Michelin serves up accolade as Yorkshire pub scoops top title

The Pipe and Glass Inn at South Dalton, near Beverley, has been named Pub of the Year in the 2012 edition of the Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide.

Editor Rebecca Burr said the award went to a pub “which we feel offers something extra special.”

She added: “The Pipe and Glass Inn is a wonderfully warm pub and nothing is ever too much trouble for the owners.”

The pub stands on the site of the original gatehouse to Dalton Park and the current building went up in the 17th century.

James and Kate Mackenzie took over what was a shell in 2006.

Ms Burr, a former Michelin inspector, praised the couple’s “steady approach”, as well as their “delightful” young team.

Mr Mackenzie has held a Michelin star for the past three years.

Ms Burr added: “His cooking may display elements of refinement as well as some original touches, but it comes with an inherent and satisfying heartiness because, above all, James never forgets that this is a pub, not a restaurant.”

Mr Mackenzie, whose first cookbook On the Menu comes out in December, said: “It’s fabulous, fantastic news, great for us, great for the staff, great for the Pipe and Glass and great for Yorkshire as a whole.

“Me and Kate still live there, we work it every day.”