Restaurant wins catering award

An Ettalong restaurant has won an award for Best New Caterer in the 2012 Savour Australia restaurant and Catering Host Plus Awards for Excellence Northern NSW.

Half Tide Brasserie business owner Ms Abigail Jones said: "We are thrilled with this win.

"The Restaurant and Catering Awards have a very high reputation and our entire team were delighted with the result.

"It's been a very exciting first year of trading for Half Tide Brasserie and we are very proud of our product and dedicated staff.

"Ettalong Beach Club, where we are located, is a fantastic venue and we hope this win will help raise our company's profile both locally and beyond," she said.

More than 173 restaurants and caterers whose businesses located on the north coast of NSW were recognised at the Awards Ceremony held on July 16 at Wests Newcastle to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in food and service standards.

Showing the diversity of hospitality businesses in the districts of Hunter-Central Coast and Northern-New England the Awards for Excellence identified winners and finalists of 27 restaurant categories and seven caterer categories for Northern NSW as well as a Consumer Vote Award.

Half Tide Brasserie will now be competing in the National finals representing being held in at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 29 this year.

Media Release, 1 Aug 2012

Jenny Batten, Ettalong Beach Club