Last night South Australian restaurants and caterers were recognised at the Restaurant and Catering Industry's National Awards for Excellence. At a glittering event at Brisbane Convention & Conference Centre, Brisbane witnessed by over 400 guests, the South Australian industry was recognised for providing excellent quality in a highly competitive market.
South Australian restaurant Assaggio in Hyde Park took home the coveted Best Italian Restaurant Award.
The venues are assessed using the RACES (Restaurant & Catering Evaluation System) system of restaurant assessment. This is a 55 point judging tool which is owned and used exclusively by Restaurant and Catering Australia. Almost two thousand restaurants were visited and judged to provide them with the comprehensive list of the who's who in the Australian restaurant and catering industry.
The winner of Best Restaurant overall is Eleonore’s Restaurant – Chateau Yering Hotel – Yearing – VIC and the Best Caterer overall is Eurest (Australia) – Westpac Banking Group, Sydney – NSW.
Other winners are
Asian: Sake Restaurant & Bar – QLD
Bakery: Belle Epoque Patisserie – QLD
Bar : 1 two 3 Mediterranean Dining & Lounge Bar – QLD
Breakfast: Deckhouse – NSW
BYO: Newton House – WA
Café: Meridian Café – NSW
Chinese: Qi’Lin – QLD
Coffee Shop / Tea Room: Café Salt – NSW
Contemporary Australian: Ashcrofts Restaurant – NSW
Entertainment: Teatro Vivaldi Restaurant – ACT
European: The Old George & Dragon Restaurant – NSW
Family: Krish Indian Cuisine – QLD
Fine Dining: Eleonore’s Restaurant –Chateau Yering Hotel –VIC
Greek: Hellenic Republic – VIC
Indian: Spice N Flavour – QLD
Italian: Assaggio Ristorante – SA
Mexican: Muchos Mexican – NSW
New : Soju Girl, – ACT
Pizza: Hugos Bar Pizza – NSW
Restaurant in a Hotel/Motel: Essence – Jupiters Townsville – QLD
Pub Tavern/Club Restaurant: Bistro at Cowboys Leagues Club – QLD
Restaurant in a Winery: Oakdene Vineyard Restaurant – VIC
Seafood: The Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay – NSW
Speciality: Rumi Restaurant – VIC
Steak: The Cut Bar & Grill – NSW
Thai: Thai Royal Restaurant – QLD
Tourism: Oakdene Vineyard Restaurant – VIC
Corporate Caterer: Eurest (Australia) – Westpac Banking Group NSW
Event Caterer: Forte Catering & Events – NSW
Function Centre Caterer: Altantic Group (V) – VIC
Industrial / Institutional Caterer: Alliance Catering – Frenshem Schools – NSW
Site Caterer: Alliance Catering – Australian Institute of Sport – ACT
Small Caterer: Ed Dixon Food Design – VIC
Venue Caterer: Sydney Entertainment Centre – NSW
Wedding Caterer: Jupiters Townsville – QLD
George Mure Memorial Award for Excellence in Professional
Development: Food & Beverage Training Department, Crown
Melbourne Limited – VIC
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