A BAR and restaurant based at a holiday park in Abergele has welcomed back customers under a new management team.

The Cliffs Bar and Restaurant, at Tan Rallt Holiday Home Park and Spa, is now being operated by Eric and Maria Witherspoon, of Witherspoon Bars Ltd.

Eric has a thorough background within the hospitality industry, having been the business manager of a regional leisure group since February 2016.

In this role, Eric oversaw the management of multiple attractions across North Wales.

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The holiday park is still owned by Wyn and Samantha Williams of Pario Leisure Group, and the park manager is their daughter, Paris.

In his new venture as managing director of Witherspoon Bars, Eric hopes to bring his extensive experience and organisational skills to The Cliffs.

He aims to ensure that the park’s residents receive five-star service which is in keeping with the location that they have chosen as their holiday home.

Joining Eric at The Cliffs will be new head chef, Bob Hughes, responsible for the day-to-day running of the kitchen and its team.

Bob started out 26 years ago at Deganwy Castle Hotel, before working at The Grand Hotel, Amsterdam, under executive chef Andrew Gaskill, and brothers Albert and Michel Roux.

This was where he met his wife, Niamh, and after three years at Cafe Roux, they moved to Barcelona, where he took the head chef role at Flattery’s, just off Las Ramblas.

They then spent a few years in Ireland, where he worked as a sous chef at Oriel House Hotel, Cork.

Their next destination was Melbourne, Australia, where they spent three years working at Baba under chef James Wilkinson.

Bob said: “This was a North African/Mediterranean restaurant, and along with the French country-style cooking that I was taught at Cafe Roux, this probably had the most influence on my cooking and is reflected in the menus that I write.

“Niamh and myself then returned home to Rhyl, my hometown, where I spent nine years as the executive chef role at Bodelwyddan Castle.

“Niamh and myself are settled back in Rhyl with our four children Donncha, Daithi, Fintan and Enid.

“I believe food is made to be shared with family, friends and loved ones, and makes up a large part of the memories we all have of good times.

“I hope this is reflected in the food that I produce and, most of all, that you, your families and friends make good memories of your own at The Cliffs.”