Quality Assurance for Restaurants
The AA
award Rosettes to restaurants based on the quality of their food. Most star-rated hotels have their
own restaurants and the AA also inspect these.
For
more information please click on the web link below or telephone The AA.
The
AA
01256
493332
The restaurants are awarded between
one and five rosettes. Below is a guide to AA inspected restaurants.
1
Rosette
Excellent restaurants that stand out in their local area. The food is prepared
with care, understanding and skill, using good-quality ingredients.
2
Rosettes
The
best local restaurants, offering higher standards and better consistency. Greater precision is apparent
in the cooking, and there is obvious attention to the quality and selection of ingredients.
3
Rosettes
Three Rosettes are awarded to outstanding restaurants that demand recognition
well beyond the local area. The highest quality ingredients receive sympathetic treatment, and there
is consistent timing, seasoning, and judgement of flavour combinations. You can expect excellent and
intelligent service, and a well-chosen wine list.
4
Rosettes
Four
Rosettes highlight cooking that demands national recognition. Dishes demonstrate intense ambition, a
passion for excellence, superb technical skills and remarkable consistency. An appreciation of culinary
traditions is combined with a desire for exploration and improvement.
5
Rosettes
The
food at a Five Rosette restaurant stands comparison with the best in the world. It is highly individual,
benefits from breathtaking culinary skills, and sets the standards to which others aspire. There will
also be a knowledgeable and distinctive wine list.
