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Hospitality Ulster Pub of the Year Awards Shortlist Revealed

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Hospitality Ulster Pub of the Year Awards Shortlist Revealed

Hospitality Ulster has revealed its shortlist for Pub of the Year Awards 2016, with a total of 46 premises and individuals from around Northern Ireland making it onto the list.

The awards, which has 13 categories, has also added an award for Food and Beverage Manager of the Year which is open to restaurants and hotels too. The winners will be revealed on 16 November 2016 at the Ramada Plaza.

There will be three individual Pub of the Year awards for urban, rural and city area's, as well as other categories such as Commitment to Local Food in Restaurants, Hotels and Pubs, the best Hotel Bar, and Barperson of the Year. The Awards will also have two categories recognising Rising Stars and Legend's in the industry.

 

The full shortlist is as follows:

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Pub of the Year (Urban)

Front Page Bar, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Kiwi's Brew Bar, Portrush, Co. Antrim
Shenanigans Venue, Portstewart, Co. Derry~Londonderry
The Hole in the Wall Bar, Armagh, Co. Armagh
The Taphouse, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

Pub of the Year (Rural)

Matties Meeting House, Cairncastle, Larne, Co. Antrim
The Corner House Bar, Lurgan, Co. Armagh
The Lobster Pot Bar/Restaurant, Strangford, Co. Down
The Riverside Bar, Garrison, Co. Fermanagh
The Speckled Hen, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Pub of the Year (City)

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Ryan's Bar and Restaurant, Belfast, Co. Antrim
The National & Sixty6, Belfast, Co. Antrim
The Perch, Belfast, Co. Antrim
The River Inn, Shipquay St, Derry~Londonderry
White's Tavern, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Hotel Bar of the Year 1*-3*

Adair Arms Hotel, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Armagh City Hotel, Armagh, Co. Armagh
Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, Co. Antrim
Ivanhoe Inn & Hotel, Carryduff, Co. Down

Hotel Bar of the Year 4*-5*

Canal Court Hotel & Spa, Newry, Co. Down
Galgorm Resort & Spa, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Hastings Everglades Hotel, Derry~Londonderry
Malmaison, Belfast, Co. Antrim

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Commitment to the Community

Bushmills Inn Hotel, Bushmills, Co. Antrim
Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, Co. Antrim
Front Page Bar, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
The Hatfield House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
The Hillside, Hillsborough, Co. Down

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

Native by Yellow Door, MAC, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Ocho Tapas Bistro, Portrush, Co. Antrim
Pier 59, Strand Rd, Derry, Derry~Londonderry
The Hillside, Hillsborough, Co. Down
The Yellow Heifer, Camlough, Co. Down

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

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Friel's Bar and Restaurant, Swatragh, Maghera, Co. Derry~Londonderry
The Corner House Bar, Lurgan, Co. Armagh
The Morning Star, Belfast, Co. Antrim
The Parlour Bar, Newtownards, Co. Down
The Taphouse, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

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

Bushmills Inn Hotel, Bushmills, Co. Antrim
Canal Court Hotel & Spa, Newry, Co. Down
Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, Co. Antrim
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Newcastle, Co. Down

Food and Beverage Manger of the Year

Anna Marie Mc Ferran, The Old Thatch Inn, Magherafelt, Co. Derry~Londonderry
Breandán Kerr, Ivanhoe Inn and Hotel, Carryduff, Co. Down
Chris Bell, Shenanigans Venue, Portstewart, Co. Derry~Londonderry
Morgan Watson, Horatio Todd’s, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Barperson of the Year (in association with Sunday Life)

Feargal Shannon, Crowes Nest, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Melony Connor, Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Paul Rocks, Aether & Echo, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Sarah Hamilton Front Page Bar, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Sinead Keenan Dan's Bar & Off Sales (The Orient Bar), Belfast, Co. Antrim
Tim Mcllreavy, Kiwi's Brew Bar, Portrush, Co. Antrim