Caravan park cafe edges its way into the ranks of the best restaurants in Britain
A caravan park cafe has joined the ranks of some of the best restaurants in Britain after cutting the mustard and appearing in the Good Food Guide 2016.
The Marram Grass Cafe, located at the White Lodge Caravan Park in Newborough on the Isle of Anglesey, has made its debut on the list, with business sure to skyrocket following being bestowed the honour of appearing in the prestigious publication.
Owners of the restaurant, Liam and Ellis Barrie, are two brothers in their twenties whose parents own the park. The brothers have been actively trying to improve their restaurant and the effort hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Liam Barrie said: “We changed the existing menu from one that relied on frozen food to ours which sources from as many local producers as possible. We are really proud of that. We like staying creative and are always experimenting with our dishes.”
The changes have proved successful for the cafe and the Good Food Guide Editor, Elizabeth Carter, called it “an extraordinary find” with “cooking that shows ambition and skill”, offering “a simple recipe for success that not many manage to get so right.”
Success has come tumbling towards the small culinary marvel, with celebrities such as Terry Wogan flocking to the Marram Grass Cafe to sample culinary delights including lamb steak, crushed carrot and smoked bacon lardons, pan roasted seabass with Jerusalum artichoke and much more. We’re hungry thinking about it.
The Marram Grass Cafe is in good company behind restaurants including L’Enclume and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which took home the first and second spot, respectively.
Located in the village of Cartmel in Cumbria, L’Enclume takes home the top spot for the third year in a row. The restaurant is owned by Simon Rogan and was awarded full ten points for its twist on British cooking with a flare of structured style. Some choice pieces the restaurant offers include a venison tartare and apple tart with ginger ice cream.
Completing the top three spots are Restaurant Gordon Ramsay located in London and Nathan Outlaw’s seafood restaurant in Cornwall.
Some new additions have been included into the Top 50 including Adam’s in Birmingham, Sketch in London, and The Dairy also located in London.
However, some spots have been knocked out of the Top 50 as well. The Chiltern Firehouse, a popular hangout for celebrities, was knocked down as well as London’s The Clove Club.
The Guide also included their Editor’s Awards recognising and awarding the chefs and restaurants that have shone in their field. The best restaurant award was given to The Ox in Belfast. Robin Gill, chef of The Dairy and The Manor in Clapham, London, was praised with the title of chef of the year.
Lest we forget the British staple, pubs were given their own list with Freemasons at Wiswell taking the first spot.
The Good Food Guide, owned by Waitrose, is celebrating its 65th year anniversary this year. Click on through to their website here to see the full list.
