Creative Oceanic powered by Oceanic Awards are proud to announce the finalists for The English Restaurant Awards 2024.
These awards aim to celebrate, promote and encourage independent restaurants who delight their customers with everything from food to experience, customer service and of course the effort put into building the restaurant industry in England.
The awards also provide an opportunity to showcase the diversity and quality of English cuisine, which is known for its use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients and traditional cooking techniques.
By recognising outstanding restaurants and dining establishments in England, the awards help to raise the profile of the English food and hospitality industry and contribute to its ongoing growth and success.
This year’s winners will be announced at an elegant ceremony that will take place this summer.
A Spokesperson for the English Restaurant Awards 2024 said: “This is an amazing opportunity to celebrate and showcase the very best and diverse range in English dining.
We want to congratulate all of our finalists and wish them the best of luck”
The finalists for the English Restaurant Awards 2024 are:
British Restaurant of the Year
Christopher’s British Bistro (Tamworth)
The Quicken Tree (Coventry)
The British Queen (Oldbury)
Ye Olde Toll House (Willenhall)
Harper’s British Classics (Brierley Hill)
Lyttelton Arms (Stourbridge)
The Lewisham Bar & Restaurant (West Bromwich)
The Royal Oak (Bridgnorth)
The Blue Lion Inn (Leyburn)
The Black Swan at Oldstead (York)
Fish & Chips Restaurant of the Year
George’s Great British Kitchen (Nottingham)
Longsands Fish Kitchen (Tynemouth)
The Harbour View (Whitley Bay)
Yorkshire Fisheries (Blackpool)
Colmans Fish and Chips (South Shields)
Magpie Café (Whitby)
The Sea Fish & Chip Restaurant (Blackpool)
St Annes Fish Restaurant (Lytham Saint Annes)
The Almighty Cod (Hartlepool)
Whitby’s Fish & Chip Restaurant (Doncaster)
Burger Restaurant of the Year
Meat:Stack (Newcastle upon Tyne)
7Bone Burger Co (Northampton)
Twisted Burger Company (Sheffield)
Almost Famous (Leeds)
Burger Drop (Newcastle upon Tyne)
The Burger Capital (Chorley)
Side Street Burgers (Rochdale)
The Burger Bros (Blackburn)
BRRGRR (Wolverhampton)
The Smoke Pit (Northampton)
Fat Hippo (Liverpool)
Noodles Restaurant of the Year
Nudo Noodle House (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Noodle Lane (York)
The Noodle Shed (Bolton)
Noodle House (Leicester)
NaNa Noodles bar (York)
Akasaka Northampton (Northampton)
Noodlesta (Sheffield)
House of Fu (Leeds)
Noodle Bar (Coventry)
ThaiNoodle Bar (Bradford)
Hotel Restaurant of the Year
Battlesteads Hotel & Restaurant (Hexham)
L’Enclume (Grange-over-Sands)
Grays Court Hotel and The Bow Room Restaurant (York)
The Angel at Hetton (Skipton)
Yorebridge House (Bainbridge)
The Burgoyne (Richmond)
The Talbot (Malton)
Wensleydale Heifer (Leyburn)
The Marine Hotel (Whitby)
Tan Hill Inn (Richmond)
European Restaurant of the Year
Tatra Eastern Corner (Leicester)
Fourwards Restaurant (Leicester)
Moya (Oxford)
Piwnica Restaurant (Reading)
World Service Restaurant (Nottingham)
Polonia Restaurant (Tipton)
Restaurant Romanesc (Leicester)
Slovianka Polish & Ukrainian cuisine (Coventry)
The German Café (Solihull)
Ania Polish Restaurant (Nottingham)
Spanish Restaurant of the Year
Fino Tapas (Preston)
Tu Casa Tapas Restaurant (Cambridge)
Barceloneta Spanish (Leicester)
El Coto (Newcastle upon Tyne)
ViDa by Lorentes (Nottingham)
Cubana Tapas Bar (Sheffield)
Espanol Restaurant (Poulton-le-Fylde)
Tio Latino (Solihull)
The Wellsprings (Clitheroe)
El Tapeo Lancaster (Lancaster)
Mediterranean Restaurant of the Year
Toscana Mediterranean (Wigan)
NOYA Mediterranean Restaurant (Birkenhead)
La Bistro Mediterranean Kitchen (Leeds)
Zeytin Mediterranean Restaurant (Warrington)
Olives Bistro & Mediterranean (Colne)
Ego Mediterranean Restaurant (Lytham Saint Annes)
Figo’s Mediterranean Kitchen (Wirral)
Greek Taverna (Liverpool)
Sokrates Greek Taverna (Bolton)
