MEDIA RELEASE 20 th August 2012 IMMEDIATE

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1 MEDIA RELEASE 20 th August 2012 IMMEDIATE TOP ACCOLADES FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES AT THE RESTAURANT & CATERING AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WA State Restaurant & Catering businesses came together for the industry s night of night s tonight. Iconic Perth restaurant Fraser s Restaurant King s Park, West Perth and has been named Metropolitan Western Australia s top place to dine in the 2012 Savour Australia Restaurant & as well as the function centre receiving the Best Caterer for Regional business top place to dine for 2012 is Lime 303, Dog Rock Motel, Albany. More than 170 restaurants and caterers whose businesses are located across the state of Western Australia were recognised at the ceremony tonight (August 20) at Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth to acknowledge excellence in food and service. Chef of the Year was awarded to Stephen Clarke of Clarke s of North Beach and Supplier of the Year went to Sealanes (1985) Fremantle. AEG Ogden (Perth) collected three Awards the Venue Caterer Award and Regional Cafe/ Restaurant Award went to View Restaurant, Albany Entertainment Centre, and Metropolitan Entertainment Award went to Cafe at the Concert Hall. All businesses entered in national categories will now compete with venues from across Australia in the National finals in Brisbane on October 29 this year, to be held at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Restaurant & Catering CEO John Hart commented that, The represent an important moment as the industry pauses to honour these outstanding venues that were reviewed on the whole dining experience rather than a single dimension. Western Australia is home to some of the country s tourism and dining treasures. The restaurants and caterers in this state always reflect the rich use of regional produce making it quite unique in comparison to other states. Other major Award winners included Mosman s Restaurant, Mosman Park who were awarded the George Mure Memorial Professional Development Award Cosmic Cocktails, Wangara who won the Savour Australia Consumer Vote Award, and Chris Taylor from Fraser s Restaurant was awarded the prestigious Hall of Fame Award. Tanis and Geoff Gosling from Witch s Cauldron Restaurant, Subiaco for the Lifetime Achiever Award. The are judged by a team of trained judges who anonymously visited the venues to determine the winners. Restaurant & Catering represents almost 6000 restaurants and caterers. Each year over 900 members are reviewed in the across Australia. Please see the Winners List attached for a complete list of category winners in the 2012 Savour Australia Restaurant & Western Australia. THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS: For further information on this media release please contact: John Hart CEO, Restaurant & Catering P M E: jhart@restaurantcater.asn.au

2 WA METROPOLITAN RESTAURANT AWARDS Asian Restaurant Sponsored by Coca-Cola Cola AmatilA Aquarium Seafood Chinese Restaurant, ASCOT Hans Café Armadale, ARMADALE Nahm Thai, PERTH WINNER - Nobu Perth, BURSWOOD Vu's Vietnamese Café Restaurant, SOUTH PERTH Breakfast Restaurant Sponsored by OAMPS Insurance Brokers WINNER - Bluewaters Cottesloe, COTTESLOE Culley's Tea Rooms, FREMANTLE Etro Bistro, PERTH Globe Coffee House, SOUTH PERTH Metrio & Co, NORTH PERTH The Pearfect Pantry, WEMBLEY Witch's Cauldron Restaurant, SUBIACO BYO Restaurant Sponsored by Dimmi WINNER - Nine Fine Food, PERTH The Manse Restaurant, ARMADALE Café Restaurant Sponsored by Australian Mangoes Azure Café at the Mezz, MT HAWTHORN WINNER - Bluewaters Cottesloe, COTTESLOE Elixir Café, WANNEROO Etro Bistro, PERTH Globe Coffee House, SOUTH PERTH Soda Café, NORTH BEACH Tiamo Café Restaurant, NEDLANDS

3 Coffee Shop / Tea House Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee Culley's Tea Rooms, FREMANTLE WINNER - Metrio & Co, NORTH PERTH The Coffee Club - Midland Gate, MIDLAND Contemporary Australian Restaurant Formal Sponsored by ALSCO C Restaurant, PERTH Dear Friends Restaurant, CAVERSHAM WINNER - Fraser's Restaurant, WEST PERTH Matilda Bay Restaurant, CRAWLEY Contemporary Australian Restaurant Informal Sponsored by ALSCO Black Swan Winery & Restaurant, HENLEY BROOK WINNER - Jacs Applecross, APPLECROSS Penny Garden Restaurant, WEST SWAN Soda Sunlounge, NORTH BEACH Witch's Cauldron Restaurant, SUBIACO Entertainment Restaurant Sponsored by APRA Barre Lounge Café, PERTH Beau Rivage Entertainment Restaurant, EAST PERTH WINNER - Café at the Concert Hall, PERTH European Restaurant Sponsored by Lion WINNER - Bistro Felix, SUBIACO Oliver's on James Street, NORTHBRIDGE Prego Restaurant, FLOREAT

