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

Style:  Steakhouse
Reviews: Age Guide 2010 - "Meat is definitely the star of the show here and other dishes can misfire." 14/20
Awards: Restaurant & Catering Australia National Award 2009 - Best steak restaurant





ACT Restaurant List - alphabetical

Australian Capital Territory Restaurant Industry Awards 2015

RESTAURANT BY NAME

A Bite, Dickson
A.Baker. Acton
Abell's Kopi Tiam, Manuka
Adore Tea House, Gold Creek
Akiba, Civic
Alice Thai, Canberra
altoActon
Ardeche RestaurantCanberra   
Asian Cafe, Canberra City
Aubergine, Griffith
Australian Pizza Kitchen
Autolyse
Bambusa
Banana Leaf Restaurant & CaféCanberra 
Bees & Co., Yarralumla
Bella Vista Restaurant, Belconnen
Belluci's Dickson 
Belluci's Manuka
Belluci’s Woden, Woden
Benchmark Wine BarCanberra City
Benjamin's Dining and Bar - Belconnen Premier Inn - Belconnen
Bistro Nguyen's, Civic
Blu Ginger, Civic
Bollywood Masala, Dickson
Bon Kura, Dickson
C Dine Bar, Kingston
Café in the House, Parkes
Camelia Restaurant
Cape Cod Seafood, Deakin CLOSED
Capitol Bar & Grill
Carlo’s at Watson, Watson
Charcoal Grill, Civic
Chairman and Yip, Civic
Chalisa Indian Restaurant, Greenway
Charlie’s Sala Thai Restaurant, Tuggeranong
Chez Kimchi, Civic
Chifley's Bar and Grill, Barton
China Tea ClubNorth Lyneham
China Town Restaurant, Weston
Choices Restaurant Ainslie Football Club
Cholos Peruvian
Chomolungma, Manuka
Chong Co Thai Belconnen
Chong Co Thai Kingston
Coco Nine, Kingston
Coffee Ruckus
Column Restaurant, National Press Club of Australia, Barton
Cookery Nook Food Bar
Copper Chimney, Civic
Courgette
Coyote Café & Bar, Dickson
D'Browes
Deakin Thai Cuisine, Deakin
Dickson Asian Noodle House, Dickson
Dobinson's Civic
Dolce & Salato Pasticceria, Civic
Du Jour Restaurant, New Acton
eightysix, Braddon
Ellacure, Bruce
Ethiopia Downunder
European Bar and Dining, Kingston
Fellows Cafe and Bar
Flavours of India Gunghalin
Flint in the Vines, Murrumbateman
Frankie's at Forde
Ginseng @ Hellenic, Woden
Ginseng @ Manuka,
Golden Grille , Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden
Grazing, Gundaroo
Green Herring Restaurant
Grill & Sizzle
Hudsons of Dickson
Idelic Cafe and Deli, Kingston
Indian Affair Restaurant, Phillip
Indian Affair in the City, Civic
Isabella’s Café & Bar, Country Comfort, Greenway 
Italian & Sons
Jamie's Italian, Civic
Jehangir Indian Restaurant, Mawson 
Jewel of India
Kabul Kebab House
Kingsland Vegetarian Restaurant
Kingston Hotel, Kingston
Koko Black, Civic
L'Artista, Belconnen
La Cantina, Narrabundah
La Osteria, Kingston
Le Rendezvous, Manuka
La Scala RestaurantCanberra City
Lanterne Rooms, Campbell
Lark Hill Vineyard Restaurant, Bungendore
Le Tres Bon, Bungendore
Lemon Grass Thai, Civic, Woden, Tuggeranong
Leong Kitchen, Campbell
Les Bistronomes, Braddon
Lilotang, Barton
Loading Zone, Civic
Locale, Deakin
Lonsdale Street Roasters, Braddon
Lotus Bay, Yarralumla
Maestral Seafood Restaurant, Weston Creek
Malamay, Barton
Malaysian Chapter, Belconnen
Mama's Trattoria, Civic
Mamak Corner, Garran
Marble and Grain, Braddon
Mazorca, Kingston
Mecca Bah
Mezzalira RistoranteCanberra
Mirchi Indian Cuisine, Ngunnawal
Mocan & Green Grout, New Acton
Monster Kitchen and Bar, Acton
Morks Restaurant, Kingston Foreshore
Muse, Kingston
Northbourne Restaurant, The Marque Hotel, Braddon
Olive at Mawson, Mawson
Ona Coffee, Manuka
Onred, Manuka
Ottoman CuisineBarton
Ox Eatery, Kingston
Penny University
Peppercress Restaurant & Bar, Southern Cross Club, Tuggeranong
Peppered Prawn, Phillip
Pho Phu Quoc Vietnamese Restaurant
Pialligo Farmhouse, Pialligo
Pistachio Dining at TorrensTorrens
Poacher's Pantry, Hall
Pod Food, Pialligo
Pomegranate, Kingston
Portia's Place, Kingston   
Promenade Café, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra
Provini, Civic
Pulp Kitchen, Ainslie
Punjabi Hut, Manuka
Punjabi Hut, Queanbeyan
Punjabi Hut, Waniassa
Quan's Kitchen, Holt
Ramas Fiji Indian Restaurant, Pearce 
Red Chilli Sichuan, Civic
Ricardo’s Café, Jamison - Macquarie
River Kwai Thai Restaurant, Weston
Rockin Ribs, Wanniassa
Rodney's Garden Cafe
Rubicon Restaurant, Griffith
Ruchi South Indian, Belconnen 
Saffron, Manuka
Sage, Braddon
Sammy's Kitchen
Santa Lucia
Sanur's, Belconnen
Sfoglia Cafe & Patisserie
Silk Road Restaurant, Isaacs
Silo Bakery + Cafe, Kingston
Silver Fox, Curtin
Simply Pho
Smokehouse Café, Poachers Pantry Winery, Hall
Smoque
Smoque Woden, Phillip
Soi VIII on Griffith
Soju Girl, Civic
Southern Cross Restaurant and Cocktail BarCanberra Southern Cross Club, Woden
Sushi Bay
Sweet Bones Bakery Cafe, Braddin
Taco Bill Mexican Cantina, Albury
Taj Mahal
Teatro Vivaldi
Temporada, Civic
Thai Basil Restaurant, Wanniassa
Thai Chiang Rai
thaiAMARIN Erindale, Wanniassa 
The Artisan, Narrabundah
The Boathouse by the Lake, Barton
The Chairman Yip, Civic
The Civic Pub
The Cupping Room
The Fat Goanna
The First Floor RestaurantKingston       
The Ginger RoomParkes 
The Gods Café and Bar, Acton
The Green Herring, Nicholls
The Haig Italian Restaurant, Capital Executive Apartment Hotel, Braddon
The Kitchen Cabinet, Parkes
The Ridge Organic Restaurant, Farrer 
Thirst, Civic
Tilley's
Tosolini’s Civic, Canberra City
Treehouse Bar
Trev's at Dickson, Dickson
Turkish Grill, Wanniassa
Turkish Halal Pide House, Yarralumla
Two Before Ten Cafe Roasters, Civic
Walt and Burley, Kingston
Water's Edge, Parkes
Wilbur's Cafe Bar, Hackett
Wild Duck
Wild Porcini, Nicholls
Wood and Coal, Canberra
Xchange on London, Acton
Yum Thai Restaurant, Dickson
Yummy Chinese Barbecue, Civic
Zucchero Patisserie and Café, Manuka