The Australian Hotels Association WA has announced the finalists for its 2018 Awards for Excellence and several of the regions venues have made the cut.
Margaret River’s Settlers Tavern led the charge for the region with 10 finalist nominations, while Lot 80 in Eagle Bay received six finalist placings.
AHA WA chief executive officer Bradley Woods said the annual AHA Hospitality Awards for Excellence recognised the state’s best hotels, bars, restaurants and pubs, as well as the employees that had achieved outstanding results in a particular category.
“Western Australia’s hospitality industry continues to evolve remarkably and the annual Hospitality Awards for Excellence are an opportunity to acknowledge those individuals and venues that make an exceptional contribution,” he said.
“Hospitality is an increasingly competitive, fast-paced environment with products and offerings reaching new levels of excellence each year.
“This year, the quality of the finalists has made it particularly difficult to identify winners within each category, which reflects the quality and innovation of our state’s hospitality industry.
“Hospitality employees are on the front line of representing our great state to visitors and make an outstanding contribution in leaving a lasting positive impression on those who travel here.”
The award winners will be announced on November 12.
See the Margaret River region’s full list of finalists below.
Community Service Award sponsored by St John Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Aon Risk Solutions Responsible Service of Alcohol Award sponsored by Aon Risk Solutions Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Training Initiative Award sponsored by Hospitality Group Training Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Late Night Venue Award sponsored by Red Bull Australia Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Tourism Initiative Award sponsored by Tourism Western Australia Finalists:
Lot 80, Eagle Bay
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Outdoor Area Award sponsored by Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Finalists:
Lot 80, Eagle Bay
Boutique Brewery Award sponsored by Dwyer Durack Finalists:
Cheeky Monkey Brewery, Wilyabrup
Colonial Brewing Company, Margaret River
Social Media Activity Award sponsored by Campus Perth & Hostel G Perth Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
DINING AWARDS
Casual Pub Dining Award – Regional sponsored by One World Builders Finalists:
Burger Baby Margaret River
Lot 80, Eagle Bay
The Ship Inn, Busselton
Family Dining Award sponsored by Perth Energy Finalists:
Cheeky Monkey Brewery, Wilyabrup
Lot 80, Eagle Bay
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Restaurant Award sponsored by Sealanes Finalists:
Lot 80, Eagle Bay
Wills Domain, Yallingup
Wine List Award sponsored by Miles from Nowhere Winemakers Finalists:
Lot 80, Eagle Bay
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
EMPLOYEE AWARDS
Head Chef Award sponsored by Hostplus Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River – Gerrard Mitchell
Wills Domain, Yallingup - Seth James
Front Office and Administration Employee Award sponsored by Hostplus Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River – Kerry Rafferty
Excellence in Service Award sponsored by Hostplus Finalists:
The Ship Inn, Busselton – Lani Irvine
Venue Manager Award sponsored by Mimu Finalists:
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River – Damon McMillen
OVERALL AWARDS
Group Venue Operator Award sponsored by Kleenheat Finalists:
Colonial Brewing Company, Margaret River
