How restaurant awards work has become a more practical question for UK restaurant owners heading into 2026, especially as customer trust, online visibility, and reputation now influence bookings and orders as much as food...
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At ARTA, we spend a lot of time talking about excellence, but every so often, a restaurant reminds us what that word really looks like in practice. Raj of India in Welwyn Garden City...
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Every year at ARTA, we meet hundreds of brilliant restaurant teams. Some impress us with bold ideas. Others win us over through quiet consistency. And then there are those places that feel woven into...
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Awards News
Bengal Village Takes Home a Big Win at ARTA 2025 – A Proud Moment for City & East London
We’ve been part of the ARTA family long enough to see some brilliant restaurants come and go, but every so often there’s one that genuinely makes you stop, smile, and think, “Yes… this is...
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Awards News
The Paradise Balti House Takes Home ARTA 2025 Honours – A Proud Moment for the South Central Region
Every year, when we start going through the first wave of nominations for the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards, a few restaurants quietly make us smile before we’ve even picked up our forks. This...
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Some wins at ARTA stay with you long after the night is over. And this year, when Shilpa Indian Restaurant was named Shilpa East Anglia Restaurant of the Year, the whole room felt it....
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ARTA has been around long enough to see hundreds of restaurants walk across that stage, but there was something genuinely heartwarming about watching Spice Lounge from Brackley lift the East Midlands Restaurant of the...
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Every year at ARTA, we get to see some real gems from all over the UK, places that graft day in, day out, feeding their local communities with proper flavour, warmth, and hospitality. But...
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Every year at ARTA, we get to witness some incredible moments on stage, but watching Kelvedon Spice take home the title Regional Restaurant of the Year: Essex Region felt especially special. When you spend...
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Every year at ARTA, the hall is filled with chefs, owners, and teams who’ve put their whole lives into their restaurants. You can taste their stories in every dish. But sometimes, a place comes...
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