Sustainable Restaurant Association Award winners revealed

26th February 2015

This year’s most sustainable restaurants in the UK were announced at the annual Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) Awards ceremony in London. Now in its fourth year, the 2015 awards which took place on Monday at the Oval Space look to celebrate and honour those organisations driving forward sustainability across the sector.

Daylesford and The Captain's Galley were awarded the top accolade jointly of “Most Sustainable Restaurant of the Year”. With its farm based in Gloucestershire and organic farmshops in London, Daylesford, grow and produce delicious food using sustainable practices which is organically and farmed and with nature in mind. The Captain's Galley located in Caithness, Scotland only serves the freshest selection of seasonal seafood. Produce for the restaurant is locally sourced and the seafood is caught sustainably and distributed from the Scrabster fish market.    

At the ceremony the awards acknowledged the work and achievements of organisations in a variety of areas, including sustainable innovation, best food waste strategy and awards for the environment and society. Sustainable restaurant StarBistro which is based in the beautiful grounds of Ullenwood Manor at National Star College won The People’s Favourite Award. It offers young people with disabilities the opportunity to gain work experience within a restaurant setting. They prepare seasonal dishes using local ingredients sourced from around Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds.

One of the runners-up in the people’s favourite category was The Real Junk Food Project, who are a pioneering movement aimed at avoiding food waste by intercepting produce destined for landfill. They will be supplying the food at the first ever Student Sustainability Summit which is being held the day before our Annual Conference.

See the full list of winners below. To find out more about The Sustainable Restaurant Association Award winners click here. You can also view our podcast on a guide to sustainable catering which features The SRA.

Most Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: Daylesford and The Captain's Galley

The Raymond Blanc Sustainability Hero Award: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The People’s Favourite Award: StarBistro, National Star College
Best Food Waste Strategy: Bennett Hay

English Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: Daylesford
Scottish Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: Captain’s Galley
Welsh Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: The Gallery
Irish Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: KSG, University College Cork
International Sustainable Restaurant of the Year: Les Orangeries, France

Sustainable Small Group of the Year: Lussmanns Fish & Grill
Sustainable Large Group of the Year: D&D London

Sustainable Innovation Award: Wahaca
SRA Award for Environment: Arbor Restaurant at The Green House Hotel
SRA Award for Society: The Brookwood Partnership and Carluccio’s
SRA Award for Sourcing: River Cottage HQ and ODE-dining

Sustainable Pub of the Year: The Truscott Arms
Sustainable Hotel Restaurant of the Year: The Pig
Sustainable Caterer of the Year: Bartlett Mitchell
Most Improved Sustainability: Ceviche