This year’s Star Pub & Bar Award winners have been announced, honouring licencees working with Star Pubs & Bars. With 14 categories ranging from Best Cask Pub to the somewhat more modern Best Use of Social Media the awards cover all manor of efforts made by pubs throughout the year. Edinburgh’s Barrelhouse Bar & Grill took the top award of Star Pub of the year.
Best Bar Team
Caygill & Smith, Barrelhouse Bar & Grill, Edinburgh
Live Sports Venue
Blind Tiger Inns, The Talbot, Euxton, Lancashire
Team Training
Hickory’ Smokehouse, Hickory’s Smokehouse at Burton Green
Heart of the Community
Tony and Michelle Grierson, The Reiver, Carlisle
Famous for Food
Claire Hall, the Spread Eagle, North Shields
Most Family Friendly
Graham Anderson and Sharon Stanton, the Eastfield Inn, Bristol
Best Outdoor Pub
Edward O’Neill, The Crown Inn, Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire
Pint Perfection
Dianne Irving, the White Mare, Beckermet, Cumbria
Best Cask Pub
Wickwar Wessex Pub Company, The Jersey Lily, Bristol
Marketing
Iain Pert and PG Taverns, The Jolly Botanist, Edinburgh
Best Use of Social Media
Nick Livingstone, 7 Saints, Prestwick, South Ayrshire
Best Newcomer
John Corbett and Natasha Gleeson, The Rose & Crown, Heston, London
Retailer of the Year
Martyn and Lynda Cripps, The Longboat Inn, Penzance, Cornwall
Star Pub of the Year
Caygill & Smith, Barrelhouse Bar & Grill, Edinburgh