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Opening
times of the
Fox and Grapes |
Mon - Thur 12noon - 11pm
Fri-Sat 12noon - 12am
Sun 12noon - 11pm
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Food
Serving times
Fox and Grapes |
Mon - Thur 12noon - 2pm
Mon - Thur 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 12noon - 2pm
Fri 5:30pm - 9pm
Sat 12noon all day 9pm
Sun 12noon all day 8pm
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Tel: 01244 532565
Fax: 01244 532565
E: foxandgrapes@hotmail.co.uk
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For those of you who class entertainment
as consuming vast amounts of alcohol, there is something for
you as well. No less than four pubs are situated around the
village, all serving perfectly good food and drink depending
on your preferred level of hygiene. A popular choice is the
Fox and Grapes, a recently refurbished old coaching inn that
serves good food, reasonably cheap ale and always has someone
in there ready to talk or listen to you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A331020
23rd April 2008
Kimberley McGibbon’s team at her Welsh pub is always coming
up with bright ideas to boost revenue
Welsh publicans have been lamenting the decline of the trade
this month as the first anniversary of the smoking ban arrived.
But in a village near the English border, one licensee has been
watching her business go from strength to strength.
Kimberley McGibbon of the Fox & Grapes, a Punch Taverns
pub in Hawarden, has thrown her all into making her business
a success – and is reaping the rewards with prizes and
boosted revenue. But none of it would be possible without her
staff, she says...more
on this article
Evening Leader awards Fox and
Grapes Runner up for Pub of the Year 2008
20th November 2007
The story of The Publican’s Proud of Pubs Week is being
shown on The Pub Channel until the end of the year
The first Proud of Pubs Week is being featured in a special
programme on the The Pub Channel unitl the end of the year.
Featuring licensees including Kimberley McGibbon of the Fox
& Grapes in Hawarden, Deeside and Michael Hall of the New
Inn in Bedford, the programme explains what went on during the
week in July, which saw more than 100 MPs visiting pubs.
http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?sectioncode=7&storycode=57452
| Punch Taverns
- Best drinks Experience |
Hawarden Pub Has Best Drinks in North
Wales!
A Hawarden pub has been recognised for
delivering the best drinks to customers in North Wales.
Punch Taverns, the largest pub company in the UK, have rewarded
the Fox and Grapes, Hawarden with a 2008 Shine Award –
which commends those truly exceptional pubs from its 8,400 strong
estate.
Licensees Sean and Kimberley McGibbon won the ‘Best Drinks
Experience’ category and were presented with their award
at a prestigious ceremony earlier this week at the Rookery Hall,
Cheshire.
The Fox and Grapes fought off tough competition from 12 other
regional finalists who had been short listed from over a 1000
pubs, nominated from all over the UK.
The judges gave particular praise to the ‘presentation,
cleanliness and high standards’ of the pub and also commended
the ‘great selection and range of drinks’.
Punch’s regional operations director Andy Hodgson commented:
"What a fantastic event and a great opportunity to recognise
these truly outstanding pubs. We received over 100 nominations
in this region so to be crowned category winners is an exceptional
achievement – well done!”.
And licensees Sean and Kimberley McGibbon are delighted with
the accolade: “It was a big surprise to win, especially
as we’ve only worked in the trade for 2 years. It’s
a great achievement for all of our staff who work hard to deliver
a really high quality experience for our customers.”
As well as their trophy, Sean and Kimberley also received a
£500 gift experience voucher.
Punch Taverns is the UK’s largest pub operator with more
than 8,400 leased, tenanted and managed outlets.
Photo caption: Celebrating success –The team
from the Fox and Grapes receive their award from Punch’s
regional operations director Andy Hodgson.
For further information contact Jo Sandall Punch Taverns Press
Officer on 01283 523551 or email jo.sandall@punchtaverns.com
All the senior staff are members of
the British Institute of Innkeeping. The institute is the benchmark
of quality training and is the main awarding body in the UK
for hospitality qualifications and all of our staff regularly
attend courses to maintain high standards of excellence and
service.
Silver award
We have been awarded the Silver award for the past two years
for our excellent standards of hygiene by the Welsh Foods Standards
Agency.
The Good Beer Guide
We feature in the "Good Beer Guide" Britains longest
running and best selling guide, we feature amongst Britains
best pubs for real ales.
The Cask Marque Trust is a national
independent, non-profit making organisation formed to raise
the standard of cask ale served to customers. The Fox and Grapes
has been awarded the Cask Marque Plaque, who checked all cask
ales on sale for temperature, appearance, taste and aroma. We
are regulary inspected to ensure our high standards are maintained.
About the Cask Marque Award Scheme.
How will the scheme work?
The scheme is operated by an independent body called Cask Marque
Trust which is a limited company, limited by guarantee, and
a non profit making organisation. The company is run by a management
committee elected by its members. The members who pay a subscription
will include representatives from brewers, retailers, trade
bodies and consumer groups.
Pubs that join the scheme will be visited unannounced by an
independent assessor twice a year. In the first year they will
be visited twice in the first three months and in subsequent
years they will be visited once in the Summer and once in the
Winter.
The
assessor will check all cask ales on sale for - temperature,
appearance, aroma and taste.
If the pub passes it receives a plaque, framed certificate
and merchandising material to inform its customers of
the award and their rights.
The customers are encouraged to comment independently
on the quality of cask ale in the pub to the Cask Marque
organisation.
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Cask
Marque Stands for:
- Excellence in the service of cask
ale.
- Awarded to the licensee rather than
to the pub.
- Jointly funded by brewers and retailers.
- Inspections made twice a year.
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