Last night the winners of the Brisbane and Darling Downs 2010 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence were announced at the Brisbane Convention centre – Congratulations to all the winners! The full list is published below. There have been more then a few eyebrows raised at some of the awards, and some of the categories – what do you think?
Some of these awards are well deserved tho, and I’m about to show a bit of favoritism, (look away if this offends you!) Here are some of our favorite restaurants:
Best Asian Restaurant:
WINNER - Sono Japanese Restaurant, Hamilton
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal (Over 100 Seats)
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Restaurant in a Hotel
WINNER - The Lab Bar & Restaurant, Treasury Casino & Hotel, Brisbane
Family Restaurant
WINNER - Al Dente Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano, Middle Park
New Restaurant (over 100 seats)
WINNER - Drift Café Jetty & Events, Milton
Specialty Restaurant
Finalist - Tukka Restaurant, West End
Seafood Restaurant
Finalist – Lure Seafood Restaurant @ The Coro, Milton
Restaurant in a Hotel
Finalist – Rocklily Restaurant, Palms International, Boondall
New Restaurant (50 – 100 seats)
Finalist - Comfort at My Table, Milton
Italian Restaurant
Finalist – Al Dente Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano, Middle Park
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal (Over 100 Seats)
Finalist - Summit Restaurant, Toowong
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal (50 – 100 Seats)
Finalist – Lock N Load Bistro, West End
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Formal
Finalist - Tukka Restaurant, West End
Café Restaurant (over 100 seats)
Finalist – hundred acre bar, St Lucia
Café Restaurant (under 100 seats)
Finalist – Lock N Load Bistro, West End
Breakfast Restaurant
Finalist – The Point Restaurant and Bar, South Bank
Themed Restaurant
Finalist – Ahmet’s Licenced Turkish Restaurant, Southbank
Here’s the full list courtesy of the Restaurant and Catering Association
Asian Restaurant
WINNER – Sono Japanese Restaurant, Hamilton
Citron Modern Asian Restaurant, Wilston
Libertine Restaurant & Bar, Paddington
Little Hong Kong, Sunny Bank
Little Singapore City Restaurant, Brisbane
Little Singapore City, Sunny Bank
Morgan’s Seafood Restaurant & Teppanyaki Room, Scarborough
Wang Dynasty, South Brisbane
Breakfast Restaurant
Sponsored by APRA
WINNER – Tognini Bistro Cafe Deli, Spring Hill
Café Urbano, Stafford Heights
Harvey’s, Fortitude Valley
Moray Café, New Farm
The Groove Train, Brisbane
The Gunshop Café, West End
The Lido Café Restaurant, Ascot
The Point Restaurant and Bar, South Bank
Vagelis Cafe & Bar, Hamilton
BYO Restaurant
Sponsored by APRA
WINNER – Thai Royal Restaurant, South Toowoomba
Sitar Indian Restaurant, Bulimba
Café Restaurant (under 100 seats)
Sponsored by Top Cut Foods
WINNER – The Gunshop Café, West End
Cafe San Marco, Brisbane
Campos Coffee QLD, Fortitude Valley
Gallery Café, Chermside
Lock N Load Bistro, West End
Moray Café, New Farm
Plum Café, Kenmore
The Flying Nun Café, Samford
The Lido Café Restaurant, Ascot
Two Cups, Spring Hill
Café Restaurant (over 100 seats)
Sponsored by Top Cut Foods
WINNER – The Café Forte, Toowoomba
Café 21, Treasury Casino & Hotel, Brisbane
Gallery Café, Carindale
hundred acre bar, St Lucia
The Groove Train, Brisbane
Chinese Restaurant
WINNER – Qi’lin, Toowoomba
Aspley Oriental, Aspley
China Sea Milton, Milton
Enjoy Inn Chinese Restaurant, Fortitude Valley
Coffee Shop / Tea House
HONOURABLE MENTION – Cibo Espresso Chermside, Chermside
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Formal
Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee
WINNER – Restaurant Two, Brisbane
David’s Off Oxford, Bulimba
Spicers Hiddenvale, Grand Chester
Tukka Restaurant, West End
Two Small Rooms, Toowong
