A restaurant in Cowbridge has been crowned one of the Good Food Guide's 100 Best Local Restaurants. Rocket & Rye located on High Street was voted as the the best in Wales with the likes of Y Polyn, The Warren and Yr Hen Printworks making the shortlist as runners up.
The list was compiled from over 37,000 public nominations which were subsequently inspected by the Good Food Guide's inspectors and after six weeks, Rocket & Rye scooped the gong for the best in Wales. Typically, the Best Local Restaurants are located in classic ‘neighbourhood’ locations, but with this list The Good Food Guide have based its winners on the restaurant's connection to the community as well as its food, service and atmosphere.
Rocket & Rye is run by John Cook and his restaurant is open seven days a week offering lunch Monday to Sunday, and a late-night cafe on Friday and Saturday. The menus at Rocket & Rye change frequently using the best seasonal and local produce. In May of this year, it was added to the prestigious publication and at the time it tweeted: "If you saw the tiny kitchen space we have it would make you laugh. To achieve this, in such a limited space, genuinely makes me prouder than I've ever been of our little restaurant. Just brilliant." And now, they've gone and won the title of Best Local Restaurant in Wales.
