Double award delight for Delgatie Castle
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It was a double win for Delgatie Castle in the Scottish Cafe Awards this week, with a number of the awards making their way back to the north-east.
Over 200 of Scotland’s elite café professionals gathered at the Marriott Hotel Glasgow on Monday for a memorable night, put on to recognise and reward the best in the coffee industry.
The awards celebrated the breadth of talent and entrepreneurial spirit that exist in Scotland as well as the efforts and dedication of the specialists who invest in ensuring their customers always receive high-quality of beverages, food and snacks.
Located just outside Turriff, Delgatie Castle Tearoom was shortlisted for two awards - Best Cafe Team and Best Visitors' Cafe - and took both of them home on the night.
Commenting upon their return to the north-east, Delgatie Castle's Joan Johnson said: "The first award is for the girls - I really couldn't do it without them.
"They've excelled themselves while I have been away, I'm so lucky to have them working here.
"It took me a minute to collect the second award, I think I was in shock.
"We have been doing the same thing for 28 years, we've never changed.
"I see all these new businesses trying fancy things, and I wonder what we could do to be more exciting but we always just end up sticking to the same old things - but people are still visiting so we must be doing something right!
She continued: "It has been very busy this week since we found out we had won, and we have had so many nice comments from people it's all quite overwhelming.
"We're incredibly proud to have won these awards and to be able to put Delgatie Castle out there."
Also collecting an award was The Chocolate Bar in Ellon, who won Cafe Of The Year for the north region, and whose spokesperson said: "A massive well done to The Team, they really deserve this for all their hard work and dedication.
"Thank you to all our customers, for all your support throughout the years, we couldn't do it with you!
We really do appreciate it; we love you."
The winners of the Scottish Cafe Awards in the north-east and Moray for 2022 were:
Best Themed Cafe - Nooks And Crannies (Fraserburgh)
Best Of Aberdeen - The Long Dog Cafe
Best Cafe Team - Delgatie Castle Tearoom (Turriff)
Best Community Cafe - Green Pasture's Cafe (Westhill)
Best Visitors' Cafe - Delgatie Castle Tearoom (Turriff)
Cafe Bar Of The Year - The Waterfront Cafe Bar (Stonehaven)
Best Coffee House - Dreamy Goat Coffee Co (Inverurie)
Deli Of The Year - The Kilted Frog Delicatessen (Inverurie)
Best Loved Cafe Of The Year (Overall) - The Waterfront Cafe Bar (Stonehaven)
Customers' Cafe Of The Year (Overall) - The Cult Of Coffee (Aberdeen)
Cafe Of The Year (North) - The Chocolate Bar (Ellon)
A spokesperson for the Scottish Cafe Awards 2022, said: “Although only on our third year, we are honoured by the fantastic response we have had from the public who was so keen to vote for their favourite cafés.
“The cafe industry has grown massively over the past years and we aimed to seek out, reward and thank those who have managed to make a real difference by introducing innovation in this industry
“The awards also aimed to acknowledge everything that is coffee related and showcase that Scottish people are big coffee lovers.
"It was lovely to be part of this celebration and we would like to congratulate all finalists and winners for their achievements!”
