UberEats has revealed its finalists for best restaurant of the year in the UK and Ireland, with nominated restaurants including one of London’s best burger joints.
Favorite takeaways from across the country and Ireland were selected from a pool of 130 restaurants and have now been narrowed down to the final 12.
Finalists include Natty’s Jerk Shack in Portsmouth, competing for the third year in a row. Founded in 2017, it prides itself on “offering a modern twist to Jamaican cuisine.”
Their impressive dishes range from goat curry for £13 to a Sunday roast with roast chicken, rice and peas, roast potatoes, macaroni and cheese, Yorkshire pudding, vegetables and jerk sauce with a dessert for £19 per person.
Meanwhile, Bristolians and Brummies have the best Indian restaurants in their areas, including Urban Tandoor and Soho Tavern, which is a gastropub where people can watch their favorite sports while enjoying a tasty meal.
Soho Tavern’s most popular dish is their butter chicken, which will set you back £11.25, after their tikka masala and chilli chips for £5.50.
Elsewhere, London, Gateshead and Limerick are home to the best American burger joints, including Junglees, 40 Ounce and Locke Burger.
Junglees, which was only established in 2021, serves burgers and ‘wild wings’, and Uber Eats customers love their £10.99 burger.
Locke Burger is famous for its home fries, closely followed by its bacon cheeseburger, which costs around £10.54.
There are also a few fried chicken shops in the running for restaurant of the year, including The Nashville Cluck in Liverpool and Chick and Shakes in Nottingham.
Nashville Cluck believe they have the “best Nashville buttermilk chicken” in the UK, as the owners spent some time in the US, “to capture the authentic flavour”.
Sqew Shawarma Bar, a restaurant famous for its kebabs, represents Leeds in its bid to become the national home of the UK’s best takeaway.
Mackles ice cream parlor in Belfast, Haystack Cafe in Swansea and Salt & Chilli Oriental in Scotland also made the top 12.
Natty’s Jerk Shack in Portsmouth started in 2017 and prides itself on “offering a modern twist on Jamaican cuisine”, pictured left. The Nashville Cluck believe they have the “best Nashville buttermilk chicken” in the UK, as the owners spent some time in the US, “to capture the authentic flavour”, as shown in the photo the right.
Mackles offers ice creams such as ‘Happy Hippo’, ‘Lotus Lover’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake’, which cost £6.
Bristolians have Urban Tandoor, one of the best Indian restaurants in their city, pictured left. Pictured right, Haystack Cafe in Swansea is also in the running for the £100,000 investment.
Soho Tavern’s most popular dish is their butter chicken, which will set you back £11.25, after their tikka masala and chilli chips for £5.50.
Junglees, which was only established in 2021, serves burgers and ‘wild wings’, and Uber Eats customers love their £10.99 burger.
Mackles offers ice creams such as ‘Happy Hippo’, ‘Lotus Lover’ and ‘Strawberry Shortcake’, all of which cost £6.
Judges for this year’s competition include Andi Oliver, Kieran Monlouis and 2023 winner Josh Kleiner of Sandwich Sandwich.
This year’s Grand Prize winner will be crowned at a reception in London on November 14, with the winner taking home a grand prize of £100,000 to invest in their business.
Uber Eats is also offering each of the finalists a £5,000 prize along with a support package.
Chick and Shakes in Nottingham will battle it out with another chicken shop for the top prize
Salt & Chilli Oriental in Scotland also made the top 12, pictured left. Pictured right, 40 Ounce, a burger joint in Gateshead, will compete with other American restaurants.
Sqew Shawarma Bar, a restaurant famous for its kebabs, represents Leeds in its bid to become the national home of the UK’s best takeaway.
Locke Burger, famous for its home fries and bacon cheeseburger, has made it to the top 12
Matthew Price, Managing Director of Uber Eats UK, Ireland and Northern Europe, said: “Huge congratulations to all our regional finalists! The caliber of businesses taking part in our Restaurant of the Year Awards continues to grow.
“I look forward to welcoming all the teams to the awards in November and hearing more about their journey as a small restaurant business.”