5. Moor Hall
Location: Lancashire
Cooking score: 9
Chef proprietor: Mark Birchall
Previous ranking: 11
Commenting on Moor Hall’s achievement of making it into the top 10 for the first time, editor Elizabeth Carter said: “It’s been a delight to watch Mark Birchall of Moor Hall making his way through the guide’s ratings at such an electric pace, achieving a cooking score of nine. Moor Hall is, without doubt, one of the hottest restaurants in the UK.”