Fifteen Cornwall wins ‘tourism Oscar’

Fifteen Cornwall won gold at this year’s Enjoy England Awards on Wednesday night (23rd April) scooping the top award in the ‘Taste of England’ category, against hundreds of other entries from across the country.

Representatives from the social enterprise restaurant at Watergate Bay travelled to Liverpool, the European City of Culture, to the award ceremony at St George’s Hall which was held appropriately on St George’s Day.

Now in their 19th year, the Enjoy England awards are affectionately known as the ‘Tourism Oscars’. They promote healthy industry competition and high standards, helping to ensure England's place as a world-class destination. Fifteen Cornwall was awarded the ‘Taste of England’ gold award, not only on excellence of service and customer care, but on their food sourcing and environmental policies.

The award ceremony was hosted by the actor Ben Miller who starred in the ITV series Moving Wallpaper, the sit-com sister show to Echo Beach which was filmed at Watergate Bay. Accepting the Taste of England gold award on behalf of Fifteen Cornwall, were Executive Chef Neil Haydock and General Manager Polly Dent.

Speaking after the ceremony Fifteen Cornwall’s Chief Executive Dave Meneer said: “To win such a prestigious award is absolutely amazing and a big victory for Cornwall. We’re committed to sourcing more than 80% of our ingredients from local suppliers and I’m sure that the fabulous quality impressed the judges and helped us win gold. I’m extremely proud of all of the awards that we win but to receive a top national award for the dining experience that we offer is a testament to the talent of the team.”

Fifteen Cornwall was entered for the award after winning gold in the Taste of the South West category at South West Tourism’s Excellence Awards last November, which automatically qualified the restaurant for an entry into the national contest, competing against winners from across the rest of England.

Last month, Fifteen Cornwall was also named as ‘Best Location’ in the Observer Food Awards for the second year running.

To make a reservation at Fifteen Cornwall book online at fifteencornwall.co.uk.