Sunday, December 6, 2009

Bellingen restaurant best in northern NSW

The Bellingen restaurant No 2 Oak Street has won the Restaurant and Catering Northern NSW best restaurant award for 2009. The winners and finalists were:
MAJOR AWARDS
CATERER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Bidvest
Winner: Pronto Catering, Tamworth                                     
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Lion Nathan
Winner: No 2 Oak Street Restaurant, Bellingen
RESTAURANT AWARDS
ASIAN RESTAURANT                                                               
Sponsored by ClockOn
Winner: Muoi’s Feast, Byron Bay
Kinoko, Byron Bay                                                                
O-Sushi, Byron Bay                                                                
Orient Express Eatery, Byron Bay                                         
Phoen Wong Chinese Restaurant, Coffs Harbour
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT                                                   
Sponsored by Westpac
Winner: Choux Box Café, Kingscliff   
Blackboard at the Beach, Lennox Head        
Bluebottles Brasserie, Woolgoolga                          
Lodge 241 Gallery Café, Bellingen                                                    
Sirocco Café and Gallery, Ballina                                             
Utopia Espresso Lounge Café, Bangalow                                                          
BYO RESTAURANT                                                                               
Sponsored by ClockOn
Winner: Wicked, Ballina                                                         
Figtree Restaurant, Byron Bay
Mouza Gallery and Restaurant, Bellingen        
Room 101 RESTAURANT, Emerald Beach                      
Sassafras Pasta and Pizza Restaurant, Yamba              
CAFÉ – LOWER NORTH COAST/NEW ENGLAND 
Sponsored by HTN - Hospitality Employment Solutions
Winner: Fusion of Flavours, Armidale            
Bent on Food, Wingham       
Caffiends in the Mall, Armidale
Kafe Kookaburra, Nana Glen                                                           
CAFÉ – UPPER COAST 
Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee
Winner: Mavis’s Kitchen, Uki                                                  
Byron Beach Café, Byron Bay                                                
Eltham Valley Pantry, Eltham                                     
La Baracca, Lismore                                                   
Sphinx Rock Café, Mount Burrell                             
Vines at 139, Grafton                                                      
 CHINESE RESTAURANT          

