I haven't been to many - the first one I went to, we didn't actually realise it was starred. We walked in off the street on a Monday night, and they were able to take us - Raika, in London, an Indian which was starred at the time. Food was amazing (except the tomato sorbet) and showed just how good Indian food can be if the chef is willing to think outside the box.

Meal at the Rheims Do which was like I'd died and gone to heaven (but I can't recall the restuarant name, in part due to our decision to have a different bottle of champagne with every course )

Nobu in London for a 'I'm not going to do this often so it had better be good dinner' - and it was.

Despite the plethora (now) in Edinburgh, including 3 within a 10 minute walk, I've only made it to one up here - Champany Inn. Strangely, they did better than Nobu for service and atmosphere, and we only went for lunch! For a simple lunch, it's one of the best steaks I've ever eaten, and wasn't British overcooked (i.e. for a change, medium rare was actually medium rare and not medium!).

Having said that, I also know some fabulous restaurants which either aspire to be Michelin (so can't charge the Michelin mark-up) or which won't ever be Michelin because they won't do the service standards - but where the food is still amazing. This might explain why I've never made it to the Edinburgh Michelins... because at the end of the day, is it worthy paying double for Kitchin for what I'd pay at Wedgwood? Or to put it another way, I can eat twice at Wedgwood for every trip to Kitchin.... so I'll go to Wedgwood most of the time - although I will get to the rest of the Edinburgh Michelins too!