list'.

The three AA rosette winners for 2009 are:

The Church Green, Lymm, Cheshire

Auberge du Lac, Welwyn, Hertfordshire

The Bath Priory Hotel, Restaurant & Spa, Bath

The Burlington Restaurant at The Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire

Casamia Restaurant, Bristol

Gilpin Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant, Windermere, Cumbria

Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Kinloch Lodge, Isleornsay, Highland

Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond, Balloch, West Dunbartonshire

The Peat Inn, Peat Inn, Fife

Seaham Hall Hotel - The White Room Restaurant, Seaham, Co Durham