FELIN FACH GRIFFIN NAMED BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT IN UK

The Felin Fach Griffin, one of Wales’ leading restaurants with rooms, has won the Best Family Restaurant award for the United Kingdom in the 2008 Good Food Guide.

In the shadow of the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, the Felin Fach Griffin is owned, together with the 2007 Good Food Guide Best Cornish Newcomer, The Gurnard’s Head, by brothers Charles and Edmund Inkin. The kitchen is headed by Dutchman, Ricardo van Ede, who has been at the forefront of Wales’ gastronomic resurgence since taking over the kitchen in 2003.

Elizabeth Carter, Consultant Editor to the guide said of the awards:

“Felin Fach Griffin does relaxed, modern-rustic style to devastatingly good effect and welcomes children of all ages. It is pub enough to have excellent, well-kept ales on tap, but restaurant enough to deliver excellent service and cooking that is hearty but reliably exact.”

Edmund Inkin, joint owner of the Felin Fach Griffin, says

“this recognition from the Good Food Guide is testament to how we have stood by our principles over the years. It is possible to serve serious restaurant food in an environment where all ages and all backgrounds can feel comfortable. Our team really deserve this award.”

Julie Bell, who hosts at the Felin Fach Griffin, commented:

“We don’t patronise children, and we don’t have gimmicky children’s menus which are often no more than half-term PR exercises. Eating at the Griffin is about great food, but it is also about taking time to be with friends and family. We do everything we can to make parents relaxed in bringing their children, and it is not unusual for me to look after three, or even four, generations at one table”.

The Good Food Guide is published by Which? Books and has long been recognised as the leading independent restaurant guide. Inspections are anonymous and inclusion in the guide is not dependent on any financial contribution.

Media Enquiries: Philippa Hodson, 0208 994 6503 philippa@thehodsongroup.co.uk

Booking Enquiries: Julie Bell, 01874 620 111 julie@felinfachgriffin.co.uk