Hospitality Ulster Pub of the Year Awards 2015

The Hospitality Ulster Pub of the Year Awards 2015 Hall of Fame is now live!

 

Congratulations to each of the 14 winners and all of the finalists and shortlisted venues and individuals.

Visit the Pub of the Year Facebook page for a full gallery of pictures.

 

Best Bar Person (in association with Sunday Life)

WINNER: Nathaniel McAuley, Muriel's Cafe Bar, Belfast, Co. Antrim 

FINALISTS:
-    Danny Leitch, Ruby's, Larne, Co. Antrim
-    Laura Keegan, Keegans Bar, Co, Armagh
-    Neil McDonald, The Poet, Dundonald, Belfast, Co. Antrim
-    Willie Gregg, The Harbour Bar, Portrush, Co. Antrim


Best Hotel Bar: 1*, 2* & 3*

WINNER: The Salty Dog Hotel & Bistro, Bangor, Co. Down

FINALISTS:
-    Whistledown Hotel, Warrenpoint, Co. Down
-    Adair Arms Hotel, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

SHORTLISTED:
-    The Port Hotel, Portrush, Co. Antrim
-    Walsh's Hotel, Maghera, Co. Derry~Londonderry

 

Best Hotel Bar: 4* & 5*

WINNER: Manor House Country Hotel, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

FINALISTS:
-    The Bushmills Inn, Bushmills, Co. Antrim 
-    Europa Hotel, Belfast, Co. Antrim

SHORTLISTED:
-    Hastings Everglades Hotel, Derry~Londonderry, Co. Derry~Londonderry
-    La Mon Hotel & Country Club, Castlereagh, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Commitment to Local Food: Pub (in Partnership with Food NI/Taste of Ulster)

WINNER: Pier 36, Donaghadee, Co. Down

FINALIST:
-    The Garrick, Belfast, Co. Antrim
-    The Maghera Inn, Castlewellan, Co. Down

SHORTLISTED:
-    Pretty Mary's, Moira, Co. Down
-    The Dirty Duck Alehouse, Holywood, Co. Down

 

Commitment to Local Food: Restaurant (in Partnership with Food NI/Taste of Ulster)

WINNER: Tedfords, Belfast, Co. Antrim

FINALISTS:
-    The Barking Dog Restaurant, Belfast, Co. Antrim
-    The Elk, Toomebridge, Co. Antrim
-    Molly’s Yard, Belfast, Co. Antrim
-    The Yellow Heifer, Camlough, Co. Armagh

 

Commitment to Local Food: Hotel (in Partnership with Food NI/Taste of Ulster)

WINNER: Newforge House, Magheralin, Co. Armagh

FINALISTS:
-    The Bushmills Inn, Bushmills, Co. Antrim
-    The Salty Dog Hotel and Bistro, Bangor, Co. Down

SHORTLISTED:
-    La Mon Hotel and Country Club, Castlereagh, Co. Antrim
-    Slieve Donard Resort and Spa, Newcastle, Co. Down


Hospitality Ulster’s Rising Star (in partnership with Ulster University)
WINNER: Sindile Moyo, graduate, Ulster University Business School


Commitment to the Community: Hotel

WINNER: La Mon Hotel & Country Club, Castlereagh, Belfast, Co. Antrim

FINALISTS:
-    Fir Trees Hotel, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
-    The Salty Dog Hotel & Bistro, Bangor, Co. Down

SHORTLISTED
-    The Port Hotel, Portrush, Co. Antrim
-    Walsh’s Hotel, Maghera, Co. Derry~Londonderry

 

Commitment to the Community: Pub

WINNER: Front Page Bar, Ballymena, County Antrim

FINALISTS:
-    The Devenish Complex, Finaghy, Co. Antrim 
-    The Elk, Toomebridge, Co. Antrim 

SHORTLISTED:
-    The Ivy Bar, Newtownards, Co. Down
-    The Wild Duck Inn, Portglenone, Co. Antrim

 

Commitment to the Community: Restaurant

WINNER: 26 West Bar & Grill, Belfast, Co. Antrim

FINALISTS:
-    The Four Trees, Moira, Co. Down
-    Pretty Mary's, Moira, Co. Down 

 

Pub of the Year: City

WINNERS: Sunflower Public House, Belfast

FINALISTS:
-    The Perch Rooftop Bar, Belfast, Co. Antrim
-    The Albany, Belfast, Co. Antrim

SHORTLISTED:
-    Bootleggers, Belfast, Co. Antrim
-    The Garrick, Belfast, Co. Antrim


Pub of the Year: Rural
WINNER: Friels of Swatragh, County Derry~Londonderry

FINALISTS:
-    Halfway House, Banbridge, Co. Down
-    The Maghera Inn, Castlewellan, Co. Down

SHORTLISTED:
-    The Ponderosa, Derry~Londonderry, Co. Derry~Londonderry
-    The Wild Duck Inn, Portglenone, Co. Antrim


Pub of the Year Urban

WINNER: Mary’s Bar, Magherafelt, County Derry~Londonderry

FINALISTS:
-    Devenish Bar Ltd, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
-    Pier 36, Donaghadee, Co. Down

SHORTLISTED:
-    Devlin’s Bar, Armagh, Co. Armagh
-    The Dirty Duck Alehouse, Holywood, Co. Down

Industry Legend (in partnership with Hospitality Review)

WINNER: Bill Wolsey, Managing Director, Beannchor Group