DYLAN’s, which has three seaside restaurants in North Wales, has received the Special Recognition Award at the 2018 Go North Wales Tourism Awards.

The group has restaurants at Menai Bridge, Criccieth and Llandudno, which have served 350,000 diners and spent £1.3 million with local suppliers this year.

The award ceremony at Venue Cymru, Llandudno was organised by North Wales Tourism. The audience was entertained by Britain’s Got Talent finalist Gruffydd Wyn Roberts, from Anglesey.

Other winners included the Armed Forces Day which attracted 100,000 people to Llandudno

Dylan’s employs 170 staff and has invested £400,000 in a central kitchen to improve quality, efficiency and consistency. The company has also recruited an executive chef, a development chef and training staff to help to ensure it keeps developing its workforce and helping with retention.

Dylan’s ran a plastic free bar campaign across the business and organised monthly beach clean-ups in Criccieth and Llandudno.

David Evans, who runs the restaurant chain with business partner Robin Hodgson, said: “It’s wonderful to receive this Special Recognition award it really does mean a lot.

“We work closely with local producers and that enables us to celebrate everything good about North Wales, whether that’s sea food, or any other produce.

“We have three beautiful restaurants in three beautiful locations. This award is a testament to the hard work of our staff and head chefs who work closely together to keep our menu fresh and innovative.”