"Winners : Pub Food Pub of the Year 2008"
We were nominated for "Pub Food Pub of the Year 2008" at the Publican Awards. Results were awarded at a ceremony held at the Gosvenor Hotel in London on March 18th 2008, and we were delighted to come away as winners. This is awarded to "a pub that offers outstanding, fresh, creative and inspirational food".
"Winners : Excelle Pub of the Year 2008"
We were elated to be voted Excelle pub of the Year for a third time....thank you all who voted once more!
Ye Old Sun Inn
Awards and reviews
''A dedication to good, local ingredients is reflected in the menu- rabbit from the Ledston Estate finds itself in a pie with thyme, ginger and wild mushrooms......'' Review and Recommendation by Squaremeal.co.uk in February 2008
''Great establishment run by enterprising, hard working landlords who have succeeded in making their pub the hub of the community''
April 2008, Community Pub Award by Alastair Sawday's Guide of Special Places
Michellin Pub Guide Recommended from 2007.
Michellin Red Guide Recommended from 2008.
''Dedicated to good local ingredients, which are created in the Yorkshire centred menu........''
Placed 'The Big Eat' Number 1 in the Top Deli-Restaurants by The Times, 'The Knowledge' Magazine January 26th '08.
'Pub of the Year 2006'... Excelle Magazine
We were awarded this title for the second year running, with a massive 922 votes we were delighted. With a special thanks to all those who were kind enough to vote for us
'Tradition with a Twist'.....This is by no means your average pub fare......it places Ye Old Sun right at the heart of the local community.....
Simon Jenkins, Yorkshire Evening Post, Saturday 19th November 2005.
Yorkshire Life 'Dining Pub of the Year'..... we were short- listed for the Dining Pub of the Year 2005 by the Yorkshire Life Magazine, selected from the whole of the Yorkshire region, we were awarded a 'Highly Commended' award.
Pub of the Year 2005.......
We were awarded the 'Pub of the Year' by the Excelle Magazine in June 2005. This was much to our delight as it was the readers who actually voted for the establishment of their choice. Thanks again to all who voted!
'Haven of Excellance'..............''A purveyor of good food in the past, it's had it's up's and downs, but now a haven of excellence thanks to the arrival and the commendable efforts of the new chef-patron, Ashley McCarthy and his wife Kelly."
Margaret Lilly, Yorkshire Ridings Magazine April 2005.
'Traditionally Tasty'................... "Homemade sunflower seed bread, baked in a traditional flowerpot, gave us a foretaste of the quality and freshness of the food on offer as we made our selections............"
Rachel Hicks and Clare Steele- King, Excelle magazine April 2005
Ashley and Kelly McCarthy
Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24 8EP
to make a booking please telephone 01904 744261