Award Winning Pubs

Great British Pub Awards 2011

The Great British Pub Awards were held in London on the 8th September 2011. We are delighted to recognise our prestigious award winners.

Tenanted/Lease Pub of the Year
Hare & Hounds, Corsham

Live Music Pub of the Year
Brickmakers, Norwich

Enterprise Inns would also like to congratulate all finalists & highly commended pubs.

Tenanted/Leased Pub of the Year
Windmill, Orton Waterville
Coach & Horses, Bolton by Bowland
The Plough, Harborne
White Horse, Ramsden Heath

Managed Pub of the Year
Cutter Inn, Ely

Community Pub of the Year
London Tavern, Poulner

Food Pub of the Year
Bay Horse, Kirk Deighton
Lord Nelson, Notts

Gastropub of the Year
Victoria, Sheen
New Inn, Ningwood

Family Pub of the Year
Horse & Groom, Ningwood
White Horse, Ramsden Heath
Halsey Arms, Pulham

Entertainment Pub of the Year
Brickmakers, Norwich

Turnaround Pub of the Year
Royal Oak, Radcliffe on Trent
Greystones, Sheffield

Newcomer of the Year
Ed Brown-Jackson

Sports Pub of the Year
Pheasant Inn, Newport

Smoking Area of the Year
Blind Beggar, London
Fountain, Soham

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MA top 50 Gastro Pubs 2010

On the 15th of November the winners of the Morning Advertiser’s “Old Speckled Hen” Top 50 Gastropubs 2010 special awards were announced at a lunch at the Olde Bell, Hurley Berkshire.

Thousands of pubs were entered into these awards, the highest number of entrants ever; making it a huge achievement to reach a listing status in the Top 50!

Enterprise Inns are thrilled that nine pubs have been recognised among the top 50 gastro pubs in the UK! A true testament to how hard the licensees are working in these difficult times.

Listed 4th
Harwood Arms, Fulham, London, Owners; Brett Graham, Mike Robinson and Edwin Vaux. Head Chef is Stephen Williams. The Harwood Arms was the first pub in London to be awarded a Michelin star, gained in January. Business Innovation includes creating a Bar Snack Menu that captures passing trade and is an alternative to their À la carte menu.

Listed 10th
The Bay Horse, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, Durham. Licensees; Jonathan Hall and Marcus Bennett. Head Chef Marcus Bennett. They have achieved serving top restaurant food but with a pub atmosphere, whilst also offering an outside catering service. Business Innovations include the addition of a second private dining room.

Listed 33rd
The Albion, Clifton, Bristol. Licensee Owain George. Head Chef Clarke Oldfield. Their passion for locally sourced products extends to foraging for mushrooms. Home baked bread, jams and chutneys make up a deli section in the pub. Business Innovation, whisky and food-matching dinners.

Listed 34th
Anglesea Arms, Hammersmith, West London. Licensees Jill O’Sullivan and Michael Mann. Head Chef Matt Cranston. A Georgian corner pub with wooden floors and traditional British dishes sourced from the local area. Winter warmers include mulled wine and hot spiced apple syrup. Business Innovations; developing wine list and taking dinner reservations by telephone to cut down on congestion.

Listed 37th
The Potting Shed, Crudwell, Wiltshire. Licensees; Jonathan Barry and Julian Muggridge. Head Chef Daniel Wyatt. Grow all their herbs, vegetables and fruit in an allotment behind the pub. They have given over ten allotment beds to the village to encourage locals to buy local seasonal food. Business Innovation; to extend The Potting Shed concept to a second site.

Listed 41st
The Thomas Lord, West Meon, Hampshire. Licensee Richard Taylor. Head Chef Garath Longhurst. The pub is named after professional cricketer Thomas Lord and is believed to be the only British pub with this name. Richard Taylor is a keen landscape gardener growing vegetables, herbs and flowers to use in the pub’s cuisine. Business Innovations, a stone-baked pizza oven was rebuilt, and the pub have created a strong link with a local theatre group who put on regular performances in the grounds.

Listed 44th
The Cricket Inn, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Owner, Brew Kitchen. Head Chef Marco Caines. The pub introduced big sharing boards for Sunday lunch with extra Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes or another jug of gravy. Business Innovations. Plan to work on interacting with the community more and maybe make some alterations to the kitchen to be ahead of the game.

Listed 49th
Earl of March, Lavant, Chichester, West Sussex. Licensee and chef Giles Thompson. Head Chef Ben Eve. Their Seafood and Champagne shack, during the summer months, transforms into a game shack in the winter during the game season. Business innovations; created a morning refreshment menu during the summer festival weeks held at nearby Goodwood Estate. Intend on providing cookery demonstrations at food festivals hosted by West Dean Collage.

Listed 50th
Canton Arms, Stockwell, London. Owner Charlie Bousfield. Head Chef Trish Hilferty. The pub is a co-production between the team involved in the Anchor & Hope in Waterloo and the Great Queen Street in Covent Garden. Business Innovations, created ‘sharing dishes,’ traditional hearty food The dishes are served whole with a sharp knife for diners to get stuck into.

The MA Business Innovation Award 2010

Finalist and Winner
Lord Nelson, Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, part of Moleface Pub Company. Managing Director John Molnar converted an outbuilding into a pizzeria with British pizza toppings as their speciality for eating in or taking out. Also home-made ice creams with flavours including apple crumble and custard, jam roly-poly and treacle tart. Weekly gourmet pizza specials like rabbit and truffle oil and Gourmet pizza and wine-tasting nights.

