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WA Hospitality Awards Contemporary Australian Restaurant at R&CA Awards for Excellence. Another regular to Menu Magazine is Alejandro Saravia from Ten Acre Block, winning both Restaurateur of the Year and Restaurant of the Year at R&CA Awards for Excellence. Alejandro’s other Restaurant UMA featured on the cover of Menu Magazine a couple years ago.
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ndustry nights are important to recognise some of the State’s finest hospitality businesses. After suffering so much from the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is incredible to be able to bring the industry together on nights like these and be able to acknowledge everyone’s contributions and success. We have never featured all three of the major awards in the one issue. Some places have won in more than one competition, but it is hard to go past the only venue to win in all three.
Tonic & Ginger won best Asian Restaurant at R&CA Awards for Excellence, the Chair of Judges Award for the Gold Plate Awards and Best Restaurant Award for the AHA-AON Hospitality Awards For Excellence. Caleb Azuka, who features on the cover of this issue won Chef of the Year at the Gold Plate Awards, while Sebastian Sindermann who featured on the cover in the last issue won the Head Chef Award for the AHAAON Hospitality Awards For Excellence. Caleb’s restaurant also won best Italian Restaurant at R&CA Awards for Excellence, while Sebastian’s restaurant also won best
Other regulars to Menu Magazine that did well include, Bayside Barista winning three awards from two competitions, Ischia Ristorante won Best Pizza Restaurant at R&CA Awards for Excellence, and Dusit Dheva by the Sea who featured on the cover of Menu Magazine this time last year after winning Restaurant of the year in 2020, won Best Thai Restaurant at R&CA Awards for Excellence, as well as, the Prix D’Honneur Award for Licensed Asian at the Gold Plate Awards. Gioia on the River were joint winners with Santini for best Mediterranean Dining at the Gold Plate Awards, Blasta Brewing Co was named best Boutique Brewery at the AHAAON Hospitality Awards For Excellence, and long-time supporter of Menu Magazine Jack Leech from White Salt won the Food and Beverage Services Employee Award at the AHA-AON Hospitality Awards For Excellence. So we feel that the right places are being featured in our magazine.
VEGAN RESTAURANT IS BEST IN WA On Monday, 16th August 2021, the WA Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence recognised hospitality operators across a broad range of categories, who consistently provide exceptional service and demonstrate culinary excellence in their respective fields. This is the first time in R&CA’s history that a vegan restaurant has been crowned Restaurant of the Year and a great example of how plant-based menus are becoming more and more popular.
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT Bayside Barista, SAFETY BAY CAFÉ DINING Bayside Barista, SAFETY BAY
The Winners of the 2021 R&CA Awards for Excellence are as follows:
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT Seven Sins Perth Hills, ROLEYSTONE
ASIAN RESTAURANT Tonic & Ginger, FREMANTLE
INDIAN/SUB-CONTINENT RESTAURANT Punjab Indian Restaurant, INNALOO
BEER CAFÉ/WINE BAR Longneck Brewery, EAST PERTH
ITALIAN RESTAURANT Caleb Restaurant & Bar, SUBIACO PIZZA RESTAURANT Ischia Ristorante, HIGHGATE
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