A LLANDUDNO restaurant was among the winners at a national annual awards evening celebrating Welsh food businesses earlier this week.

Indulge Restaurant, based on Madoc Street, was crowned outstanding restaurant of the year at the Food Awards Wales 2022, which was held at the Cardiff City Stadium on April 11.

Initially based in Conwy Valley following its 2018 opening by Sonny Walker and wife Monika, the restaurant moved to Llandudno following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has not looked back since.

Beating eight other finalists, Sonny, Monica and three other staff members shared a table at the event with another North Wales-based winner: Green Island Bistro in Rhuddlan, who was named café/bistro of the year (north).

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Sonny said: “There were some big, very well-known places (nominated). It was wicked (to win).

“Five of us went down - me and my wife, Monika, and the three other staff that we took had been with us all of the last year, because really, the award was for last year.

North Wales Pioneer: Sonny, wife Monika and three other Indulge staff members at the awards ceremony in Cardiff. Photo: Sonny WalkerSonny, wife Monika and three other Indulge staff members at the awards ceremony in Cardiff. Photo: Sonny Walker

“I was at Signatures (Conwy restaurant) for nine years, and we won awards, and it was always a great feeling when it happened, but knowing that this one for us was pretty amazing.

“We won in the Welsh Hospitality Awards 2019 for best restaurant team - that was really nice, and then this one is like a step up from that.”

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