Guest article by Ella Beart
We luuuurve getting all dressed up and heading out to eat incredible food with our favourite people. That’s why we were so excited to hear that some of the most exceptional restaurants and catering businesses were celebrated at the 2020 Restaurant and Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence! These guys deserve all the love, especially after a ridiculously rough year.
So next time you’re debating about where to head for dinner, do yourself a favour and check out some of the A-grade winners — these businesses won for a reason!
Major Awards
Lifetime achiever: Peter Clarke from Vintners Barossa
Image credit :: Vinters Barossa
Hall of fame – Café – City: My Kingdom for a Horse
Hall of fame – Mexican Restaurant: Mexican Society of Chinatown, Adelaide
Hall of fame – Seafood Restaurant: Hortas, Port Noarlunga
Image credit :: Hortas Restaurant
Hall of fame – Specialty Restaurant: The Red Ochre, North Adelaide
Caterer of the year: Quality Events – Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide
Casual dining of the Year: My Kingdom for a Horse, Adelaide
Image credit :: My Kingdom for a Horse
Restaurant of the Year: Musque Food & Wine, Tanunda
Restaurant Awards
Award for best Asian restaurant – Hut and Soul, Adelaide
Best family dining – Anthony’s Cucina E Pizzeria, Paradise
Best breakfast restaurant (regional) – Café Sia, Gawler
Image credit :: Café Sia
Best breakfast restaurant (city) – My Kingdom for a Horse, Adelaide
Best burger bar – Cheffy Chelby’s, Port Noarlunga
Best restaurant in a hotel – Commodore on the Park Restaurant, Mount Gambier
Restaurant in a Winery – d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant, McLaren Vale
Image credit :: d’Arry’s Verandah
Best café dining (regional) – Café Sia, Evanston
Best café dining (city) – My Kingdom for a Horse
Best coffee shop/bakery/patisserie – Coffee Amigo, Salisbury
Best Chinese restaurant – Concubine, Adelaide
Image credit :: Concubine
Contemporary Australian Restaurant (formal) – Pipers of Penola, Penola
Contemporary Australian Restaurant (informal) – Musque Food & Wine, Tanunda
European Restaurant – Kafana Kitchen & Bar, Adelaide
Greek Restaurant – Estia Restaurant, Henley Beach
Image credit :: Estia
Indian/Sub-continent Restaurant – Cinnamon Club, Norwood
Italian Restaurant – Luigi Delicatessen, Adelaide
Japanese Restaurant – Erato Teppanyaki, Adelaide
Mexican Restaurant – Loco Mexican, Victor Harbour
Pizza Restaurant – Tony Tomatoes, North Adelaide
Image credit :: Tony Tomatoes
Seafood Restaurant – Hortas, Port Noralunga
Steak Restaurant – Mayura Station’s The Tasting Room, Millicent
Thai Restaurant – Zaep Tastes of Thailand, North Adelaide
Tourism Restaurant – Paulett Wines & Bush DeWine Café, Polish Hill River
Image credit :: Paulett Wines & Bush DeVine Cafe
Vietnamese Restaurant – Miss Viet Kitchen, North Adelaide
Wine Bar/Brewery & Boutique Spirits – Arthur Waterhouse Lounge & Bar, Crafers
Catering awards
Function/Convention Centre Caterer – Mount Lofty House, Crafers
Industrial/Institutional Caterer – Chartwells, Sacred Heart College, Somerton Park
Small Caterer – Hand Made Catering, Tanunda
Image credit :: Hand Made Catering
Venue Caterer – Quality Events – Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide
Hospitality Awards
Apprentice chef of the year goes to Ruby Ludwig – My Kingdom for a Horse
Award for chef of the year goes to Steven Clarke – National Wine Centre
For best healthy choices for kids – Appleseed Café, Strathalbyn
Image credit :: Appleseed Cafe
Best wine list – The Barn Steakhouse, Mount Gambier
Consumer vote – Café Sia Gawler, Evanston
Pivot & Innovation Award — National Wine Centre & The Banksia Tree Café Port Adelaide
For a full list of finalists and winners, go here.