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal (Under 50 Seats)
Sponsored by Alsco
WINNER – Kis Cucina, Graceville
Seasalt @ Armstrongs, Spring Hill
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal (50 – 100 Seats)
Sponsored by Alsco
WINNER – Brisbane Customs House, Brisbane
5ifth Element, South Bank
Danny’s Restaurant, Scarborough
E’cco Bistro, Brisbane
Harvey’s, Fortitude Valley
Lock N Load Bistro, West End
Rivers Restaurant, Riverland Motor Inn, St George
The Boroughs Cafe Wine Bar, Scarborough
The Golden Ox Restaurant, Margate
The Point Restaurant and Bar, South Bank
The Walnut Restaurant, Royal on the Park, Brisbane
Three Bistro, Fortitude Valley
Veraison, Toowoomba
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal (Over 100 Seats)
Sponsored by Alsco
WINNER – The Lab Bar & Restaurant, Treasury Casino & Hotel, Brisbane
Summit Restaurant, Toowong
The Groove Train, Brisbane
The Parkhouse Café, Toowoomba
Watt Restaurant & Bar, New Farm
Corporate Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
HONOURABLE MENTION – Zen Catering, Eight Mile Plains
European Restaurant
Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia
WINNER – C’est Bon, Woolloongabba
Baguette Bistro + Bar, Ascot
Barolo Restaurant, Brisbane
Event Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
HONOURABLE MENTION – Queensland Catering Services, Albion
Family Restaurant
Sponsored by Coca-Cola
WINNER – Al Dente Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano, Middle Park
City Golf Club, Toowoomba
The Groove Train, Brisbane
Vagelis Cafe & Bar, Hamilton
Wilsons Boathouse Seafood Restaurant, Manly
Fine Dining Restaurant
Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee
WINNER – Viale Canova, Clayfield
Bombay Bliss, Milton
Brent Restaurant, Toowong
Lyrebird Restaurant, South Bank
French Restaurant
WINNER – C’est Bon, Wolloongabba
Belle Epoque Cafe, Patisserie, Bar & Bistro, Fortitude Valley
Function/Convention Centre Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
WINNER – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank
Gambaro Restaurant & Function Centre, Petrie Terrace
Hillstone St Lucia, St Lucia
Moda Events Portside, Hamilton
The Golden Ox Restaurant, Margate
The Landing at Dockside, Kangaroo Point
Victoria Park Function Venue, Herston
Hotel Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
HONOURABLE MENTION – Emporium Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Indian / Sub-Continent Restaurant (under 100 Seats)
Sponsored by OAMPS
WINNER – Ceylon Inn, Bulimba
Bombay Dhaba Restaurant, West End
Gandhi Curry House, South Bank
Grand Taj Indian Restaurant, Carindale
Haveli Indian Restaurant, Victoria Point
Sitar Indian Restaurant, Kenmore
Taj Bengial Indian Restaurant, Ashgrove
Tandoori Place on Albion, Albion
Indian / Sub-Continent Restaurant (Over 100 Seats)
Sponsored by OAMPS
WINNER – Sitar Indian Restaurant, West End
Bombay Bliss, Milton
Sitar Indian Restaurant, Albion
Sitar Indian Restaurant, Cooparoo
Sitar Indian Restaurant, New Farm
Institutional Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
WINNER – Arcare Warrigal Aged Care Facility, Eight Mile Plains
Beadles on the Quad, QUT Kelvin Grove, Kelvin Grove
Queensland Rail, Brisbane
Spotless Services, Alliance Catering, Milton
Italian Restaurant
Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee
WINNER – Viale Canova, Clayfield
Al Dente Pizzeria & Restorante Italiano, Middle Park
Anna’s Restaurant, Stanthorpe
Dell’ugo, New Farm
Gusto da Gianni, Hamilton
Mario at the Dining Room, Hendra
Mariosarti Ristorante Italiano, Toowong
Sugo Mi, Bulimba
Malaysian Restaurant
WINNER – Little Singapore City Restaurant, Brisbane
Little Singapore City, Sunny Bank
Mexican Restaurant
WINNER – Enchiladas Mexican Cantina, Aspley
La Quinta Mexican Café y Bar, Bulimba
Montezuma’s Kedron, Kedron
New Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
HONOURABLE MENTION – Jaz Restaurant and Wine Bar, Toowong
