The Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence gives restaurants, cafes and caterers well deserved recognition for their hard work, exceptional food and outstanding service in this vibrant industry.
On the back of an incredibly hard year for the industry, check out the finalists.
Winners announced in August.
RESTAURANT AWARDS
ASIAN RESTAURANT
Lilotang, BARTON
Raku Dining, CANBERRA CITY
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT
Ricardo’s Café, MACQUARIE
Space Kitchen, PHILIP
Stella’s by the Lake, BELCONNEN
Thirty Four Café, QUEANBEYAN
CAFÉ DINING / PATISSERIE
Café Gather, BRADDON
Queen’s Terrace Café, CANBERRA
Ricardo’s Café, MACQUARIE
Space Kitchen, PHILIP
Stella’s by the Lake, BELCONNEN
Thirty Four Café, QUEANBEYAN
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT – FORMAL
Otis Dining Hall, KINGSTON
The Boat House, BARTON
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT – INFORMAL
Ginger at the Arboretum, MOLONGLO VALLEY
Ostani, BARTON
Tipsy Bull, BRADDON
Trev’s at Dickson, DICKSON
Westering, LAKE GEORGE
EUROPEAN RESTAURANT
Black Fire Restaurant, BRADDON
Les Bistronomes, CAMPBELL
INDIAN RESTAURANT
Blu Ginger Indian Restaurant, CANBERRA
Chalisa Indian Restaurant, GREENWAY
Daana, CURTIN
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Italian & Sons, BRADDON
Mezzalira on London, CANBERRA CITY
Molto Italian, KINGSTON
The Italian Place, BRADDON
RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL/RESORT
Buvette Bistro – Hotel Realm, BARTON
Capitol Bar and Grill – QT Canberra, CANBERRA
Monster Kitchen and Bar – Ovolo Nishi, CANBERRA
RESTAURANT IN A CLUB
Chatham House Restaurant – National Press Club of Australia, BARTON
Federal Golf Club Restaurant, RED HILL
RESTAURANT IN A WINERY
Café Lerida – Lerida Estate, LAKE GEORGE
Olleyville Restaurant – Shaw Vineyard Estate, MURRAMBATEMAN
Pavilion Dining – Pialligo Estate, PIALLIGO
TOURISM RESTAURANT
Black Fire Restaurant, BRADDON
Daana, CURTIN
CATERING AWARDS
FUNCTION/CONVENTION CENTRE CATERER
Federal Golf Club, RED HILL
Hotel Realm, BARTON
National Press Club of Australia, BARTON
VENUE CATERER
APH Catering – Australian Parliament House, CANBERRA
Ginger Catering – National Arboretum of Canberra, MOLONGLO VALLEY
WEDDING CATERER
Ginger Catering, MOLONGLO VALLEY
Hotel Realm, BARTON
CONSUMER VOTE AWARD
Daana, CURTIN
Tipsy Bull, BRADDON
The Italian Place, BRADDON
Raku Dining, CANBERRA CITY
HOSPITALITY AWARDS
CHEF OF THE YEAR
Damian Brabender – Otis Dining Hall
Darren Tetley – National Press Club of Australia
David Learmonth – APH Catering and Events
James Titheradge – Westering
Jason Gould – Tipsy Bull
Sunita Kumar – Daana
PRODUCT SUPPLIER
Alpha Fresh, HUME
Design Print Canberra, GUNGAHLIN
Prohibition Bottle Shop, KINGSTON
