2019 State Winner
Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restaurant – Bellarine Peninsula
Best Contemporary Dining
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Winner: Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restaurant – Bellarine Peninsula
Highly Commended: Merne at Lighthouse
other Finalists
Number One RACV – Torquay
Q-Train – Drysdale-Queenscliff
Terindah Estate – Bellarine Peninsula
The Greek Customs House – CBD Geelong
Best Casual Dining
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Joint Winners:
Bistro Terroir & Talbot Provedore and Eatery
Highly Commended: Flying Brick Cider House
other Finalists
At the Heads – Barwon Heads
Basil’s Farm – Swan Bay
Emerge Dining – Geelong
Mount Duneed Estate – Geelong
Best Hotel Dining
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Winner: Queenscliff Brewhouse
Joint Highly Commended: Brougham Arms Bendigo and Five Flags Hotel Campbells Creek (near Castlemaine)
other Finalists
Great Ocean Road Brewhouse – Apollo Bay
The Lord Nelson Hotel – Geelong
Best Licensed Cafe
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Winner: Drive Cafe – Ballarat
Highly Commended: Sodi Cafe – West Geelong
Other Finalist:
Parade Espresso Bar – Ocean Grove
Best Unlicensed Cafe
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Winner: Copper Kettle – Elmore
Highly Commended: Le Peche Gourmand – Cresswick
other Finalists:
Parade Espresso Bar – Ocean Grove
Best Cocktail Bar / Cellar Door Eatery
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Winner: Moon & Mountain – Ballarat
Highly Commended: Frankie Geelong
other Finalist:
Leura Park Estate – Bellarine PeninsulaSpecial Recognition Awards
Winner: Judges’ Gourmet Award for Best Dish of the Year
The Brougham Arms – Bendigo
Pan Fried Schnapper
other Finalists
Flying Brick Cider House – Wallington – Crispy Confit Pork Belly
Frankie – CBD Geelong – Singapore Chiili Crab
The Greek at Customs House – CBD Geelong – Twice Cooked Octopus
Exemplar Tourism Award
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Winner: The Q-Train – Drysdale / Queenscliff
Highly Commended: The Range at Curlewis
other Finalists:
Great Ocean Road Brewhouse – Apollo Bay
Le Peche Gourmand – Creswick
Queenscliffe Brewhouse
Peter Watson Award for Best Chef
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Winner: Alex McIntosh
Executive Chef – At the Heads – Barwon Heads
Highly Commended: Paul Sing – Moon and Mountain – Ballarat
other Finalists
Christopher Howe: Talbot Provedore Eatery
Dwayne Bouke :Jack Rabbit Vineyard – Bellarine Peninsula
Greg Egan: The Q-Train – Drysdale / Queenscliff
Ivan Roianoff: Terindah Estate – Bellarine Peninsula
Josh Smith: Merne at Lighthouse – Dysdale
Liam Downes: Moon and Mountain – Ballarat
Matt Carnell: Bistro Terroir – Daylesford
Best Customer Service:
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Winner: Moon and Mountain – Ballarat
Highly Commended: Merne at Lighthouse Drysdale
Most Outstanding Front of House Person
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Winner: Caleb Fleet – Merne at Lighthouse – Drysdale
Highly Commended: Martin Fairhurst – Bistro Terroir Daylesford
other Finalists
Gupta Shikshit: Shiraaz Innovative Indian Restuarant – Geelong
Alicia Ryan: Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restaurant – Bellarine Peninsula
Eugine Houstonchild: Parade Espresso Bar – Ocean Grove
Ryan: Mount Duneed Estate – Waurn Ponds
Zan: Tarindah Estate – Bellarine Pensinsula
Best Coffee
Sponsored by The Gordon Institute
Winner: Parade Espresso Bar – Ocean Grove
Highly Commended: Drive Cafe – Ballarat
other Finalists:
Copper Kettle Cafe – Elmore
Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restaurant – Bellarine Peninsula
Mount Duneed Estate – Waurn Ponds
Seven Beans Coffee – Echuca
Sodi Cafe – Geelong West
Best Menu of Local Produce
sponsored by Provinir
Winner: Basils Farm – Swan Bay
Highly Commended: Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restuarant
other Finalists
Bistro Terroir – Dalesford
Emerge – CBD Geelong
Merne at Lighthouse – Drysdale
Talbot Provedore and Eatery
Terindah Estate – Bellarine Peninsula