The prestigious Scottish Hospitality Awards 2023 winners were revealed on a night of celebration and recognition. The award ceremony was held on May 18, 2023. People are celebrating the excellence and outstanding achievements in the hospitality industry as the officials honoured the best of the best in Scotland.
The winners of the Scottish Hospitality Awards 2023 are as follows:
Best Use of Marketing and Technology:
Highly Recommended: Brewhemia Edinburgh & The Scottish Ghost Company
Winner: Monterey Jack’s UK
Best Outdoor Area:
Highly Recommended: Ben Cruachan Inn & EdUni Students What’s On- Garden Teviot
Winner: Crown Hotel
Best Hospitality Employer:
Highly Recommended: Aberdeen Douglas Hotel, Monterey Jack’s UK &
The Quay Glasgow
Winner: Cru Holdings
Best Family Venue:
Highly Recommended: Kastriot’s Mediterranean Bar & Grill, Molly’s Bistro & The Woodpecker Restaurant
Winner: The Quay Glasgow
Best Sports Bar:
Highly Recommended: Cross Stobs Inn & The Ball Room Sports Bars & Pool Halls
Winner: McGoldrick’s Pool & Sports Bar
Best Beer Selection:
Highly Recommended: BeerCafe, The Keg & The Tudor Inn
Winner: Brewhemia Edinburgh
Best Newcomer:
Highly Recommended: Our Place Annan, The East End Fox & The Old Fruit Shop
Winner: Monterey Jack’s, M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park
Best Late Night Venue:
Highly Recommended: 3 Session Street, Avenue Nightclub Coatbridge,
Cheerz Nightclub & Eden Coatbridge
Winner: Box Glasgow
Best Independent Bar in the North:
Highly Recommended: Foggies Bar, Scotch & Rye & The Inver Inn
Winner: Malones Aberdeen
Best Independent Bar in the East:
Highly Recommended: Brewhemia Edinburgh, Gallery 48, The Barrelman
Winner: GOLF INN at Ladybank
Best Independent Bar in the South:
Highly Recommended: Greens Dumfries, Hole In The Wa & Strathaven Hotel
Winner: Crown Hotel
Best Independent Bar in the West:
Highly Recommended: Lorimers, Houston Inn & The Three Churches – aka Garthland Arms
Winner: The Smoking Goat Bar & Grill
Best Independent Bar in the Central Belt:
Highly Recommended: Dhoom- Indian Streatery, Croft Bar & Restaurant &
Railway Inn and The Platform Lounge
Winner: Cross Stobs Inn
Best Entertainment Venue:
Highly Recommended: The Olive Music Lounge & The Quay Glasgow
Winner: EdUni Students What’s On – The Venue, Potterrow
Best Gastro Pub:
Highly Recommended: Carriages, Duncans Bar & Bistro & The Smoking Goat Bar & Grill
Winner: Gargunnock Inn
Best Burger:
Highly Recommended: Monterey Jack’s, M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park,
The Humble Burger & The Keg
Winner: Nanny Marys
Best Multiple Operator:
Highly Recommended: Cru Holdings & Monterey Jack’s UK
Winner: The Parkville Hotel- The Lisini Group
Best Pub:
Highly Recommended: Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, Cum Ye Inn Dalbeattie,
Lorimers & Merlins Bar Motherwell
Winner: The Weston
Best Restaurant:
Highly Recommended: Annaya’s Indian – Helensburgh, Christie’s Falkirk,
Ciro’s at Glenbervie & Dhoom- Indian Streatery
Winner: Tarragon By Graham Mitchell
Best Events Venue:
Highly Recommended: The Ivy Lodge Aberdeen & The Record Factory
Winner: Òran Mór
Best Speciality Spirit Bar:
Highly Recommended: Gallery 48, Gantry Paisley, Scotch & Rye & Van Winkle
Winner: St Machar Bar
