2010 Victorian Awards for Excellence

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Jacques Reymond has been named Victoria's top place to dine in the 2010 Restaurant & Catering Victoria Awards for Excellence. The restaurant was also awarded the Best Fine Dining Restaurant category. Restaurateur Jacques Reymond was also awarded the prized Lifetime Achiever Award, recognising his outstanding achievements and efforts to the industry.

Thirty two Victorian restaurants and caterers were announced winners at the ceremony on (Monday 2 August at Palladium, Crown Melbourne. Over 600 hospitality professionals attended the event which is Victoria's biggest hospitality event.

Joining Jacques Reymond in the winners' circle was Crown Melbourne who was named the Victoria's Caterer of the Year. They also won the category of Wedding Caterer.

Both Jacques Reymond and City Beach Function Centre will now compete with venues from across Australia in the National awards being held on 25 October 2010 in Melbourne.

Restaurant & Catering Victoria President Matteo Pignatelli commented that "the Awards for Excellence represent an important moment as the industry pauses to honour these outstanding venues that were reviewed on the whole dining experience rather than a single dimension".

The Awards for Excellence program, now in its 12th year was created to recognise excellence in food, service and to acknowledge best practice in the hospitality industry.

See the following winners list for a complete list of category winners in the 2010 Restaurant & Catering Victoria Awards for Excellence.

 

Jacques Reymond	Ordermate Restaurant of the Year
Crown Events	Bidvest Caterer of the Year
The restaurant category winners for 2010:
Flower Drum	AMEX Asian Restaurant
Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder	PPCA Breakfast Restaurant
Cafe Vue	OAMPS Café Restaurant
Two Buoys	HOSTPLUS Café Restaurant Regional
Dukes Coffee Roasters	Coffee Shop
Embrasse Restaurant	European Restaurant
Jacques Reymond	Vittoria Fine Dining Restaurant
Salona Restaurant	OAMPS Greek Restaurant
Indian Star Restaurant	Indian Restaurant
The French Brasserie	destination Melbourne Informal Dining Restaurant
Summit Ridge Restaurant and Lounge Bar	Informal Dining Regional Restaurant
The Italian	San Benedetto Italian Restaurant
Wabi Sabi Garden	Japanese Restaurant
Matteo's	Sothertons Modern Australian Restaurant
Wild Oak Restaurant	PFD Modern Australian Regional
Mezzo Bar & Grill	Schweppes New Restaurant
Ciao Bella	Pizza Restaurant
The Grand Dining Room & Bar	APRA Pub/ Tavern/Club Restaurant
Oakdene Vineyard Restaurant	Careers Australia Restaurant in a Winery
Verge	Fine Food Australia Speciality Cuisine
The Point Albert Park	MLA Steak Restaurant
Siam 1	Hostplus Thai Restaurant
William Angliss Institute	Training Restaurant
Ed Dixon Food Design	Boutique Caterer
Epicure - NAB at Docklands	Corporate Caterer
Marriner Theatres	Venue Caterer
Crown Events	Wedding Caterer
Professional Development
Red Scooter Unique Events	Professional Development Award
Chef of the Year
Nicholas Poelaert	Australian Culinary Federation Chef of the Year
Hall of Fame Recipient
The Grand Hotel	APRA  Pub/ Tavern/Club Restaurant
Lifetime Achiever
Jacques Reymond	Lifetime Achiever

Major Sponsor

Restaurant of the Year Sponsor

Caterer of the Year

Elite Category Sponsors

   Fine Dining                       Modern Australian Restaurant          Restaurant in a Winery                    New Restaruant

Category Sponsors

 Breakfast        Cafe Restaurant            Asian Restaruant      Informal Dining Restaurant            Italian Restaruant
Restaurant       Greek Restaruant

Modern Australia            Pub/Tavern/club      Specialty Cuisine         Steak Restaurant     Thai Restaurant  Chef of the Year
Restaurant (Regional)    Restaurant                Restaurant

The Restaurant & Catering Victoria Awards for Excellence gives you and your busienss the opportunity to be recognised as Victoria's leading restaurant or caterer and be showcased to the industry and public as a result of the extensive media publicity lined up for 2010 Awards for Excellence.

System
The judging system is designed to mimic the dining experience of customers, focusing on the areas that make a difference to guests.  The system ranks more than 50 individual criteria which span the entire dining experience, from booking through to service and beyond.

Process
The judging process includes a consumer preference survey which is used to moderate the raw data produced by the team of judges.  Using this analysis as a guide, entrants can look at specific areas of the business where they excel and other areas that could benefit from further development.

Feedback
To assist nominiees to strive for excellence once the judging period has concluded, all entrants in both the restaurant and catering sectors, will receive statistical feedback from the judging process.  This feedback proves to be a valuable business development tool for all operators.