4 Family Restaurant Sponsored by HOSTPLUS WINNER - Hog's Breath Café Kelmscott, KELMSCOTT Hog's Breath Café Mindarie, MINDARIE Jetty's Restaurant, HILLARYS BOAT HARBOUR Fine Dining Restaurant Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee WINNER Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, PERTH Friends Restaurant, EAST PERTH Indian / Sub-Continent Restaurant Sponsored by 21 st Century Business Equipment Agni Fine Cuisine, INNALOO Glasgow Curry House, CURRAMBINE WINNER - Punjab Indian Restaurant, INNALOO Royal India Restaurant, WEST PERTH The Cove Indian Restaurant, ATTADALE The Turban Indian Restaurant, MELVILLE Italian Restaurant Formal Sponsored by MGM Wines Divido, MOUNT HAWTHORN WINNER - Modo Mio, BURSWOOD Italian Restaurant Informal Sponsored by Wing Hong Christina's Restaurant, EAST VICTORIA PARK WINNER - Galileo Buona Cucina, SHENTON PARK Mille Café, INGLEWOOD Sebastian's Italian Café, EAST VICTORIA PARK Mexican Restaurant Sponsored by APRA WINNER - Santa Fe Restaurant, SUBIACO That Little Mexican Place, VICTORIA PARK That Little Mexican Place, NORTH PERTH

5 New Restaurant Sponsored by OAMPS Insurance Brokers Blu Grill, WOODLANDS Magiric Emporium, VASSE WINNER - Petite Mort, SHENTON PARK Saffron Curry House, FLOREAT The Curry Tree, NEDLANDS The Inn, MAHOGANY CREEK Restaurant in a Pub / Club / Tavern Sponsored by Lion WINNER - The Breakwater, HILLARYS The Rose and Crown Hotel, GUILDFORD Restaurant in a Winery Sponsored by Bell Vista Fruit & Veg Co Chesters Restaurant, HENLEY BROOK Millbrook Winery, JARRAHDALE WINNER - Sandalford Wines, CAVERSHAM Seafood Restaurant Sponsored by West Cape Howe WINNER - Mosman's Restaurant, MOSMAN PARK Red Cray Seafood & Grill Restaurant, BELMONT Specialty Restaurant Sponsored by Hisco Amphoras Bar, WEST PERTH WINNER - Meeka Restaurant, SUBIACO Rustico Tapas Bar, ROCKINGHAM Steak Restaurant Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia Char Char Bull, FREMANTLE Hippo Creek Meat & Wine, SUBIACO Rockpool Bar & Grill, VICTORIA PARK WINNER - The Old Brewery, PERTH

6 Restaurant in a Training Institute Sponsored by AEG Ogden WINNER - Challenger Institute of Technology, Quinlan's Training Restaurant, BEACONSFIELD West Coast Institute of Training, Pavilion Restaurant, JOONDALUP Tourism Restaurant Sponsored by Tourism WA C Restaurant, PERTH WINNER - Sandalford Wines, CAVERSHAM The Inn, MAHOGANY CREEK The Rose and Crown Hotel, GUILDFORD WA REGIONAL RESTAURANT AWARDS Breakfast Restaurant Sponsored by OAMPS WINNER - Café Pronto, MANDURAH Pemberton Millhouse Café, PEMBERTON Sea Gardens Café and Restaurant, MARGARET RIVER BYO Restaurant Sponsored by Coca-Cola Cola Amatil HONOURABLE MENTION - Newtown House, VASSE Café Restaurant Sponsored by Australian Mangoes Café Pronto, MANDURAH Pemberton Millhouse Café, PEMBERTON Sea Gardens Café and Restaurant, MARGARET RIVER WINNER - View Restaurant, ALBANY

7 Contemporary Australian Restaurant Sponsored by ALSCO Eagle Bay Brewing, EAGLE BAY Emporium Bistro, BRIDGETOWN WINNER - Mojo's Restaurant, BUNBURY Red Manna Waterfront Restaurant, MANDURAH Italian Restaurant Sponsored by Dimmi Assisi Café Ristorante, DUNSBOROUGH WINNER - Nonna's Restaurant, ALBANY Restaurant in a Motel / Motor Inn / Guesthouse Sponsored by American Express WINNER - Lime 303, Dog Rock Motel, ALBANY TaTa's Restaurant, POINT SAMSON Restaurant in a Pub / Club / Tavern Sponsored by Lion WINNER - Settlers Tavern, MARGARET RIVER The Bull and Bush Tavern, BOYANUP Specialty Restaurant Sponsored by Brown Brothers WINNER - Casellas Wine Tapas Grill, BUNBURY Nathalie's Cuisine, MARGARET RIVER Steak Restaurant Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia HONOURABLE MENTION - Rustlers Steakhouse, ALBANY Tourism Restaurant Sponsored by Tourism WA Core Cider House, PICKERING BROOK Eagle Bay Brewing, EAGLE BAY Emporium Bistro, BRIDGETOWN Nathalie's Cuisine, MARGARET RIVER WINNER - Settlers Tavern, MARGARET RIVER

