Awards for Excellence honour top NSW venues and professionals

The NSW branch of the Australian Hotels Association held its annual Awards of Excellence night in late November, with deserving winners across 43 award categories.

BEST BOUTIQUE BEER OFFERING

WINNER: Potters Hotel Brewery Resort, Nulkaba

BEST COCKTAIL/LOUNGE BAR
WINNER: The Bourbon, Potts Point

BEST TRADITIONAL HOTEL BAR
WINNER: HPH – Hotel Pennant Hills, Pennant Hills

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Port Stephens Country Club, Shoal Bay
Longueville Hotel, Lane Cove
Royal Hotel, Randwick

BEST RETAIL LIQUOR OUTLET
WINNER: Sackville Hotel, Rozelle
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Port Macquarie Hotel, Port Macquarie

BEST FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL
WINNER: The Ettamogah, Kellyville Ridge

HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Park Beach Hotel Motel, Coffs Harbour
Newport Arms Hotel, Newport

BEST OUTDOOR / NON-ENCLOSED FACILITY
WINNER: Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel, Watsons Bay

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Rose of Australia, Erskineville
Newtown Hotel, Newtown

BEST NEW / REDEVELOPED HOTEL – COUNTRY
WINNER: Kooringal Hotel, Wagga Wagga

BEST NEW/REDEVELOPED HOTEL – CITY
WINNER: Hotel Centennial, Woollahra

HIGHLY COMMENDED:  Donny’s, Manly

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: Camden Valley Inn, Camden Park

 

BEST PROMOTIONAL CONCEPT

WINNER: Merivale, Sydney (March into Merivale Food & Wine Festival 2014)

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Willoughby Hotel, Willoughby

 

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY

WINNER: ivy (Pacha)      Sydney

WINNER: Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel, Watsons Bay

 

BEST RESTAURANT – COUNTRY

WINNER: Graze, Willow Tree Inn, Willow Tree

 

BEST RESTAURANT – CITY

WINNER: Saké Restaurant & Bar, Sydney

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

PVH, Parkview Hotel, Alexandria

 

BEST FINE DINING RESTAURANT MAJORITY OF MAINS $35+

WINNER: Momofuku Seiobo, The Star, Pyrmont

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – COUNTRY NORTHERN

WINNER: Gunyah Hotel, Belmont

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Longyard Hotel, Tamworth

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – COUNTRY SOUTHERN

WINNER: Jamberoo Pub, Jamberoo

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – COUNTRY WESTERN

WINNER: Lawson Park Hotel, Mudgee

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Jack Duggans Irish Pub, Bathurst

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – CITY EASTERN

WINNER: Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – CITY NORTHERN

WINNER: Longueville Hotel, Lane Cove

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – CITY SOUTHERN

WINNER: Rocksia Hotel, Arncliffe

 

BEST CASUAL DINING VENUE – CITY WESTERN

WINNER: The Riverview Hotel, Balmain

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Lone Pine Tavern, Rooty Hill

 

BEST STEAK VENUE

WINNER: Hibernian Hotel, Goulburn

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Oaks, Neutral Bay

 

BEST BURGER

WINNER: Hunters Hill Hotel, Hunters Hill

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Rose of Australia              Erskineville

 

BEST ENTERTAINMENT VENUE

WINNER: ivy, Pacha, Sydney

WINNER: Eastern Hotel, Bondi

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

The Park Beach Hotel Motel, Coffs Harbour

 

BEST SPORTS BAR

WINNER: Union Hotel, North Sydney

 

BEST GAMING VENUE

WINNER: Landmark Hotel, Eastwood

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Eastwood Hotel, Eastwood

 

BEST PUB TAB – COUNTRY

WINNER: Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff

 

BEST PUB TAB – CITY

WINNER: The Ettamogah, Kellyville Ridge

 

BEST KENO VENUE – COUNTRY

WINNER: Railway Hotel, Parkes

 

BEST KENO VENUE – CITY

WINNER: The Fairfield Hotel, Fairfield

 

BEST PUB-STYLE ACCOMMODATION TRADITIONAL

WINNER: Royal Hotel Randwick, Randwick

 

BEST PUB-STYLE ACCOMMODATION DELUXE

WINNER: Establishment Hotel, Sydney

 

INDUSTRY RISING STAR

WINNER: Andrew El-Bayeh – Merivale, Sydney

 

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Peter Tavernese – Merivale, Sydney

 

COCKTAIL BARTENDER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Michael Jones – The Bourbon, Potts Point

 

CHEF OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Peter Doyle – est. , Establishment Hotel, Sydney

 

CHEF – RISING STAR

WINNER: Michael Urquhart – Bonville Golf Resort, Flooded Gums Restaurant, Bonville

 

BEST BATHROOM FACILITIES

WINNER: Urban Purveyor Group, Sydney

The Cut Bar & Grill – Ananas Bar & Brasserie

 

INDIVIDUAL HOTEL OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Janine Redman – The George Tavern

WINNER: Trevor Walker – Parkview Hotel

 

GROUP HOTEL OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Gallagher Hotel Management

 

OVERALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR – COUNTRY

WINNER: Kooringal Hotel, Wagga Wagga

 

OVERALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR – CITY

WINNER: The Oaks, Neutral Bay

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