Rankings are never absolute! Perceptions are always appropriate only for those who have them, and different people have different perceptions and expectations, as well as different food/service preferences.

I've not been to Hedone, but it's certainly on my list. But I absolutely love The Ledbury and consider it--thus far--to be my favorite restaurant in London.

Others herein love St. John, but my husband and I despised it as one of the worst "top" meals we've ever had. Hated the food, hated the ambience, hated the service. Loved that casual nature, however, and loved that it was different--but being casual and different for us isn't enough to even remotely overcome what we thought was simply poor food and terrible flavor execution, not to mention terrible service on all levels. To each, their own!