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How much would you pay for the perfect dinner? Across Britain, some of the world\u2019s most luxurious meals\u00a0await,\u00a0with\u00a0armies of chefs working\u00a0long hours shaping rare ingredients into amazing dishes in some of the most exclusive locations. But with sky-high prices, which menus truly deliver on their promise? We\u2019ve combined iconic settings, culinary artistry and pure indulgence to rank the UK\u2019s most extravagant dining experiences that are really worth the splurge.<\/p>\n
Read on to discover the UK’s priciest plates, counting down to the one that’s truly worth saving for.<\/strong><\/p>\n All prices are correct at the time of publication.\u00a0Our selections are based on price data, genuine user reviews, awards and accolades, and the first-hand experience of our team. They’re also regularly checked and updated.<\/p>\n 19. Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England A quiet industrial estate isn’t the first place you\u2019d expect to find one of the UK\u2019s most influential fine dining spots, but Restaurant Sat Bains is a culinary powerhouse that has redefined British food since 2002. Holding two Michelin stars and a Green Star for sustainability, this Nottingham gem offers a 12-course Overture\u00a0tasting menu priced at \u00a3249, with an optional Off The Charts\u00a0drinks pairing at \u00a3595. Chef Sat Bains’ innovative approach emphasises bold flavours and cutting-edge techniques, all while championing local produce from the on-site garden and greenhouse.<\/p>\n 18. The Ritz, Piccadilly, London, England With its glittering chandeliers, gilded ceilings and white glove service, it\u2019s no surprise that dining at The Ritz London \u2013 one of the capital\u2019s most storied and extravagant dining rooms \u2013 doesn\u2019t come cheap. The \u00a3215 seven-course Epicurean Journey tasting menu features a lineup of glamorous ingredients, including caviar, truffles, Yorkshire rhubarb\u00a0and native lobster. Add the \u00a3750 Prestige\u00a0drinks pairing, a \u00a350 entertainment surcharge on Friday and Saturday evenings and a 12.5% service charge, and you\u2019ve got one hefty price tag.<\/p>\n 17. The Araki, Mayfair, London, England the_araki_london\/Instagram<\/p>\n Diners at this nine-seater sushi counter in Mayfair don’t have to worry about tricky menu decisions; the only choice\u00a0is the \u00a3310 per person omakase option,\u00a0a Japanese term meaning ‘I leave it to you’. This set menu of the chef’s choosing features the very finest fish and shellfish in simple combinations executed to absolute perfection. The restaurant lost its three Michelin stars when its founder, sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki, returned to Tokyo but prot\u00e9g\u00e9e Marty Lau is on a mission to win them back.<\/p>\n 16. Sketch: Lecture Room and Library, Mayfair, London, England Fancy food hits differently at Sketch, where bombastic interiors and art events compete for your attention with the equally eye-popping food and drink. It’s the building’s upstairs Lecture Room & Library restaurant that’s bagged three Michelin stars, with a seasonal three-course\u00a0\u00e0 la carte menu that will set you back \u00a3235. Your spend is a one-way ticket into head chef Daniel Stucki’s remarkable imagination. Add the Special Treat\u00a0drinks pairing (go on, you’re worth it) and your bill will top out at \u00a3620 plus tip.<\/p>\n 15. The Waterside Inn, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England TheWatersideInnBray\/Facebook<\/p>\n It was 1972 when Michelin-starred chefs Michel and Albert Roux opened\u00a0The Waterside Inn, their first restaurant outside London.\u00a0Today Michel’s son Alain oversees a team of more than 60, and the restaurant is celebrating 40 years holding three Michelin stars. If you want to see what has so wowed the guide’s judges year after year you’ll have to cough up an eye-watering \u00a3265 for three courses. Each will deliver a masterclass in regional French cuisine, and a level of luxury other restaurants can only dream of.<\/p>\n 14. