The Shoreditch brand of Dishoom has been crowned the top-rated restaurant on Google Maps in the UK.
Naming anything the ‘best’ is usually a very subjective thing, so how about using cold hard stats to decided what the nation’s favourite is?
That’s exactly what Google Maps have done, to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The app has released its list of top-rated restaurants in the UK, which was topped by a a London branch.
The Shoreditch brand of Dishoom topped the rankings with a Google Maps rating of 4.8 stars based on 30,721.
In second place was the Perivale branch of Pakistani restaurant Royal Nawaab, which has an overall rating of 4.5 stars from more than 26,000 reviews on Google Maps.
The list also revealed the country’s favourite fast food chain, and it might surprise you what it is.
Coming in at number four in the list, the Popeyes branch in Westfield was the highest rated fast food location. The Louisiana fried chicken joint managed to get another location in the top 20 – the branch in Piccadilly, Manchester – and was the only fast food chain to feature in the list.
Other major chains to feature in the top 20 were the Hard Rock Cafe, Turtle Bay, which managed to feature in the list four times.
The top rated UK restaurants, according to Google Maps users, are:
- Dishoom, Shoreditch
- Royal Nawaab, Perivale
- Circolo Popolare, Fitzrovia
- Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, Westfield Stratford
- Ave Mario, Covent Garden
- Govinda’s Pure Vegetarian Restaurant, Soho
- Dishoom, Covent Garden
- Hard Rock Cafe, Mayfair
- Gloria, Shoreditch
- Turtle Bay, Oxford Road, Manchester
- Dishoom, Soho
- Jacuzzi, Kensington
- Turtle Bay, Birmingham
- Turtle Bay, Northern Quarter, Manchester
- Duck and Waffle, City of London
- Vasantha Vilas, East Ham
- Royal Nawaab, Ilford
- Jollibee, Leicester Square
- Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, Piccadilly, Manchester
- Turtle Bay, Leicester
Popeyes recently added a number of new items to its UK menu, including a new Saucin’ Boneless and Hot Wings range, with a cult product coming over from the US.
As part of the Saucin’ Boneless and Hot Wings range, Popeyes® has introduced a new flavour from across the pond. For the first time ever, the USA-loved flavour Garlic Parm lands on Popeyes® menus. The perfect pairing for fried chicken, fans will be gar-licking their fingers after diving into wings covered in the savoury cheese sauce with hints of garlic, black pepper notes and citrus – a true American twist on a classic Italian combo.
Smokin’ Bold BBQ and spicy Buffalo are also part of the range, and prices start from £5.99 for a box of wings.
Popeyes also recently launched a bargain Saver Menu, made up of 11 items and prices starting from just £1.99.
Several of Popeyes’ classic items are featured on the menu, including chicken tenders and wings. There’s also a new Savin’ Wrap for £1.99 (spicy or classic), fries for £1.99 (regular), a biscuit and gravy for £2.59, Mac and Cheese for £3.50 and Mini Whipz for £1.99.
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