Vue de Monde is Australia’s restaurant of the year
New South Wales led the way followed by South Australia at this year’s prestigious Savour Australia Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence but it was Victoria that walked away with the top Restaurant of the Year Award.
Chef Shannon Bennett’s Melbourne fine diner Vue de Monde walked away with the top honour as well as picking up the award for best Fine Dining Restaurant.
In the area of catering excellence, it was South Australia’s Epicure Catering @ State Library which was declared Caterer of the Year, as well as being awarded the mantle of top Venue Caterer.
NSW venues grabbed 13 gongs at the glittering awards night held at the Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre and attended by attended by the leading names in Australia’s restaurant and catering industry.
It was followed by SA with nine awards, and Queensland with six awards.
Melbourne’s Crown was another of the winners to pick up two awards on the night—it’s restaurant Koko receiving the award for best Asian Restaurants and Crown Food & Beverage winning the George Mure Memorial Award which honours excellence in Professional Development.
Here are all the winners:
Restaurant of the Year—Vue de Monde, Melbourne
Caterer if the Year—Epicure Catering @ State Library, Adelaide
Asian Restaurant—Koko, Southbank (Victoria)
Chinese Restaurant—Ginseng Restaurant, Manuka, (ACT)
European Restaurant—Zest Restaurant, Nelson Bay (NSW)
Indian Restaurant—Tandoori Oven Restaurant, Hyde Park, (SA)
Tourism Restaurant—Lake House, Daylesford. (Victoria)
Hotel/Motel Restaurant—Est, Establishment Hotel, Sydney
Breakfast Restaurant—Chianti Classico, Adelaide
Pizza Restaurant—Goodlife Organic Pizza, Glenelg (SA)
Family Establishment Restaurant—Omeros Bros Seafood Restaurant, Main Beach (QLD)
Industrial/Institutional Caterer—Royal Perth Hospital, Catering Department, Perth
Venue Caterer—Epicure Catering @ State Library, Adelaide
Event Catering—Bonville International Golf Resort, Coffs Harbour (NSW)
Function/Convention Centre Catering—Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Café Restaurant—The Strand, Glenelg (SA)
Coffee Shop/Tea Room—Electric Bean Café, North Sydney
BYO Restaurant—Pazzo Restaurant, Surry Hills (NSW)
Steak Restaurant—Cha Cha Char Wine Bar & Grill, Brisbane (QLD)
Pub/Tavern/Club Restaurant—The Restaurant at Three Weeds, Rozelle (NSW)
Restaurant in a Winery—Penny’s Hill Restaurant, McLaren Vale (SA)
George Mure Memorial Award for Excellence in Professional Development—Crown Food & Beverage, Southbank (Victoria)
Corporate Caterer—Stix Catering, Marrickville (NSW)
Best Hospitality Website—Zinc, Port Douglas (QLD)
Wedding Caterer—Bonville International Golf Resort, Coffs Harbour (NSW)
Informal Dining Restaurant—Clareville Kiosk, Clareville (NSW)
Italian Restaurant—Auge Ristorante, Adelaide (SA)
Thai restaurant—Arun Thai, Potts Point (NSW)
Specialty Cuisine Restaurant—Kazbah on Darling, Balmain (NSW)
Modern Australian Restaurant—Marque IV, Hobart (Tas)
Seafood Restaurant—Blanc Bistro, Adelaide (SA)
New Restaurant—Rock Restaurant, Pokolbin (NSW)
Fine Dining Restaurant—Vue de Monde, Mebourne
Themed Restaurant—High Societea, Clayfield (QLD)
Entertainment Restaurant—Volare Restaurant, Broadbeach (QLD)
