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Promoting
excellence within the hotel and restaurant industry for nearly 100
years, AA Hotel Services are delighted to announce the most recent
additions in the higher AA Rosette awards.
Due to the
exceptional standard of cuisine experienced by AA inspectors, both
long-established and new restaurateurs are to be acknowledged with
three and four AA rosettes.
With the very
high accolade of four AA rosettes, Mayfair's The Square, stylish and
sophisticated restaurant, famous for the imaginative and classically
based French dishes prepared by chef and co-owner, Phillip Howard,
has been acknowledged by the AA for its continued high standards and
for providing inspiration to peers throughout the industry.
Amongst the
three AA rosette winners this January 2007, establishments include:
* Arbutus: new
restaurant in West End's Soho, serving inspirational European and
French cuisine.
* L'Atelier:
exciting first London venture for the highly celebrated French chef,
Joel Robuchon.
* La Noisette:
of Sloane Street, also a newcomer, offering a classic fine dining
experience with dishes prepared by acclaimed chef Bjorn Van der Horst.
* Linthwaite
House Hotel's Lake District restaurant has been recognized for the
flair of new recruit, Simon Bolsover, one of the new generation of
talented young British chefs.
* Roka:
located in the heart of London's media district on Charlotte Street,
serving contemporary Japanese robatayaki cuisine in striking yet
informal surroundings.
* Sienna in
Dorchester, opened in April 2003 by Russell & Eléna Brown
and with a reputation for fine, modern British food using good
seasonal produce.
The AA's Chief
Hotel and Restaurant Inspector, Peter Birnie, responsible for
examining and selecting the award winners, asserts "There is an
impressive number of restaurants opening throughout the capital and
across the UK, all boasting innovative menus, highly talented and
inventive chefs and mouth watering dishes. I am delighted to be
awarding such remarkable newcomers as well as rewarding those more
established eateries who continue to raise the standards and thus
encourage excellence in the industry."
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