The Pen-y-cae Inn in Powys near Swansea has been named as the Morning Advertiser’s Great British Pub of the Year at a ceremony held at London Park Lane last night.
The freehold gastropub situated in the Welsh hamlet of Pen-y-cae, which was also named the Best Gastropub and Best Pub in Wales, scooped the title over seven other regional pubs including the Black Lion in Hammersmith.
Owned by head chef Anthony Christopher, the recently restored Pen-y-cae Inn specialises in serving simple, fresh food made with local ingredients, and is known for its traditional pub hospitality.
The Morning Advertiser judges said: “The Pen-y-cae Inn is a stunning pub in a stunning location with a stunning food and drinks offering. Every facet of the business is based on providing the highest standards of service to customers from Christopher overseeing the food offering to head waiter Marcus Beritez looking after the front-of-house operations.”
The Great British Pub Awards 2009 winners:
Best Cask Beer Pub
The Woolpack, Chelmsford
Best Cellar
Harpenden Arms, Harpenden
Best Community Pub
Dog & Bone, Lincoln
Best Creative Outdoor Area
White Horse, Ramsden Heath
Best Entertainment Pub
Illusions Magic Bar, Bristol
Best Family Pub
The Compasses at Pattiswick
Best Food Pub
Tempest Arms, Elslack
Best Freehouse Pub
The Bull at Benenden, Cranbrook
Best Gastropub
Pen-y-cae Inn, Powys
Best Live Music Pub
The Horn, St Albans
Best Managed Pub
Black Lion, Hammersmith
Best Newcomer
The Peacock at Oxhill
Best Tenanted/Leased Pub
True Lovers Knot, Tarrant Keyneston
Best Pub in East and West Midlands
The Peacock at Oxhill
Best Pub in East Anglia
White Horse, Ramsden Heath
Best Pub in London
Black Lion, Hammersmith
Best Pub in the North West
Water Witch, Lancaster
Best Pub in the South East
The Bull at Benenden, Cranbrook
Best Pub in Wales
Pen-y-cae Inn, Powys
Best Pub in the West Country
True Lovers Knot, Tarrant Keyneston
Best Pub in Yorkshire and North East
Tempest Arms, Elslack
Great British Pub 2009
Pen-y-cae Inn, Powys