Recent Awards

Where five star luxury and exceptional service come as standard

In recognition of the unforgettable experience enjoyed by our guests, The Ritz London has received a host of awards and accolades over the years which are testimony to the dedication and professionalism of our staff.

• Square Meal Top 100 London Restaurants 2024 – No.3 – The Ritz Restaurant
• The Good Food Guide Awards 2024 – Exceptional Restaurants – The Ritz Restaurant

• British Culinary Federation’s Young Chef of the Year 2023 – Daniela Prela, Demi Chef de Partie
• Hotel Catey Awards 2023 – Front of House Team of the Year Award – The Ritz London Front Office team
• Hotel Catey Awards 2023 – Front of House Manager of the Year Award – Ailsa Le Poidevin, Front Office Manager
• AA 5 Red Star Inspector’s Choice Hotel -The Ritz London
• Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Business Awards 2023 – Best Hotel: Highly Commended – The Ritz London
• AA Notable Wine List Award 2023/24 – The Ritz Restaurant
• Condé Nast Traveler 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards – The Best Hotels in London – 4th position – The Ritz London
• Elite Traveler Top Restaurants Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 – The Ritz Restaurant
• Winning waiter of Young Chef Young Waiter England 2023 – Jade Walker, Head Waiter
• Number 7 at the National Restaurant Awards 100 Best Restaurants in the UK – The Ritz Restaurant
• The Mayfair Times Community Awards 2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award – Andrew Love – Senior Advisor
• London’s Top 100 Restaurants by SquareMeal – 15th position – The Ritz Restaurant
• GQ Food & Drink Awards 2023 – Best Front of House Award – Luigi Cagnin, Restaurant Manager

• Food & Travel Reader Awards 2022 – Overall Best Restaurant of the Year – The Ritz Restaurant
• Food & Travel Reader Awards 2022 – Best Restaurant of the Year – London – The Ritz Restaurant
• The Restaurant Association Awards 2022 – Special Services to Hospitality – John Williams MBE – Executive Chef
• The Caterer’s 2022 Hotel Catey Awards – Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year – The Ritz London
• London Venue & Catering Awards 2022 – Best Catering at a London Venue – The Ritz London
• AICR UK Receptionist of the Year 2022 – Jude Haddad – Receptionist
• Winner of the 2022 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) for the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) – Spencer Metzger – Head Chef
• TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Certificate of Excellence 2022 – The Ritz Restaurant
• Condé Nast Traveler 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards The Best Hotels in London – 3rd position – The Ritz London
• AA Hospitality Awards 2022 – Lifetime Achievement Award – John Williams MBE – Executive Chef
• The Community Awards of Mayfair & St James’s Bright Young Thing (35 and under) – Spencer Metzger – Head Chef
• 2022 Acorn Award winner – Deepak Mallya – Premier Sous Chef
• 2022 Acorn Award winner – Kumiko Hiwatari – Premier Pastry Sous Chef
• The National Restaurant Awards – Chef to Watch – Spencer Metzger – Head Chef
• The National Restaurant Awards – The Service Award – The Ritz Restaurant
• Number 4 at the National Restaurant Awards 100 Best Restaurants in the UK – The Ritz Restaurant
• British Restaurant Awards – Best Luxury Restaurant 2022 – The Ritz Restaurant
• Purple Umbrella Awards – Best Hospitality Apprentice Level 2 – Josiah Henry – House Porter

• Master Innholder status – Sal Gowili FIH – General Manager
• Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards -The Ritz Restaurant – Number 25 of the top 100 restaurants in the UK
• The Caterer Acorn Awards 2021 – Koula Michaelides – Food and Beverage Manager and Spencer Metzger – Head Chef
• Number 44 at the National Restaurant Awards 100 Best Restaurants in the UK -The Ritz Restaurant
• Tom Crowley Award – HR in Hospitality Annual Awards for Excellence – Outstanding Leader of the Year – Jeevan Shetty – Head of Finance 
• London Venue and Catering Awards 2021- Best Catering at a London Venue – The Ritz London

• Four AA Rosettes – The Ritz Restaurant
• Community Awards of Mayfair & St James’s – Long Service Award – Michael De Cozar – Head Concierge
• UK winner of ‘Le Taittinger’ International Culinary prize – Deepak Mallya – Sous Chef

• UK candidate in the Bocuse d’Or – Ian Musgrave – Sous Chef
• 2019 National Honey Show Competition – 2nd best urban honey – The Ritz London
• Springboard Awards of Excellence 2019 – Best Wine Strategy Award – Giovanni Ferlito – Head of Wine and Beverage
• HOSPA 2019 Awards – Inspirational Marketeer of the Year – Joi Izilein – Head of Marketing
• AA Hospitality Awards – Food Service Award – The Ritz London
• Harden’s London Restaurant Awards 2019 – Best Afternoon Tea – The Ritz London
• Winner of The Top 10 British Restaurants Bookatable Award 2019 – The Ritz Restaurant
• National Restaurant Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 – John Williams MBE – Executive Chef
• Named 25 at the National Restaurant Awards 100 Best Restaurants in the UK – The Ritz Restaurant
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence 2019 – Miguel Blanco (service winner) – The Ritz London
• Best UK Sommelier 2019 winner – Matteo Furlan – Head Sommelier
• Roux Scholarship 2019 winner – Spencer Metzger – Premier Sous Chef
• Umbrella Training – Purple Umbrella Award – Holly Langan – Ritz Academy apprentice
• Travel and Leisure “World’s Best” Awards – The Ritz London was ranked No 7 in the Top London City Hotels category 2019

