The Best Hotel Restaurants and Bars Across the UK

British hotel dining is concentrated most heavily in London, where the grand Mayfair houses account for a remarkable run of Michelin stars and landmark bars. Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester holds three stars for its classical French cooking, while CUT at 45 Park Lane gives Wolfgang Puck's contemporary steakhouse its only London address. Nearby, Rosewood London pairs the produce-forward Holborn Dining Room with the theatrical Scarfe's Bar, and Brown's Hotel keeps a proper English afternoon tea alive at Charlie's.

Beyond the capital, the country-house and city-hotel traditions hold their own. Coworth Park, the Dorchester Collection's Ascot estate, serves modern British cooking a short drive from Windsor, while in Edinburgh The Balmoral anchors the Scottish scene with the Michelin-starred Number One and Alain Roux's all-day Brasserie Prince at the foot of Princes Street. Wherever a British trip is based, the hotel restaurant is rarely an afterthought.