Sawyers Arms Tavern Is A Finalist: Best Pub Restaurant - Regional

Sawyers Arms Tavern Is A Finalist: Best Pub Restaurant - Regional

We’re delighted to share that Sawyers Arms Tavern Geelong is a finalist for Best Pub Restaurant - Regional in the AHA (Vic) State Awards For Excellence.

This award category recognises excellence in hotels providing a first-class dining experience through their restaurant offer. Finalists must provide full table service for food and beverage and be of a significantly high quality with obvious points of difference to a general bistro offer or casual dining offer.

Judges of the AHA (Vic) State Awards For Excellence base their assessment for this award on the following:

Hotel

  • Décor, design, ambience, atmosphere, lighting and comfort

  • Quality and appearance of the venue (furniture, table setting, crockery, cutlery, glassware)

  • Popularity of venue and alignment to local market

  • Pricing relevant to local market, quality of the restaurant and fine dining experience

  • Hygiene and cleanliness (all areas including restrooms)

Beverage

  • Excellent variety of wines to include regional, Victorian and interstate wines

  • A reasonable variety of wines offered by the glass

  • A variety of beers local and imported available

  • A variety of non-alcoholic beverages offered

  • Wine description to enhance menu

Staff and Service

  • Excellent customer service

  • Staff presentation and quality of interaction

  • Staff knowledge of all products is a must with the ability to suggest food and wine pairings

  • Efficiency of order taking, meal delivery, table clearing

  • Staff efficiency and ability to be discreet

  • Staff well-groomed

  • Knowledge of Responsible Service of Alcohol

  • Telephone technique

Menu

  • Presentation

  • Seasonal variation

  • Value for money

  • Integration of specials

Food

  • Relative price

  • Presentation, innovation, accuracy & composition of dishes

  • Originality, selection & variety of menu

  • Quality of dish

The AHA (Vic) State Awards for Excellence winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Monday, 20 May 2024 at Melbourne’s Palladium at Crown. Wish us luck!

Janet Boland