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Richard Bagnold is one of the very few people – if not the only person – to have dined in and reviewed every Michelin starred restaurant in the UK (since 2017).
This website is dedicated to great food and fine dining experiences, and sharing those with anyone interested in the same thing.
All Richard’s reviews reflect his own honest and independent opinions.
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A quality return to @QualityChop for supper last night including very good pastry for the onion tart main with lovely honey, caramel and apple sticky dressing to balance the egg - good show. pic.twitter.com/nuDXcJlHWs
Interesting article in @TheWeekUK regarding “The rise and fall of the French restaurant” | Whether you agree or not, there may be something inside you might not have known: pic.twitter.com/ESvLP4wtjp
Best bits of my recent lunch at Gezellig in Holborn: pic.twitter.com/C2Gde8typ9
The island of Læsø’s restaurant gem, Vesterøl: unassuming, homely, and with some darn good seafood (pic 3 = a very good catfish dish). Very lucky gaining the table through a cancellation as booked out solid until October | Head Chef (also pic 3): Thomas Wetle Anderson pic.twitter.com/kNoZXoalJB
On a Danish island with a population of a mere 1,800, it’s very nice to see vegetables being left out on tables to be bought with an honesty box on the table for leaving change / payment | #Læsø pic.twitter.com/RjhPk8zO9g
Recently visited 3 Michelin Star
Recently visited 2 Michelin Star

Alex Dilling at the Hotel Café Royale (Mayfair)
New addition to the 2023 GBR & Ire Michelin guide gaining 2 Michelin stars on first entry
Recently visited 1 Michelin Star

L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon Saint-Germain (Paris)
Suave, counter dining concept with trademark black and red decor restaurant, serving modern, seductive dishes