MA Gastro Pub Chef of the year 2010
Marcus Bennett Head Chef of The Bay Horse, Hurworth-on-tees, Darlington, Durham. Marcus bakes his own speciality breads including pumpkin and carrot or date and pistachio, that compliment dishes like slow braised duabe of beef, potted Whitby crab, beef bourguignon and coq au vin.

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Great British Pub Awards 2010

The Great British Pub Awards 2010 was held on the 9th September in London. Congratulations to all Enterprise Inns finalists. View the special mini Morning Advertiser edition.

Best Cask Beer Pub
Station Inn, Whitby

Best Community Pub
Halsey Arms, Pulham

Best Creative Outdoor Area
Avalon, London

Best Entertainment Pub
Brickmakers, Norwich

Best Family Pub
White Horse Ramsden Heath - Category Winner
Butchers Arms, Greens Norton

Best Food Pub
White Houses, Retford

Best Gastropub
Butchers Arms, Hepworth - Category Winner

Best Green Pub
Maypole, Taunton

Best Live Music
Hootananny, Brixton - Category Winner
Brickmakers, Norwich
Horns, Watford
Riflemans Arms, Glastonbury

Best Newcomer
Humes Arms, Torksey
Phoenix Tavern, Faversham

Best Tenanted/Leased Pub
Windmill, Peterborough
Canbury Arms, Kingston Upon Thames
Royal Oak Inn, Appleby in Westmore
Cross Scythes, Totley

Best Turnaround Pub
Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland

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The ‘Great British Food Awards’ sponsored by the Morning Advertiser

Congratulations to three Enterprise Inns pub publicans who came high in the running for the ‘Great British Food Awards’ again this year.

Click here to read the full story

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Publican Awards 2010

The Publican Awards finalists have been revealed and Enterprise Inns publicans have been nominated across many categories.

Enterprise Inns would like to congratulate all the finalists.

Newcomer of the Year
Timothy Bilton - The Butchers Arms Hepworth, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Pub Design of the Year
The Avalon - Clapham, London

Customer Service Pub of the Year
The Mark Cross Inn - Crowborough, East Sussex

Music Pub of the Year
Bay Horse - Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Barperson of the Year
Paul Roser - The Mark Cross Inn, Crowborough, East Sussex

Food Pub of the Year
The Butchers Arms Hepworth - Hepworth, West Yorkshire

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Harwood’s Michelin-Starred Success

The Harwood Arms in Fulham has shot into the upper echelons of gastronomic glory by becoming the first London pub to be awarded the prestigious Michelin star. Many Congratulations.

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The Publican Food & Drink Awards 2009

Congratulations to Whiting and Hammond of Tonbridge, Kent for winning the Food Pub Company of the Year. Whiting and Hammond operatate the Friday Street Farm and Mark Cross Inn both of which are Enterprise Inns sites.

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Morning Advertiser Great Britsh Pub Awards 2009 - Winner

Congratulations to the White Horse, Ramsden Heath, Essex for winning the Creative Outdoor Area award and the East Anglia Regional award at the Morning Advertiser Awards 2009.

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Morning Advertiser Great British Pub Awards 2009

We would like to congratulate the following publicans for becoming finalists in this years Great British Pub Awards.

Best Cask Beer Pub
Station Inn, Whitby

Best Cellar Pub
Anvil, Sheffield
Pear Tree, Bamber Brdge

Best Entertainment
Metropolitan, West Park
Avon, Southam
Bay Horse, Huddersfield

Best Family Pub
Horse & Groom, Ningwood
Maypole, Thurloxton

Best Live Music
Brickmakers, Norwich

Best Managed Pub
Friday Street Farm, Eastbourne

Best Newcomer
Butchers Arms, Hepworth
Shoulder of Mutton, Holcombe

Best Tenanted / Leased Pub
Canbury Arms, Kingston Upon Thames

Creative Outdoor
Fox, Bognor Regis
White Horse Inn, Ramsden Heath
Crown Inn, Giddea Hall

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Pub Chef Food Excellence Awards 2009

Enterprise Inns would like to congratulate the following Enterprise Inns finalists in the Pub Food Chef Food Excellence Awards:

Global Cuisine - Arpad Hubai from the Ring O’Bells, Thornton, West Yorkshire

Game - Tim Payne from the Paradise by Way of Kensal Green, London

Poultry - Ashley McCarthy from Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorkshire

Meat - Tim Payne from the Paradise by Way of Kensal Green, London

Pub Food Manager - Andrea Solinas from the Avalon Public House and Garden, London
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Publican Award Winner 2009

Congratulations to the Mark Cross Inn in Crownorough, Sussex for winning the Customer Service Pub of the Year award at the Publican Awards 2009.
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The Publican Awards finalists have been revealed and Enterprise Inns publicans were nominated across many categories.

Enterprise Inns would like to congratulate all the finalists.

Pub Food Pub of the Year
The Bell, Welford on Avon, Warkwickshire

Customer Service Pub of the Year
The Mark Cross Inn, Mark Cross, Crowborough, East Sussex
Ye Olde Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorkshire

Pub Design of the Year
Blue Anchor, Lower Mall, Hammersmith, London

Tenanted / Leased Pub of the Year
Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorkshire

Newcomer of the Year
Sian Jones, The Queens Head, West Chiltington, West Sussex

BII Licensee of the Year
Ashley McCarthy MBII and Kelly McCarthy, Ye Olde Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorkshire

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Enterprise Pub publicans enjoyed another great night of success at the Morning Advertiser Great British Pub Awards 2008, with wins spread across many categories and a variety of regions.