Erst named in The Good Food Guide’s Platinum List of restaurants

Ancoats natural wine bar and restaurant, Erst, has been recognised as one of the best dining spots in the country by The Good Food Guide.

The popular spot, which specialises in seasonal small plates designed for sharing, made it into the prestigious Platinum List of 18 restaurants from across the UK.

Each inclusion was chosen for their remarkable resilience, thriving in the face of the shifting realities of dining out during the pandemic.

“Every one of the restaurants on this list is a shining example of the resilience and sheer talent to be found in the UK,” said the Guide’s editor Elizabeth Carter.

“It may have been a tough 18 months for the hospitality industry but these restaurants were undaunted. They continued to do the two things we ask of a good restaurant – serve fabulous food, that stayed in the mind during multiple closures, and offer great hospitality.”

It’s been a stellar few months for Erst’s glowing reputation, after Jay Rayner’s rave review in September also called it ‘one of his best meals of the year’—high praise indeed.

The full Platinum List can be found below:

Fallow
St James’s 

Noble Rot
Soho 

Sam’s Riverside
Hammersmith 

The Greyhound
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 

670 Grams
Birmingham 

Land
Birmingham 

The Curlew, Bodiam
East Sussex 

Henrock, Linthwaite House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria 

Marmo
Bristol 

Flotsam and Jetsam
Broadstairs, Kent 

Hyssop
Glossop, Derbyshire

Osip 
Bruton, Somerset 

Hope Cove House
Kingsbridge, Devon  

Erst
Manchester 

Galleria
St Leonards on Sea, Sussex 

Fin & Grape
Edinburgh

Eighty Eight
Glasgow

Thomas by Tom Simmons
Cardiff

Photo credit: Erst Instagram