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UK’s best pubs & restaurants in the running for Casual Dining Awards 2024

January 13, 20265 Minutes

The Casual Dining Awards has released a shortlist of UK pubs and restaurants in the running for the prestigious industry awards.  Celebrating the best multi-site restaurants, pubs & bars in the UK, the awards annually highlight the achievements made in the casual dining industry across experience, innovation, marketing and more.  

 

Big name brands including Nando’s, PizzaExpress, Wahaca, wagamama, Dishoom, Hawksmoor, Peach Pub Company, BrewDog, Mowgli Street Food, Caravan, Zizzi (and others) have made the shortlist. Plus, leading Casual Dining groups Azzurri Group, The Big Table, JKS Restaurants, Loungers, Mission Mars, Mitchells & Butlers, The Restaurant Group, Heartwood Collection, Stonegate Group, and Inception Group.  

 

Organised by Diversified Communications UK (event organisers of The Casual Dining Show) the Casual Dining Awards will take place at the 5* London Marriott Hotel, in Grosvenor Square, on 25 April.  Finalists are competing across 17 categories, including Opening of the Year, Best Family Dining Experience, Menu Innovation Award, Brand Marketing of the Year, Best Designed Site of the Year, Best Use of Technology and Casual Dining Group of the Year.   

  

The Casual Dining Awards shortlist in full:  

 

NEW CONCEPT OF THE YEAR  

  • Brightside 
  • The Devonshire 
  • Faber 
  • Permit Room 
  • Rambutan 
  • Story Cellar 

 

OPENING OF THE YEAR sponsored by Bidfood 

  • The Botanist – Edinburgh 
  • Caravan – Covent Garden 
  • Faber – Hammersmith  
  • Mowgli Street Food – Bristol 
  • Permit Room – Brighton 
  • Pizza Pilgrims – Leeds 

 

SUSTAINABLE OPERATOR AWARD sponsored by Amber 

  • Faber  
  • Hawksmoor 
  • Heartwood Collection  
  • Mowgli Street Food 
  • Nando’s 
  • Pizza Pilgrims 
  • Wahaca 
 

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR (1-49 SITES) sponsored by Howden 

  • Dishoom  
  • Hawksmoor 
  • Heartwood Collection 
  • Mowgli Street Food 
  • Pizza Pilgrims 
  • Rosa’s Thai 

 

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR (50+ SITES) sponsored by Goldstar Chefs 

  • The Big Table  
  • Franco Manca 
  • Loungers 
  • Nando’s 
  • PizzaExpress 
  • Stonegate Group 
  • wagamama 

 

MENU INNOVATION AWARD (1-25 SITES) sponsored by Fresh Direct 

  • Bone Daddies  
  • Bundobust 
  • Caravan  
  • Megan’s  
  • Permit Room 

 

MENU INNOVATION AWARD (26+ SITES) sponsored by Reynolds  

  • Bella Italia  
  • Côte 
  • Honest Burgers 
  • PizzaExpress  
  • Pizza Pilgrims 
  • Turtle Bay 
  • wagamama 

 

BRAND MARKETING OF THE YEAR sponsored by IPW1 

  • BrewDog 
  • Frankie & Benny’s 
  • Honest Burgers 
  • PizzaExpress 
  • Pizza Pilgrims 
 

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY 

  • The Alchemist 
  • BrewDog 
  • Giggling Squid  
  • Inamo 
  • Nandos 
  • PizzaExpress 
  • Turtle Bay 

 

BEST DESIGNED SITE OF THE YEAR 

  • The Black Swan – Henley-In-Arden (designed in-house) 
  • Caravan – Covent Garden (with Other Side) 
  • Faber – Hammersmith (with Natalie Waldron Design) 
  • The Orange Tree – Totteridge (with JMDA) 
  • Permit Room – Brighton (with Macaulay Sinclair) 
  • The Pheasantry by PizzaExpress – King’s Road, London (with Focus) 

 

BEST FAMILY DINING EXPERIENCE sponsored by IPW1  

  • Bella Italia 
  • Bill’s Restaurants 
  • Hickory’s Smokehouse 
  • PizzaExpress 
  • Pizza Pilgrims  
  • Zizzi 

 

PUB/BAR BRAND OF THE YEAR (1-49 SITES) 

  • Albert’s Schloss 
  • The Alchemist 
  • Arc Inspirations 
  • Heartwood Collection 
  • Inception Group 
  • Peach Pub Company 

  

PUB/BAR BRAND OF THE YEAR (50+ SITES) sponsored by Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company 

  • All Bar One 
  • BrewDog 
  • Brunning & Price 
  • Fuller’s 
  • Greene King 
  • Loungers 
  • Stonegate Group 

 

RESTAURANT BRAND OF THE YEAR (1 – 19 SITES) sponsored by Howden 

  • Banana Tree 
  • Blacklock 
  • Burger & Lobster 
  • Dishoom  
  • Hawksmoor  
  • Hickory’s Smokehouse 

 

RESTAURANT BRAND OF THE YEAR (20-50 SITES) sponsored by Boutinot Wines 

  • Bill’s Restaurants  
  • The Ivy Collection 
  • Mowgli Street Food 
  • Pizza Pilgrims 
  • Pho 
  • Rosa’s Thai 

 

RESTAURANT BRAND OF THE YEAR (51+ SITES) sponsored by Red Bull 

  • Côte 
  • Franco Manca 
  • Nando’s 
  • PizzaExpress 
  • Turtle Bay 
  • wagamama 

 

CASUAL DINING GROUP OF THE YEAR sponsored by St Pierre Groupe 

  • Azzurri Group 
  • The Big Table 
  • JKS Restaurants 
  • Loungers 
  • Mission Mars 
  • Mitchells & Butlers 
  • The Restaurant Group 

 
 

The LEGENDARY BRAND AWARD, SPECIAL AWARD and TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR will be announced at the awards evening.    

 

Book your ticket   
The Casual Dining Awards take place at London Marriott, Grosvenor Square on 25 April. As well as a drinks reception and a 3-course meal, celebrity entertainment will be provided. To reserve your spot, please visit www.cdawards.co.uk/book-a-table.    

  

Casual Dining 2024   
Casual Dining – the definitive restaurant, pub and bar event returns to ExCeL London on 18-19 September 2024. The show will co-locate with lunch! – the definitive café, coffee shop food-to-go event. For more information, please visit www.casualdiningshow.co.uk.

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