''Harden's'' is a UK

restaurant guide A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

, publishing print, online and mobile reviews and ratings for both

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and UK restaurants. Like New York's

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(which no longer has a London edition), the ratings and reviews are based on the results of a reader survey (and were at one point also based on the personal visits of brothers and founders Richard and Peter Harden). The survey on which the guide is based is also used to produc
''The Sunday Times'' Food List
– an annual publication featuring the top 100 restaurants in the UK. It is published annually, and in addition to evaluating individual restaurants, and "Best of", it provides analysis of the restaurant scene and developments over the past year.

History

The London guide was first published in 1991, and based on experiences with restaurant guides in

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and

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. In 1998, the UK guide was started.

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External links

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Publications established in 1991 Restaurant guides Travel guide books