Sponsored by HTN - Hospitality Employment Solutions
Winner: Lotus at Lighthouse, Port Macquarie
Golden Crown Chinese Restaurant, Coffs Harbour                        
New Bo Wa Restaurant, Moree                                           
The Dragon Restaurant, Coffs Harbour                                                   
Tom’s Chinese Restaurant, Yamba                                                   
Wall of China, Port Macquarie                                             
COFFEE SHOP/TEA HOUSE
Sponsored by HOSTPLUS
Winner: Sugar Beat Coffee Shop, Murwillumbah                                                                                
Coffee On William Street, Port Macquarie
JBN Café, Coffs Harbour
Purple Haze Espresso Bar, Grafton   
The Tasting Room, Glen Innes                                             
The Coffee Club Park Beach Plaza, Coffs Harbour                                   
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT - LOWER NORTH COAST
Sponsored by Samuel Smith & Son and Negociants Australia
Winner: No 2 Oak Street, Bellingen
Saltwater Café and Restaurant, Emerald Beach
The Stunned Mullet, Port Macquarie                                    
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT – UPPER NORTH COAST
Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee
Winner: Seven Mile Café Restaurant, Lennox Head              
Georgies Cafe Restaurant, Grafton                              
The Loft Restaurant, Lismore                                               
The White Olive, Murwillumbah                              
Why Not!, Byron Bay                                                
FAMILY RESTAURANT 
Sponsored by Coca-Cola
Winner: Blue Water Bar & Restaurant, Port Macquarie                     
SSS BBQ Barns, Coffs Harbour                                              
SSS BBQ Barns, Port Macquarie                                            
SSS BBQ Barns, Tamworth                                                    
INDIAN/SUB CONTINENT RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Bunzl Catering Supplies
Winner: The Tandoori Oven, Coffs Harbour                                     
Kathmandu Kitchen, Kingscliff 
Oberoi Indian Restaurant, Coffs Harbour                                             
Tandoor Mahal Indian, Bangalow                                                    
Tandoor Palace, Byron Bay                                                                                       
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Barilla
Winner: Fiasco Ristorante and Bar, Coffs Harbour
Bella Bellissimo Pizzeria, Forster
Geppy’s Seaside Restaurant, South West Rocks
Mamma Mias Italian Restaurant, Lismore                             
Red Grapevine Restaurant and Bar, Armidale                                                                       
NEW RESTAURANT
Sponsored by HOSTPLUS
Winner: The Canopy Café, Dorrigo   
Manor Restaurant, Armidale                                                 
Shimmers on First, Sawtell
The Petit Snail, Byron Bay                                                     
Three Little Figs, Kingscliff
PIZZA RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Foster's Group
Winner: Fire in the Belly, Lismore                                                     
Sea Salt Ristorante Pizzeria, Kingscliff                                                          
RESTAURANT IN A MOTEL/MOTOR INN/GUESTHOUSE
Sponsored by Employers Mutual
Winner: Archie’s on the Park, Moore Park Inn, Armidale                                         
Lobby Restaurant, Best Western, Tamworth
Pippi’s Café & Bar, Yamba Beach Motel, Yamba       
Squires Country Cottage Restaurant, Country Comfort, Armidale
The Workshop, Quality Powerhouse Hotel, Tamworth
Zack’s on Bent Street, Bent Street Motor Inn, South Grafton         
RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL / RESORT
Sponsored by Lion Nathan
Winner: Compass Restaurant, Rydges, Port Macquarie                     
3 Nippers Bistro, Australia Resort, Diamond Beach
Bamboo Restaurant, Santai Resort, Kingscliff           
Roughies Restaurant and Bar, Peppers Salt Resort and Spa, Kingscliff       
The Kingfisher Café/Restaurant, Pacific Palms  
The Flooded Gums Restaurant, Bonville Golf Resort, Bonville      
The Point Ballina, Ramada, Ballina                                        
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Foster's Group
Winner: Fins Restaurant, Kingscliff                                                   
Efishensea, Glen Innes           
Fishheads @ Byron, Byron Bay                              
Fishmongers, Byron Bay
Whalebone Wharf Seafood Restaurant, Port Macquarie
STEAK RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia
Honourable Mention: Outback Jacks Bar & Grill, Tamworth                                                          
Bullbar Steakhouse, Lismore
The Bellowing Bull Restaurant and Bar, Wollongbar                        
THAI RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Westpac
Winner: Green Papaya Thai Restaurant, Armidale     
Authentic Thai Orchid Restaurant, Port Macquarie 
Mahsuri Thai, Kingscliff                                                         
Red Hot Thai Café, Kingscliff            
TOURISM RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Tourism NSW
Winner: Byron Beach Café, Byron Bay
Bent on Food, Wingham                               
WINE LIST - Comprehensive
Sponsored by Cassegrain Wines
Winner: Fiasco Ristorante and Bar, Coffs Harbour                                                                     
Honourable Mention: Fins Restaurant, Kingscliff                                                                          
HARVEST, Newrybar                                                                       
The Flooded Gums Restaurant, Bonville Golf Resort, Bonville
Why Not!, Byron Bay                                                                    
WINE LIST - Limited
Sponsored by Cassegrain Wines
Winner: Red Grapevine, Armidale                                                                   
Byron Beach Café, Byron Bay                                                          
Outback Jacks Bar & Grill, Tamworth                                                  
The Kingfisher Café/Restaurant, Pacific Palms
Zack’s on Bent Street, Bent Street Motor Inn, South Grafton             
REGIONAL WINE LIST
Sponsored by NSW Department of State and Regional Development
Winner: Red Grapevine, Armidale


CATERING AWARDS
CATERER AT AN EVENT                     
Sponsored by Samuel Smith & Son and Negociants Australia
Winner:  Bonville Golf Resort, Bonville
Pronto Catering, Tamworth                                                  
HOTEL CATERER
Sponsored by AON Risk Services
Winner: Rydges, Port Macquarie
BreakFree Aanuka Beach Resort, Coffs Harbour     
3 Nippers, Diamond Beach
INSTITUTIONAL CATERER
Sponsored by AON Risk Services
Honourable Mention: Lismore Private Hospital, Lismore
RESTAURANT CATERER
Sponsored by Bidvest
Winner: Figtree Restaurant, Byron Bay
Byron Beach Café, Byron Bay                                                
WEDDING CATERER
Sponsored by Bidvest
Winner: Pronto Catering, Tamworth                                     
Bonville Golf Resort, Bonville                                                           
BreakFree Aanuka Beach Resort, Coffs Harbour                 
Rydges, Port Macquarie                                                                     

1 comment:

  1. O-Sushi Byron Bay is the national winner of Australia’s Favourite Japanese restaurant, and O-Sushi Coolangatta has been awarded Queensland’s Favourite Japanese restaurant in the prestigious.Restaurant Coolangatta

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