Highland bars among winners at 2024 Scottish Licensed Trade News (SLTN) Awards
Hospitality operators and workers in the Highlands were among the winners at an event to recognise excellence across Scotland’s hospitality industry.
The annual Scottish Licensed Trade News (SLTN) Awards celebrate the best in the business from local venues and bar staff to national operators.
Those picking up a coveted trophy included Tina MacDonald, of Johnny Foxes & The Den in Inverness, who was named Licensee of the Year.
It was a night of celebration for Johnny Foxes which was also highly commended in two other categories - Independent Pub or Bar of the Year and Late Night Venue of the Year.
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More than 20 trophies were presented at the awards hosted by actor and comedian James Corden at the Glasgow Hilton.
Other Highland winners included MacGregor’s in Inverness which won Music-Led Venue of the Year.
The Station Bar in Alness was named Community Pub of the Year for the second year running.
The Dipping Lugger in Ullapool won the Restaurant of the Year (Fine Dining) award.
SLTN print editor, Dave Hunter, said: “Even as operators across Scotland struggle with all manner of challenges, there’s never been a better time to visit the country’s outstanding pubs, bars and restaurants.
“The standard of hospitality here is second to none, and it’s a privilege for the team at SLTN to help showcase some of the very best our country has to offer.”
SLTN digital editor, Gordon Davidson, said everyone who was shortlisted should be proud to call themselves the best that Scottish hospitality had to offer.
“Every year the SLTN Awards gives us the opportunity to celebrate the quality and commitment of Scotland’s licensed trade, and as we travelled the highways and byways again this summer, visiting venues across the country, it was clear that they’ve never been more determined to provide the highest standards,” he said.
“We’d like to congratulate all our winners and highly commended finalists. They didn’t make it easy on us this year and sometimes the difference between the winners and runners-up came down to the slimmest of margins.”
