Saturday, May 30, 2009

Union Bank Wine Bar / Wine Store

Address: Cnr Sale and Byng Sts, Orange.  2800 Phone 1300 721 731.



Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Central West

The Harrison Restaurant and Lounge

Address: 85 March St, Orange 2800 NSW. Phone: (02) 6361 9020



Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Contemporary Australian restaurant - Central West
Finalist Best Wine List category

Selkirks

Address: 179 Anson St, Orange, 2800 NSW . Phone (02) 6361 1179
Website: 


Style: Contemporary Australian
Reviews: 27 May 2008 Sydney Morning Herald Simon Thomsen A new generation is upholding the standard at this regional eatery ... the Macpherson brothers have ensured Selkirks will remain a destination restaurant for a new generation of fans. Read review



Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Central West
Finalist Best Wine List category
Winner Best Regional Wine List category

Cobblestone Lane

Address: 2/73- 179 George Street, Bathurst NSW 2795. Phone (02) 6331 2202



Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Central West

Broken Earth Restaurant

Address: Federation Way, Broken Hill NSW 2880. Phone (08) 8087 1318



Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Honourable mention Best Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Central West

Tonic Restaurant


Address: Corner Pym and Victoria Streets, Millthorpe NSW 2798 Phone (02) 6366 3811
Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Winner Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Central West

Silk’s Brasserie

Address: 128 The Mall, Leura NSW 2780. Phone (02) 4784 2534



Style:Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Blue Mountains

Regatta Kitchen & Bar Restaurant

Address: Gate A, Old Castlereagh Road, Penrith.2750.  Phone (02)  4729 3222



Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence:Finalist Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Blue Mountains

Razz Restaurant

Address: 150 Macquarie Road Springwood New South Wales 2777. Phone (02) 4751 7500



Style: Contemporary Australian 
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Contemporary Australian Restaurant - Blue Mountains

Café Bon Ton

Address: 192 Leura Mall, Leura NSW 2780. (02) 4782 4377





Style: Modern Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best contemporary Australian restaurant - Blue Mountains
Winner Best Wine List Award

ashcrofts restaurant

Address: 18 Govetts Leap Rd, Blackheath NSW 2785; (02) 4787 8297



Style: Contemporary Australian
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence:Winner Best Contemporary Australian restaurant - Blue Mountains

Springwood Gardens Chinese Restaurant

Address: 5 Raymond Mall, Springwood, NSW, 2777. Phone: (02) 4751 5019
Website: 


Style: Chinese
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best Chinese Restaurant category

Loc Sing Restaurant

Address: 293 Summer St, Orange, NSW 2800. ( 02) 6362 4663
Website: 


Style: Chinese
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best Chinese restaurant category

Canton Palace Restaurant

Address: 23 Station St, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782. (02) 4757 1868
Website: 


Style: Chinese
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Winner Best Chinese restaurant

Leura Gourmet

Address: 159 Leura Mall, Leura NSW 2780; (02) 4784 1438
Website: 


Style:
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best Cafe Restaurant category

Parkes Dish Cafe

Address: 20kms north of Parkes and just off the Newell Highway. Parkes Radiotelescope, Telescope Rd, Parkes, NSW 2870. Phone (02)6862 1566



Style: Cafe plus a five course degustation menu
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best cafe/restaurant category

1884 Restaurant & Bar

Address: Mudgee Railway Station, Inglis St, Mudgee NSW 2850; (02) 6372 0177



Style: One of those "stone grill" places where you cook meat yourself on a hot rock
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Cafe Restaurant category

Mash Café

Address: 19 Ross St, Glenbrook NSW 2773; (02) 4739 5908



Style: Contemporary Australian BYO with Organic tinge
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Winner Cafe Restaurant category

The Conservation Hut

Address: 88 Fletcher St, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782; (02) 4757 3827



Style: Contemporary Australian. BYO
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: 
Honourable mention Best Tourism Restaurant ctegory
Finalist BYO Category

Secret Creek Café & Restaurant

Address: 35 Crane Road, Lithgow, NSW 2790. Phone (02) 6352 1133

Website: secret creek


Style:  Contemporary Australian, informal
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Winner Best BYO

Red Door Cafe

Address: 134 The Mall, Leura NSW 2780 (02) 4784 1328
Website


Style: Cafe
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Best breakfast restaurant category

Mountain Blue Cafe

Address: 5 Wascoe St , Glenbrook NSW 2773 Phone (02) 4739 9833
Website


Style: Cafe
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Breakfast restaurant category

Elie's Cafe

Address: 108 William St, Bathurst NSW 2795 (02) 6332 1707
Website: 


Style: Cafe
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist best breakfast category

Fresh Espresso and Food Bar

Address: Shop 5, 181 Katoomba Street, Katoomba NSW 2780 Ph (02) 4782 3602



Style: Cafe
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence - Winner Best breakfast restaurant

Chork Dee

Address: 216 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, NSW 2780
Website


Style: Thai
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Awards:Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Asian Restaurant category.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Vue de Monde


Normanby Chambers, 430 Little Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000. Phone (03) 9691 3888
Website: http://www.vuedemonde.com.au/
Style: Contemporary
Reviews
The Age Good Food Guide 2010 - In a city enamoured of casual dining, Vue de monde delivers an unashamedly elite, turbo-charged, dramatic top-end experience, with a similarly powerful price tag for its degustation dinner. That said, for those who can afford it, it's worth every penny. 18/20
The Australian - John Lethlean - 12 September 2009 - ... there's n ot a restaurant like it in Australia getting away with such unashamed pursuit of excellence, whatever the cost. ... Everyone knows it's going to cost, but most seem to think it's worth it. I certainly do. If the emperor had no clothes, I think he'd have been outed by now. Instead, Vue is defiantly maintaining the rage. A very pleasant surprise. 4 Aussie maps
Awards: 
National Restaurant & Catering 2009 Restaurant of the year
National Restaurant & Catering 2009 Best fine dining restaurant
The Age Good Food Guide 2010 Three hats
Crikey readers choice Best formal dining restaurant in Melbourne 2009

Flower Drum

17 Market Lane, Melbourne, Vic 3000. Phone (03) 9662 3655
Websitehttp://www.flower-drum.com/



Style: Chinese - Cantonese
Reviews: The Age Good Food Guide 2010 - For fans of its straight up Cantonese it's a byword for superb produce ... For its detractors , it sticks to a fault to the tried and true ...
Awards - The Age Good Food Guide: Two hats
Crikey readers Award 2009 Best Fine Dining Restaurant, Melbourne

Station Hotel, Footscray


59 Napier St, Footscray VIC 3011. Phone (03) 9687 2913
Website: http://www.thestationhotel.com.au/
Style: Contemporary
Reviews:The Age Good Food Guide 2010 - top notch pub grub 13.5/20
Awards: Crikey readers choice Winner (equal) Best Everyday Eating 2009

Cookie

1/252 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000. (03) 9663 7660
Websitewww.cookie.net.au
Style: Thai, modern
Reviews:
Age Good Food Guide 2010 recommends the "go hard and go home" approach. 13/20
Awards:
Crikey Readers Choice 2009 Winner Best Everyday Eating, Melbourne



Friday, May 1, 2009

Restaurant Como

Address: 134 Great Western Hwy, Blaxland NSW 2774. (02) 4739 8555


Style: Formal Dining
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Awards: Restaurant and Catering 2009 Blue Mountains/Central West Awards for Excellence: Finalist Formal Dining Restaurant category