Nottingham fine dining restaurant makes top 4 in Good Food Guide
A Nottingham fine dining restaurant is the fourt best in the country, according to influential new rankings.
The two Michelin-starred Restaurant Sat Bains came in third place in the Good Food Guide Top 50 Restaurants 2018.
On hearing the news, Sat Bains tweeted: “To be in such good company is an honour after all these years.”
The restaurant also received an extra honour – scooping the award for best front-of-house.
Chef Sat Bains said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have received the front-of-house award. What makes it so much more special for us is that it comes directly from our customers. Feedback and exceeding guests’ expectations are crucial in delivering a world class service.
“The secret is just listening to our guests. We’ve invested heavily in training the team in order to create a relaxed but professional service and we’re very proud of them all, past and present.”
Elizabeth Carter, editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “Service with loads of personality is quite rare, so well done Restaurant Sat Bains for getting it just right.
“This is a restaurant that understands the word ‘hospitality’, with front-of-house staff noted for being incredibly patient, engaged, informed, with nothing too much trouble.
“Every diner is made to feel like the most special person in the room and we love the way the maître d’ gives the impression that he has all the time in the world to chat with everyone.
“Staff really get the fact that eating here, for many, is possibly a once in a lifetime experience, and see it as their duty to make the experience as special as possible, in as relaxed and fun a way as possible.”
