MEDIA RELEASE 7 June 2011 IMMEDIATE SAGE IN BRADDON, ACT TAKES TOP ACCOLADE Sage restaurant in Braddon, ACT has been named the region s top place to dine in the 2011 Savour Australia TM Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence for the Australian Capital Territory. The restaurant also won the European Restaurant category. More than 60 restaurants and caterers whose businesses are located in the Nation s capital were recognised at the ceremony last night (June 6) at Hotel Realm, Barton to acknowledge excellence in food and service. Joining Sage in the winners circle was Ten & A Half Catering in Parkes who was named the region s Caterer of the Year. Both Sage and Ten & A Half Catering will now compete with venues from across Australia in the National finals in Sydney on October 24 this year. Restaurant & Catering CEO John Hart commented that the Awards for Excellence represent an important moment as the industry pauses to honour these outstanding venues who were reviewed on the whole dining experience rather than a single dimension. The ACT is home to some of the country s tourism and dining treasures. The restaurants and caterers reflect the rich use of regional produce making the ACT unique in comparison to other regions. The Awards for Excellence were judged by a team of trained judges who anonymously visited the venues to determine the winners. Restaurant & Catering represents 2,200 restaurants and caterers in NSW. Each year over 900 members are reviewed in the Awards for Excellence. Please see the Winners List attached for a complete list of category winners in the 2011 Savour Australia TM Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS ACT Awards for Excellence. THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS: For further information on this media release please contact: John Hart CEO, Restaurant & Catering P: 1300 722 878 or 0407 554 878 E: johnh@restaurantcater.asn.au
2011 Savour Australia TM Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence WINNERS List ACT RESTAURANT AWARDS Asian Restaurant WINNER - Abell's Kopi Tiam, MANUKA China Tea Club, NORTH LYNEHAM China Town Restaurant, WESTON Dickson Asian Noodle House, DICKSON La Pa Sa Singaporean Cuisine, CANBERRA CITY Mamak Corner Asian and Malaysian Cuisine, GARRAN Sanur's Restaurant, BELCONNEN Breakfast Restaurant Sponsored by APRA Beess & Co, YARRALUMLA WINNER - Ricardo's Café, MACQUARIE BYO Restaurant Sponsored by HTN Hospitality Employment Solutions Maestral Mediterranean Seafood Restaurant, WESTON CREEK WINNER - The Ridge Restaurant, FARRER Café Restaurant Sponsored by APRA WINNER - Beess & Co, YARRALUMLA bookplate, PARKES Coffers Café, PARKES Ricardo's Café, MACQUARIE The Gods Café and Bar, ACTON Contemporary Australian Restaurant Formal Sponsored by ALSCO WINNER - Aubergine Restaurant, GRIFFITH Rubicon Restaurant, GRIFFITH The Boat House by the Lake, BARTON Contemporary Australian Restaurant Informal Sponsored by ALSCO Benchmark Wine Bar, CANBERRA CITY Delissio Restaurant & Bar, CURTIN
Ellacure Restaurant, BRUCE WINNER - Pistachio Dining at Torrens, TORRENS European Restaurant Sponsored by Privileges Ardeche Restaurant, CIVIC Flint Dining Room & Bar, CANBERRA Plaka Restaurant, MAWSON Pulp Kitchen, AINSLIE WINNER - Sage, BRADDON Family Restaurant HONOURABLE MENTION - Rendezvous, MANUKA Fine Dining Restaurant Ottoman Cuisine, BARTON WINNER - The Ginger Room, BRADDON Indian / Sub-Continent Restaurant Sponsored by Treasury Wine Estates WINNER - Chalisa Indian Restaurant, GREENWAY Indian Affair, PHILLIP Italian Restaurant Formal HONOURABLE MENTION - Mezzalira Ristorante, CANBERRA Italian Restaurant - Informal Bella Vista Restaurant, BELCONNEN WINNER - Italian and Sons Vino E Cucina, BRADDON La Cantina, NARRABUNDAH Wild Porcini, NICHOLLS New Restaurant Dieci e Mezzo, CIVIC Little Brussels Belgian Beer Café, KINGSTON WINNER - Pelagic Bar & Dining, CANBERRA CITY Podfood, PIALLIGO Restaurant in a Hotel Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia Isabella's Brasserie, GREENWAY WINNER - The Haig Italian Restaurant, BRADDON
Restaurant in a Pub / Club / Tavern WINNER - Column Restaurant, National Press Club Australia, BARTON Ginseng @ Hellenic, WODEN Hellenic Trattoria, WODEN Lotus Bay Restaurant, YARRALUMLA Peppercress Restaurant, TUGGERANONG Southern Cross Restaurant, PHILLIP Seafood Restaurant Informal Sponsored by Treasury Wine Estates Cape Cod Seafood Restaurant, DEAKIN Con's Seafood, MAWSON WINNER - Peppered Prawn, PHILLIP Specialty Restaurant Banana Leaf Restaurant & Café, CANBERRA CITY WINNER - Saffron, MANUKA Steak Restaurant Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia HONOURABLE MENTION - Kingsleys Steak & Crabhouse, CIVIC Thai Restaurant Charlie's Sala Thai Restaurant, GREENWAY Deakin Thai Cuisine, DEAKIN Thai Amarin Erindale Restaurant, WANNIASSA - ERINDALE WINNER - Thai Basil Restaurant, WANNIASSA Turkish Restaurant Alanya Restaurant, MANUKA WINNER - Turkish Grill Restaurant Erindale, WANNIASSA - ERINDALE CATERING AWARDS Corporate Caterer Sponsored by AON Coyote Catering, FYSHWICK WINNER - Tosolinis Food To Go, CANBERRA CITY Events Caterer Sponsored by AON HONOURABLE MENTION - Ten & A Half Catering, PARKES Small Caterer HONOURABLE MENTION - Coyote Catering, FYSHWICK
Venue Caterer Al'Art Catering, PARKES All Leisure Hospitality - Canberra Stadium, BRUCE WINNER - Ginger Catering, PARKES Wedding Caterer in a Function Centre WINNER - 2617 Group Pty Ltd, NICHOLLS Ginger Catering, PARKES MAJOR AWARDS Caterer of the Year WINNER - Ten & A Half Catering, PARKES Restaurant of the Year Sponsored by ActewAGL WINNER - Sage, BRADDON