The Anise Restaurant wins Best Sussex Eating Experience 2010

29th January 2010, 11:56am

The Anise Restaurant at the Felbridge Hotel and Spa in East Grinstead has won the Best Sussex Eating Experience title at the annual Food and Drink Awards 2010 last night.

The hotel has also recently been rated as one of the top five, black four star hotels in the UK, with an overall quality rating of 86%, making the Felbridge Hotel the highest rated four-star hotel in the South East of England and the joint highest rated black four-star hotel in the whole of England.

General manager Stuart Noble said: "We are absolutely delighted with this award for the Anise which recognises not only our superb chef and his brigade, but our commitment to local Sussex suppliers and the development of their businesses as well."

In addition, The Anise has just appointed a new executive chef, Frederick Tobin, who has worked at Chequers, The Grove and The Dorchester as well as having a chef of the year title under his belt. 

Tobin commented on his new position: "Sussex is packed with fantastic suppliers and food artisans who care about how their produce is brought to market.  I'm very excited about working with them to achieve even greater local and national recognition for our collaborative work over the next year."

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