2020 R&CA Awards for Excellence

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINNERS & FINALISTS

RESTAURANT AWARDS ASIAN RESTAURANT Sponsored by Menulog Forks & Chopsticks, WEST LAKES WINNER - Hut & Soul, ADELAIDE New Century Restaurant, MAWSON LAKES Oriental House, FIRLE Plus 82 Gogi, ADELAIDE Singapore House, FREWVILLE Viet Next Door, PENNINGTON

BREAKFAST RESTAURANT - CITY Sponsored by Concept Collections Café Va Bene, CAMPBELLTOWN German Inn, HAHNDORF Luigi Delicatessen, ADELAIDE WINNER - My Kingdom for a Horse, ADELAIDE OAR, WEST LAKES SHORE Saints Kitchen, SALISBURY PLAIN The Banksia Tree Café, PORT ADELAIDE The Original Pancake Kitchen, ADELAIDE The Original Pancake Kitchen, MODBURY The Original Pancake Kitchen, PORT ADELAIDE

BREAKFAST RESTAURANT - REGIONAL Sponsored by Concept Collections WINNER - Café Sia Gawler, EVANSTON Cheffy Chelby’s, PORT NOARLUNGA Presto Eatery, MOUNT GAMBIER Red Door Espresso, TANUNDA BURGER BAR Sponsored by Malt Shovel WINNER - Cheffy Chelby’s, PORT NOARLUNGA Stax Burger Co, PROSPECT

CAFÉ DINING - CITY Sponsored by Deputy German Inn, HAHNDORF Café Va Bene, CAMPBELLTOWN Caffe Acqua, ELIZABETH WINNER - My Kingdom for a Horse, ADELAIDE OAR, WEST LAKES SHORE Saints Kitchen, SALIBUSRY PLAINS The Banksia Tree Café, PORT ADELAIDE The Lab food + coffee, ROYSTON PARK

CAFÉ DINING - REGIONAL Sponsored by Deputy WINNER - Café Sia Gawler, EVANSTON Presto Eatery, MOUNT GAMBIER Red Door Espresso, TANUNDA

CHINESE RESTAURANT Sponsored by Perrier WINNER - Concubine, ADELAIDE Empress Restaurant, TOORAK GARDENS House of Chow Restaurant, ADELAIDE Hsin Fortuna, NORWOOD Ying Chow Chinese Restaurant, ADELAIDE

COFFEE SHOP/BAKERY/PATISSERIE Sponsored by Foodie Coaches WINNER - Coffee Amigo, SALISBURY Kalymnos Pastries, TORRENSVILLE Tell Henry, KENT TOWN

CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT – FORMAL Sponsored by American Express Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant, CRAFERS WINNER - Pipers of Penola, PENOLA Windy Point Restaurant, BELAIR

CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT – INFORMAL Sponsored by American Express 1918 Bistro & Grill, TANUNDA WINNER - Musque Food & Wine, TANUNDA Vintners Bar & Grill, ANGASTON

EUROPEAN RESTAURANT Sponsored by Sanpellegrino & Acqua Panna APOTECA, ADELAIDE WINNER - Kafana Kitchen & Bar, ADELAIDE FAMILY DINING Sponsored by Menulog WINNER - Anthony’s Cucina e Pizzeria, PARADISE Bocelli Caffe Ristorante, ADELAIDE Fasta Pasta, GAWLER Fasta Pasta, MAWSON LAKES

GREEK RESTAURANT Sponsored by Alsco WINNER - Estia Restaurant, HENLEY BEACH Eleni’s Restaurant, RENMARK

INDIAN/SUB-CONTINENT RESTAURANT Sponsored by PFD Food Services WINNER - Cinnamon Club, NORWOOD Drunkn Monkey, NORTH ADELAIDE Gaja by Sashi, ADELAIDE Indii Flavours, NORTH ADELAIDE Indii of Clare, CLARE Jasmin Indian Restaurant, ADELAIDE Laxmi’s Tandoori Indian Restaurant, GLENUNGA Raj on Taj, HYDE PARK The Logical Indian, ADELAIDE

ITALIAN RESTAURANT Sponsored by TheFork - A Tripadvisor Company Basilico SUD, HAWTHORN Coccobello, FREWVILLE Cucina 837 at Salena, BOOKPURNONG Est Ovest, ADELAIDE L’Italy, NORTH ADELAIDE Luciano’s Italian Restaurant, GLENELG WINNER - Luigi Delicatessen, ADELAIDE Nino’s of Victor Harbor, VICTOR HARBOR Ruby Red Flamingo, NORTH ADELAIDE Svago Cucina, PARKSIDE

JAPANESE RESTAURANT Sponsored by PorkStar WINNER - Erato Teppanyaki, ADELAIDE Sushi Planet, ADELAIDE

MEXICAN RESTAURANT Sponsored by Rainbow Fresh La Adelita Mexican Cantina, SEMAPHORE WINNER - Loco Mexican, VICTOR HARBOR Mexican Society of Chinatown, ADELAIDE

PIZZA RESTAURANT Sponsored by Alsco 360 Gradi, ST MORRIS Basilico Café, PROSPECT Bird Box Pizzeria & Tapas, BELAIR Ember Pizza, NURIOOTPA John’s Pizza Bar & Restaurant, COOBER PEDY Lost in a Forest, URAIDLA WINNER - Tony Tomatoes, NORTH ADELAIDE

