11 Merseyside restaurants named in AA Guide 2024 - including a new entry

Eleven Merseyside restaurants have been named in the AA Guide for 2024 - including one new entry.

For many restaurants, being awarded even one AA rosette is a big achievement, signifying culinary excellence, and often distinguishing them as being on another level from the rest.

Over the past year, inspectors have secretly visited restaurants across the country to establish whether they are good enough to be featured in the AA Restaurant Guide. They have now named 11 Merseyside restaurants that they think are worthy of the prestigious award.

The amount of rosettes a restaurant can receive is from one to five, with five being the pinnacle.

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Wreckfish (one rosette)

Wreckfish, on Seel Street, Liverpool is one of parent company, Elite Bistro's several restaurants within Merseyside and Cheshire. Chef owner, Gary Usher, used crowdfunding to open the venue back in 2017, raising £200k - the third most money raised for a restaurant worldwide. The bistro has been a resounding success, and earned much praise from critics.

The AA said: "In a previously derelict Georgian building in the now-fashionable Ropewalks district of central Liverpool, Wreckfish is a light and airy modern bistro with stripped wood floors, open brickwork and an industrial feel. The friendly team have an informal approach and demonstrate a genuine passion and understanding of the food and drink on offer. Expect big, bold flavours."

Panoramic 34 (one rosette)

Panoramic 34 can boast one of the best views of any restaurant in the country. Set 300ft above sea level on the 34th floor of the West Tower, the venue