Italian Restaurant of the Year
Marino’s Italian Ristaurante & Pizzeria (Preston)
Ristorante Da Vinci (Coventry)
Mattoni Restaurant (Peterborough)
Luciano’s at the Millstone (Chorley)
Buon Apps River Lounge and Italian Restaurant (Otley)
Little Italy (York)
La Coppola Ristorante (Leamington Spa)
The Italian Club (Liverpool)
Buon Gusto (Harrogate)
W- Italian (Rotherham)
Turkish Restaurant of the Year
Ely Turkish Restaurant (Ely)
Olive Garden Turkish (Sutton Coldfield)
Tarla Restaurant (Stevenage)
Pasha Turkish Grill Restaurant (Milton Keynes)
Turkish Kitchen (Peterborough)
Konak (Leicester)
Istanbul Restaurant (Manchester)
Mount Nemrut Turkish Restaurant (Smethwick)
Istanbul Restaurant (Derby)
Anatolian Palace Turkish (Worcester)
Middle Eastern Restaurant of the Year
Tabule Kitchen (Birmingham)
Middle Eastern Restaurant (Liverpool)
Alsham Restaurant (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Middle Eastern Shawarma (Sheffield)
Al Quds (Luton)
Middle feast (York)
Elaf Lebanese restaurant (Macclesfield)
Al-Bader Restaurant (Coventry)
Beirut Oxford (Oxford)
Za’atar Bake (Oxford)
Pizza Restaurant of the Year
Dough & Brew (Warwick)
Crust Liverpool (Liverpool)
Pizza By Goli Lichfield (Lichfield)
Double Zero Neapolitan Pizza (Manchester)
Dough & Oil (Shrewsbury)
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana (Manchester)
Da Sandro Pizzeria Ristorante (Huddersfield)
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele (Manchester)
400°F Pizza (Birmingham)
Indian Restaurant of the Year
Taste of India (Kettering)
Asha’s Indian Bar & Restaurant (Birmingham)
Jalsa Ghar Indian Restaurant (Dunmow)
Yuvraaj Restaurant (Sunderland)
Zamorins (Whitley Bay)
Dastaan (Leeds)
Tipu Sultan Majestic Dining (Birmingham)
The Standard (Oxford)
Anarkali Indian Restaurant (Rossendale)
Ashiana Indian Restaurant (Greenhalgh)
Chinese Restaurant of the Year
Trung’s Restaurant (Carnforth)
Golden Jade Chinese Restaurant (Lancaster)
The Great Season (Preston)
Trongs (Ipswich)
Tattu (Manchester)
Royal Phoenix Chinese Restaurant (Accrington)
Sweet Mandarin (Manchester)
Choy Hing Village (Warrington)
Jin’s Oriental Restaurant (Macclesfield)
Red Restaurant (Manchester)
Japanese Restaurant of the Year
Takumi Japanese Restaurant (Birmingham)
Sakura (Northampton)
Sakushi Japanese (Sheffield)
KIBOU Japanese Restaurant (Cambridge)
Zushi Restaurant (Banbury)
Teppanyaki Chinatown (Manchester)
UMÉ Japanese (Lichfield)
Nagomi Izakaya (Dunstable)
Hamayuu (Chester)
Thai Restaurant of the Year
Chilli Banana Thai (Wilmslow)
Thai Kitchen No.6 (Manchester)
Taste of Thailand (Sheffield)
Giggling Squid (Leicester)
Try Thai (Manchester)
Thai Edge Restaurant (Leeds)
The Thai Gallery (Worcester)
Thai Elephant Restaurant (Leamington Spa)
Thai Style (Halifax)
All Siam Thai Restaurant (Sheffield)
Mexican Restaurant of the Year
Tinga (Salisbury)
Cinco’s Mexican Restaurant (Poulton-le-Fylde)
Pinche Pinche Mexican Restaurant (Chapel Allerton)
La Sentidos Loca (Wigan)
Lupe’s Cantina Mexicana (Burley)
Batanga Mexican (York)
Fuego’s (Southport)
Tik Taco (Southport)
Mexican Villa (Bolton)
No Manches (Wakefield)
Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
The Box Tree Restaurant (Ilkley)
Horto Restaurant (Harrogate)
Melton’s Restaurant (York)
Angels Restaurant (Preston)
Twelve Restaurant and Lounge Bar (Thornton-Cleveleys)
The Barn at Moor Hall (Ormskirk)
The Yellow Broom Restaurant (Twemlow Green)
La Popote Restaurant (Macclesfield)
Pecks Restaurant (Congleton)
Harborne Kitchen (Birmingham)
Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year
Pure Vegi (Birmingham)
The Good Earth (Leicester)
Veggie Corner (Coventry)
Vanderlyle (Cambridge)
The Veggie (Ilkley)
Prashad (Bradford)
Shiv Sagar Veg Restaurant (Leicester)
Whins Kitchen (Chorley)
Rana’s Spice (Preston)
Whale Tail (Lancaster)
Buffet Restaurant of the Year
W2 World Buffet Restaurant (Middlesbrough)
Ziryab Executive Buffet (Birmingham)
Bradford Buffet (Bradford)
Saphari (Oldbury)
Mr. Basrai’s World Cuisines (Blackpool)
Gourmet House Restaurant (Southport)
