Best Restaurant Groups Loch Fyne Living Ventures Chiquito Living Room Milano Best North West The Walled Garden, Preston Waterside, Littleborough Residence, Nantwich Chaophraya, Liverpool Villa, Preston Best Dressed Restaurant Sponsored by Duni La Cucina, Edinburgh Panoramic, Liverpool The French, Manchester Alma De Cuba, Liverpool Zelig's, Liverpool Best Chef Aiden Byrne Tom Van Zeller Paul Beckley David Gale Ian Piper Best Platinum Restaurant Obsidian Pecks, Congleton London Carriage Works, Liverpool Panoramic, Liverpool Storrs Hall, Windermere Best Overall Restaurant Chaophraya, Liverpool Crab & Lobster, Thirsk The Walled Garden, Preston Grenache, Manchester The French, Manchester Best Manchester Restaurant San Rocco Grenache SR Grill on the Alley Stock Room Best Ireland Deane's Deli The Cloth Ear CoCo Hugo's No. 27 Talbot Street Best Newcomer Van Zeller Restaurant , Harrogate The Church Green, Lymm Michael Caines at Abode Hotel Chester Rare, Newcastle under Lyme La Cucina, Edinburgh Best Scotland Monteiths L'escargot Bleu Daniel's Bistro Stockbridge Restaurant Gamba Best Yorkshire & North East Sam's Chophouse, Leeds Blackfriars The Clocktower Devonshire Fell Aagrah Leeds The awards ceremony, which will be presented by BBC Northwest Tonight presenter, Gordon Burns, will take place on the evening of 28th January at The Hilton Deansgate, Manchester. Lisa Lund, commercial director of Hi-Life, said: "The calibre of entries this year has been exceptionally high, with a number of new business members of Hi-Life taking part, which is great to see. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the entrants for taking part and wish all the finalists the very best of luck for the big night."