An award-winning restaurant on Penarth's seafront, which was once named the best in Wales, is closing after a decade.
The Fig Tree Restaurant on the town's Esplanade was opened by Mike Caplan-Hill and Sandie Guppy in July 2009 but they are now relocating to Spain.
The restaurant will close its doors for the final time on Sunday, September 15 and the future of the building remains uncertain.
The Fig Tree - which offers an a la carte menu featuring dishes made with locally-sourced ingredients like Gower moules a la creme and Welsh lamb - has been listed in the Good Food Guide and was named Best Restaurant Wales in the Wales True Taste Awards.
The couple are now looking forward to a new adventure but admit it has been tough surviving in the competitive restaurant trade.
They said: "We’re leaving because after 10 years it’s time to look for a new adventure. It’s been a challenge staying at the top of our game for so long, with more competition and rising costs and we want to change our lifestyle.
"We are so grateful for all of the support we have received over the last 10 years, we have made many friends and will miss them."
For Mike and Sandie, winning the Best Restaurant in Wales title was the highlight of their time at The Fig Tree but they also say that meeting new people and being a part of such big moments in people’s lives, such as weddings and big birthday celebrations, were the best thing about running the restaurant.
They also worked with many young chefs at the start of their careers, including Tom Westerland, known as Westy, who is now brasserie head chef at Michelin-starred Lucknam Park in Cheltenham and was named National Chef of Wales 2018 and appeared on the BBC's Great British Menu.
And, for them, it was vitally important to work with Welsh food producers and suppliers, such as Windsor Fruits, Pant Mawr cheese and Teifi cheese.
"Our favourite dishes include hake with mussels and samphire and slow cooked Welsh lamb. Our customers tell us that our fish and chips are the best they’ve ever tasted and they also keep coming back for our Glamorgan sausages."
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They are now planning a farewell drink for customers at the restaurant on the closing day between 4pm to 6pm and there's an open invitation.
The building remains up for sale and it's not yet known if it will continue as a restaurant.
