COMMUNITIES GIVE BACK TO LOCKDOWN HERO TAKEAWAYS AS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR BRITISH TAKEAWAY AWARDS

The British Takeaway Awards (BTAs) in partnership with Just Eat, champions independent takeaways who throughout the past 18 months have played a particularly important part in British life. Today, the finalists, as voted for by the public, have been revealed with all in the running to win ‘Best Takeaway’ in each of the awards’ twelve regions, as well as the chance to win one of the prestigious national awards including ‘Best Takeaway in Britain’.

This year’s BTAs, held in London in September, will pay tribute to the hardworking restaurants that have adapted during the pandemic to deliver a taste of normality to those working from home, self isolating or simply looking for their favourite food as lockdown forced restaurants to close to diners.

Whether they’ve supported key workers and those in need in the local community or catered to the ever changing demands for alternative diets including vegan cuisine and healthier alternatives, the awards will give takeaways the recognition they deserve following a turbulent 2020. Regional winners will receive £1,000 to further their business with the overall ‘Best Takeaway in Britain’ award receiving the prize of £5,000.

2021’s finalists in alphabetical order are:

Central London
Brockley’s Rock , Brixton/Clapham
Che Cosa Wood Fired Pizza , Archway
Chilli Tuk Tuk , North Finchley
Eastern Cuisine Indian Restaurant & Takeaway , Gipsy Hill
Kennedy’s of Goswell Road , Clerkenwell

Greater London
Capones Pizza Parlour , South Croydon
Chu Chin Chow , East Molesey
Spice Garden , Bromley
Spaghetti Tree , Bromley
Wicked Wings , Gravesend

East Midlands
Chris’s Fish N Chips , Barwell
Chocalatte , Loughborough
Cookie Crumble Desserts , Sileby
Indulgence Delivered , Grantham
Rikshaw – Urban Indian Kitchen , Nottingham

North East
Casa Rosa , Birtley
Catling bakery ltd , Cramlington
Crave 4 Desserts , Washington
Desserts Delivered Durham , Durham
The Canny Cod , Newcastle Upon Tyne

Northern Ireland
Bonkas Desserts , Lisburn
Brown’s Fish & Chips , Belfast
Feeley’s Fish & Chip Shop , Belfast
Mannys , Glengormley
Pizza Guyz , Belfast

North West
Bun & Bones Club , Stockport
Just Wings , Liverpool
LAPD Food , Stockport
The Spinn , Gately
The Burger Joint , Warrington

Scotland
Burger Island , Burntisland
Mr Chef Uddingston , Uddingston
Pepe’s Fish & Pizza Bar , Lanark
Rollo’s Fish & Chips , Lanark
What the Scoop , Ayr

South East
Burgers, Wings & Ribs , Colchester
Cafe Royale , Hastings
Cookies and Cones Express , Southend on Sea
Day’s Grills , Margate
Eastern Cuisine , Witney

South West
Cleeve Fish Bar , Bishops Cleeve
Matty’s Burgers , Trowbridge
Nacho Cheese , Trowbridge
Smokeys , Poole
V.Dorset Delivery , Poole

Wales
Celebrities , Cardiff
Finney’s @ Golden Fry , Benllech
Fun Fillings , Tonypandy
Mint Room , Barry
Traditional No’8 , Whitland

West Midlands
Bistro @ Warren’s Eatery , Penkridge
Chutney Express , Birmingham
Lime Pickle , Birmingham
Oatcakes & Milkshakes , Stone
The delicious Burger & shakes Co. @ Krazy Krocs , Nuneaton

Yorkshire
Bear Kitchen , Wakefield
Elliots Craft Pizza & Grill , Wakefield
Hirds Family Fisheries , Halifax
Sakushi Japanese , Sheffield
Tavassoli’s Cafe, Bar & Grill , Leeds

New for 2021 is the ‘Best Restaurant Chain in Britain’, an award which will recognise Britain’s best independent small chain with between six and thirty restaurants to receive a prize of £5,000. In alphabetical order the finalists are:

Caprinos
Churchill’s Fish & Chips
Jungle Grill
Nuudle Bar
Treatz

Other awards announced on the night as judged by the panel include ‘Best Takeaway Chef in Britain’, the ‘New to Delivery’ award and the newly added ‘Good Deed Hero’ award – which will honour a restaurant that has gone above and beyond serving their community during the pandemic.