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Chelsea, London, England RestaurantGordonRamsay\/Facebook<\/p>\n If there’s one place it’s OK to swear upon receiving the bill, this is it. Not only because its founding chef is notoriously foul-mouthed, but because the price tag is likely to be considerable. The Carte Blanche, a menu that gives the presiding chef a free rein over the seven courses served, will set you back \u00a3260. A seat at the Inspiration Table, where the Carte Blanche is enjoyed in full view of the kitchen, costs around \u00a3300.<\/p>\n 13. H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Darroze at The Connaught, Mayfair, London, England What do you get when you cross one of West London’s most luxurious hotels with a celebrated French chef? A fearfully expensive meal! A fourth-generation chef who holds six Michelin stars across her three restaurants, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Darroze has created something very special at her British outpost. Expect to pay \u00a3225 for seven courses rammed with stunning seasonal produce, and as much as \u00a3665 for accompanying drinks pairings from The Connaught’s impressive collection. Add the tip and you’re well over the \u00a31,000\u00a0mark.<\/p>\n 12. A Wong, Victoria, London, England a.wong_londonuk\/Instagram<\/p>\n The Collections of China\u00a0banquet at Andrew Wong’s Pimlico restaurant will just about ruin Chinese takeaways for life. So good is this parade of snacks, dim sum, fish dishes, regional Chinese smash hits and desserts that you may just spend the rest of your days trying to better the experience. The menu here costs \u00a3220 \u2013 reflecting laborious processes and some serious craft, as well as rare ingredients such as honey-glazed Iberico char sui, grated foie gras and braised abalone.<\/p>\n 11. The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, Crieff, Perth and Kinross, Scotland TheGlenturretLalique\/Facebook<\/p>\n Dinner at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Scotland’s oldest working distillery was never going to be cheap. From the world-beating ingredients to the house single malts and a location in the wilds of Perthshire, the experience comes at a premium. The extensive tasting menu (some 14 courses by our count) starts at \u00a3220 a head. Get lost exploring the 39-page drinks list \u2013\u00a0or settle for the \u00a3395 Rare and Baller\u00a0pairing \u2013\u00a0and you might end up breaking the bank.<\/p>\n 10. Moor Hall, Aughton, Lancashire, England MoorHallResaurant\/Facebook<\/p>\n Marrying the rugged charms of its extensive vegetable garden with a delicate artistry in the kitchen,\u00a0Moor Hall’s Provenance\u00a0menu serves 18 courses of dazzling seasonal produce to anyone with \u00a3235 to splurge. Chef patron Mark Birchall holds three Michelin stars; his dishes tour diners around the British Isles via Stornoway langoustine, 80-day aged beef from Devon, local Ormskirk gingerbread and a changing cast of other seasonal stars. Order the \u00a3295 Rarity\u00a0drinks pairings to enjoy alongside your meal and you’re really living.<\/p>\n 9. Core by Clare Smyth, Notting Hill, London, England Corebyclaresmyth\/Instagram<\/p>\n Located just a short walk from Kensington Palace, this restaurant appropriately charges a king’s ransom for its elegant dishes celebrating the best of British produce. A meal at the chef’s table\u00a0\u2013 watching chef patron Clare Smyth’s team at work \u2013 will cost your party of 10 \u00a3255 each. But then you wouldn’t expect a menu of Isle of Harris scallops, Cornish turbot and Herdwick lamb to come cheap. For a taste of seasonal, regional British food at its most refined, Clare Smyth’s three-Michelin-starred flagship restaurant is hard to beat.<\/p>\n 8. Alain Ducasse At The Dorchester, Mayfair, London, England AlainDucasseAtTheDorchester\/Instagram<\/p>\n The haute cuisine offering at this iconic spot has won chef patron Jean-Phillipe Blondet (under the supervision of Alain\u00a0Ducasse) three Michelin stars and a reputation for chic French dining. Expect exceptional ingredients such as milk-fed Pyrenean lamb, P\u00e9rigord truffle and the house bean-to-bar chocolate. Seven courses of this delightful fare will cost you \u00a3285; chuck in a few grams of Kristal caviar to get the party started and you’re looking at \u00a3325.