Harden's Award goes to The Westerly

[Laibach]

Following on from last year's winners, Arbutus, The Westerly has won the excellence award in the Harden's UK Restaurant Guide 2008. There seems to be a swing to the more informal style establishment which, I have to say, is my preference.

Good article in today's Times

Harden's Winners

I remember Jay gave it a very good write up a few months ago.

egullet favourite El Gato Negro is a regional winner as well.

[Bapi]

egullet favourite El Gato Negro is a regional winner as well.

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Absolutely delighted for them- well deserved in my opinion. I may possibly have voted for them

Has anyone else who filled in the forms, contributing to this years Guide, received their copy yet?

[Matthew Grant]

I haven't got mine yet, I read somewhere that they were due out in November.

[Bapi]

Cheers Matt- I seem to remember getting an e-mail saying that they would be distrubuted in late October -so thought I may have missed out.

[malcolmwilliamson]

Cheers Matt- I seem to remember getting an e-mail saying that they would be distrubuted in late October -so thought I may have missed out.

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I have just opened the following message from Hardens:

"Thank you for participating in our annual restaurant survey. Over 8,000 people took part this year, giving us nearly 100,000 reports on meals eaten collectively over the preceding twelve months.

1) YOUR FREE GUIDE Your free guide -- which incorporates all the reviews both from our London guide and from our UK guide(published today) -- will be sent to you in the next couple of weeks."

[Laibach]

Has anyone received their copy of Harden's 2008 yet?

[Matthew Grant]

No, still waiting despite email advising I would be receiving it shortly.

[Bapi]

Any joy? I am still waiting.

[malcolmwilliamson]

Any joy? I am still waiting.

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My copy arrived in the post this lunchtime. (Anyone else remember when post was delivered in the morning?)

Its a combined London & UK guide. Labelled on the front cover as "Reporter Edition" and described with a quote from the Daily Mail as the "Restaurant lovers bible" .

On the back cover "Not for resale". No warning against giving it as a Xmas present though.

[Bapi]

Thanks for that -I will look forward to receiving it soon.

[Matthew Grant]

A few weeks ago my post got delivered at 17:30, the next day it arrived at 07:15

[ravelda]

Got mine this morning too