The winners of the 2021 ACT Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence were announced last night at Hotel Realm. Restaurant & Catering Australia CEO Wes Lambert formally recognised and presented awards to hospitality operators across a broad range of categories who consistently provide exceptional service and culinary excellence.
“R&CA’s Awards for Excellence is one of the most important nights in the ACT’s Hospitality calendar. It is always such an amazing experience to recognise some of the state’s finest hospitality businesses who showcase the very best our industry has to offer”, Mr Lambert said.
“This year’s winners include household names such as Raku Dining, who won of the Year, Daana in Curtin who won the Consumer Vote Award, Hotel Realm who won Caterer of the Year or Ginger Catering in Molonglo Valley, who took out Venue Caterer and Wedding Caterer of the Year.
“We are tremendously lucky to have so many absolute gems in the hospitality sector spanning the width and breadth of the ACT. After suffering so much over the last 18 months from the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is incredible to be able to bring the industry together for such an iconic night despite so many adversities”, Mr Lambert said.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Restaurant Awards
Asian Restaurant
Sponsored by Alsco
Lilotang, BARTON
WINNER – Raku Dining, CANBERRA CITY
Breakfast Restaurant
Sponsored by Menulog
Ricardo’s Café, MACQUARIE
Space Kitchen, PHILIP
Stella’s by the Lak, BELCONNEN
WINNER – Thirty Four Café, Queanbeyan
Café Dining/Patisserie
Sponsored by Deputy
WINNER – Café Gather, BRADDON
Queen’s Terrace Café, CANBERRA
Ricardo’s Café, MAQUARIE
Space Kitchen, PHILIP
Stella’s by the Lake, BELCONNEN
Thirty Four Café, QUEANBEYAN
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Formal
Sponsored by American Express
OTIS Dining Hall, KINGSTON
WINNER – The Boat House, BARTON
Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal
Sponsored by American Express
WINNER – Ginger at the Arboretum, MOLONGLO VALLEY
Ostani, BARTON
Tipsy Bull, BRADDON
Trev’s at Dickson, DICKSON
Westering, LAKE GEORGE
European Restaurant
Sponsored by S.Pellegrino
Black Fire Restaurant, BRADDON
WINNER – Les Bistronomes, CAMPBELL
Indian Restaurant
Sponsored by TheFork
Blu Ginger Indian Restaurant, CANBERRA
Chalisa Indian Restaurant, GREENWAY
Italian Restaurant
Sponsored by Salena Estate
Italian & Sons, BRADDON
WINNER – Mezzalira on London, CANBERRA CITY
Molto Italian, KINGSTON
The Italian Place, BRADDON
Restaurant in a Club
Sponsored by OneMusic Australia
WINNER – Chatham House Restaurant – National Press Club of Australia, BARTON
Federal Golf Club Restaurant, RED HILL
Restaurant in a Hotel/Resort
Sponsored by S.Pellegrino
Buvette Bistro – Hotel Realm, BARTON
WINNER – Capitol Bar and Grill, QT Canberra, CANBERRA
Monster Kitchen and Bar – Ovolo Nishi, CANBERRA
Restaurant in a Winery
Sponsored by Entertainment Group
Café Lerida – Lerida Estate, LAKE GEORGE
Olleyville Restaurant – Shaw Vineyard Estate, MURRAMBATEMAN
WINNER – Pavilion Dining – Pialligo Estate, PIALLIGO
Tourism Restaurant
Sponsored by foodie Coaches
Black Fire Restaurant, BRADDON
WINNER – Daana, CURTIN
Catering Awards
Function/Convention Centre Caterer
Sponsored by Squizfy
Federal Golf Club, RED HILL
WINNER – Hotel Realm, BARTON
National Press Club of Australia, BARTON
Venue Caterer
Sponsored by FoundU
APH Catering – Australian Parliament House, CANBERRA
WINNER – Ginger Catering – National Arboretum of Canberra, MOLONGLO VALLEY
Wedding Caterer
Sponsored by Imagine Events
WINNER – Ginger Catering, MOLONGLO VALLEY
Hotel Realm, BARTON
Consumer Vote Award
Sponsored by The Card Network
WINNER – Daana, CURTIN
Tipsy Bull, BRADDON
The Italian Place, BRADDON
Raku Dining, CANBERRA CITY
Hospitality Awards
Chef of the Year
Sponsored by PorkStar
WINNER – Damian Barbender – OTIS Dining Hall
Darren Tetley – National Press Club of Australia
David Learmonth – APH Catering and Event
James Titheradge – Westering
Jason Gould – Tipsy Bull
Sunita Kumar – Daana
Product Supplier of the Year
Sponsored by Restaurant & Catering
WINNER – Alpha Fresh, HUME
Design Print Canberra, GUNGAHLIN
Prohibition Bottle Shop, KINGSTON
Major Awards
Restauranteur of the Year
Awarded to – Hao Chen (RAKU)
Lifetime Achiever
Awarded to – Pasquale Trimboli (MEZZALIRA & ITALIAN AND SONS)
Caterer of the Year
Sponsored by Malt Shovel
WINNER – Hotel Realm, BARTON
Restaurant of the Year
Sponsored by Hostplus
WINNER – Raku Dining, CANBERRA CITY
