A bar in St Ives has scooped a national prize at the Class Bar Awards 2023.

The Ugly Butterfly on the Carbis Bay Estate won the Sustainable Practices Award, beating Henrock in Windermere, The American Bar at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder and Christina's Shoreditch in London.

It was also nominated for the Best Bar in Wales & West category but lost out to Lab 22 in Cardiff.

A full list of winners for the Class Bar Awards 2023 can be seen on their website here.

What did the awards say about the Ugly Butterfly?

Ugly Butterfly received much praise from the awards, with their website saying: "Meanwhile Adam Handling’s Ugly Butterfly in Cornwall was a beaten finalist in this regional category, but did take home the Sustainable Practices Award sponsored by Avallen Calvados, thanks to an approach that places local ingredients on a pedestal, while making an enemy of waste."

The restaurant and bar have also been well-received on Tripadvisor, with it earning a 4.5/5 score from 137 reviews.

One reviewer gushed: "The Ugly Butterfly is a fantastic restaurant. Tobie and his team deliver a relaxed fine dining experience backed by incredible food. The cocktails in the bar beforehand are not to be missed either. Thank you to all the team for a great night."

Falmouth Packet: The bar was praised for its approach to using local ingredients in its food and drinkThe bar was praised for its approach to using local ingredients in its food and drink (Image: Tripadvisor)

Speaking about the awards generally, Hamish Smith, editor of Class and co-host of the Class Bar Awards, said: “The 78 finalists this year were the strongest and most geographically diverse since we relaunched the Awards in 2017. 

“London remains strong but the Bar of the Year is in Manchester again, the New Bar of the Year is in Birmingham, the Bar Innovator of the Year is in Edinburgh and the bar leading sustainable practices is in Cornwall - there are countless other bars up and down the UK propelling the industry forward.

“Not in recent memory has the UK bar scene felt as rich in talent, or as evenly spread. London doesn’t lead the global bar industry anymore, the UK does.”