Parcel Yard named Fuller's Pub of the Year
The Parcel Yard in London's Kings Cross has won Fuller, Smith & Turner's Pub of the Year competition, The Griffin Trophy.
The result was announced at a ceremony held at the company's Griffin Brewery in Chiswick yesterday, where the station pub was also named Best City Pub.
The Griffin Trophy awards recognise the efforts and achievements of the Company's top managers and licensees across four categories, Outstanding Achievement, Best City pub, Best Town/Local pub, and Best Country/Village pub.
Presenting the trophy to the manager of the Parcel Yard, Nick Cameron, Fuller's chairman Michael Turner said: "Nick has done a great job running the station pub since it opened in March 2012. The Parcel Yard is Fuller's largest pub, with a 10,000 sq ft site overlooking the platforms in a Grade-I listed area of the original station building.
"The Parcel Yard is a modern station pub, but has retained some fantastic original features from its time as a parcel sorting office. A double-height atrium gives an airy feel to what was once storage for mail freight arriving through King's Cross.
"The staff at the pub are very good ambassadors for the company, in this high-profile site with so many visitors. Although the pub is still very young, it has received countless accolades and plenty of publicity, including a royal visit from Prince Charles.
"Nick keeps an exceptional bar as well as running a fantastic kitchen, so if you're looking for a top-quality range of beers and wines this is certainly a place to seek out."
Cameron said: "I'm almost speechless; I didn't think this was even possible. I am working in a wonderful, wonderful pub, with an incredible team, who have wholeheartedly helped me to achieve this award.
"I'd like to share this award with all of my team, past and present, for helping me make The Parcel Yard the award-winning pub it is today."
The prize for the winning pub comprises a £5,000 holiday, a staff party, an engraved plaque and the Griffin Trophy itself. Cameron will also be invited to help judge the competition in 2014.
Fuller's has more than 380 pubs, mostly in the south of England.
