Update 2023: The National Restaurant Awards have voted Ynyshir Best restaurant, we also gave them 3 BBSTicks.

Their Rooms however are not accessible!

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Awards – why do they never feel inclusive?

The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards were held in June this year. They………

“celebrate the brilliance and vibrancy of the UK’s eating out scene, and reward the very best chefs, front of house staff and restaurants the country has to offer”.

We agree the UK scene is vibrant but how accessible and inclusive were the winners of the awards. We did a survey asking each about their accessibility for disabled people. Here are the results:

Best Restaurant in Wales was Ynyshir and they replied, ‘there are three steps to enter the main house – a portable ramp can be set up for wheelchair users. There are no handrails here however. Once in the main house, the bar and restaurant are on same level. There is a very short and shallow ramp to the restrooms where one is suitable for wheelchair users. We do have three ground floor rooms outside the main house – two of which have ramps and the third which has three shallow steps and a handrail. These rooms do not have specific features for disabled/ambulant people.’ Their food and style is intriguing as you all eat a tasting menu together (£140 or £180/head) and their mission is ‘Ingredient Led, Flavour Driven, Fat Fuelled, Meat Obsessed’. They’ve been awarded a Michelin Star and Grace Dent of The Guardian said of Ynyshir,

‘Welsh/Japanese-influenced, Michelin-starred restaurant that focuses on fatty meat, fermentation and pickling……….What Ward is doing down in the Dyfi Valley is unique. It will surprise me if he stays with only one star. Gareth Ward cooks for himself, not the customers, and long may his delicious pigheadedness continue’.

Ynyshir Restaurant With Rooms.

Restaurant is Accessible & ……

Gareth Ward The Chef Insists All Eat at Same Time & Only a TAsting Menu of 19 Courses. Not For Vegans!

Ynyshir restaurant (not the rooms) gets an unaudited 3 BBS Ticks for its unique style and brave mission.

So on those results we would say the chosen restaurants are largely inclusive so why not advertise the fact by adding information on accessibility to your websites??! Restaurateurs please add a BBS Gallery.………..

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Ynyshir, Wales

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