AA Rosette

The AA Rosette is an award recognizing culinary excellence in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Restaurants are rated from one to five rosettes.

History
It was established in 1956.

In January the AA would publish its Guide to Hotels and Restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland, from 1967. The rosettes would be listed in this guide. The AA hotel classification would work with the British Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Association.

In 1972, two hotels and six restaurants (four were in London) received the three-rosette award. Of London's AA five-star hotels, only the restaurant at The Connaught had the three-rosette award. One of the four London restaurants with three rosettes was Le Gavroche. The 1972 guide called for 'more adventurous regional cooking'. Outside of London there were four three-rosette establishments, including The Box Tree and the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, with head chef Jean-Maurice Cottet. Sixteen hotels, out of the 4,150 hotels listed, had the five-star classification.

In 1992 the classification was increased to five rosettes.