Thursday, September 24, 2009

Albury restaurant wins title of best in ACT and Southern NSW


The Albury restaurant sourcedining has won the Best Restaurant title in the industry association Restaurant and Catering awards for the ACT and Southern New South Wales. A publicity campaign for the awards, originally announced a month ago, has just begun with a major feature in The Canberra Times.
The same restaurant, incidentally, despite just being across the Victorian border, was awarded one star in the 2010 Age Good Food Guide. In the Gourmet Traveller 2010 Guide the single star was awarded to sourcedining as a NSW restaurant!
The full list of winners and finalists:

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Winner: sourcedining, Albury

ASIAN RESTAURANT
Winner: Sanur’s Restaurant, Belconnen
Finalists:
Asian Café, Canberra City
Dickson Asian Noodle House, Dickson
Mamak Corner, Garran

BREAKFAST RESTAURANT
Winner: Bees & Co., Yarralumla
Finalists:
Bryant’s Bakery Café, Goulburn
Carlo’s at Watson, Watson
e.u. café, Griffith
Ricardo’s Café, Jamison - Macquarie
The Lott Foodstore, Bakery & Cafe, Cooma
Zucchero Patisserie and Café, Manuka

CAFÉ RESTAURANT
Winner: Fuel Restaurant - Bar, Manuka
Finalists:
Café in the House, Parkes
Coyote Café & Bar, Dickson
Infuze Restaurant & Bar, Goulburn
Milk & Honey, Canberra City
Submarine Café, Holbrook
The Gods Café and Bar, Acton
The Lynwood Café, Collector

CHINESE RESTAURANT - ACT
Winner: China Tea Club, North Lyneham
Finalists:
China Town Restaurant, Weston
Ginseng @ Hellenic, Manuka
Silk Road Restaurant, Isaacs

CHINESE RESTAURANT - ACT
Winner: Royal Garden Restaurant, Wagga Wagga
Finalists:
Canton Chinese Restaurant, Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan Diamond Chinese Restaurant, Queanbeyan

CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT - FORMAL
Winner: sourcedining, Albury
Finalists:
alto, Acton
Anise Restaurant, Canberra City
Aubergine Restaurant, Griffith
Benchmark Wine Bar, Canberra City
Sage, Braddon
The Boat House by the Lake, Barton
The Ginger Room, Parkes
                                                                                  
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT - INFORMAL - ACT
Winner: Onred, Manuka
Finalists:
Antigo Café & Bar, Canberra
AXIS Restaurant, Acton
Pod Food, Pialligo 
The First Floor Restaurant, Kingston          

CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT - INFORMAL - SOUTHERN NSW
Winner: Zouch, Young
Finalists:
Clock Restaurant, Griffith                  
Crackenback Cottage Restaurant, Crakenback Village
Fireside Inn, Goulburn               
Grazing Restaurant, Gundaroo        
Sante Restaurant, Thredbo Village
The Monestary Brasserie, Wagga Wagga                            

EUROPEAN RESTAURANT - ACT
Winner: Rubicon Restaurant, Griffith
Finalists:
Ardeche Restaurant, Canberra             
Pulp Kitchen, Ainslie
Vasco’s Portuguese Charcoal Grill, Kingston

EUROPEAN RESTAURANT – SOUTHERN NSW 
Winner: Rose's Lebanese Restaurant, Cooma
Finalists:
Le Tres Bon, Bungendore

FAMILY RESTAURANT
Honourable Mention: Le Rendezvous, Manuka

INDIAN RESTAURANT
Winner: Indian Affair Restaurant, Phillip
Finalists:
Bollywood Masala, Dickson
Chalisa Indian Restaurant, Greenway
Indian Tandoori Restaurant, Albury
Jehangir Indian Restaurant, Mawson
Mirchi Indian Cuisine, Ngunnawal
Ramas Fiji Indian Restaurant, Pearce
Ruchi South Indian, Belconnen

ITALIAN RESTAURANT – ACT                        
Winner: Mezzalira Ristorante, Canberra
Finalists:
Bella Vista Restaurant, Belconnen
Belluci’s Woden, Woden
Firestone Pizzería Bar, Dickson
Italian Kitchen, Kaleen
La Scala Restaurant, Canberra City
Tosolini’s Civic, Canberra City
Wild Porcini, Nicholls

