Trencherman’s Awards 2024

The finalists are announced for the Trencherman’s Awards 2024 ahead of a glamorous vintage-themed ceremony and feast on April 29 at Bovey Castle

Tens of thousands of votes have been cast in the Trencherman’s Awards 2024, and we’re delighted to reveal which restaurants, hotels, pubs and chefs have been named finalists by Trencherman’s Guide readers and will be invited to the glamorous vintage-themed prizegiving and supper at historic Bovey Castle on April 29.

The finalists

Best Trencherman’s Chef – sponsored by Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Ben Palmer, The Sardine Factory
Dave Jenkins, Salumi Bar & Eatery
Harriet Mansell, Lilac Restaurant & Wine Bar
Nicholas Balfe, Holm
Rick Toogood, Prawn on the Lawn

Best Trencherman’s Restaurant – sponsored by Dole

Edie’s, Carlyon Bay
Holm, South Petherton
Kota Restaurant, Porthleven
The Clockspire Restaurant and Bar, Sherborne
The Sardine Factory, West Looe

Best Trencherman’s Hotel – sponsored by Classic Fine Foods

Scarlet Hotel, Mawgan Porth
The Godolphin Hotel & Restaurant, Marazion
The Manor House, Castle Combe
The Seaside Boarding House, Burton Bradstock
The Slaughters Manor House, Lower Slaughter

Best Trencherman’s Pub – sponsored by Sharp’s Brewery

The Dartmoor Inn, Lydford
The Langford Inn, Langford
The Old Coastguard, Mousehole
The Sheppey Inn, Wells
Three Horseshoes Pub & Kitchen, Burton Bradstock

Award for Creativity and Innovation – sponsored by St. Ewe

Circa, Sandridge Barton
Holm, South Petherton
Lilac Restaurant & Wine Bar, Lyme Regis
Queen of Cups, Glastonbury
The Queen’s Arms, Corton Denham

Best Front of House Team – sponsored by Navas

Fletcher’s Restaurant, Plymouth
The Bath Arms at Longleat, Horningsham
The Bell Inn, Selsley
The Bunch of Grapes, Bradford-on-Avon
Tom’s Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis

Best Trencherman’s Newcomer – sponsored by Harvey & Brockless

Bar & Bistro at Tintagel Brewery, Tintagel
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa, Mawgan Porth
Catch at the Old Fish Market, Weymouth
Queen of Cups, Glastonbury
Source Kitchen, St Ives

Best Bar List – sponsored by South West 660

Beckford Bottle Shop, Bath
Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa, Newquay
The Club House, West Bexington
The Old Coastguard, Mousehole
Winslade Manor Bar & Restaurant, Exeter

The recipient of the Award for Special Contribution (sponsored by Trevethan Distillery) is chosen by the Trencherman’s committee and will be announced at the ceremony on April 29.

Nathan Outlaw, Rick Stein and Michael Caines are just a few of the South West chefs who have collected prestigious Trencherman’s plates over the Awards’ decade-long history. The ceremony is the hottest ticket in the region’s culinary calendar: attendees are not only the first to discover which chefs, restaurants and hotels take home the coveted awards, but also get to indulge in a Champagne reception and multi-course feast prepared by the previous year’s winners (AKA some of the most talented chefs in the South West).

After a glam coastal ceremony at Salcombe Harbour Hotel in 2023, we’re heading inland to the rolling valleys of Dartmoor National Park for the 2024 Awards. The will be the grand setting for the prizegiving and supper, with dinner cooked by Bovey Castle’s head chef Mark Budd, Scott Paton of Àclèaf, Prawn on the Lawn chef-owner Rick Toogood and Andrew Swann of The Castle at Taunton.

Discover who picked up the prestigious gongs in the Trencherman’s Awards 2023 here.

The Trencherman’s Awards 2024 are supported by Classic Fine Foods, Churchill China, Dole, Hallgarten & Novum Wines, Harvey & Brockless, Navas, Sharp’s Brewery, St. Ewe, SW660 and Trevethan Distillery.

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