Wedgwood the Restaurant, on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, has scooped its third accolade in less than two weeks. Owners Paul and Lisa Wedgwood are delighted to have received the SLTN Wine Award and be listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants for their “faultless cuisine and service”, as voted for by diners. The hat trick was achieved when they won the Thistle Awards Hospitality Hero 2015.
Hard work and dedication of the team
Looking back at the overwhelming couple of weeks, Paul said, “I can’t quite believe what’s happening at the moment, but what I do know is that it’s all due the hard work and dedication that all our team at Wedgwood puts in on a daily basis and all the awards and accolades are for them.” Lisa, too, was delighted saying, “What a wonderful week it’s been for us! We are so proud to have been given these awards and accolades and will continue to work and ensure our guests experience at the restaurant is second to none.”
SLTN Wine Award
Wedgwood the Restaurant stock over a hundred wines from all over the world, with every price and taste accounted for. They hand-pick each wine carefully and work very closely with their suppliers, many of whom are local. Lisa, Paul’s wife and co-owner of the restaurant, believes this has been the key to their SLTN win.
The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants
Wedgwood celebrated their appearance in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants list, along with three other Edinburgh-based restaurants. To make it onto the prestigious list, it is the diners’ choice and their verdict, which, for Wedgwood, was down to the “faultless cuisine and service”. The Sunday Times Top 100 restaurants combine the opinions of thousands of diners to produce a definitive list; it is not decided by judges or critics. The views of all of their guests are extremely important to Wedgwood, but they are truly humbled by this praise.
Scottish Thistle Awards
Wednesday night’s Scottish Thistle Awards – recognised as Scotland’s tourism industry’s Oscars – saw Wedgwood the Restaurant in two regional shortlists: Best Restaurant Experience and Hospitality Hero. The restaurant scooped the Hospitality Hero award for the region, where they were up against Sergio Coppola of Highland Experience Tours and Helen Fraser of Afternoon Tea Tours. Wedgwood the Restaurant, along with other regional winners from different categories, will now progress to the Thistle Awards National Finals which take place on 18th March 2016.
Wedgwood the Restaurant was opened in 2007 by Paul and Lisa. They set out to create their ‘perfect night out’ in friendly, unpretentious surroundings; diners are welcome to stay for as long as they wish and make the most out of the experience. Wedgwood the Restaurant firmly believes that dining is a time to be enjoyed and a time to relax. These awards are reflective of the dedicated and committed team, and round off a very successful year for Wedgwood the Restaurant.
Chef Paul Wedgwood
Chef Paul Wedgwood gains inspiration for his style of dishes from regular travels around the world. Many of the ingredients used at Wedgwood the Restaurant, Paul has foraged himself. The use of fresh seasonal produce means the menu changes four times a year, with a specials menu that can change daily to suit the fresh produce that comes in. Paul is also renowned for using interesting wild herbs and salads which feature regularly on the menu especially at lunchtime.
Earlier this year, Paul was honoured to be invited to cook Scottish cuisine in a Florentine restaurant to celebrate the historic twinning of both cities. He cooked for guests including Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, Donald Wilson and Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella. Paul participates in many chef demonstrations across the UK such as Foodies Festival and most recently, Chef’s Table, as part of the Edinburgh restaurant festival. He is also a regular on STV’s Fountainbridge Show, cooking dishes for the presenters and viewers at home!
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