Brothers brought in to run Bristol restaurant Bordeaux Quay

A Clevedon-based family of restaurateurs has taken over the running of award-winning Bristol restaurant Bordeaux Quay.

After a board meeting on Monday morning, Alex and Luke Murray of Murrays delicatessen and restaurant in Clevedon have been brought in to look after the day-to-day running of the harbourside restaurant and deli, which employs about 70 people.

The Murrays have joined Bordeaux Quay along with Alberto Galesso, who has a long track record in hospitality and the wine industry.

Under the direction of founder director Barny Haughton, Bordeaux Quay has established itself as one of the best restaurants in the South West and it has become a flagship of the environmental and organic food movement.

This year, the restaurant won the Soil Association's Gold Catering Mark for use of organic and local produce and was named 37th best restaurant in the UK in the National Restaurant Awards.

Mr Haughton will continue to work for Bordeaux Quay, focussing on the food education and environmental work for which he has won national recognition.

The Murray family have been based in Clevedon for 25 years where John and Gail first opened the doors to the public. Sons Alex, Luke and Reuben have helped to establish a formidable nationwide reputation, working with the very best producers from the South West and Italy.

The Murrays' long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability made them a natural choice to continue the good work started at Bordeaux Quay.

Luke Murray said: "We are extremely excited about the opportunity to run Bordeaux Quay and we welcome Alberto Galesso to our team who will be working closely with us.

"Alberto's credentials in the hospitality industry are impeccable and he shares our philosophy and love of good food – we do not know of anyone with such a passion and knowledge of Italian food and wine."

Barny Haughton said: "As a long-standing customer of Murrays and their artisan Italian products I welcome their involvement and future development of this great restaurant and look forward to working with them."

The Murrays delicatessen and restaurant in Clevedon will continue to operate as normal. It is unclear what will happen to the cookery school, a separate business which operates from Bordeaux Quay.