>Michelin * are different but again the ambience is top priority there too, you won't get the star just for stellar food.

Au contraire: >A Michelin Star is awarded for the food on the plate – nothing else. The style of a restaurant and its degree of formality or informality have no bearing whatsoever on the award.

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