Restaurant of the Year - Wales, Gem 42
The AA Awards returned with an in-person ceremony for the first time in three years., hosted by TV presenter Gabby Logan.
Close to 1,000 hospitality professionals gathered on the night to enjoy a three-course meal and the awards presentation, in which gongs for 15 categories were handed out.
The full list of winners of the AA Hospitality Awards 2022 are:
Chefs’ Chef Mark Birchall, Chef Patron of Moor Hall, Aughton, Lancashire
Restaurant of the Year England – Socius, Burnham Market, Norfolk
London – Chez Bruce, London SW17
Wales – Gem 42, Newport
Scotland – The Cellar, Anstruther, Fife
Hotel of the Year England – Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire
London – Pan Pacific London, London EC3
Wales – Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, South Wales
Scotland – The Balmoral, Edinburgh
Northern Ireland – The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat, Templepatrick, County Antrim
Restaurant with Rooms England – The Angel at Hetton, North Yorkshire
Wales – Crug Glâs Country House, Solva, Pembrokeshire
Scotland – The Bonnie Badger, Gullane, East Lothian
Spa Hotel of the Year Lime Wood, Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Hotel Group of the Year The Pig Group
Small Hotel Group of the Year Iconic Luxury Hotels
Accessible Award Rudding Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Sustainable Award Swinton Estate, Masham, North Yorkshire
Food Service Award Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London W1
Finalists:
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London W1
Lympstone Manor Hotel, Exmouth, Devon
Wine Award England – The Vineyard, Newbury, Berkshire
Wales – The Grove, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Scotland – UNALOME by Graeme Cheevers, Glasgow
College Restaurant of the Year Senara Restaurant, Truro & Penwith College
Finalists:
The Brasserie, Milton Keynes College
The Classroom, Cardiff & Vale College
Lifetime Achievement Award John Williams MBE
Outstanding Contribution Award
Northcote: Obsession, Langho, Lancashire
Housekeeper of the Year
Diane Payne from Rockliffe Hall in Darlington, County Durham