The Australian Hotels Association (WA) has today announced the finalists for the 2024 AHA & Coca-Cola Hospitality Awards for Excellence.
This year, a remarkable 530 nominations across over 40 award categories have been submitted, showcasing the outstanding calibre of WA’s hospitality industry. The finalists have been narrowed down to an exclusive list, representing the state’s leading hotels, bars, pubs, taverns, and restaurants, along with the dedicated staff who are the backbone of their success.
The prestigious 2024 AHA & Coca-Cola Hospitality Awards for Excellence will be celebrated at the Lion Gala Ball on Monday, 11 November at Crown Perth, with over 1,000 attendees expected to honour the very best in the industry.
AHA(WA) CEO Bradley Woods said the vast number of nominations highlights the growth and diversity of WA’s hospitality sector, which continues to thrive across both Perth and regional areas.
“The 2024 AHA & Coca-Cola Hospitality Awards for Excellence reflect the dedication and commitment of those who work tirelessly to deliver exceptional food, beverage, and service experiences,” Mr Woods said.
“Western Australians enjoy an unprecedented range of hospitality options, from vibrant hotel cocktail bars and country pubs to suburban taverns, neighbourhood restaurants, and innovative multi-venue outlets.”
“These awards are not only about recognising venues but also about celebrating the incredible people behind them. The 2024 employee awards finalists embody the heart and soul of WA’s hospitality industry, demonstrating excellence in service and passion for their craft.”
2024 AHA & COCA-COLA HOSPITALITY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE FINALISTS
OVERALL AWARDS
WA’s Best Group Venue Operator Award
Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group WA Australian Venue Co
Boulder Dash Entertainment Group LocalsCo
Nokturnl Hospitality Group Parker Group
Tenfold Hospitality Group Tillbrook Melaleuka Group
WA’s Best Regional Hospitality Venue
Announced on the night of the Lion Gala Ball
Perth’s Best Hospitality Venue
Announced on the night of the Lion Gala Ball
GENERAL AWARDS
Community Service Award
Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group WA Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook
Froth Craft Brewery, Exmouth
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
Subiaco Hotel
The Club Cervantes
The Henley Brook
The Marina Mindarie
The National Hotel, Fremantle Whitfords Brewing Company, Hillarys
Training Initiative Award
BrewDog Perth
Emily Taylor, Fremantle
Froth Craft Bunbrewery, Bunbury
Grand Central Tavern, Karratha
Hillarys Beach Club
Il Lido Italian Canteen, Cottesloe
Optus Stadium,Burswood
The Royal On The Waterfront, East Perth
Retail Bottleshop Award
Liquor Barons Hamilton Hill, Carrington’s Bar and Grill Thirsty Camel – Haynes Bar & Grill, Armadale
Thirsty Camel, Kambalda Hotel
Cellabrations, Ashby Liquor Superstore Cellarbrations – The Gate Bar & Bistro, Success
Draught Beer Quality Award
Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook BrewDog Perth
C.Y. O’Connor Village Pub, Piara Waters Froth Craft Beach, North Beach
Froth Craft Bunbrewery, Bunbury
Grand Central Tavern, Karratha
Phat Brew Club, West Perth
The Servo Taphouse
Cowaramup
Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind Wedgetail Brewing co, Falcon
The Lion Bar Presentation & Service Award
BrewDog Perth
C.Y. O’Connor Village Pub, Piara Waters Eaton Tavern
Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie
Grand Central Tavern, Karratha
Hillarys Beach Club
Stories, Perth
Subiaco Hotel
The Aviary Perth
The Beach House, Jindalee
The Boat – The Marina Mindarie
The Claremont Hotel
Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind
Small Bar Award
Beerpourium, Fremantle Bertie, Bassendean
Har Bar Dunsborough Terrarium, Perth
The Broome Closet
The Servo Taphouse, Cowaramup
Cocktail Bar Award
Blanche Bar, Karratha
Har Bar Dunsborough
Subiaco Hotel
Sweetwater Rooftop Bar, Fremantle Terrarium, Perth
The Broome Closet
Tourism Initiative Award
Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook
