Derry has 2nd best restaurants and takeaways in the UK new research reveals

New research, undertaken by food delivery giant Just Eat, calculated the best restaurants and takeaways in the UK.

They did this by calculating the total average rating for each city’s restaurants, relative to the total volume of reviews that the city got for its restaurants, to reveal the highest average takeaway and restaurant reviews.

Derry has almost 7,000 reviews for its takeaway and restaurants, and scored 5.01 out of 6 on average, making it the UK city with the second-highest average.

The city's Legenderry food scene came just after Weston-super-Mare which came out on top for the highest average reviews for its takeaways and restaurants.

Despite having 2000 less reviews, with 5,000 reviews, it scored an average of 5.24 out of 6.

Bury tooked third place and received a whopping 66,000 reviews for its numerous takeaway and restaurant establishments.

Based on those reviews, it scored an average of 4.97/6, which is rather impressive for such a large volume of reviews.

These findings come after Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, has launched a month-long celebration of the City and District's thriving food and drink scene.

Love LegenDerry will take place throughout the month of February and feature a programme of events and initiatives to allow locals and visitors to sample the best of our food offering.    

Members of the LegenDerry Food Network, in partnership with Council and Visit Derry, are bringing together an exciting programme of events and experiences to celebrate our vibrant food and drink scene in the city and beyond.

"The LegenDerry Food Network has made significant strides over the past few years to strengthen the range and quality of our food and drink offering," said Mayor Duffy.

"The City and District has now firmly established itself as a foodie destination and more and more visitors are coming to sample our locally sourced food and drink.

"Love LegenDerry will celebrate how far we have come and encourage locals and visitors to get out and about across the City and District and sample our authentic experience for themselves."

Events include Meet the Producers at a long table event with Soda and Starch and Artis, a special Valentine’s gin making experience at the Walled City Brewery, afternoon tea at the White Horse Hotel and a new foodie fusion experience with a set menu of French inspired Irish cuisine.

You can also have fun at a special couples cooking experience, visit a goat farm in the Sperrins, find out about cheese making, take part in some urban foraging, experience a ‘wine, wild and wasted’ tasting dinner with talks and a focus on zero waste and an oyster and stout bluegrass festival at the Walled City Brewery.