- The Good Pub Guide County Dining Pub of the Year 2012. October 2011
- East Anglian Daily Times Suffolk Food Pub of the Year 2011. October 2011
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Prosperous October
October 2011 proved to be a very memorable month for the White Horse team, two new accolades and a runner up position will take some beating. The disappointment of being beaten finalist in the ‘Taste of England’ (Suffolk region) was soon over come with two first places.
Ickworth House was the venue for the 2011 ‘Suffolk Food and Drink Awards’. Neil and Gill along with colleagues James and Gail were delighted to walk away with ‘Suffolk’s Best Food Pub 2011’. This was the third time in four years that the team had triumphed, losing out in 2010 when completion rules denied them entry. No other pub has won the competition more than once.
The very next day there was national recognition when the ‘2012 Good Pub Guide’ was published with the Sibton White Horse being named ‘County Dining Pub of the Year 2012’. There was plenty of media attention with firstly Neil and then head chef Michael going live on local radio, with DJ Lesley Dolphin taking a shine to Michael’s Glaswegian accent.
Emma Crowhurst drops in for Sunday Lunch
Emma Crowhurst was a welcome visitor to The Sibton White Horse recently when she called by along with her family for Sunday lunch. Chef Emma now runs her own cookery school in Suffolk and is known for her food writing and TV presenting. Click here to read what she had to say.
Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2011
Tripadvisor awards this certificate for properties who consistently receive excellent reviews from its members. Tripadvisor currently rates The Sibton White Horse No.3 out of 308 B&B/inns in Suffolk. In the separate 'restaurant' section, The Sibton White Horse is consistantly ranked in the top 12 out of 425 restaurants.
East Anglian Air Ambulance Spinning Plates
During the first 2 weeks in May the White Horse helped raise funds for EAAA by supporting their Spinning Plates initiative. Diners were encouraged to leave donations in sealed envelopes along with their contact details, which then went into a prize draw complete with their contact details. Neil and Gill kindly donated 2 generous prizes.
Winners and prizes were:
Mr. M Smith - 3 course dinner for 2 including wine.
Mrs. C. Baldry - 3 course Sunday lunch for 4 including wine.
The EAAA have informed donations raised at The Sibton White Horse amounted to £344.25.
