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GOOD FOOD GUIDE AWARDS 2025 BIRMINGHAM RESTAURANTS SHORTLISTED
The shortlist for The Good Food Guide Awards 2025 has been revealed. To be celebrated at a glittering ceremony on Monday 3rd February at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in central London, The Good Food Guide Awards 2025, in partnership with OpenTable, are gearing up to name the best of emerging and established excellence in British dining in 2025. The awards are set to be hosted by TV presenter and restaurant-goer, Richard Bacon.
The shortlist, which has been revealed ahead of the ceremony, comprises some of Britain’s most prolific restaurants with The Ritz Restaurant, St John and Opheem among the contenders for Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by OpenTable.
Birmingham’s first two star Michelin restaurant Opheem has been shortlisted in the Restaurant of the Year category, with Albatross Death Cult also nominated for Best New Restaurant.
Across the region, Grace & Savour in Hampton in Arden, Solihull, has been nominated for Most Beautiful Restaurant.
The Good Food Guide Awards are by invitation only and will take place at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on Monday 3rd February
86 GLOUCE S T E R S E R V ICE S
NAMED BEST MOTORWAY SERVICE STATIONS IN BRITAIN
Two further sites owned by the Westmorland Family, Tebay and Cairn Lodge, completed the top three across Britain.
Tebay services on the M6 in Cumbria was ranked second (83 per cent), followed by Cairn Lodge in Lanark on the M74 (69 per cent) and Norton Canes on the M6 Toll in Staffordshire.
Gloucester Services has been ranked as the best motorway service station in Britain by a consumer survey.
The M5 site, managed by the Westmorland Family, has been recognised as the best in the country by those using the facilities. Out of all 68 motorway service stations Gloucester's services were ranked number one, receiving four of five stars for all categories with a customer score of 86 per cent.
One visitor said it was "as far from a typical motorway stop as you can imagine", with customers praising its "fabulous" farm shop selling home-cooked meals and local produce.
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Westmorland Family CEO Nabil Subuh said: "We’re so very proud of our colleagues and suppliers who have helped our services achieve these remarkable rankings. We’re a business based in quality food, but it’s the people who make and service this great produce that set us apart and we’re immensely proud of our teams."
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