Owzat! City venue wins Wales pub of year title
A CITY pub has been named the best in Wales at an awards ceremony.
The Cricketers in Cardiff was crowned winner of overall pub of the year at The Welsh Hospitality Awards.
Twenty-eight awards were handed out on the night to local professionals and establishments throughout the country. Found on Cathedral Road, The Cricketers is known for its quality, high-end pub grub and cask beers and lagers.
Set in a classic Victorian townhouse, close to the county cricket ground, The Cricketers offers a range of real ales from its sister brewery, Evan Evans in Llandeilo.
It also claims to have the sunniest beer garden in the Welsh capital.
Best Restaurant went to Torrent Walk in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, which serves traditional meals in a cosy pub setting. Calabrisella on Cowbridge Road East in Cardiff took the restaurant title for south east Wales.
The best hotel title was awarded to Roch Castle Hotel in Pembrokeshire.
Best bar was The Dead Canary on Barrack Lane, Cardiff, which serves up eclectic cocktails in a setting that harks back to the 1920s.
Other local winners at the awards were Rhondda Heritage Park who took Family Venue of the Year, Hotel Indigo, Cardiff, which won Boutique Hotel of the Year and the Elgano Hotel in the city, which was the overall winner of Bed & Breakfast of the Year.
Radisson Blu won City Hotel of the Year, Barcocoa in Barry was named Best Nightclub and The Factory in Porth was Live Entertainment Venue of the Year.
Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year South West went to The Crispy Cod in Gelli, while The Kings Arms in Pentyrch took the south east title.
Winners are chosen by members of the public and the awards were given out at a ceremony at the Exchange Hotel in Cardiff Bay.