A TOWCESTER pub has been named the best in Northamptonshire in the National Pub & Bar Awards 2017.
The pub, which opened 18 months ago in the heart of Towcester, has been selected as the Northamptonshire County Winner in the awards, which recognise the best pubs in Britain.
185 impressed the award judges with its quality food and drink offers, excellent regular events, stand-out design, great staff training and strong business development.
The pub is one of six county winners in the East Midlands region who will now vie to be named regional champion and compete for the overall title of National Pub & Bar of the Year 2017, with the overall winner selected from the 12 regional champions.
The regional and national winners in the awards, which are organised by top pub industry magazine Pub & Bar, will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony at BAFTA in London on Tuesday, 23 May, which the 185 Watling Street team will be attending.
The pub’s head chef Shane Clarke was also named Chef of the Year 2016 in last year’s Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards.
Hannah Strudwick,185’s general manager, said: “We are over the moon that the 185 team’s hard work has been recognised in the National Pub & Bar Awards 2017. We are really proud of the great pub we have created for the people of Towcester and Northamptonshire and would like to thank all our customers for their continuing support.”
“We will continue to offer our customers a fantastic home from home environment and excellent food, drink and service as well as keeping on exciting them with fresh experiences and events, with lots of fantastic things coming up over the summer.”