8 WA CATERING AWARDS Corporate Caterer Sponsored by b American Express HONOURABLE MENTION - WA Venue Catering, O'CONNOR Events Caterer Sponsored by Australian Mangoes WINNER - Fraser's Restaurant, WEST PERTH Mustard Catering, SUBIACO Function / Convention Centre Caterer Sponsored by Bell Vista Fruit & Veg Co WINNER - Perth Convention and Exhibiton Centre, PERTH Spices Catering - Burswood Park Function Centre, EAST PERTH Industrial / Institutional Caterer Sponsored by Bunzl Medirest (Australia) - CMLA Osboine, BAYSWATER WINNER - Scolarest (Australia) - Scotch College, SWANBOURNE New Caterer Sponsored by Hire Society HONOURABLE MENTION - Event Style, HAMILTON HILL Restaurant Wedding Caterer Sponsored by Bidvest HONOURABLE MENTION - Indiana, COTTESLOE Site-Contract Caterer Sponsored by Nestlé Professional WINNER - ESS Support Services Worldwide - Brockman 4 Production, TOM PRICE Eurest (Australia) - WesTrac, SOUTH GULDFORD

9 Small Caterer Sponsored by Top Cut Chica Catering, INNALOO Cosmic Cocktails, WANGARA WINNER - Sandalford Wines, CAVERSHAM WA Spit Roast, O'CONNOR Venue Caterer Sponsored by Sealanes WINNER - AEG Ogden (Perth) - His Majesty's Theatre, PERTH AEG Ogden (Perth) - Perth Concert Hall, PERTH AEG Ogden (Perth) - State Theatre Centre, NORTHBRIDGE AEG Ogden (Perth) - Albany Entertainment Centre, ALBANY Mustard Catering - Patersons Stadium, SUBIACO Wedding Caterer in a Function Centre Sponsored by Perth AV Bluewater Grill, APPLECROSS Munja Gardens Function Centre, KARNUP Sandalford Wines, CAVERSHAM Spices Catering - Burswood on Swan, BURSWOOD Spices Catering - Mulberry on Swan, CAVERSHAM WINNER - The Breakwater, HILLARYS

10 WESTERN AUSTRALIA HOSPITALITY AWARDS Apprentice Chef Sponsored by Top Cuts Chris Malone, Fraser s Restaurant Group - Fraser s Restaurant Chef Sponsored by Terranova Butchers Stephen Clarke, Clarke s of North Beach Maitre d/manager Sponsored by Sandalford Wines Chad Tilbury, Pavillion Restaurant & WA Ocenafest Product Supplier Sponsored by OAMPS Sealanes Employee Sponsored by HOSTPLUS Jason Gordon, Outlets Manager - Perth Concert Hall (Food & Beverage Division), AEG Ogden (Perth) Pty Ltd Employer Sponsored by Intravault Kellie and Kiren Mainwaring - Dear Friends Restaurant Media or Other Sponsored by Restaurant & Catering Max Veenhuyzen Long Service Provider Sponsored by HOSTPLUS Meat & Livestock Australia

11 WESTERN AUSTRALIA CONSUMER VOTE AWARD 2012 WA Consumer Vote Award and winner of the Bill Thompson Memorial Award Sponsored by Savour Australia Cosmic Cocktails & Chocolate Attraction GEORGE MURE MEMORIAL AWARD 2012 Western Australia George Mure Professional Development Memorial Award Mosman s Restaurant, Mosman Park LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD 2012 Western Australia Lifetime Achiever Tanis and Geoff Gosling Witch s Cauldron HALL OF FAME AWARD 2012 Western Australia Hall of Fame Inductee Chris Taylor Fraser s Restaurant, WEST PERTH MAJOR AWARDS Western Australia Caterer of the Year Sponsored by Bidvest WINNER - Fraser's Restaurant, WEST PERTH Western Australia Regional Restaurant of the Year Sponsored by HOSTPLUS WINNER - Lime 303, Dog Rock Motel, ALBANY Western Australia Metropolitan Restaurant of the Year & winner of the Harry Ferrante Trophy Sponsored by HOSTPLUS WINNER - Fraser's Restaurant, WEST PERTH