Liverpool’s much-loved café bistro, The Watering Can, located in Greenbank Park, is celebrating a third major victory at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards after winning Taste of Liverpool City Region Café of the Year.
The prestigious awards ceremony took place at Liverpool Cathedral and was hosted by BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Kevin Duala. The event celebrates excellence in hospitality and recognises businesses that consistently deliver outstanding service and experiences across the Liverpool City Region’s leisure and tourism sector.
The Watering Can, which will celebrate its seventh anniversary in April, has previously enjoyed success at the awards, winning the LCR Hidden Gem Award in 2021 and Café Bistro of the Year in 2023, as well as being named a runner-up in Café Bistro of the Year in 2022, and also 2024.
Owner Keith Perryman said, “Winning Café of the Year 2025 at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards means so much to myself and the team. It is a tribute to our teams, past, present and future. Every person who has ever worked a shift, poured a coffee, washed a plate, opened early, stayed late, or helped shape what The Watering Can into what it is today has played a part in this. Places like ours are never built by one person, they are built by people who care! Since Covid especially, the pace of change has been relentless. Adapting constantly, navigating rising costs, staffing challenges and changing customer habits is exhausting, all while trying to stay true to your customers and to yourself. Hospitality as an industry is still facing a very real crisis, which makes moments like this feel even more meaningful.
Keith continued, “We would also like to congratulate the other finalists. Being recognised alongside so many brilliant venues across the region is a reminder of how much talent, resilience and creativity exists in our industry.”
The award recognises The Watering Can’s continued commitment to quality food, warm hospitality and its role as a much-loved destination for visitors and locals alike.
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