The four star Crown at Whitebrook near Monmouth has appointed Michael OBray as its new general manager.

The Crown at Whitebrook is a long established restaurant renowned for its fine cuisine and impressive wine collection. It also offers sumptuous accommodation with eight individually styled luxury double bedrooms.

The Crown has recently been awarded four stars by the Wales Tourist Board and a gold star in Dining Out in Wales 2005. It has been voted one of the top 100 restaurants in the UK by BBC's Olive magazine and the wine list has also received a similar recognition by The Cond Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence as being one of the top 100 restaurant wine lists in the UK.