Lancashire restaurant is named best in the UK
A restaurant in Lancashire has been named the best in the country in an annual poll.
Moor Hall in Aughton, west Lancashire, came top of a list compiled by The Restaurant Magazine.
It was one of 23 in the North of England and Scotland to make it on to the annual list.
Moor Hall was awarded two Michelin Stars within two years of opening.
The winners were announced at the National Restaurant Awards ceremony at the Hurlingham Club in London.
This year 46 of the top 100 restaurants are outside London.
The awards are judged by a panel of more than 200 experts including food writers, chefs and restaurateurs.
Moor Hall is a Grade II-listed 16th-century farmhouse with seven guest rooms.
It is run by its chef-patron Mark Birchall who worked as executive chef at the two-Michelin-starred L’Enclume in Cumbria.
Stefan Chomka, editor of Restaurant magazine said: “Mark is an incredibly talented chef who has a clear ambition to not just create one of the best restaurants in the UK but in the world.
“Moor Hall is an almost immaculate experience. Mark’s food is clever and inventive but also delicious, the service is exceptional and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. It’s an outstanding restaurant that deserves its title as the best in the UK.”
The property was bought by Andy Bell, founder of Manchester stockbroker AJ Bell, and his wife Tracey in 2015.
It has had a multimillion-pound renovation before reopening in 2017.
Second best is the London restaurant Brat which is in Shoreditch.
Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume is sixth in the list.
