restaurants, wine and food australia: September 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Mons Ban Sabai

12 Martha Street, Camp Hill, Brisbane, QLD. Phone (07) 3843 5366
Website: http://www.monsbansabai.com

Style: Thai

Reviews:

Awards:

Restaurant & Catering Australia National Award 2009 - Best BYO Restaurant

Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay, The

End of Ferry Road, Glebe, Sydney, NSW. Phone (02) 9518 9011
Website: http://www.boathouse.net.au/

Style: Seafood

Reviews:

SMH Guide 2010 - "A terrific variety of fish dishes, all expertly cooked". 15/20.

Gourmet Guide 2010 - "We love the quality of the restaurant and the idiosyncratic style of the restaurant."

Awards:

SMH Guide - 1 hat.

Restaurant and Catering Australia National Award 2010 - Best Seafood Restaurant

Hugo's Bar Pizza

33 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross, Kings Cross, Sydney NSW. Phone (02) 9332 1227
Website: http://www.hugos.com.au/

Style: Italian

Reviews: SMH Guide 2010 - "Friday night grazing at its best" 14/20

Awards: Restaurant & Catering Australian National Award 2009 - Best Pizza Restaurant

Shakey Tables

1476 Wine Country Drive, North Rothbury, NSW. Phone (02) 4938 1744
Website: http://www.shakeytables.com.au/

Style: Contemporary

Reviews: SMH Guide 2010 - "Comfort food faves"

Awards:

Restaurant & Catering Australia National Award 2009 - Best Informal dining

Blue Water Bar and Restaurant

Cnr Pacific Drive & Ocean Street, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444. Phone (02) 6583-9073
Website: http://www.bluewbar.com.au/

Style: Family restaurant.

Reviews:

Awards:

Restaurant and Catering Australia National Award - Best Family Establishment.
Restaurant and Catering Australian Northern NSW - Best Family Restaurant

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Eating out survey: Preliminary result

Just over half our readers eat lunch at a restaurant at least once a week and the figure rises to 62% when it comes to eating out for dinner.That's one finding from the early analysis of responses to our restaurant eating habits survey.
The initial response to our survey of restaurant eating habits of readers of the Crikey, Glug and this website has been quite amazing. We are very pleasantly surprised by the number who have taken the time to complete the short questionnaire. If you have not yet done so, please do. It will help us construct a truly relevant restaurant guide..

China Doll

The Wharf, Cowper Rd Wharf, Wooloomooloo, NSW. Phone (02) 9380 6744
Website: http://www.chinadoll.com.au/

Style: Modern Asian

Reviews:

Gourmet Guide 2010 - "Mostly Cantonese menu ... they freshen tradition with quality." ingredients."

Awards:

Restaurant & Catering Australia Awards 2009 - Best Asian Restaurant

Favourite restaurants

The ratings of Australian restaurants by the so-called experts have recently been published. New editions of the NSW and Victorian Good Food Guides with Gourmet magazine and The Weekend Australian presenting their lists of the best You will find a summary of those ratings on this site.

We are not trying to discover what are the "best" restaurants in the country like the critics are. We are trying to find the restaurants that people actually enjoy eating at rather than the ones that some expert reckons they should like. By filling in this short survey you will help us do just that.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Petteval Winery and Restaurant

65 Pettavel Road, 1, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216 Phone (03) 5266 1120
Website: http://www.pettavel.com/index.html

Style: Contemporary

Reviews:

Age Guide 2010 - ".. refined technique starts with superb produce, where possible from the rrestaurant's own garden." 15/20

Gourmet Guide 2010 - "... slow-paced lunch emphasising local produce."

Awards:

Restaurant and Catering Australia National Award 2009 - Best Winery Restaurant.

Age Guide 2010 - 1 hat

Spanish Bar and Grill

Quality Hotel Mildura Grand, Langtree Avenue, Mildura, VIC. Phone (03) 5021 2377
Website: http://www.qualityhotelmilduragrand.com.au/asp/spanish.asp