Cumbrian restaurant L'Enclume named 'best in the UK'

Cumbrian restaurant L'Enclume has been named the best in the UK in an influential guide that also features a motorway services and a bike shop cafe.

The 2017 Good Food Guide awarded Simon Rogan's L'Enclume, in the village of Cartmel, a perfect 10 for a fifth time and named it the top restaurant for the fourth year running for the "soaring sophistication of Mr Rogan's cooking" - noting the 17-course tasting menu.

The Good Food Guide, owned by Waitrose, was first published in 1951 listing "600 places throughout Britain where you can rely on a good meal at a reasonable price".