RESTAURANT IN A HOTEL Sponsored by Malt Shovel WINNER - Commodore on the Park Restaurant, MOUNT GAMBIER The Playford Hotel Restaurant, ADELAIDE RESTAURANT IN A WINERY Sponsored by American Express WINNER - d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant, McLAREN VALE Paulett Wines & Bush DeVine Café, POLISH HILL RIVER Pike & Joyce Wines Restaurant, LENSWOOD The Lane Vineyard Restaurant, HAHNDORF SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Sponsored by Entertainment Memberships WINNER - Hortas, PORT NOARLUNGA Sammy’s on the Marina, GLENELG Secrets by the Sea, HENLEY BEACH

STEAK RESTAURANT Sponsored by Salena Estate A Hereford Beefstouw, ADELAIDE Gaucho’s Argentinian Restaurant, ADELAIDE WINNER - Mayura Station’s The Tasting Room, MILLICENT The Barn Steakhouse, OB FLAT MOUNT GAMBIER THAI RESTAURANT Sponsored by TheFork - A Tripadvisor Company Café Michael 2, ADELAIDE WINNER - Zaep Tastes of Thailand, NORTH ADELAIDE

TOURISM RESTAURANT Sponsored by Tourism Industry Council South Australia Mayura Station’s The Tasting Room, MILLICENT WINNER - Paulett Wines & Bush DeVine Café, POLISH HILL RIVER The Lane Vineyard Restaurant, HAHNDORF

VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT Sponsored by Entertainment Memberships Little NNQ, ADELAIDE WINNER - Miss Viet Kitchen, PORT ADELAIDE Nghi Ngan Quan, WOODVILLE Vietnam Restaurant, PENNINGTON

WINE BAR/BREWERY & BOUTIQUE SPIRITS Sponsored by Hostplus WINNER - Arthur Waterhouse Lounge & Bar, CRAFERS East End Cellars, ADELAIDE

CATERING AWARDS

FUNCTION/CONVENTION CENTRE CATERER Sponsored by Oyster Bob HONOURABLE MENTION - Mount Lofty House, CRAFERS

INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL CATERER Sponsored by Bunzl Chartwells - Aquinas College, NORTH ADELAIDE WINNER - Chartwells - Sacred Heart College, SOMERTON PARK Chartwells - St Peter’s College, COLLEGE PARK Spotless - Clayton Church Homes, MAGILL SMALL CATERER Sponsored by Foodie Coaches WINNER - Hand Made Catering, TANUNDA Owen Andrews Barossa Catering, BAROSSA VALLEY VENUE CATERER Sponsored by Salena Estate HONOURABLE MENTION - Quality Events - Adelaide Zoo, ADELAIDE

HEALTHY KIDS MENU AWARD

Sponsored by Wellbeing SA WINNER - Appleseed Café, STRATHALBYN German Inn, HAHNDORF Hortas, PORT NOARLUNGA Soul Food Community Café, REDWOOD The Lab food + coffee, ROYSTON PARK

HOSPITALITY AWARDS

APPRENTICE CHEF OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Quality Training & Hospitality College Enya Parr - Hilton Adelaide Holly Ashworth - Stamps Restaurant Nicola Warren - National Wine Centre of Australia Raymond Tonkin - Nino's of Victor Harbor WINNER - Ruby Ludwig - My Kingdom for a Horse Seth Burns - Loco Mexican

CHEF OF THE YEAR Sponsored by PorkStar Kalam Singh Rawat - The Logical Indian Namit Mangal - La Adelita Mexican Cantina Rishan Neelawala - German Inn WINNER - Steven Clark - National Wine Centre of Australia

EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Hostplus HONOURABLE MENTION - Maddison Hassett - Vintners Bar & Grill WINE LIST Sponsored by Salena Estate 1918 Bistro & Grill, TANUNDA East End Cellars, ADELAIDE Hsin Fortuna, NORWOOD Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant, CRAFERS WINNER - The Barn Steakhouse, MOUNT GAMBIER Treasury 1860, ADELAIDE Vintners Bar & Grill, ANGASTON

CONSUMER VOTE Sponsored by The Restaurant Gift Card WINNER - Café Sia Gawler, EVANSTON Cheffy Chelby’s, PORT NOARLUNGA Coffee Amigo, SALISBURY Indii Flavours, NORTH ADELAIDE Poetic Justice, GAWLER Saints Kitchen, SALISBURY PLAIN

PIVOT & INNOVATION AWARD Sponsored by Uber Eats AWARDED TO - The Banksia Tree Café, PORT ADELAIDE AWARDED TO - National Wine Centre of Australia, ADELAIDE

MAJOR AWARDS LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARDED TO - Peter Clarke HALL OF FAME – CAFÉ - CITY Sponsored by Deputy AWARDED TO – My Kingdom for a Horse, ADELAIDE HALL OF FAME – MEXICAN RESTAURANT Sponsored by Rainbow Fresh AWARDED TO – Mexican Society of Chinatown, ADELAIDE HALL OF FAME – SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Sponsored by Entertainment Memberships AWARDED TO – Hortas, PORT NOARLUNGA HALL OF FAME – SPECIALTY RESTAURANT Sponsored by Hostplus AWARDED TO – The Red Ochre, NORTH ADELAIDE

CATERER OF YEAR Sponsored by Malt Shovel WINNER - Quality Events - Adelaide Zoo, ADELAIDE CASUAL DINING OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Alsco WINNER - My Kingdom for a Horse, ADELAIDE RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Hostplus WINNER - Musque Food & Wine, TANUNDA