The BEST episodes of Great British Menu

Every episode of Great British Menu ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Great British Menu!

Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook at a celebratory four-course banquet.

Last Updated: 6/18/2025Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Olympic Banquet

Season 7 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/8/2012

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#2 - South-East Fish

Season 6 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/24/2011

Chefs Tom Kerridge, Phil Thompson and Tom Aikens, from London and the south east, pull out all the stops with their fish dishes, hoping to impress veteran chef Jason Atherton. Will he choose lobster burger with thermidor mayonnaise, seaside platter, or poached shank of monkfish with morels and asparagus?

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#3 - The Banquet

Season 8 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/29/2013

The winning chefs cook at the Comic Relief Banquet at the Royal Albert Hall.

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#4 - Finals Dessert

Season 8 - Episode 44 - Aired 3/28/2013

The chefs not only learn the top three desserts but also the winning menu.

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#5 - Northern Ireland Judging

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2012

Northern Ireland chefs cook their menus for Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton.

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#6 - Finals Main

Season 8 - Episode 43 - Aired 3/27/2013

Comedian Ade Edmondson tucks into the chefs' main courses.

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#7 - Finals Starter

Season 8 - Episode 41 - Aired 3/25/2013

Patricia Hodge and the judges taste all eight winning regional starter courses.

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#8 - Wales Judging

Season 8 - Episode 40 - Aired 3/22/2013

The remaining chefs representing Wales must cook their entire menus for the judges.

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#9 - Wales Dessert

Season 8 - Episode 39 - Aired 3/21/2013

It is the final chance for the Welsh chefs to impress Jeremy Lee with their desserts.

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#10 - Central Main

Season 8 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/13/2013

As they cook their main courses, Adil Ray joins the chefs for a fundraising adventure.

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#11 - Northern Ireland Main

Season 8 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/6/2013

The three Northern Ireland chefs prepare their main course.

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#12 - South West Dessert

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/28/2013

Which dessert will help get two chefs through to the Friday show?

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#13 - London and South East Starter

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2013

Newcomers Matt Gillan and Adam Simmonds compete with returning contender Tom Aikens.

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#14 - Finals Desserts

Season 7 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/7/2012

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#15 - South West Main

Season 7 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/30/2012

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#16 - South-East & London Judging

Season 7 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/18/2012

The London and South East chefs cook their entire menus for the Great British Menu judges.

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#17 - South-East & London Starter

Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/14/2012

Phil Howard, Graham Garrett and Marcus McGuinness kick things off with their starters.

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#18 - North West Judging

Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/11/2012

The North West finalists go head to head as they prepare a lavish meal for the judges.

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#19 - Finals Dessert

Season 4 - Episode 44 - Aired 5/28/2009

The pressure mounts as the eight regional finalists return to cook their entire menus again for our esteemed panel of food aficionados. Each day the judges will rank the dishes from each course in their order of preference, but ultimately it's viewers who will decide which chef goes through to cook for the returning forces, and who goes home. In this episode, the chefs compete to see who has the best dessert.

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#20 - Central: Starter

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2007

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#21 - Northern Ireland Judging

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2014

The two remaining Northern Irish chefs cook their entire menus again for the judges.

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#22 - North West Dessert

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/17/2014

Mary Ellen McTague, James Durrant and Mark Ellis present their desserts.

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#23 - North West Judging

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/18/2014

The two remaining north-west chefs cook their four courses again for the judges.

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#24 - South West Fish

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2014

Emily Watkins, Dominic Chapman and Josh Eggleton create their fish course.

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#25 - London and South East Main

Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/2014

Adam Simmonds, Tom Sellers and Adam Byatt cook their main courses.