00:00 The Best Restaurant in Manchester has been crowned at the British Restaurant Awards 2023.
00:06 The country's culinary elite came together to celebrate the best restaurants and chefs
00:11 in the country at this year's British Restaurant Awards on the 5th of September and one Manchester
00:17 favourite was recognised.
00:18 20 storeys in Spinning Fields, known for its skyline views of the city region, won the
00:24 regional prize for the Best Restaurant in Manchester in 2023.
00:29 This was the fifth edition of the prestigious annual awards which give out regional awards,
00:35 awards for Luxury Restaurant of the Year, Best Chef, Best Hospitality Team and other
00:39 categories.
00:41 The event was hosted by TV presenter Kate King, with celebrity guest hosts including
00:46 Paris Smith from Made in Chelsea and Olympic champion Dwayne Chambers.
00:51 Despite the fact several Manchester restaurants have been nominated for a variety of categories
00:56 this year, only one went home with an award.
01:00 20 storeys is an iconic restaurant and bar in the heart of Spinning Fields in the city
01:04 centre and offers a variety of menus including an a la carte menu, a five course tasting
01:10 menu and an afternoon tea menu among many other choices.
01:15 The rooftop venue boasts unparalleled 360 degree skyline views of Manchester with a
01:20 garden terrace which has trees scaling two storeys in height.
01:25 The outdoor lounge bar allows customers to take in the views of the city centre and beyond.
01:30 The 20 storeys kitchen says it has created menus which showcase the best of the North
01:35 West and it aims to source ingredients locally.
01:39 The venue also caters to large events of up to 540 people and private and group dining.
01:45 At the British Restaurant Awards it may have been a disappointing night for one Manchester
01:49 restaurant in particular.
01:51 Adam Reid at the French at the Midland Hotel is regarded as one of the best in Manchester
01:57 and was nominated at the awards three times.
02:00 The best restaurant, best luxury restaurant and best Manchester restaurant but the venue
02:05 ultimately came away with nothing.
02:08 Other contenders for the Manchester restaurant of the year were Dakota Grill, Manor, Wood
02:13 Manchester, Grand Pacific, Sunset by Australasia, Vermillion, Kitten, Peter Street Kitchen,
02:20 The Ivy Asia and Erst.
02:24 Peter Street Kitchen was also up for best luxury restaurant and best culinary experience.
02:30 The Wash House on Shude Hill was in the running for best bar and One Plus was up for best
02:35 takeaway.
02:36 Some of the big winners of the awards included Blur Steakhouse in Tombridge which won best
02:41 new restaurant of the year, 8 by Andrew Sheridan walked away as the best restaurant of the
02:46 year and Lab 22 in Cardiff won best bar.
02:51 Gordon Ramsay was crowned the best chef in 2023 and Uber Eats won best food ordering
02:56 company.
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