Black Swan Winery and Restaurant, Henley Brook Emily Taylor, Fremantle
Thorny Devil Brewery, Herron
Conference and Functions Award
Optus Stadium, Burswood
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Subiaco Hotel
The Pavilion, The Marina Mindarie
Outdoor Area Award
Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook BrewDog Perth
Froth Craft Bunbrewery, Bunbury Grand Central Tavern, Karratha Rose & Crown Hotel, Guildford The Beach House, Jindalee
The Garden, Leederville
The Last Local, Canning Vale
The Rooftop – The National Hotel, Fremantle The Rec Hotel, Boulder
The Rec Hotel, Waroona
Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind
Victoria Park Hotel
Craft Brewery Award
Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook Boundary Island Brewery, Erskine Froth Craft Brewery, Exmouth Froth Craft Bunbrewery, Bunbury Gage Roads Freo
Indian Ocean Brewing Co., The Marina Mindarie North West Brewing Company, Karratha
Phat Brew Club, West Perth
Thorny Devil Brewery, Herron
Wedgetail Brewing Co, Falcon
Redeveloped Venue Award
Eaton Tavern
Last Slice Sports Bar, Dalyellup The Club Cervantes
The Guildford Hotel
The Wray Hotel, Fremantle
New Hospitality Venue Award
Busselton Pavilion
Froth Craft Beach, North Beach Hillarys Beach Club
Stories, Perth
The Broome Closet
The Servo Taphouse, Cowaramup Wedgetail Brewing, Falcon
Marketing and Promotions Award
Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group WA Boulder Dash Entertainment Group
Emily Taylor, Fremantle
Nokturnl Hospitality Group
Parker Group
Roebuck Bay Hotel, Broome Seven Sins Perth Hills, Rolleystone The Beach House, Jindalee
The Court, Perth
The Gate Bar and Bistro, Success The Leederville Precinct
Tillbrook Melaleuka Group Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind
DINING AWARDS
WA’s Best Steak Sandwich Award
Carrington’s Bar & Grill, Hamilton Hill Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind
Bar Menu Award
Bertie, Bassendeen
Blanche Bar, Karratha BrewDog Perth
Haynes Bar and Grill, Armadale Hillarys Beach Club
Rose & Crown Hotel, Guildford Sweetwater Rooftop Bar, Fremantle The Beach House, Jindalee
The Rec Hotel, Malaga
Wedgetail Brewing Co, Falcon
Casual Pub Dining Award Metropolitan
Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook
Belgian Beer Cafe, Perth
C.Y. O’Connor Village Pub, Piara Waters Carrington’s Bar & Grill, Hamilton Hill
Gage Roads Freo
Indian Ocean Brewing Co., The Marina Mindarie Karalee On Preston, Como
Old Courthouse, Fremantle
Subiaco Hotel
The Galway Hooker, Scarborough
The Gate Bar and Bistro, Success
The Guildford Hotel
The Henley Brook
The Last Local, Canning Vale
The Sandbar Scarborough Beach
The Wellard
The Wray Hotel, Fremantle
Casual Pub Dining Award Regional
Busselton Pavilion
Cobblers Tavern, Falcon
Eaton Tavern
Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie
Froth Craft Bunbrewery, Bunbury
Grand Central Tavern, Karratha
Hybla Tavern – Middleton Beach
Kambala Hotel
North West Brewing Company, Karratha Rambla Bar & Bistro, Wickham
Roebuck Bay Hotel, Broome
Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
The Club Cervantes
The Pour House Bar and Kitchen, Dunsborough The Rec Hotel, Boulder
The Rec Hotel, Northam
The Rec Hotel, Waroona
The Servo Taphouse, Cowaramup
Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind
Wedgetail Brewing Co, Falcon
Family Dining Award Metropolitan
Bailey Brewing Co., Henley Brook
C.Y. O’Connor Village Pub, Piara Waters Leapfrogs, Wanneroo
Phat Brew Club, West Perth
Seven Sins Perth Hills, Rolleystone
The Amberton Beach Bar & Kitchen, Eglinton The Henley Brook
The Sandbar Scarborough Beach
The Wray Hotel, Fremantle
Victoria Park Hotel
Whitfords Brewing Company
Family Dining Award Regional
Cobblers Tavern, Falcon Eaton Tavern
Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie Froth Craft Brewery, Exmouth Imperial Homestead, York Kambalda Hotel
Last Slice Sports Bar, Dalyellup Rustlers Steakhouse & Grill Albany The Rec Hotel, Boulder
The Rec Hotel, Northam
The Rec Hotel, Waroona
Restaurant Award Metropolitan
Chakra Restaurant, Inglewood Emily Taylor, Fremantle
Il Lido Italian Canteen, Cottesloe
