Thurlestone Hotel scoops two AA awards for dining

The Thurlestone Hotel near Kingsbridge is enjoying extra reasons to celebrate this festive season, with both the hotel’s restaurant and the Village Inn picking up AA Rosette awards following a recent inspection. The Margaret Amelia Restaurant, which previously held one rosette, has now been upgraded with two, while the Village Inn, which was substantially refurbished earlier this year, has been given one rosette for the first time.

Awarded by AA hotel and restaurant inspectors, the prestigious rosettes recognise the highest standards of food and service in hotels and restaurants across the UK. The Thurlestone Hotel’s managing director, Matthew Grose says “This is great news to end the year on! Our teams in both restaurants work extremely hard and for their skills to be rewarded in this way is really fantastic. It is a particular delight for the Village Inn to pick up an award too - the refurbishments that took place at the start of the year included the creation of a significantly bigger kitchen, which has meant that the chefs have much more space and freedom to experiment and develop the menu.”

The refurbishment of the Village Inn, which also included expansion to offer additional dining space and a relaxed lounge area, as well as the development of a new menu, has been very well received by visitors to Thurlestone and local residents. The hotel is poised for a redevelopment of the main Margaret Amelia Restaurant, which is due to get underway from early January and be completed in time for Easter.

For more information, visit www.thurlestone.co.uk or call 01548 560382.