• Condé Nast Traveller 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards: The Top Hotels in London – 7th position – The Ritz London
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence 2018 – Connor Farrer (Kitchen winner and Young Pastry Chef of the Year winner), Alessandro Bello and Valerija Kirjackaja  (Service winners) – The Ritz London
• Institute of Hospitality Awards – Best Student Placement Highly Commended – The Ritz London
• Wine List Confidential Awards, London’s Highest Riser – The Ritz London
• The Oxford Brookes University Bacchus Alumni Mentor Award – Ciarán Fahy, CEO
• The British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year 2018 Award – Ian Musgrave, Sous Chef
• Named 86 at the National Restaurant Awards 100 Best Restaurants in the UK – The Ritz Restaurant
• Cava Academy – Best Student – Filippo Carnevale, Sommelier
• Taittinger Prix Culinaire – UK Finalist – Tom Scade, Sous Chef

• Luxury Travel Advisor Awards – Top Luxury Hotel in London
• Ultratravel Magazine Awards – Best Hotel in Europe
• Acorn Awards – Benjamin Veale, Reservations Manager
• The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants – The Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant
• Bookatable Top 10 Best Child Friendly Restaurants in London – The Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant
• Bookatable Top 10 Restaurants for Breakfast in London – The Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant
• Bookatable Top 10 Child Friendly Restaurant in London – Afternoon Tea at The Ritz
• Bookatable Top 50 Best Restaurants in London – Afternoon Tea at The Ritz
• Hotels.com – Superb 4.6 out of 5
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence 2017 – Alex Sumerauer, Giuseppe Scudiero and Gabriele Tarantola – The Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant
• 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence – The Ritz London hotel, The Palm Court for Tea at The Ritz and The Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant
• Sustainable Restaurant Association – Three star rating for Food Made Good 
• UK National Final of the 51st Le Taittinger Prix Culinaire International competition – Tom Scade, Sous Chef
• AA Chef of the Year Award 2017-18 – John Williams MBE, Executive Chef
• Cateys Awards 2017, Special Award -John Williams MBE, Executive Chef
• 2017 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA), Restaurant Management and Service – Giovanni Ferlito, Head of Wine and Beverage
• 2017 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA), Chefs – Chris Hill, Premier Sous Chef
• 2017 Institute of Hospitality Aspiring Manager – Daniel Dreiseitel, Assistant Ritz Restaurant Manager
• 2017 Hotel Cateys Hotel Restaurant Manager of the Year – Luigi Cagnin, Ritz Restaurant Manager
• 2017 Mayfair Awards – Best Hotel

• Craft Guild Young National Chef of the Year – Ruth Hansom, Apprentice Chef 
• Michelin Star – The Ritz Restaurant
• Copa Jerez UK Winner – Michael Nizzero, Senior Sous Chef, Giovanni Ferlito, Head Sommelier and Adam McKinnon-Brahams, Chef de Partie
• London Lifestyle Awards Best Private Dining Room of The Year – William Kent Room
• AA Hospitality Awards – Food Service Award – The Ritz London
• Ultratravel Magazine Awards – Best Hotel in Europe 
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence 2016 – Ashley Best,Food and Beverage Trainee, Gerald Murati, Room Service, Giuseppe Cola, Ritz Restaurant, Francesco De Santos, Ritz Restaurant, Daniel Dreiseitel, Ritz Restaurant and Gabriele Sorrentino, Ritz Restaurant
• Sustainable Restaurant Association – Two-star rating for Food Made Good 
• Bookatable Best Restaurant in London – The Ritz Restaurant 

• The Mayfair Awards – Best Afternoon Tea 
• Gold Green Tourism UK
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence Young Waiter of The Year – Thomas Borghi
• TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence – The Ritz London, The Palm Court for Tea at The Ritz and The Ritz Restaurant.
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence 2015 – Thomas Borghi, Palm Court, Ferraro Ambrogio (Ferrari), The Ritz Restaurant, Enzo Buonocore, The Ritz Restaurant, Andrea Caputo, The Ritz Restaurant, Manolo Giannico, The Ritz Restaurant and Louis Muller, William Kent House
• Bookatable Best Restaurant in London – The Ritz Restaurant
• Bookatable Best British Restaurant – Afternoon Tea at The Ritz 

• Tatler Best Hotels
• Leading Hotels of The World the ‘Member of the Year Award’– Winner Ruth Jones, EAM Marketing and Development
• ‘Highly Commended’ by the judges at this year’s Gold Service Award – Devid Isabella, Assistant Restaurant Manager
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Young Chef of the Year – Spencer Metzger
• The Royal Academy of Art’s Annual Awards of Excellence 2014 – Tom Phillips, Kitchen, Spencer Metzger, Kitchen, Kae Shibata, Pastry, Stefano Parolin, Service and Manuel Marchetti, Service
• UK Sommelier of the Year – Regional Finalists – Charles Carron-Brown, Louis Muller and Jose Hernandez
• The Masterchef’s of Great Britain Young Chef of the Year – Ruth Hansom, Apprentice Chef – 1st Place and Connor Godfrey, Demi Chef de Partie – 2nd Place
• Craft Guild of Chef Graduates – Ruth Hansom, Apprentice Chef
• Travel and Leisure “World’s Best” Awards – The Ritz London was ranked No 3 in Small City Hotel Europe category
• Conde Nast Traveller Awards Readers’ Travel Awards, Top 5 UK – Business Hotels
• The Mayfair Awards – The Best Hotel
• Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence – The Ritz London, The Palm Court for Afternoon Tea at The Ritz, The Ritz Restaurant and The Rivoli Bar