2012 Cheshire Life Dining Pub of the Year sponsored by Stephensons
“@cheshirelife: #lifefoodawards Cheshire Dining Pub of the Year is The Fox and Barrell”Congrats Dickie: great meal there this evening
— Luke Frost (@cake_FROSTing) October 29, 2012
And the winner is...
Cheshire Life Dining Pub of the YearSponsored by StephensonsThe Fox and Barrel
2012-2013 Cheshire Life Lancashire Life Food and Drink Awards - the winners revealed
Cheshire Life Dining Pub of the Year Nominations
sponsored by Stephensons
Bull’s Head, MobberleyDispensing hospitality since 1812, this classic village pub reopened in 2010 after major refurbishment which, cleverly, you’d never know has happened, such is the traditional, Nostalgic atmosphere beneath its low beamed ceilings. There’s an excellent range of Cheshire cask ales from microbreweries within a 30 mile radius of the pub, 65 whiskies, and a hearty, no-nonsense home-cooked pub grub menu.
Fox & Barrel, CotebrookThe mission statement at this 16-year stalwart of the Good Pub Guide, now also Good Food Guide listed, is to offer ‘an unbeatable combination of good food, fine wines, well-kept cask ales and great company. The standards of preparation and presentation are uniformly high in everything we do and represent.’ Chef Gary Kidd’s use of the best raw materials produces a succession of superb top restaurant quality dishes.
Red Lion, High LaneSteve Pilling and Simon Stanley, who took the Manchester chophouses to acclaimed culinaryheights and more recently have won high praise and many awards for their Damson Restaurant in Heaton Moor, preside over one of Robinsons flagship pub-restaurants. Good service, finely executed classic British food, well-kept cask ales and a top-notch wine list makes the Red Lion a destination hostelry for miles around.
