Adelaide’s finest chefs and restaurants honoured in awards
The 2016 SA Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence has come up with some real winners.
Matt Fitton who runs the kitchen at the new and acclaimed Mt Lofty Vineyard Restaurant picked up the Best Chef award.
That honor comes just three years after he won the Apprentice of the Year title in the same awards.
Blanco Catering Trinity Gardens won Caterer of the Year while Cafe Sia Gawler, Evanston, won in a new category, Café of the Year.
The Best Apprentice Cook award went to Hayley Wilkinson from the Hilton Adelaide won, and Sharon Romeo from Fino Seppeltsfield picked up Best Maitre D’/Manager.
Topiary at Tea Tree Gully. Metro Bakery & Cafe in Mt Barker and Rigoni’s in the city won the Best Breakfast awards.
Chianti (Breakfast), George’s on Waymouth (European Restaurant) and Eldert Hoebee of Plenty Catering (Lifetime Achiever) were inducted into the Restaurant and Catering Hall of Fame.
Restaurant and Catering Australia deputy CEO Sally Neville said the big list was important.
“Serving great food is only one part of the mix — it has to be met with the enthusiasm of its staff for the experience to be memorable,” she said.
The major 2016 SA Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering Hostplus award winners
Best Restaurant: Magill Estate
Chef: Matt Fitton, Mt Lofty Vineyard Restaurant
Asian: Hanuman
Burger Bar: FB’s Fancy Burgers
Chinese: Wah Hing Restaurant
Contemporary Australian (regional): Vintners Bar & Grill
Dessert Bar: Red Cacao Chocolatier
Indian: Cinnamon Club
Italian: Chianti
Pizza: Tony Tomatoes
Restaurant in a pub: Queens Head Hotel Restaurant
Restaurant in a winery: d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant
Seafood: Sails at Robe
Thai: Golden Boy
Vietnamese: Nghi Ngan Quan
Full list of 2016 winners & finalists in the SA Restaurant & Catering Awards
ASIAN RESTAURANT
Hanuman Restaurant, ADELAIDE
BAKERY/PATISSERIE
Metro Bakery & Café, MOUNT GAMBIER
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT — CITY
Rigoni’s Bistro, ADELAIDE
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT — METRO NORTH EAST
Topiary, TEA TREE GULLY
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT — METRO SOUTH WEST
Metro Bakery & Café, MOUNT GAMBIER
BURGER BAR
FB’s Fancy Burgers, BLACKWOOD
CAFÉ RESTAURANT — CITY
Kinetto Coffee & Kitchen, ADELAIDE
CAFÉ RESTAURANT — METRO NORTH EAST
Café Sia Gawler, EVANSTON
CAFÉ RESTAURANT — METRO SOUTH WEST
The Artisan Café, BLACKWOOD
CHINESE RESTAURANT
Wah Hing Restaurant, ADELAIDE
COFFEE SHOP/TEA HOUSE
Coffee Amigo, SALISBURY
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT — FORMAL
Botanic Gardens Restaurant, ADELAIDE
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT — INFORMAL
Topiary, TEA TREE GULLY
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT — REGIONAL
Vintners Bar & Grill, ANGASTON
DESSERT BAR
Red Cacao Chocolatier, STIRLING
EUROPEAN RESTAURANT
Seed Winehouse & Kitchen, CLARE
FAMILY DINING
Appleseed Café, STRATHALBYN
FINE DINING RESTAURANT
Penfolds Magill Estate Restaurant, MAGILL
INDIAN/SUB-CONTINENT RESTAURANT
Cinnamon Club Indian Cuisine, NORWOOD
ITALIAN RESTAURANT — FORMAL
Chianti, ADELAIDE
ITALIAN RESTAURANT — INFORMAL
River Torrens Café, NORTH ADELAIDE
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Ginza Miyako Japanese Restaurant, ADELAIDE
NEW RESTAURANT — CITY
Level One — Electra House Hotel, ADELAIDE
NEW RESTAURANT — NORTH & EAST
Penfolds Magill Estate Kitchen, MAGILL
NEW RESTAURANT — REGIONAL
Harvest Kitchen, TANUNDA
NEW RESTAURANT — SOUTH & WEST
Alere Restaurant, BEDFORD PARK
PEOPLE, PRODUCE, PLACE TOURISM RESTAURANT
Windy Point Restaurant, BELAIR
PIZZA RESTAURANT
Tony Tomatoes, NORTH ADELAIDE
RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL/MOTEL/RESORT
Culshaw’s Restaurant — Majestic Roof Garden Hotel, ADELAIDE
RESTAURANT IN A PUB/CLUB/TAVERN
Queens Head Hotel Restaurant, NORTH ADELAIDE
RESTAURANT IN A WINERY
d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant, MCLAREN VALE
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Sails at Robe, ROBE
SMALL BAR
The Tasting Room, ADELAIDE
SPECIALTY RESTAURANT
Hispanic Mechanic, FREWVILLE
STEAK RESTAURANT
Gaucho’s Argentinian Restaurant, ADELAIDE
SUSHI BAR
Sushi Planet, ADELAIDE
THAI RESTAURANT
Golden Boy, ADELAIDE
VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
Nghi Ngan Quan, WOODVILLE
CATERING AWARDS
EVENTS CATERER
Blanco Catering, TRINITY GARDENS
FUNCTION/CONVENTION CENTRE CATERER
Adelaide Oval Functions & Events, NORTH ADELAIDE
NEW CATERER
Alere Function Centre, BEDFORD PARK
RESTAURANT CATERER
Botanic Gardens Restaurant, ADELAIDE
SITE & INDUSTRIAL CATERER
Cater Care Group — The Glen Woodley Estate, KESWICK
VENUE CATERER
Owen Andrews Barossa Catering — Seppeltsfield Winery, SEPPELTSFIELD
WEDDING CATERER
Epicure — State Library of South Australia, ADELAIDE
HOSPITALITY AWARDS
APPRENTICE COOK
Hayley Wilkinson — Hilton Adelaide
CHEF
Matt Fitton — Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard
EMPLOYEE
Olivia McFarlane — Coal Cellar + Grill, Hilton Adelaide
GEORGE MURE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
National Wine Centre of Australia
MAITRE D’/MANAGER
Sharon Romeo — Fino Seppeltsfield
MEDIA
Advertiser Newspapers
PRODUCT SUPPLIER
Concept Collections
SAFETY AWARD
Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority Limited
SOMMELIER
James Parham — 2KW Bar & Restaurant
WINE LIST
The Barn Steakhouse, MT GAMBIER
POPULAR CHOICE AWARD
Coffee Amigo, SALISBURY
HEALTHY CHOICES FOR KIDS — PREMIER’S COMMENDATION AWARD
Patch Kitchen & Garden, STIRLING
MAJOR AWARDS
HALL OF FAME — BREAKFAST
Chianti, ADELAIDE
HALL OF FAME — EUROPEAN RESTAURANT
George’s on Waymouth, ADELAIDE
LIFETIME ACHIEVER
Eldert Hoebee
CATERER OF THE YEAR
Blanco Catering, TRINITY GARDENS
CAFÉ OF THE YEAR
Café Sia Gawler, EVANSTON
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Penfolds Magill Estate Restaurant, MAGILL
by Leon Gettler, July 19th 2016
