The 2015 ACT Hospitality Award Winners

Posted on 28 July, 2015

Want to know which venues the Australian Hospitality Association deems the best in the ACT? Last night’s 2015 AHA ACT Hospitality Awards celebrated the best in Canberran hospitality from hotels to bars, fine dining restaurants to pubs and clubs.

As you’ll see, the list glitters with HerCanberra favourites and if you click the links below, it’ll take you through to our reviews and guides that mention them!

Here are the winners!

	AHA ACT Award	Award Winner
1.	John Press Award	David Quinn, The Duxton
2.	Member of the Year	Todd Handy, East Hotel
3.	Hall of Fame	Hotel Realm
4.	Best Restaurant Service Employee (Accom)	Bryan Cronan – Avenue Hotel Canberra
5.	Best Restaurant Service Employee (Gen)	Jordan Hackett – Taze
6.	Best Restaurant Cookery Employee	Prasantha Giragama – Crowne Plaza Canberra
7.	Best Apprentice Chef	Tara Chainey – Walt & Burley
8.	Best Front of House Employee	Sunil Choudhary – Crowne Plaza Canberra
9.	Best Bar Service Employee (Accom)	Kyle Papworth – Avenue Hotel Canberra
10.	Best Bar Service Employee (General)	Liam Thomson – The George Harcourt Inn
11.	Best Bar in a Hotel	Monster Kitchen & Bar – Hotel Hotel
12.	Best Hotel Restaurant	Lilo Tang – Burbury Hotel
13.	Best Cocktail Bar	Molly
14.	Best Wine List	Capitol Bar & Grill – QT Canberra
15.	Best Café Restaurant	The District
16.	Best Restaurant	Pialligo Estate
17.	Best Prestigious Restaurant	Capitol Bar & Grill – QT Canberra
18.	Best Bar Presentation and Service	Hopscotch
19.	Best Meetings and Events Hotel (Accomm)	Hyatt Hotel Canberra
20.	Best Meetings and Events Venue (Gen)	National Convention Centre
21.	Best New/Redeveloped Venue (Accomm)	Avenue Hotel Canberra
22.	Best New/Redeveloped Venue (Gen)	Bentspoke Brewing Co.
23.	Best Marketed Hotel	Burbury Hotel
24.	Best Environmental Practice	Crowne Plaza Canberra
25.	Best Late Night Entertainment Venue	Knightsbridge Penthouse
26.	Best Live Entertainment Venue	Academy
27.	Best Sporting Entertainment Venue	The Dock
28.	Best TAB Licensed Venue	The Statesman Hotel
29.	Best Local	The George Harcourt Inn
30.	Best Pub Bistro	Hopscotch
31.	Best Tourism Initiative	Jamala Wildlife Lodge
32.	Best Suite/Apartment Hotel	East Hotel
33.	Best First Class Accommodation (3-4 Star)	Premier Hotel and Apartments
34.	Best Superior Accommodation (4.5 Star)	East Hotel
35.	Best Deluxe Accommodation (5 Star)	Hotel Hotel