The Dog & Gun in Skelton was awarded the three Rosettes. AA said the venues with three Rosettes were outstanding restaurants, achieving standards demanding national recognition well beyond their local area.
The pub is currently number 39 on the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list and has previously been named Best Dining Pub in the Cumbria Life Food and Drink Awards in 2019 and 2020.
Exceptional level
The AA Rosettes scheme aims to celebrate successful cooking at different levels across the UK and is awarded by the AA’s team of inspectors with a wealth of experience in assessing quality.
AA hotel and hospitality services managing director Simon Numphud said: “This year we’ve seen an exceptional level of culinary excellence demonstrated by those receiving our coveted three and four AA Rosettes.
“I’m constantly inspired by the resilience, innovation and quality demonstrated by these trailblazers in our industry.
“Congratulations to the chefs and front-of-house teams who have helped make their Rosette awards possible.”
Traditionally, each winner of the Rosette also receive a porcelain AA plate. RAK Porcelain is the sponsor for the 2023 AA Rosette Awards and head of sales UK Craig Martin said: “We are absolutely delighted to provide the AA Rosette plates, which are the hallmark of culinary excellence.
“It’s fantastic to recognise these outstanding restaurants, which are among the best in the UK. Congratulations to all the worth recipients.”
Full list of Rosette winners
New four AA Rosettes:
- Amethyst, Mayfair, west London
New three AA Rosettes:
- Upstairs by Tom Shepherd, Lichfield, West Midlands
- The Traddock, Austwick, North Yorkshire
- Smoke, Hampton Manor, Solihull, West Midlands
- Home by James Sommerin, Penarth, Wales
- Karrek, St Enodoc Hotel, Wadebridge, Cornwall
- The Dog and Gun Inn, Skelton, Cumbria
- Turnips with Tomas Lidakevicius, Borough Market, London
- Thornbury Castle, Bristol
- The Checkers, Powys, Wales
- Ben Wilkinson at The Pass, South Lodge, Lower Beeding, West Sussex
- Alex Dilling, Hotel Café Royal, central London
- 263, Preston, Lancashire
- Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay, central London
- One Devonshire Gardens by Hotel du Vin Glasgow, Scotland
