A CITY restaurant has won two national awards.

The Glassblowing House, in the Barbican, was named best independent restaurant employer and best employer in hospitality in England and Wales at the Best Employers in Hospitality awards.

Ed Steven, managing director, said: "This is an absolutely incredible achievement and hugely important to us as we grow our business.

"Our aim is to recruit the very best employees but also to organically grow our team from raw, inexperienced recruits who will learn the trade as junior team members before progressing to more senior positions within the company."