Boar’s Head World Buffet (Birmingham)
Dine & Wine Buffet Restaurant (Walsall)
Best World Cuisine
1950s American Diner (Swadlincote)
Albert’s Schenke (Liverpool)
Albert’s Schloss (Manchester)
Warsaw Diner (Nottingham)
Calypso Restaurant (Blackburn)
Chicken George Jnr (Bedford)
Terra Brazil Rodízio Steakhouse (Watford)
The Brazilian Churrascaria & Bar (Hull)
Fiesta del Asado (Birmingham)
Street Food Restaurant of the Year
My Greek Street Food (Manchester)
Desi Street Food (Leicester)
Street Food Shack (Reading)
Itsy’s Thai Street Food (Preston)
Ambrosia Greek street food (York)
Vietnamese Street Kitchen (Birmingham)
Ting Tongs Thai Street Food (Blackpool)
Sri Non Thai Street Food (Leeds)
Seafood Restaurant of the Year
Wells Crab House Seafood Restaurant (Wells-next-the-Sea)
No.1 Ship Street (Oxford)
Jimmy’s Killer Prawns (Leicester)
Cargo Seafood (Liverpool)
CuttleFish (Oxford)
The Seafood Cave & Grill (Matlock Bath)
Calamari Fish Restaurant (Birmingham)
Tinel Seafood & Grill Restaurant (Grantham)
The Trafalgar (Fleetwood)
Crab & Lobster Hotel & Restaurant (Thirsk)
Family Restaurant of the Year
The Bank Bar & Grill (Blackpool)
The Kicking Donkey (Scarisbrick)
Ego at The Knowles Arms (Blackburn)
Huckleberrys American Diner (York)
Grand Cru Restaurant (Bradford)
Buffers (Leeds)
Ciao Ciao (Blackpool)
Bill’s York Restaurant (York)
Dog and Partridge (Chorley)
West Coast Rock Café (Blackpool)
Lakeside Restaurant (Mirfield)
Romantic Restaurant of the Year
The Botanist (Leeds)
Chaophraya’ (Birmingham)
Gino D’Acampo (Newcastle)
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons (Oxford)
Tib Lane (Manchester)
Ate O’Clock (York)
20 Stories (Manchester)
The Florist (Liverpool)
The Wilderness (Birmingham)
Australasia (Manchester)
Sushi Restaurant of the Year
Yama Sushi Noodle Bar (Sheffield)
Kyoto Sushi & Grill (Birmingham)
The Sushi Maki (Newbury)
A Sushi Restaurant (Coventry)
Shin Japanese Kitchen and Bar (Oxford)
KIBOU Japanese Restaurant (Cheltenham)
Sushi Me Rollin’ (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Kuru Kuru Sushi (Leicester)
Sticks’n’Sushi (Cambridge)
Akasaka (Northampton)
Country Restaurant of the Year
Rural Pie Co (Reading)
Countrystyle Kitchen (Lancaster)
The Olive Branch Country Inn (Oakham)
The Quicken Tree (Coventry)
The White Swan (Lutterworth)
The Old Mill (Coventry)
White Hart (Leamington Spa)
The Three Horseshoes (Derby)
Horse & Jockey (Atherstone)
Santos Higham farm hotel (Alfreton)
Kitchen of the Year
Peter Street Kitchen (Manchester)
JB Kitchen (Leicester)
Grand Central Kitchen (Birmingham)
The Kitchen (Sheringham)
Copper Kitchen (Bicester)
Brethren’s Kitchen (Warwick)
Number One Kitchen Turkish Restaurant (Leighton Buzzard)
The Koyla Kitchen @ The Thorns (Brierley Hill)
Vegan Restaurant of the Year
The Allotment Vegan Eatery (Manchester)
Stem & Glory (Cambridge)
Vegan Shack (Manchester)
Vegano (Newcastle upon Tyne)
The Good Earth (Leicester)
Land Restaurant (Birmingham)
Delhish Vegan Kitchen (Oxford)
The Blonde Beet (Stamford)
Vanderlyle (Cambridge)
Prana Café (Leicester)
Best of Greater Manchester
The Grill on the Square (Warrington)
The Baum (Rochdale)
Zeytin Mediterranean Restaurant (Warrington)
Racconto Lounge (Bury)
Crowded House Restaurant (Bury)
Zaraks Grill Lounge (Oldham)
Where the Light Gets In (Stockport)
Bbq’d Restaurant (Oldham)
Porta (Salford)
Best of Lancashire
Angels Restaurant (Preston)
The Millstone (Blackburn)
Bertram’s Restaurant (Burnley)
Freemasons At Wiswell (Clitheroe)
Pipers (Preston)
Aven Restaurant (Preston)
Quite Simply French (Lancaster)
The Cellar Restaurant (Burnley)
Spagó Mediterranean & Seafood Restaurant (Lytham Saint Annes)
Spread Eagle (Blackburn)
Best of Manchester
Dishoom (Manchester)
Thaikhun (Manchester)
Habesha Restaurant (Manchester)
Rozafa (Manchester)
MyLahore (Manchester)
Etci Mehmet (Manchester)
Vincenzo Trattoria (Manchester)
Elnecot (Manchester)
La Bandera (Manchester)
Namii Kitchen & Cocktails (Manchester)
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