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AWARDS

Tobias Blaquez Garcia has been crowned  the 'Drambuie  2008 Cocktail  Champion'  His creation entitled 'Fashion Icon' wowed the judges, winning him a trip to South Africa...Well done Tobi!

We are in the following guides for 2009:                                     

Good Food Guide    Harden's    Timeout  

NOV 07- We won the ........                                                          Restaurant Magazine's UK Best Dishes Award 2007/08 for...

BEST CHEESE PLATE!!  

Oct 2007 - We have just been awarded an AA Rosette 2007/2008 for the second consecutive year and are very proud of the team for all their efforts!

Our first AA rosette award plate was delivered on 1st November 2006, and we now feature in both their guidebook and online guides as a recommended restaurant, one of only 8 with the award in the Brighton area.

Rosettes are awarded annually only after thorough inspection by the AA, and are can be seen as the first step towards gaining a Michelin star.  Congratulations to Miguel Jessen for creating our menu, well done team for the service you offer, and thank you to all our guests who have supported us so far, some of who must have nominated us to be inspected by this prestigious body.  We hope to see you again soon!

March 2007
•    Observer Food Monthly ‘Best Place to drink in the UK’
Now in the fourth year of these prestigious food lovers awards, previous winners include Heston Blumenthal's Sunday lunch, a remote restaurant on Skye and a vegetarian haven in Brighton
This year the judges, including food writer Joanna Blythman, cookery expert Nigel Slater, Michelin-starred chefs Ruth Rogers and Giorgio Locatelli, Observer restaurant critic Jay Rayner, OFM editor Nicola Jeal and deputy editor Caroline Boucher along with chef Tom Conran selected Pintxo People as Best Place to Drink  winner from an extremely high standard short list, voted for by 1000’s of fans.
In a highly competetive category that included favourite local boozer’s, beautiful country pubs, and stylish bars with the best mojitos, Pintxo People was selected as winner of the drinks category.  A testament to all the hard work the bar team put into delivering truly exceptional drinks, consistently, to every guest that enjoys our bar and restaurant.  Come and try our ‘Cocktail del Dia’ today!!

•    Restaurant Critic Awards
We were also honored with a ‘Terry’ award from Restaurant reviewer of the year Terry Durack for ‘Unforgettable Dish of the Year’ for Miguel Jessen’s ‘Foie gras, coffee and mango creation, PLUS ‘Best Tapas and Cocktails’ venue was awarded to Pintxo in the ‘Restaurants of the Year’ article, by The Independent’s John Walsh, who when mentioning Miguel says: ‘I'm quite serious when I say his Pintxo dishes could give Gordon Ramsay's Maze a run for its money’.