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| Black Swan country pub in Yorkshire named world's best restaurant | Black Swan country pub in Yorkshire named world's best restaurant |
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| A country pub in North Yorkshire has been named the best restaurant in the world based on a poll of customer reviews. | A country pub in North Yorkshire has been named the best restaurant in the world based on a poll of customer reviews. |
| The Black Swan in Oldstead, on the edge of the North York Moors, shot straight to No 1 in a list of fine dining restaurants compiled by TripAdvisor. It had never previously been listed in the rankings. | The Black Swan in Oldstead, on the edge of the North York Moors, shot straight to No 1 in a list of fine dining restaurants compiled by TripAdvisor. It had never previously been listed in the rankings. |
| Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, came second, while the Martín Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria, north-east Spain – which had been ranked first since 2015 – was placed fifth on the list. | |
| The rankings are based on millions of customer reviews over a 12-month period. TripAdvisor first started publishing its list in 2012, but this is the first time a British restaurant has taken the travel website’s global top spot. | |
| The Black Swan, which has a Michelin star and four AA rosettes, is run by the Banks family, who bought it as a struggling village pub in 2006. The head chef, Tommy Banks, the UK’s youngest Michelin-starred chef, described it as “a huge honour” to win the award. | The Black Swan, which has a Michelin star and four AA rosettes, is run by the Banks family, who bought it as a struggling village pub in 2006. The head chef, Tommy Banks, the UK’s youngest Michelin-starred chef, described it as “a huge honour” to win the award. |
| “What makes it really special is that it’s been awarded because of feedback from our customers,” he said. | “What makes it really special is that it’s been awarded because of feedback from our customers,” he said. |
| The restaurant’s website says the Banks family have lived and farmed in the area around Oldstead for generations. “There’s an ‘Oldstead’ style; plenty of tradition and culture cut through with a modern earthy exuberance,” it reads. | |
| The TripAdvisor website describes The Black Swan as: “A tantalising trip for the taste buds. This restaurant is truly a box of delights. The flavours, combinations of ingredients and skill in putting together the menu are joyous.” A tasting menu costs £95 per person. | |
| TripAdvisor said its restaurant rankings differed from others as they were based on feedback from guests and not a small judging panel. | TripAdvisor said its restaurant rankings differed from others as they were based on feedback from guests and not a small judging panel. |
| While the first and second places went to British restaurants, the third and fourth spots went to establishments in France – Maison Lameloise in Chagny, and L’Auberge de l’Ill in Illhaeusern. Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, occupied 12th place. |