Hotel Awards

  • AA Hotel & Hospitality Services – 4 AA Red Stars Certificate of Excellence 2011-2026
  • AA Hotel & Hospitality Services – Breakfast Award 2016-2026
  • TripAdvisor – Travellers’ Choice Award 2016-2025
  • The Times Best Places to Stay 2025, – Top 10 North West, Top 100 UK
  • Top 50 Boutique Hotels 2024, #11/50
  • Top 100 National Restaurant Awards 2022-2025
  • TripAdvisor Top 100 Hoteliers’ Hotels 2018, 26/100
  • The Caterer – Top 25 Hotels for Romance, UK (No. 21) 2018
  • VisitEngland Awards for Excellence – Hotel of the Year 2017
  • Lancashire Tourism Awards – Best Hotel Award 2016
  • AA Hospitality Awards – AA Hotel of the Year – England 2016/17
  • Lancashire Tourism Awards – Luxury Experience of the Year 2014
  • Lancashire Tourism Awards, Small Hotel of the Year 2014
  • Hildens Style Awards, Independent Hotel of the Year 2014/15
  • Lancashire Tourism Awards – Small Hotel of the Year 2012-2013
  • Lancashire Life – Independent Hotel Award 2007
  • Caterer and Hotelkeeper 2000 – Independent Hotel of the Year
  • Which Hotel Guide 1995 – County Hotel of the Year

Restaurant Awards

  • Michelin – 1 Michelin Star Since 1996
  • AA Hotel & Hospitality Services 4 AA Rosettes 2011-2026
  • Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best awards 2025
  • TripAdvisor – Certificate of Excellence 2015-2025
  • Northern Restaurant & Bar’s Top 50 Power List 2025 & 2026
  • Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best awards 2024  Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the UK & No. 3 in the World
  • La Liste – Top 1,000 Restaurants in the World 2019 – 2025
  • National Restaurant Awards 2016  – #38/100
  • Lancashire Life Magazine – Hotel Restaurant of the Year 2015
  • Food & Travel Reader Awards 2015 – UK’s Best Restaurant outside London
  • BMW SquareMeal Awards – Best UK Restaurant outside of London 2014
  • The Sunday Times, The Food List – Britain’s Top 100 Restaurants 2012, Northcote Restaurant #36
  • The Sunday Times, The Food List – Britain’s Top 100 Restaurants 2011 Northcote Restaurant #30
  • The Sunday Times, The Food List – Britain’s Top 100 Restaurants 2011 Northcote’s wine list placed #9
  • The Sunday Times, The Food List – Britain’s Top 100 Restaurants 2010 Northcote Restaurant placed #20
  • National Restaurant Awards 2010 – Hotel Restaurant of the Year 2010
  • National Restaurant Awards 2010 – Placed no.26 in the Top 100 Restaurants in the UK
  • Good Food Guide 2011 – The Reader’s North West Restaurant of the Year
  • Harden’s UK Restaurant Guide 2010 – Voted 10th in ‘Places People Most Talk About
  • Square Meal 2009 – Voted 14th in The Top 50 restaurants outside London
  • The Restaurant Magazine – Voted 8th out of the top 100 UK restaurants
  • Harden’s UK Restaurant Guide 2009 – Voted Britain’s Best Restaurant
  • Hi-Life Diners Club 2004 – Restaurant of the Year
  • Lancashire Life’s 1993/94 – Restaurant of the YearWine Awards

Wine Awards

  • AA Hotel & Hospitality Services – AA Notable Wine List Award 2011 – 2025
  • The World of Fine Wine, 2 Star Wine List 2014 – 2024
  • Wine Spectator – World’s Best Wine Lists – 2 Glasses Award of Excellence 2014 – 2025
  • Star Wine list – White Star 2025
  • Spanish Wine List Award, Awarded by Wines of Spain
  • Trophée Gosset Celèbris 2004, Best North West Champagne List
  • Portuguese Wine List of the Year, 2004 & 2005

Individual Awards

Lisa’s Awards

  • 2023 Food & Travel Reader Awards – Chef of the Year
  • AYALA SquareMeal Female Chef of the Year Award 2022
  • CATEY Chef of the Year 2022
  • Named Chair of Craft Guild of Chefs Young National Chef of the Year 2022-2024
  • Judge for S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy 2022-2023
  • Shortlisted for the AA Chef’s Chef of the Year 2022
  • Three winning dishes on Great British Menu 2020: Christmas Special
  • Winner The Hotel Cateys, Hotel Chef of the Year 2019
  • Shortlisted for the AA Chef’s Chef of the Year 2019
  • Shortlisted in The Cateys 2019 for the Chef Award
  • Winning dish on Great British Menu 2010
  • Best Chef of the Year 2008 – Northern Hospitality Awards
  • Restaurant of the Year – Craft Guild of Chefs
  • Finalist in The Roux Scholarship
  • Finalist in Young Chef Young Waiter

Craig Bancroft

Managing Director

  • Outstanding Achievement Award 2023 – The Hotel Catey’s
  • Wine and Spirit Ambassador Award 2017 – The Cateys
  • Imbibe Hotel Personality of the Year 2017 (sponsored by Champagne Louis Roederer)
  • Hotelier of the Year 2016 – The Cateys
  • Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Awards 2016 – Best Award of Excellence
  • Industry Titan – Boutique Hotelier Power List 2016
  • Grand Commander Confrérie du Sabre d’Or 2016
  • NRB Top 50 Awards 2015 – Special Achievement Award
  • Chavalier of Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne 2014
  • La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs – Maitre d’Hotel 2014
  • Imbibe Hotel Personality of the Year 2014
  • WPI award – Services to Portuguese Wines March 2013
  • Master Innholder 2010
  • Fellow on the Institute of Hospitality 2010
  • Craig enters The Academy of Food & Wine 2010 Hall of Fame
  • Catey Awards 2009 – Special Award
  • Member of The Academie du Champagne July 2005
  • French Wines Match Competition 2004
  • Wine Magazine Sommelier Challenge 2003
  • Acorn Award – The Caterer & Hotelkeeper 1987