List of Great British Menu chefs (series 5–7)
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.
Series 5 (2010)[edit]
| 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;  )
|
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 | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes | |
| Brian McCann | Restaurant Shu (Belfast) | Eliminated | Yes | |
| Niall McKenna | James Street South (Belfast) | 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)[2] | 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.
Introduced in series 5[edit]
Lisa Allen[edit]
Richard Bainbridge[edit]
Lee Bennett[edit]
Tim Bilton[edit]
Derek Creagh[edit]
Richard Davies[edit]
Anthony Demetre[edit]
Henry Herbert[edit]
Henry Herbert, the head chef of the Coaches & Horses pub (Clerkenwell, central London) at the time,[2] appeared in series five (2010) and was eliminated in the South West region heat before its judging round.
Will Holland[edit]
John Hooker[edit]
Tom Kerridge[edit]
Brian McCann[edit]
Niall McKenna[edit]
Johnnie Mountain[edit]
Tony Singh[edit]
Michael Smith[edit]
James Sommerin[edit]
Aled Williams[edit]
Series 6 (2011)[edit]
| 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 ()
|
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) |
Introduced in series 6[edit]
Tom Aikens[edit]
Paul Ainsworth[edit]
Chris Bell[edit]
Bruno Birkbeck[edit]
Philip Carnegie[edit]
Sue Ellis[edit]
Chris Fearon[edit]
Andre Garrett[edit]
Aktar Islam[edit]
Garrett Jones[edit]
Hywel Jones[edit]
Stephanie Moon[edit]
Andrew Pern[edit]
Phil Thompson[edit]
Series 7 (2012)[edit]
| Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House ()
|
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; )
|
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) |
- ^ Unsatisfied with the scoring results after the fish course, Johnnie Mountain did not appear at the start of the main course, leading to his elimination.
Introduced in series 7[edit]
Colin Buchan[edit]
Paul Foster[edit]
Graham Garrett[edit]
Mark Greenaway[edit]
Phil Howard[edit]
Simon Hulstone[edit]
Charlie Lakin[edit]
Marcus McGuinness[edit]
Colin McGurran[edit]
Simon Rogan[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Allen, Lisa; Atkinson, Kenny; Kerridge, Tom; McKenna, Niall (1 July 2010). "Meet the four finalists in the Great British Menu 2010". The Caterer (Interview). Interviewed by Kerstin Kühn; Neil Gerrard. Retrieved 6 October 2022. Published on print magazine Caterer & Hotelkeeper (2 July 2010) as "Great British Menu – Best of British" (pp. 30–37).
- ^ a b Hollweg, Lucas (9 May 2010). "Cooking Forward: He Dug Out His Shorts". Sunday Times. p. 64. ISSN 0956-1382. Gale A225831957 and ProQuest 251745333.