2024 Best Bar None 2024 winners announced

On Tuesday 3rd September, Poppleston Allen proudly sponsored and presented at the 2024 Best Bar None Awards, a night that brought over 50 of the top Nottingham venues in the hospitality industry, including pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs.  

Guests were welcomed with drinks and the enchanting melodies of a live orchestra, setting a celebratory tone for the evening.

The 2024 awards recognised excellence across nine categories; best restaurant, best live music venue, best small pub, best large pub, best club, best hotel, best small bar, best large bar, and best entertainment venue.

Taking to the stage as MC, Andy Miller, expressed gratitude for the unwavering support and engagement from all attendees, celebrating the remarkable achievements of the National Award winning scheme. He noted that over 100 Nottingham venues earned their Best Bar None accreditation this past year.

Additionally, spotlighting the effort made by Nottingham based, Future Markers, who designed and crafted the nine awards from recycled plastic collected from Nottingham’s City Centre. The company aims to empower partners to lead in sustainability, by turning plastic waste into valuable, artistic assets.

National board member of the scheme, David Lucas, was also in attendance to congratulate all the winners of the evening and thank all the venues for making Nottingham a safe place to go.

Awards were then presented for each of the nine categories alongside recognising and celebrating the winner of the ‘Absolute Legend of The Year’ Award, Grace Bramley from Revolución de Cuba who was nominated by her peers for her continuous effort put into the trade.

Poppleston Allen had the honour of presenting the first three awards of the evening. Trainee solicitor, Elizabeth Varley, associate solicitor and gambling expert, Imogen Moss, and legal executive, Nick Landells took to the stage to recognise the night’s top venues.

The Best Restaurant – presented by Elizabeth Varley, trainee solicitor

• Highly commended: wagamama
• Runner-up: TGI Fridays
• Winner: Son of Steak

Best Live Music Venue – presented by Imogen Moss, associate solicitor and gambling expert

• Highly commended: Saltbox
• Runner-up: Rescue Rooms
• Winner: The Bodega

Best Small Pub – presented by Nick Landells, legal executive

• Highly commended: The Tap n Tumbler
• Runner-up: The Lord Roberts
• Winner: Faradays

Best Bar None is a national initiative supported by numerous trade bodies and business including the Home Office, UK Hospitality, British Beer and Pub Association, Mitchells and Butlers and Wetherspoon. The Nottingham initiative, which has been running since 2014, is the largest in the country and now includes over 100 accredited venues and brings major benefits to licensed venues by identifying them as safer and more welcoming places to socialise.