Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants in the U.K.

by The OpenTable Team

Updated 12 April 2019

Get your green-on in these restaurants going above and beyond to do good for Mother Earth. From using sustainable ingredients to reducing their energy usage, these spots are serving up incredible dishes with an ultra-light carbon footprint. Book today to do your part.

Hawksmoor Air Street

4.5

4.5 (12020)

£26 to £40

Steakhouse

Piccadilly

About the restaurant

Hawksmoor, a seafood and steak restaurant that gives equal care and attention to both, sources its seafood from British waters, humanely raised, grass-fed beef from British farms and seasonal produce from Brixham Market in Devon.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 1 Jan 2023

One of the best meals I've ever eaten... Came here for a birthday treat with my partner. Everything about the experience was perfect: from the hospitality at reception, the impeccable and friendly service in the bar and restaurant, to the food itself. It's not cheap (although the express menu is very good value) but represents good value for money in terms of the quantity and quality of the food. The steak and lobster were the highlights, but there's something mouth-watering on the menu for all appetites. Highly recommended for a special occasion.

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Petersham Nurseries Restaurant Richmond

4.5

4.5 (2667)

£41 and over

European

Richmond

About the restaurant

Petersham Nurseries Café is the brainchild of the Boglione family, whose commitment to organic gardening, sustainable sourcing and impeccable cuisine launched a chain of restaurants, workshop series, philanthropic endeavors and more. Among other initiatives, Petersham Nurseries sources all its products organically and sustainably, runs comprehensive recycling and composting programs and is a member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, ranking among the organization’s 20 most sustainable restaurants.

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EmmaT

Dined on 1 Jan 2023

Amazing in every way!! Thank you so much X

Da Vinci

4.3

4.3 (144)

£25 and under

Italian

Aberdeen

About the restaurant

DaVinci Ristorante Italiano in Aberdeen is a small, family-owned business that purchases as many ingredients as possible from small, local and family-owned suppliers. The restaurant serves homemade breads from a local bakery and buys its meats from Donald Russell, Scotland’s most acclaimed sustainable butcher.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on 13 Sept 2023

Great food, great service definitely will be back!

The Coal Shed London

4.1

4.1 (1036)

£26 to £40

British

London Bridge

About the restaurant

The Coal Shed team works closely with small producers, buying all their meat and seafood from sustainable sources. The restaurant’s rare-breed meat is butchered by its chefs according to nose-to-tail principles.

Top review

Rachel999

Dined on 7 Oct 2023

Went to The Coal Shed for dinner early Saturday evening. The food was delicious, service quick and good price. Would definitely return,

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Experience

LUNCH & EARLY EVENING MENU- 2 COURSES FOR £26

Rossopomodoro - Hoxton

4.4

4.4 (220)

£25 and under

Pizzeria

Hoxton

About the restaurant

Rossopomodoro Hoxton, an Italian restaurant specializing in authentic Neapolitan pizza, is a proud member of the restaurant sustainability initiative Carbon Free Dining.

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KarenK

Dined on 12 Oct 2023

Tasty food Friendly service Lack of availability of some items due to a late delivery but they were very apologetic. Would come again

Harry's Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (2619)

£26 to £40

Comfort Food

Exeter

About the restaurant

Harry’s Restaurant, a family-run fine dining establishment founded in 1993, sources its ingredients from local farms and purveyors whenever possible.

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AlexP

Dined 2 days ago

We had a wonderful date night at Harry's. The Tartare was incredible, along with the Tuna and one of the Richest Sticky Toffee Puddings ever. The staff were very attentive and the place had a great atmosphere, especially for a Tuesday evening.

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4.3

4.3 (1762)

£41 and over

British

Mayfair

About the restaurant

In creating its acclaimed British and Irish cuisine, Corrigan’s Mayfair uses only sustainably sourced ingredients, many of which come from the restaurant’s own organic farm and gardens.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 5 days ago

An amazing night, great food and service, thank you.

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Experience

New Year's Eve

Fratello's Jesmond Newcastle

3.2

3.2 (271)

£25 and under

Italian

Newcastle upon Tyne

About the restaurant

Fratello’s, a small regional chain of restaurants in the Newcastle area, prepares fine Italian cuisine using ingredients sourced from the local region. Its chefs work with a network of choice farms and purveyors in the North East.

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TracyC

Dined on 18 Nov 2023

Amazing friendly staff, couldn't have been more helpful. The food for our party of 3: one starter was lovely, one main was too but, the rest were disappointing and in my opinion overpriced. As I understand it, there are however some great offers on so next time I dine, it'll probably be via a deal or offer

Capricci

4.7

4.7 (490)

£26 to £40

Italian

Bankside

About the restaurant

The London-based, Italian-inspired restaurant and delicatessen Capricci showcases foods and wines from small-scale artisanal purveyors. Its seasonal menu offerings are prepared using sustainable ingredients.

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SteveC

Dined on 21 Nov 2023

Very good food, friendly staff, terrific pasta for both of us.

Lussmanns - St. Albans

4.6

4.6 (3406)

£25 and under

Modern European

St. Albans

About the restaurant

Lussmanns received a Food Made Good award and twice received the Sustainable Small Restaurant Group of the Year award from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in recognition of its efforts to champion small-scale British producers and suppliers.

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elizabethc

Dined on 1 Jan 2023

Superb place to eat and meet friends and relatives. The service here is 1st class. Cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Sorrento

4.5

4.5 (418)

£26 to £40

Italian

Stratford-Upon-Avon

About the restaurant

Sorrento Restaurant in Stratford Upon Avon has a comprehensive green initiative covering all its operations. Among other efforts, the restaurant buys local farm food, has eliminated plastic, installed energy-efficient lighting and appliances, switched to paper straws and thoroughly insulated its building.

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SteveM

Dined on 11 Feb 2022

A real Italian restaurant, although with some changes to menu style to suit local expectations, this is a welcome change from the many chain restaurants that are the same everywhere. Very good food, and a reasonably extensive and not over-priced wine list. My veal was perfectly cooked (pink), as was my wife's fish. The portion sizes are reasonable, so don't be afraid to order a couple of side dishes. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Service was perhaps just a little too rapid for my taste, I'd have preferred a slightly longer wait to finish my cocktail, and between courses, but that's very much personal preference. We will certainly return.

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