New Restaurant (under 50 seats)
Sponsored by HOSTPLUS
WINNER – Prive 249, Brisbane
Moti Mahal, Everton Park
Tuckeria Fresh Mexican, Fortitude Valley
New Restaurant (50 – 100 seats)
Sponsored by HOSTPLUS
WINNER – Bella Cosi Restaurant, Chermside
Bistrot Bistro, Woolloongabba
Comfort at My Table, Milton
Grasshopper Asian Kitchen, Teneriffe
Little Singapore Uptown, Brisbane
Pintxo Spanish Taperia, New Farm
Thai Ayuthaya Restaurant, Kelvin Grove
New Restaurant (over 100 seats)
Sponsored by HOSTPLUS
WINNER – Drift Café Jetty & Events, Milton
Aria Brisbane Restaurant, Brisbane
The Apple Tree Restaurant Cafe Bar, Kenmore
Vapiano, Brisbane
Pizza Restaurant
Sponsored by Coca-Cola
WINNER – Gusto da Gianni, Hamilton
Kookaburra Café, Paddington
Meltz Gourmet Pizza Bar, Ascot
Sugo Mi, Bulimba
Restaurant in a Hotel
Sponsored by American Express
WINNER – The Lab Bar & Restaurant, Treasury Casino & Hotel, Brisbane
Rocklily Restaurant, Palms International, Boonddall
Seasalt @ Armstrongs, Spring Hill
Restaurant in a Motel / Motor Inn / Guesthouse
Sponsored by American Express
WINNER – Rivers Restaurant, Riverland Motor Inn, St George
Coachman’s Inn Warwick – Rupert’s Bar & Grill
Spicers Hiddenvale, Grand Chester
Restaurant in a Pub / Club / Tavern
Sponsored by Lion Nathan
WINNER – Port Office Hotel, Fix Restaurant, Brisbane
Buffet World Restaurant, Wellington Point
City Golf Club, Toowoomba
Jade Buddha, Brisbane
Regatta Boatshed Restaurant, Toowong
Sticks Restaurant, Chalk Hotel, Woolloongabba
Restaurant Wedding Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
WINNER – Port Office Hotel, Brisbane
Jaz Restaurant and Wine Bar, Toowong
Seafood Restaurant
Sponsored by Lion Nathan
WINNER – Wilsons Boathouse Seafood Restaurant Portside, Hamilton
Gambaro Restaurant, Petrie Terrace
Jellyfish Restaurant, Brisbane
Lure Seafood Restaurant @ The Coro, Milton
Morgan’s Seafood Restaurant & Teppanyaki Room, Scarborough
Specialty Restaurant
WINNER – Wilsons Boathouse Seafood Restaurant Portside, Hamilton
Ahmet’s Licenced Turkish Restaurant, South Bank
Barolo Restaurant, Brisbane
Byblos Bar & Restaurant, Hamilton
Caffe and Gelato Milany, Hamilton
Tukka Restaurant, West End
Steak Restaurant
Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia
WINNER – Bravo Bar B Que, Fortitude Valley
Cha Cha Char Wine Bar & Grill, Brisbane
Thai Restaurant
WINNER – Thai Royal Restaurant, South Toowoomba
Golden Buddha, Seven Hills
Modern Thai Restaurant, Mt Gravatt
Mons Ban Sabai Thai Garden Restaurant, Camp Hill
Mon’s Thai Rarnaharn, Windsor
Talay Thai Restaurant, Ascot
Thai Ayuthaya Restaurant, Chermside
The Royal Thai Orchid, Milton
The Thai Orchid, Springwood
Themed Restaurant
WINNER – Mado Cafe & Restaurant, South Bank
Ahmet’s Licenced Turkish Restaurant, Southbank
Bombay Bliss, Milton
Bombay Dhaba Restaurant, West End
Thai Ayuthaya Restaurant, Kelvin Grove
Venue Caterer
Sponsored by Bidvest
HONOURABLE MENTION – Spotless Services, Mode Group (Suncorp Stadium), Milton
Wedding Caterer – Offsite
Sponsored by Bidvest
HONOURABLE MENTION – Zen Catering, Eight Mile Plains
Wedding Caterer in a Function Centre
Sponsored by Bidvest
WINNER – Moda Events Portside, Hamilton
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank
Brisbane Customs House, Brisbane
Gambaro Restaurant & Function Centre, Petrie Terrace
Hillstone St Lucia, St Lucia
Royal on the Park, Brisbane
The Landing at Dockside, Kangaroo Point
Victoria Park Function Venue, Herston
MAJOR AWARDS
Caterer of the Year
Sponsored by Bidvest
WINNER – Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank
Restaurant of the Year
Sponsored by HOSTPLUS
WINNER – Restaurant Two, Brisbane
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Some of the awards and nominees are well deserved. They really are one of the leaders in their respective categories.
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