Good Food Guide starts search for Restaurant of the Year 2010

The Good Food Guide has started the search for its Readers’ Restaurant of the Year 2010 and is urging readers to put forward their votes for their favourite restaurant.

For the 2010 award, judges are looking for independently-owned establishments with excellent regional dishes using local produce where possible and where customer service is top class.

Restaurants are also being encouraged to ask customers to nominate them.

GFG editor Elizabeth Carter said: “Despite the recession, there’s still a big appetite for dining out in the UK. To be in with a chance of winning The Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year award, make sure you ask your customers to nominate you if they’ve enjoyed their dining experience.”

Last year’s winner, Ronnies in Thornbury near Bristol, said the accolade and appearing in the 2010 guide had led to a 35 per cent boost in business on the previous year.

Nominees do not need to have appeared in the guide to be considered but need to achieve high standards. Ten regional winners will be announced in early May before going head to head to be crowned overall winner on May 19.

To vote visit www.which.co.uk/gfgaward. Restaurants can also download postcards from www.which.co.ukgfgpostcard for diners to cast votes on. The closing date for entries is 21 April.