Beef & Lamb Excellence Awards 2019
Want to know which of your local restaurants cook the very best beef and lamb?
The Beef and Lamb Excellence Awards are New Zealand’s longest running culinary awards, for 23 years they have been acknowledging the skills, expertise and talent of our greatest chefs. New Zealand is renowned for its world-class beef and lamb by locals and visitors alike. The intention of the Excellence Awards is to further extend the remarkable New Zealand food story by seeking out and acknowledging the great work our chefs do to contribute to this. So, whenever you see the prestigious gold plate hanging on a restaurant wall, you can expect tasty, skillfully composed and superbly presented beef and lamb dishes.
See the newly named 2019 Excellence Award holders below:
Northland
Marsden Estate Winery - Kerikeri
The Duke of Marlborough Hotel - Russell
Number 8 Restaurant & Bar - Whangarei
Auckland
Knights on Albert, Stamford Plaza Hotel - Central Auckland
21 Days Bar & Brasserie - Browns Bay
Manly Bar & Grill - Whangaparaoa
The Square, Novotel Auckland - Airport Auckland
Queen's Head Bar & Eatery, Four Points by Sheraton - Central Auckland
Oyster and Chop - Central Auckland
Vineyard Café, Villa Maria Estate - South Auckland
Regatta Bar & Eatery - Takapuna
Jervois Steakhouse - Herne Bay
Pilkingtons - Central Auckland
Ampersand Eatery - Central Auckland
Black Cottage Café - Coatsville
Cable Bay Vineyards - Waiheke Island
The Archive Bar & Bistro - Waiheke Island
Tantalus Estate - Waiheke Island
Coromandel
Pepper Tree Restaurant & Bar - Coromandel Town
Marina Bar & Grill Tairua - Coromandel
Bay of Plenty
Central Park Bar & Kitchen - Katikati
Tay Street Beach Café - Mt. Maunganui
Halo Lounge & Dining, Trinity Wharf Tauranga - Tauranga
Bistro at Falls Retreat - Waihi
Waihi Beach Hotel - Waihi Beach
Waikato
Alpha Street Kitchen & Bar - Cambridge
Zealong Tea Estate - Gordonton
Bluestone Steak House - Hamilton
Furnace Restaurant & Bar - Hamilton
Smith & McKenzie Steakhouse - Hamilton
The Redoubt Bar & Eatery - Matamata
The Wooden Farmer Restaurant - Putaruru
Fahrenheit Restaurant & Bar - Te Awamutu
Rotorua
Dukes Restaurant, Princes Gate Hotel - Rotorua
Mokoia Restaurant Waiora Lakeside Spa Resort - Rotorua
Regent of Rotorua Restaurant & Wine Bar - Rotorua
Taupo/National Park
Ruapehu Room, The Chateau - National Park
Victoria's Café Kitchen Bar - Taupo
Edgewater Restaurant, Millennium Hotel & Resort Manuels - Taupo
Bistro Lago, Hilton Hotel - Taupo
Taranaki
Gusto Restaurant Café & Bar - New Plymouth
The Orangery Restaurant, Quality Hotel - New Plymouth
Bella Vita Restaurant - New Plymouth
Gover St Bistro - New Plymouth
Meat and Liquor - New Plymouth
Table Restaurant, Nice Hotel - New Plymouth
Stony River Boutique Hotel - Okato
Manawatu
Amayjen The Restaurant - Feilding
Nero Restaurant - Palmerston North
The Fat Farmer - Palmerston North
Aberdeen on Broadway - Palmerston North
Hawkes Bay
Mangapapa Hotel - Havelock North
Namaskar Indian Restaurant - Havelock North
Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel - Napier
Philippine Asian Kitchen, Westshore Beach Inn Hotel - Napier
Wairarapa
Wharekauhau Country Estate - Featherston
Union Square, Martinborough Hotel - Martinborough
Tirohana Estate - Martinborough
Eatery 10 Restaurant - Martinborough
Wellington
Sea Salt Café & Eatery - Wellington
Artisan Dining House, Bolton Hotel - Wellington
Noble Rot Wine Bar - Wellington
One 80 Restaurant, Copthorne Hotel Oriental Bay - Wellington
Vivant! Restaurant & Bar, Ibis Hotel - Wellington
Hummingbird Eatery & Bar - Wellington
Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant - Wellington
Chameleon Restaurant, InterContinental Hotel - Wellington
Boulcott Street Bistro - Wellington
Portlander Bar & Grill, Rydges Hotel - Wellington
Shed 5 Restaurant & Bar - Wellington
Jackson Cafe & Bistro - Wellington
Bellamy's by Logan Brown - Wellington
Nelson/Marlborough
Harakeke Restaurant, Awaroa Lodge - Abel Tasman NP
Quench Restaurant & Bar, Chateau Marlborough - Blenheim
Saint Clair Vineyard Kitchen - Blenheim
Comida Café & Restaurant - Nelson
Cod & Lobster Brasserie - Nelson
Foredeck Restaurant, Bay of Many Coves Queen Charlotte Sound
Canterbury
The Polo Bar & Restaurant - Christchurch
Pescatore, The George - Christchurch
Strawberry Fare - Christchurch
Chillingworth Road - Christchurch
Merrin Street Brewery Bar - Christchurch
Terra Viva Café - Christchurch
The Old Vicarage - Christchurch
Cook 'n' with Gas - Christchurch
Pattersons Restaurant & Bar, Commodore Hotel - Christchurch
The Flaming Rabbit - Christchurch
Christchurch Tramway Restaurant - Christchurch
The Happening Bar & Kitchen - Christchurch
Coasters Tavern - Christchurch
The Square, Novotel Christchurch - Christchurch
The Good Home Ferrymead - Christchurch
No. 31 Restaurant - Hanmer Springs
Governors Bay Hotel - Lyttleton
The Craft Embassy - Christchurch
Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar - Ashburton
Carlton Bar & Restaurant - Christchurch
Dunedin/North Otago
McGavins Restaurant & Bar, Mercure Dunedin Leisure Lodge - Dunedin
Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant - Dunedin
Ombrellos Kitchen & Bar - Dunedin
Prohibition Smokehouse - Dunedin
T Bar Restaurant, Brydone Hotel - Oamaru
Central Otago
Millhouse Restaurant, Millbrook Resort - Arrowtown
Kobe Cuisine, Millbrook Resort - Arrowtown
Carrick Winery Restaurant - Bannockburn
Captains Restaurant - Queenstown
Prime Lakefront Restaurant & Bar - Queenstown
MacKenzies Restaurant, the Heritage Hotel - Queenstown
True South Dining Room, The Rees Hotel Queenstown - Wakatipu
Wakatipu Grill, Hilton Hotel - Queenstown
Muskets and Moonshine - Queenstown
Observatory Restaurant, Millennium Hotel - Queenstown
Wanaka Gourmet Kitchen - Wanaka
South Canterbury/Mackenzie Country
The Panorama Room, The Hermitage Hotel - Mt. Cook
West Coast
Waterwheel Restaurant, Stations Inn - Hokitika
Southland
Paddington Arms - Invercargill