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London’s Top Zagat-Rated Restaurants Are Revealed
September 10, 2013
The
results
of the Zagat 2014 London Restaurants Survey are now available on zagat.com! This year, The
Waterside Inn
in Bray not only earns top ratings for
Food
, but also adds
Top Service
to its awards; in London-proper, those honors go to
Yashin Sushi
and
The Ledbury
.
Sketch – The Lecture Room & Library
earns the
Top Decor
rating,
The Wolseley
is again voted
Most Popular
and
Masala Zone
ranks as the Most Popular chain. The survey covers 1,290 eateries in London and the surrounding areas as voted on by 10,271 surveyors.
On average, London surveyors report eating out 3.7 meals per week – 1.7 times per week for lunch and 2.0 times for dinner. Italian cuisine is favoured according to 23% of surveyors, followed by Japanese (17%) and last year’s runner up, French (14%). In fact, 18% of London diners declare that they they would prefer to see even more Japanese restaurants popping up in the near future, supporting Japanese’s rise in the ranks this year from third to second favourite cuisine.
Additional trends from the survey reveal that service is the No. 1 dining irritant (30%), with the main service complaints relating to slow service, inattentive and rude staff. Diners’ second largest irritant was prices (24%), with surveyors reportedly spending an average of £37.35 per person for dinner out in London.
Zagat.com features more than 100 lists of London restaurants, compiled by our local editors, and is designed to help users find the perfect place to dine. Brand-new lists in London this year include "Tops by Occasion" across a variety of categories, from "
Curing a Hangover
" to "
Dinner with Your Parents
", and holiday-specific lists like "
New Year's Eve
". All of this year’s ratings and reviews are available on
zagat.com
, the Zagat app for
Android
and
iPhone
, and in guides available at local bookstores.
Posted by Neil Fazakerley, Zagat Senior Editor
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