Published: November 16, 2018
It was a tricky decision but the Checkers restaurant in Wales is prioritising family over fine dining
It was a very tricky call for the team at the Checkers restaurant in Wales to make. Seven years after their remote restaurant and B&B close to the English border was awarded a Michelin star they picked up the phone to the revered guide and explained they were handing back the coveted award.
“That felt like a big deal for us,” said front-of-house supremo Kathryn Francis. “You feel you’re almost being ungrateful. It wasn’t that. The star had always been super positive but we made the call and told them what we were going to do. The guide has to be accurate and you have to be respectful to it. But we felt we had to put family first.
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