The following chefs have appeared in Great British Menu cooking their own four-course menus: starter, fish, main, and dessert. From series five onward, for the finals weeks, the public vote used in the prior four series was abandoned in favor of a fourth (guest) judge. Furthermore, a chef judge/mentor, usually a previous contender of the series, scores the dishes accordingly, eliminates a third-place contender, and sends the top two highly-scored contenders to the judging round of a regional heat competition. From the fifth to seventh series, the fourth judge has been a previous contender.
Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition [1] | Region | Placement | First time? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Bainbridge | Morston Hall ( Norfolk) | Central | Eliminated | Yes |
Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House (
Cambridge;
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Lost heat | No (S4) | |
Will Holland | La Becasse ( Shropshire) | Won heat | Yes | |
Anthony Demetre | Arbutus ( London) |
London and South East |
Lost heat | Yes |
Tom Kerridge | The Hand & Flowers ( Marlow, Buckinghamshire) | Won Main | Yes | |
Tristan Welch | Lauceston Place (London) | Eliminated | No (S4) | |
Kenny Atkinson | Rockliffe Hall ( County Durham) | North East | Won Fish | No (S4) |
Lee Bennett | Le Pont de la Tour (London) | Eliminated | Yes | |
Tim Bilton | Butchers Arms ( Hepworth, West Yorkshire) | Lost heat | Yes | |
Lisa Allen | Northcote ( Lancashire) | North West | Won Starter | Yes |
Aiden Byrne | The Church Green ( Lymm, Cheshire) | Lost heat | No (S4) | |
Johnnie Mountain | Mosaica Restaurant at the Factory (London) | Eliminated | Yes | |
Derek Creagh | Deanes ( Belfast) [2] | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes |
Brian McCann | Restaurant Shu (Belfast) [2] | Eliminated | Yes | |
Niall McKenna | James Street South (Belfast) [2] | Won Dessert | Yes | |
Tony Singh | Oloroso ( Edinburgh) | Scotland | Eliminated | Yes* |
Michael Smith | The Three Chimneys ( Isle of Skye) | Lost heat | Yes* | |
Alan Murchison | Paris House ( Woburn, Bedfordshire) and L'Ortolan | Won heat | No (S4) | |
Henry Herbert | Head chef of Coaches & Horses ( Clerkenwell) [3] | South West | Eliminated | Yes |
John Hooker | Browns Hotel ( Tavistock, Devon) | Lost heat | Yes | |
Nathan Outlaw | Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill at St Enodoc Hotel ( Rock, Cornwall) | Won heat | No (S4) | |
Richard Davies | Bybrook Restaurant at the Manor House Hotel ( Wiltshire) | Wales | Eliminated | Yes |
James Sommerin | The Crown at Whitebrook ( Monmouthshire) | Lost heat | No (S4) | |
Aled Williams | Plas Bodegroes ( Gwynedd) | Won heat | Yes |
* First appeared in series three to compete in the Scotland heat but was not selected to cook one's own menu.
Henry Herbert, the head chef of the Coaches & Horses pub ( Clerkenwell, central London) at the time, [3] appeared in series five (2010) and was eliminated in the South West region heat before its judging round.
Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Bainbridge | Central | Lost heat | No (S5) | |
Sue Ellis | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Aktar Islam | Won Fish | Yes | ||
Tom Aikens | Head chef of
Restaurant Tom Aikens (
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London and South East |
Lost heat | Yes |
Tom Kerridge | Won Main | No (S5) | ||
Phil Thompson | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Tim Bilton | North East | Eliminated | No (S5) | |
Stephanie Moon | Lost heat | Yes | ||
Andrew Pern | Won heat | Yes | ||
Lisa Allen | North West | Won heat | No (S5) | |
Bruno Birkbeck | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Johnnie Mountain | Lost heat | No (S5) | ||
Chris Bell | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes | |
Chris Fearon | Won Starter | Yes | ||
Brian McCann | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
Philip Carnegie | Scotland | Eliminated | Yes | |
Tony Singh | Lost heat | No (S5) | ||
Michael Smith | Won heat | No (S5) | ||
Paul Ainsworth | South West | Won Dessert | Yes | |
Andre Garrett | Lost heat | Yes | ||
John Hooker | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
Garrett Jones | Wales | Eliminated | Yes | |
Hywel Jones | Won heat | Yes | ||
Aled Williams | Lost heat | No (S5) |
Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House (
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Central | Won Main | No (S4 & S5) |
Paul Foster | Lost heat | Yes | ||
Aktar Islam | Eliminated | No (S6) | ||
Graham Garrett |
London and South East |
Eliminated | Yes | |
Phil Howard | Chef patron of
The Square (London;
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Won Fish | Yes | |
Marcus McGuinness | Lost heat | Yes | ||
Charlie Lakin | North East | Lost heat | Yes | |
Colin McGurran | Won Starter | Yes | ||
Stephanie Moon | Eliminated | No (S6) | ||
Aiden Byrne | North West | Lost heat | No (S4 & S5) | |
Johnnie Mountain | Eliminated [a] | No (S5 & S6) | ||
Simon Rogan | Won Dessert | Yes | ||
Chris Bell | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | No (S6) | |
Chris Fearon | Won heat | No (S6) | ||
Niall McKenna | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
Colin Buchan | Scotland | Lost heat | Yes | |
Mark Greenaway | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Alan Murchison | Won heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
Paul Ainsworth | South West | Lost heat | No (S6) | |
Simon Hulstone | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Nathan Outlaw | Won heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
Richard Davies | Wales | Eliminated | No (S5) | |
James Sommerin | Lost heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
Stephen Terry | Won heat | No (S3 & S4) |
The following chefs have appeared in Great British Menu cooking their own four-course menus: starter, fish, main, and dessert. From series five onward, for the finals weeks, the public vote used in the prior four series was abandoned in favor of a fourth (guest) judge. Furthermore, a chef judge/mentor, usually a previous contender of the series, scores the dishes accordingly, eliminates a third-place contender, and sends the top two highly-scored contenders to the judging round of a regional heat competition. From the fifth to seventh series, the fourth judge has been a previous contender.
Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition [1] | Region | Placement | First time? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Bainbridge | Morston Hall ( Norfolk) | Central | Eliminated | Yes |
Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House (
Cambridge;
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Lost heat | No (S4) | |
Will Holland | La Becasse ( Shropshire) | Won heat | Yes | |
Anthony Demetre | Arbutus ( London) |
London and South East |
Lost heat | Yes |
Tom Kerridge | The Hand & Flowers ( Marlow, Buckinghamshire) | Won Main | Yes | |
Tristan Welch | Lauceston Place (London) | Eliminated | No (S4) | |
Kenny Atkinson | Rockliffe Hall ( County Durham) | North East | Won Fish | No (S4) |
Lee Bennett | Le Pont de la Tour (London) | Eliminated | Yes | |
Tim Bilton | Butchers Arms ( Hepworth, West Yorkshire) | Lost heat | Yes | |
Lisa Allen | Northcote ( Lancashire) | North West | Won Starter | Yes |
Aiden Byrne | The Church Green ( Lymm, Cheshire) | Lost heat | No (S4) | |
Johnnie Mountain | Mosaica Restaurant at the Factory (London) | Eliminated | Yes | |
Derek Creagh | Deanes ( Belfast) [2] | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes |
Brian McCann | Restaurant Shu (Belfast) [2] | Eliminated | Yes | |
Niall McKenna | James Street South (Belfast) [2] | Won Dessert | Yes | |
Tony Singh | Oloroso ( Edinburgh) | Scotland | Eliminated | Yes* |
Michael Smith | The Three Chimneys ( Isle of Skye) | Lost heat | Yes* | |
Alan Murchison | Paris House ( Woburn, Bedfordshire) and L'Ortolan | Won heat | No (S4) | |
Henry Herbert | Head chef of Coaches & Horses ( Clerkenwell) [3] | South West | Eliminated | Yes |
John Hooker | Browns Hotel ( Tavistock, Devon) | Lost heat | Yes | |
Nathan Outlaw | Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill at St Enodoc Hotel ( Rock, Cornwall) | Won heat | No (S4) | |
Richard Davies | Bybrook Restaurant at the Manor House Hotel ( Wiltshire) | Wales | Eliminated | Yes |
James Sommerin | The Crown at Whitebrook ( Monmouthshire) | Lost heat | No (S4) | |
Aled Williams | Plas Bodegroes ( Gwynedd) | Won heat | Yes |
* First appeared in series three to compete in the Scotland heat but was not selected to cook one's own menu.
Henry Herbert, the head chef of the Coaches & Horses pub ( Clerkenwell, central London) at the time, [3] appeared in series five (2010) and was eliminated in the South West region heat before its judging round.
Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Bainbridge | Central | Lost heat | No (S5) | |
Sue Ellis | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Aktar Islam | Won Fish | Yes | ||
Tom Aikens | Head chef of
Restaurant Tom Aikens (
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London and South East |
Lost heat | Yes |
Tom Kerridge | Won Main | No (S5) | ||
Phil Thompson | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Tim Bilton | North East | Eliminated | No (S5) | |
Stephanie Moon | Lost heat | Yes | ||
Andrew Pern | Won heat | Yes | ||
Lisa Allen | North West | Won heat | No (S5) | |
Bruno Birkbeck | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Johnnie Mountain | Lost heat | No (S5) | ||
Chris Bell | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes | |
Chris Fearon | Won Starter | Yes | ||
Brian McCann | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
Philip Carnegie | Scotland | Eliminated | Yes | |
Tony Singh | Lost heat | No (S5) | ||
Michael Smith | Won heat | No (S5) | ||
Paul Ainsworth | South West | Won Dessert | Yes | |
Andre Garrett | Lost heat | Yes | ||
John Hooker | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
Garrett Jones | Wales | Eliminated | Yes | |
Hywel Jones | Won heat | Yes | ||
Aled Williams | Lost heat | No (S5) |
Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House (
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Central | Won Main | No (S4 & S5) |
Paul Foster | Lost heat | Yes | ||
Aktar Islam | Eliminated | No (S6) | ||
Graham Garrett |
London and South East |
Eliminated | Yes | |
Phil Howard | Chef patron of
The Square (London;
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Won Fish | Yes | |
Marcus McGuinness | Lost heat | Yes | ||
Charlie Lakin | North East | Lost heat | Yes | |
Colin McGurran | Won Starter | Yes | ||
Stephanie Moon | Eliminated | No (S6) | ||
Aiden Byrne | North West | Lost heat | No (S4 & S5) | |
Johnnie Mountain | Eliminated [a] | No (S5 & S6) | ||
Simon Rogan | Won Dessert | Yes | ||
Chris Bell | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | No (S6) | |
Chris Fearon | Won heat | No (S6) | ||
Niall McKenna | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
Colin Buchan | Scotland | Lost heat | Yes | |
Mark Greenaway | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Alan Murchison | Won heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
Paul Ainsworth | South West | Lost heat | No (S6) | |
Simon Hulstone | Eliminated | Yes | ||
Nathan Outlaw | Won heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
Richard Davies | Wales | Eliminated | No (S5) | |
James Sommerin | Lost heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
Stephen Terry | Won heat | No (S3 & S4) |