Award Winning Restaurants by Rick Stein

In total, there are 4 award winning restaurants operated by Rick Stein in the UK and Ireland, based on the combined awards from the leading UK restaurant guides.

We also found 3 restaurants operated by Rick Stein in our database which do not currently hold an award from a leading restaraunt guide (or we believe are permanently closed); Rick Stein, Barnes in London, Rick Stein, Marlborough in Marlborough and Rick Stein, Porthleven in Porthleven.

Note that any restaurants that were previously operated by Rick Stein but remained open after that relationship ended will no longer be assigned to Rick Stein in our database.

The best restaurant owned or operated by Rick Stein in the UK and Ireland is The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow (based on our unique combination of the leading UK restaurant guides) where the kitchen team serve up award winning Seafood. The Seafood Restaurant currently holds a standard Michelin Guide listing and 3 AA Rosettes.

There are currently no restaurants owned or operated by Rick Stein holding a Michelin Star in the UK and Ireland, however there is 1 restaurant holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand and 1 restaurant holding a standard Michelin Guide listing.

Restaurants operated by Rick Stein currently hold a total of 0 Michelin Stars in the UK and Ireland.

There are currently 3 listed AA Rosette restaurants owned or operated by Rick Stein in the UK and Ireland consisting of 1 restaurant holding 3 AA Rosettes and 2 restaurants holding 1 AA Rosette.

Restaurants operated by Rick Stein currently hold a total of 5 AA Rosettes in the UK. As with many guides, The AA always award AA Rosettes to a restaurant, not to a particular chef.

Sir Richard Francis "Rick" Stein, a seasoned stalwart in the British culinary scene, first graced our taste buds in Padstow, Cornwall where he and his wife opened their initial venture: the Seafood Restaurant. Born in 1947 in England, Stein cultivated a fondness for gastronomy while studying in Oxford, although it was not until a stint as a chef at a discotheque in Padstow that his professional trajectory truly began. Always drawn to fish and sea fare owing to his coastal upbringing, Stein deftly elevated seafood beyond the tired, traditional "fish and chips" offering to a sophisticated plate worthy of high praise. Stein's culinary ascendancy can also be traced across our television screens. He first blipped on our culinary radar via the medium of television in 1985 with "Floyd on Fish" followed by his own show "Rick Stein's Seafood Odyssey". 'Odyssey' unquestionably helped ensnare a national audience for seafood and certainly cemented Stein as a household name. His numerous restaurant ventures across the UK - from the flagship in Padstow, Rick Stein's Cafe and Stein's Fish & Chips, to ventures in Marlborough and Barnes - all remain reputable for maintaining the delicate balance of honouring British culinary tradition while infusing a dose of modernity. A culinary armada built upon a love for seafood and a passion for sharing it; stand as testament to Stein's remarkable career.