Winners 2025
- Best Restaurant Independent – Positano
- Best Restaurant National – The March Hare, Heartwood Inns
- Food on the Go – Mcdonald's
- Best Pub Independent – The Royal Oak
- Best Pub National – The George Abbot
- Best Entertainment Venue – G Live
- Best Bar Independent – Guildford Jubilee Social Club
- Best Bar National – The Long Bar
- Best Late Night Small – The Alley Bar
- Best Late Night Large – Rubix
- Outstanding Contribution to the Evening and Late Night Economy – Jane Lyons (Former Chair Of Pubwatch)
- Most Improved - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
- Overall Winner - G Live
- Ask For Angela Award - Pop World
Delivered by Experience Guildford, the town centre’s Business Improvement District, the Home Office endorsed awards celebrate best practice amongst the licensed trade, showcasing the hard work and commitment of Guildford’s venues to create and run safe, responsible and inviting town centre evening economy businesses.
A total of 32 venues gained Best Bar None accreditation across nine key categories, covering national and independent operators across the bar, pub, restaurant, late night venue and entertainment sectors. Each venue was assessed and judged by an expert panel on their delivery of four set operational criteria to select individual category winners. The assessment criteria included:
- Prevention of crime and disorder
- Public safety
- Prevention of public nuisance
- Protection of children from harm
Guest presenters included Sophie Jordan (Manger of National Association of Business Crime partnerships,) Jane Tyson, (Deputy Mayor of Guildford), Noelle Coe, (Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy, Street Angels) Mike Smith, (Guildford Borough Council Licensing), Sylvia Oates, (National Best Bar None Co-ordinator), .Jo Grimshaw) (Surrey Police ASB, Partnerships, Tactical Lead for Serious Violence) and Nick Chinn (Surrey Fire & Rescue) Russell Scobbie (Chair Guildford Pubwatch).