Gordon Ramsay off the menu at Claridge's hotel in London after 12 years

British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has suffered a blow after it was announced his restaurant at top London hotel Claridge's will be closing after more than a decade.

Ramsay, 46, was one of the first of a series of exciting new chefs to bring innovation and a sprinkling of stardust to the London hotel restaurant scene when he won the contract for Claridge's in 2001.

Gordon Ramsay's contract to run the restaurant at Claridge's hotel in London won't be renewed.

The restaurant received rave reviews when it opened, but in recent years the praise has been lukewarm and in 2010 it lost its Michelin star.

Last year, Claridge's hosted a pop-up version of Noma, the Danish restaurant currently ranked the world's best.

Thomas Kochs, general manager at Claridge's, said: "Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's was the first diversification venture for the chef who has since become an internationally known household name.

"It has undoubtedly made an exceptional contribution to Claridge's gastronomic history. We feel the time has come, however, for a new dining direction for Claridge's and we bid farewell to Gordon with best wishes for the many exciting projects he has around the world."

A spokeswoman for Gordon Ramsay Holdings said: "We have taken the decision to close Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's in June 2013 following a fantastic collaboration over the last 12 years.

"We would like to thank all our guests for the amazing support they have given for over a decade, however, we felt the time was right to move on to new opportunities and investments."

Despite the Claridge's setback, Ramsay insists his restaurant empire is back on track after a rocky few years when he had a public falling-out with his father-in-law and business partner.

After the Claridge's closure, the chef will still be operating 26 restaurants around the world including in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, the Qatari capital Doha and the Savoy in London.

Source: Northern Territory News, 5 March 2013