Plough Inn wins 'The National Champion, Best Gastropub 2008'

On Thursday 18th September The Morning Advertiser newspaper threw a glittering black tie dinner for a 1000 guests made up of the country's leading companies in the entertainment and hospitality industry at The London Hilton, Park Lane hosting 'The Great British Pub awards'. The event was presented by Hugh Denis of BBC and by Andrew Pring, editor of The Morning Advertiser.

At this event The Plough Inn, Christleton, Chester won 'The National Champion, Best Gastropub 2008'. They also picked up the award for 'North West Champion, Best Pub 2008'. The judges commented at the awards ceremony that these were two men (Raph Boydell and Philip Harland) who had taken their pub 'that extra distance', providing top class food, much of it home-grown or reared at the premises whilst sustaining a wonderful traditional pub atmosphere. Asked to comment at the end of the awards ceremony Raph and Phil said they were not only delighted to win such a prestigious award but to bring it back to Chester, remarking with glee that the small area of Christleton was being talked about as Britain's No 1 gastropub and place to visit.

Raph with a wry smile said 'it gives a whole new meaning to feeding the pigs and collecting the eggs from the chickens. They're also prizewinners!'

Visit www.greatbritishpubawards.co.uk for details.

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Posted: Friday 5th September 2008
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