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Byron Bay dishes up the Best Tourism Restaurant in NSW recently in Sydney, with local business the Byron Beach Cafe receiving the top accolade for Best Tourism Restaurant and Catering Service. Managed by the Tourism Industry division of the NSW
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Business Chamber, the Tourism Awards celebrate the best of the best in the tourism industry and acknowledge businesses that demonstrate outstanding achievement throughout the year. ‘We are extremely honoured to be named NSW’s Best Restaurant, not only for ourselves, but also for our local community,’ said Ben Kirkwood, owner of the Byron Beach Cafe. ‘Our business is all about bringing together passionate locals and the best local produce to create an unforgettable food experience for our customers. We could not have won this award alone and are grateful to be part of the Byron Bay culinary story.’
Byron Beach Cafe was one of six local operators to receive an award, including Byron Bay Bluesfest (Silver: Major Festivals and Events), Flash Camp (Silver: New Tourism Development and Bronze: Unique Accommodation), CanGoEverywhere (Bronze: New Tourism Development), Cape Byron State Conservation Area (Silver: Tourist Attractions) and Arakwal Dolphin Dreaming Cape Byron State Conservation Area (Silver: Indigenous Tourism). This award comes only months after the Byron Beach Cafe were awarded Best Cafe in Australia at the Australian Small Business Champion
CULTURAL THAI-INS continued from previous page sauces in green, red and massaman, noodles of pad Thai, pad see ew, stir fries and soups. Everything is made to order, no MSG, and fresh ingredients with a must-try lunch menu for value Monday to Friday. Success Thai. Eat in, take away, BYO / licensed. Lunch 12 to 3pm Monday to Friday; Dinner 5pm, seven days, 3/109 Jonson Street, Byron Bay, Phone: 6680 7798; web: Facebook.
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Cafe Oska 1 Carlyle St, Byron Bay Mon–Sat 8am–4pm From December Wed–Sat 6.30pm–10pm 0416 887 884 www.cafeoska.com
Happy Chilli Garden Open 7 days 12pm till late Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com
St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Mon-Sat: 4pm til late. Sun: 4pm til 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426 www.stelmodining.com
24 December 9, 2014 The Byron Shire Echo
I’ve eaten in this Thai restaurant quite a few times and each time it’s been under a different circumstance. The Golf Club was my first experience of the eatery and, at the time, the place was filled to the brim and jumping with hungry punters. They have since upped and moved out of the golfing world and into the bowling greens at the Mullumbimby Bowling Club.
Enjoy our balcony restaurant, intimate dining room and generous bistro food in the pub. With reasonable prices our menu reflects the wonderful local and fresh produce of the region. SMH GOOD PUB Large groups welcome. FOOD GUIDE We also offer off-site catering. 2013 AND 2014 www.bangalowdining.com Exotic World Cuisine African and Caribbean Specialities Join us for a flavoursome journey in Byron Bay. Dishes you should try: Fish Kreol, African and Jamaican Goat Curries, Vegetarian curries.
Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods Special $10 Menu - Changes Daily -Includes soft drink or water Creamy Garlic Prawns with Rice Green / Red Curry Chicken Wings with Rice BYO Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.
Awards. Having won a gold medal at the NSW Tourism Awards, the Byron Beach Cafe will go on to represent the region at the QANTAS Australian Tourism Awards on 11 April 2015 in Adelaide. There is no direct entry into the Australian Tourism Awards and only state winners can become finalists.
Sunset dinners seven days If you’re interested in sampling the food at the Byron Beach Cafe and seeing what all the accolades and fuss are about then time’s not going to be a problem over the summer months. The eatery
When I hear of folk wanting to start up a cafe or restaurant (apart from cringe), I offer advice like ‘watch your rent isn’t unreasonable’, and I tell of the benefits of leasing an eatery in a club or pub. I’ve done it, and the benefits far outweigh the obvious cons. For a start, a club has members ready to eat along with your goodwill walk-ins etc. To me, it appears the Spice It Up owners are smart to move into another club firstly and secondly to move up the road and not too far from their loyal following. So, good business is at home here. Call it a coincidence, but I’m sitting in a cafe, typing away at this story and I overhear the waitress talking about the cafe’s Christmas party held at (you guessed) – Spice It Up Thai. I called the owner over and asked how it went. ‘Fantastic, they picked us up in the club bus and we had a fabulous night, great service and food – highly recommended’ – well that saved me half an hour looking for local comment. Here, head chef Matt and his team specialise in authentic Thai food. With eighteen years’ experience that includes
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from tonight will be open seven nights a week for sunset dinners. A new dinner menu will be launched, inspired by the head chef, Kaine Hunt’s, love of Asia, and also richly textured dishes. It’ll be fun pawing through the selections including squid-ink linguine, vongole, cuttlefish, chili, garlic, lime zest and mollet egg; braised duck Maryland, spinach, dried fruit pithivier, rhubarb and berry jam and baby herbs; slow-cooked Bangalow pork belly, cauliflower parsnip puree, spiced plum mandarin glaze, king prawn, crispy pancetta to name a few with a price range $21–38. Bookings: 6685 8445.
Thai salad with barramundi from Spice It Up Thai.
working in Thailand, Spice It Up have an impressive menu of traditional Thai dishes utilising local fresh produce and seafood. The owners, Matt and his Thai partner, ensure that you get all the flavour, colour and excitement of Thailand. Along with this expect ‘an abundance of fresh vegetables and generous servings’, the cafe owner added, referring to his end-of-year hoedown. Q Spice It Up Thai. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 5pm, Mullumbimby Bowling Club, Jubilee Avenue, Mullumbimby, phone: 6684 2209; web: spiceitupthai.com.au.
Dinner every evening 5.30-9.30pm
Here the curry pastes are freshly pounded to leave your palate dumbfounded.
5/2 Fletcher St, Byron Bay 6685 5151
Here the ambrosial meals are cooked to order and the scrumptious cocktails and mocktails thrust you into a land of wonderful tales.
Hog’s Breath Cafe
Hog’s Breath Cafe’s menu just got better with some mouth-watering new steaks, salad, pasta and an abundance of delicious dessert selections. As usual, the diverse menu also offers chicken, seafood, snacks, burgers, ribs, kid’s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak – slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon – Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so there’s something to please the whole family.
Open 7 Days, 11.30am-2.30pm Dinner from 5.30pm 9/4 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6685 5320 www.hogsbreath.com.au
O-Sushi Coolangatta The Strand, Marine Pde Dr 07 5536 5455 Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 Broadbeach The Oracle, 12 Charles Ave 07 5570 2166 www.osushi.com.au
Legend Pizza Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au
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You’ve probably already read the good news, but I’m not one to fall silent when our region struts its stuff, so here it is again: The winners of the 25th Annual NSW Tourism Awards were announced
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