Surprise Challenger To Ramsay For Title Of Capital's Best Chef Vineet Bhatia flies the flag for the Indian sector   Morgan Meunier has emerged as the surprise challenger for the title of the capital's best chef, in the survey of some 8,000 restaurant-goers conducted for the new edition of Harden's London Restaurants, published today. Meunier is beaten for the quality of his cuisine only by Gordon Ramsay (who is voted the capital's top chef for the 11th consecutive year) and by Bruce Poole (acclaimed, for the second year running, as the chef of the capital's favourite restaurant, Chez Bruce). According to the survey, and rated entirely on the quality of their food, the top ten chefs in London are: 1 Gordon Ramsay (Mark Askew, Exec. Chef) Gordon Ramsay, Chelsea 2 Bruce Poole Chez Bruce, Wandsworth 3 Morgan Meunier Morgan M, Islington 4 Marcus Wareing Pétrus, Knightsbridge 5= James Bennington La Trompette, Chiswick 5= Vineet Bhatia Rasoi Vineet Bhatia, Chelsea 7 Pascal Proyart One-O-One, Knightsbridge 8 Shane Osborn Pied à Terre, Fitzrovia 9= Michel Roux Le Gavroche, Mayfair 9= Nino Sassu Assaggi, Bayswater         top