ITALIAN RESTAURANT – SOUTHERN NSW
Winner: Angies Italian Kitchen, Jindabyne
Finalists:
Bacco Restaurant, Jindabyne
La Tavola Ristorante, Griffith NSW

NEW RESTAURANT - ACT
Winner: Du Jour Restaurant, New Acton
Finalists:
Ellacure Restaurant & Bar, Canberra
Flint Dining Room & Bar, Canberra
Ginseng @ Hellenic, Woden
La Cantina, Narrabundah
Morks Restaurant, Florey
Pistachio Dining at Torrens, Torrens

NEW RESTAURANT – SOUTHERN NSW
Winner: Thyme Out Restaurant, Wagga Wagga
Finalists:
Cello Cuisine, Murrumbateman
Lot 244 Fresh Italian, Young

RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL / MOTEL – ACT
Winner: Promenade Café, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra
Finalists:
Isabella’s Café & Bar, Country Comfort, Greenway
Northbourne Restaurant, The Marque Hotel, Braddon
The Haig Italian Restaurant, Capital Executive Apartment Hotel, Braddon

RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL / MOTEL / GUESTHOUSE – SOUTHERN NSW
Winner: three chefs restaurant, Townhouse International, Wagga Wagga
Finalists:
Capers Restaurant, Country Comfort, Wagga Wagga
Rose and Willow Restaurant, Roseleigh Manor, Wagga Wagga
Trappers Restaurant, Best Western A Trappers Motor Inn, Goulburn

RESTAURANT IN A CLUB – ACT
Winner: Column Restaurant, National Press Club of Australia, Barton
Finalists:
Golden Grille, Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden
Hellenic Trattoria, Hellenic Club of Canberra, Phillip
Mitzi’s Restaurant at the Austrian - Australian Club, Mawson
Peppercress Restaurant & Bar, Southern Cross Club, Tuggeranong
Southern Cross Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden

RESTAURANT IN A CLUB – SOUTHERN NSW
Winner: Creeds Restaurant, The Country Golf Club, Wagga Wagga
Finalists:
Commercial Club Ltd, Albury
Izabella's at the Workers, Goulburn
Nibblez on the Green, Queanbeyan Bowling Club, Queanbeyan

RESTAURANT IN A WINERY
Winner: Lambert Vineyards, Wamboin
Finalists:
Morrisons Winery and Restaurant, Morrisons Riverview Winery, Moama
Smokehouse Café, Poachers Pantry Winery, Hall

SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Winner: Peppered Prawn, Phillip
Finalists:
Cape Cod Seafood, Deakin
Maestral Seafood Restaurant, Weston Creek

SPECIALTY RESTAURANT - ACT
Winner: Saffron, Manuka
Finalists:
Banana Leaf Restaurant & Café, Canberra
The Ridge Organic Restaurant, Farrer

SPECIALTY RESTAURANT - SOUTHERN NSW
Winner: Montezumas Mexican Restaurant, Wagga Wagga
Finalists:
Taco Bill Mexican Cantina, Albury

STEAK RESTAURANT
Honourable Mention: Kingsleys Steak & Crabhouse, Canberra

THAI RESTAURANT
Winner: Yum Thai Restaurant, Dickson
Finalists:
Charlie’s Sala Thai Restaurant, Tuggeranong
Deakin Thai Cuisine, Deakin
River Kwai Thai Restaurant, Weston
thaiAMARIN Erindale, Wanniassa
Thai Basil Restaurant, Wanniassa
                                                              
TURKISH RESTAURANT
Winner: Ottoman Cuisine Restaurant, Barton
Finalists:
Alanya Restaurant, Manuka
Turkish Grill, Wanniassa

WINE LIST AWARD - COMPREHENSIVE
Winner: The Ginger Room, Parkes
Finalists:
Anise, Canberra City
Benchmark Wine Bar, Canberra City  
China Tea Club, Lyneham
Column Restaurant, National Press Club of Australia, Barton
Grazing Restaurant, Gundaroo
Mezzalira Ristorante, Canberra
Rubicon Restaurant, Griffith (ACT)
The Boathouse by the Lake, Barton

WINE LIST AWARD - COMPREHENSIVE
Honourable Mention: Le Rendezvous, Manuka

REGIONAL WINE LIST AWARD
Winner: The Boathouse by the Lake, Barton

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