Championing Best Practice - Best Bar None National Awards 2018/19
An Edinburgh venue has been recognised as the National Champion in Scotland by Best Bar None (BBN), a nation-wide scheme which “raises the bar” on standards in licensed venues across Scotland resulting in safer communities and a vibrant social economy.
The National scheme supports venues delivery of safe and inclusive social spaces, whilst rewarding social responsibility and duty of care. Key Partners and trade from across Scotland celebrated the licenced trade’s achievements at an awards evening on Thursday 28th March at the DoubleTree Dunblane Hydro Hotel in Dunblane.
It was a successful evening for the Black Rose Tavern, Edinburgh who scooped the overall national winner and also won the award for Best Independant Pub, Innovation in Social Responsibility and was awarded a Platinum Award for consistent commitment to best practice within the licensed trade.
At the 2018-19 awards ceremony, a number of outstanding venues from across Scotland were recognised as being amongst the premium licensed establishments in the country. The venues have considered not only their commitment and diligence in relation to their licensing commitments as key drivers for their businesses, but more importantly their customers and staff.
A group of finalists took part in the annual national awards across eleven award categories with venues represented from the length and breadth of Scotland. There are eleven categories within the award scheme: Pub, Independent Pub, Bar, Independent Bar, Hotel, Night Club, SEV, Heart of the Community, Newcomer, Innovation in Social Responsibility and National Champion.
National Award Category winners 2018/19 were:
| Premises Name | Local Area | Category Type & Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Malones | Stirling | Pub |
| Black Rose Tavern | Edinburgh | Independent Pub |
| Carrigans | Hamilton | Bar |
| Rock Diner | Kilmarnock | Independent Bar/SGL SecuriGroup |
| The Blythswood Hotel | Glasgow | Hotel Bar |
| The Garage | Glasgow | Night club |
| WG13 | Kilmarnock | Specialist Entertainment Venue |
| The Glen Mavis Tavern | Bathgate | Heart of the Community/Scottish Community Safety Network |
| Aces Nightclub | Kilmarnock | Newcomer/BEN |
| Black Rose Tavern | Edinburgh | Innovation in Social Responsibility/Drinkaware |
| Black Rose Tavern | Edinburgh | National Champion/YOTI |
Three venues were also awarded the Platinum Awards that were introduced by Best Bar None last year to reward continued excellence. The winners were:-
| Premises Name | Local Area | Category Type & Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Black Rose Tavern | Edinburgh | Platinum/Chivas |
| The Croft | Glasgow | Platinum/Chivas |
| Chieftan Hotel | Inverness | Platinum/Chivas |