<\/p>\n 7. The Fat Duck, Bray, Berkshire, England TheFatDuckRestaurant\/Facebook<\/p>\n Prices aren’t bandied about at The Fat Duck, Heston Blumenthal’s iconic passion project in the Berkshire village of Bray. Never mind; fans of the nitro-poached, hay-roasted or triple-cooked dishes know to save up before coming to Britain’s bastion of molecular gastronomy. Celebrating 30 years in business, the restaurant is serving up some of its greatest hits (egg and bacon ice cream, anyone?)\u00a0in sensory-stimulating menus costing between \u00a3225 and \u00a3450 per person.<\/p>\n 6. The Ledbury, Notting Hill, London, England Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n It would be a crying shame to reduce this Notting Hill-based three-Michelin-starred dinner experience to pure numbers. Aussie-born chef patron Brett Graham has developed a cult following for his exquisitely curated dishes, which celebrate British and Japanese ingredients with classic French techniques. There’s an exoticism to the menu, with the likes of vadouvan spices, long pepper, kaffir lime, shiso and kelp featuring in various forms. Those numbers, by the way, would be \u00a3285 for the tasting menu, with matching drinks\u00a0adding on an extra \u00a3150.<\/p>\n 5. Endo at Rotunda, Shepherd’s Bush, London, England When the eye-popping \u00a3290 price tag isn’t the most noteworthy thing about a meal, you know you’re on to a winner. The 18-course omakase experience at Endo at Rotunda begins with an elevator trip up into the heady eighth-floor heights of the former Television Centre in White City\u00a0\u2013 and the inner sanctum of chef Kazutoshi Endo. His team put on an impressive show as they wrangle the choicest cuts of premium tuna and nuggets of spanking\u00a0fresh British fish and shellfish into 20 dishes.<\/p>\n 4. Le Manoir Aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England lemanoirauxquatsaison\/Facebook<\/p>\n It was 1984 when chef Raymond Blanc first bought French gastronomy to the Oxfordshire countryside, with his country house hotel earning two Michelin stars in its first year. Today, a seven-course dinner packed with the freshest produce grown on site in Le Manoir’s acclaimed gardens and orchards will set you back \u00a3255. It’s certainly not cheap, but kick off the meal with a \u00a39,700 bottle of Clos d’Ambonnay bubbly\u00a0and that food suddenly seems incredibly reasonable.<\/p>\n 3. Ynyshir, Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, Wales ynyshirrestaurant\/Instagram<\/p>\n The five-hour, \u00a3385-plus-tax dinner experience at this West Wales restaurant with rooms has become something of a pilgrimage for gastronomes. In fact, visitors are reassured that their small helicopters can be accommodated in the grounds as they enjoy the 30-course tasting\u00a0menu! The gutsy, bold dishes are built around some of the world’s most expensive ingredients \u2013 A5-grade wagyu beef, Kaluga caviar, Welsh lobster \u2013\u00a0securing a legion of fans and two Michelin stars for chef patron Gareth Ward.<\/p>\n 2. Sushi Kanesaka, Mayfair, London, England How’s this for a magic trick: at this 13-seat omakase counter diners shell out more than \u00a320 per mouthful… and leave happy! That’s the wonder of sushi master Shinji Kanesaka, who curates an exquisite menu of Japanese morsels at this tiny outpost of traditional Japan in London’s swanky Park Lane. If experiencing 20 courses of meticulously prepped culinary perfection is on your bucket list, you just need to scrape together a fee of \u00a3420 per person to pay for it.<\/p>\n 1. L’Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria, England Lenclumerestaurant\/Facebook<\/p>\n With three Michelin stars, a fearsome reputation for perfection and an army of chefs, it’s no surprise this rural outpost of excellence is a pricy option.\u00a0And for many, it’s worth every penny.\u00a0The restaurant, housed in an old stone\u00a0smithy and the flagship of chef Simon Rogan’s empire, is a mecca for discerning foodies. 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