Lotus – The Beaufort, Highgate Servo, Leederville
Seven Sins Perth Hills, Rolleystone Sweetwater Rooftop Bar, Fremantle The Beach House, Jindalee
The Shorehouse, Swanbourne The Steak House, Piara Waters
Restaurant Award Regional
Fiorita Wine Bar & Restaurant, Karratha Imperial Homestead, York
Rustlers Steakhouse & Grill, Albany Thorny Devil Brewery, Herron
New Restaurant Award
Canteen Pizza, Applecross Catalano Family Kitchen, Highgate IL FALCO, Mount Hawthorn Isoletta Bar + Ristorante, Dalkeith Lima Cantina Leederville
Ludo – The Station, South Perth
Superior Dining Award
Gibney, Cottesloe
La Bastide, Shenton Park
Wine List Award
6HEAD Perth
Bertie, Bassendean
Canteen Pizza, Applecross
Emily Taylor, Fremantle
Gibney, Cottesloe
Il Lido Italian Canteen, Cottesloe
La Bastide, Shenton Park Sweetwater Rooftop Bar, Fremantle The Beach House, Jindalee
The Shorehouse, Swanbourne
The Steak House, Piara Waters
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
TAB Hotel/PubTAB Venue Award
Carrington’s Bar & Grill, Hamilton Hill Cobblers Tavern, Falcon
Imperial Homestead, York
Rambla Bar & Bistro, Wickham
The Gate Bar and Bistro, Success The Leederville Hotel
The Rec Hotel, Boulder
The Rec Hotel, Malaga
Sporting Entertainment Venue Award
Grand Central Tavern, Karratha Haynes Bar and Grill Armadale Last Slice Sports Bar, Dalyellup The Galway Hooker, Scarborough The Globe, Perth
The Leopold Hotel, Bicton
The Rec Hotel, Boulder
The Wray Hotel, Fremantle Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind Victoria Park Hotel
Live Entertainment Award
Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie
Milkbar – The Civic Hotel, Inglewood Roebuck Bay Hotel, Broome Subiaco Hotel
The Boat – The Marina Mindarie The Court, Perth
The National Hotel, Fremantle Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind Universal Bar, Perth
Themed Venue Award
Durty Nellys Irish Pub, Perth
Har Bar Dunsborough
Lima Cantina, Leederville
Lucky Chan’s Laundry & Noodle Bar, Northbridge Treendale Farm Hotel, Australind
EMPLOYEE AWARDS
Rising Star Award
Harminder Jeet Kaur, Chakra Restaurant Leah Wood, Hillarys Beach Club
Ethan Hodgson, IL FALCO
Ella Blackwell, Indian Ocean Brewing Co. Morgan Leitch, Lakers Tavern
Kaleb vander Wal, Seven Sins Perth Hills
Sam Pickavance, The Amberton Beach Bar & Kitchen Laura Sherriff, The Globe
Jed Burns, The Last Local
Milan Dobras, The Leopold Hotel
Cookery Services Employee Award
Szu-Yu Kuo (Ada), Balmoral Hotel
Sukhpreet Kaur, Chakra Restaurant
Nic Donn, Gosnells Hotel
Jacob Wall, Indian Ocean Brewing Co.
Minh Tan Mai, Tavern at the Rocks
Ryan Lukas, The Amberton Beach Bar & Kitchen
Ramandeep Singh, The Last Local
Subin Lama, The Peninsula Bar and Restaurant Fernando Reis De Menezes, Victoria Park Hotel Rosalie Duina, Wanneroo Villa Tavern
Head Chef Award
James Keogh, Belgian Beer Cafe Westende Nathan Wilson, C.Y. O’Connor Village Pub
Ashish Gagneja, Chakra Restaurant
Mohammed Raju Hossain, Froth Craft Bunbrewery Ats Johanson, North West Brewing Company Brontey Michell, Roebuck Bay Hotel
Ross Booth, Rose & Crown Hotel
Daniel Lawrance, The Amberton Beach Bar & Kitchen Matt Still, The Byford Tavern
Dino Protopapas, The Henley Brook
James Craig, The Peninsula Bar and Restaurant
Pali Singh, The Shorehouse
Russell Lees, The Gate Bar and Bistro
Ludovic Mulot, The Station
Chris Hughes, Thorny Devil Brewery
Andre Nunes, Victoria Park Hotel
Food and Beverage Services Award
Reece Rowlands, C.Y. O’Connor Village Pub Triin Moont, Cobblers Tavern
Tara Foley, Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub
Kevin Kriss Shy, Hybla Tavern
Tyra Stark, Sweetwater Rooftop Bar Brett Smith, The Claremont Hotel Victoria Cornelio, The Generous Squire
Administration Services Award
Chuen-Siun (James) Then, Belgian Beer Cafe Kayla Boylan, Cobblers Tavern
Kasey Beasley, Emily Taylor
Elaine Bozanich, Gosnells Hotel
Emily Chapman, Peel Alehouse
Cocktail Bartender Award
Abhinav Punchhi, Chakra Restaurant
Edmondo Citarella, Hillarys Beach Club
Valeria Cano Calle, Lima Cantina
Sujit KC, Lucky Chan’s Laundry & Noodle Bar Jackson Warner-Gillon, Sweetwater Rooftop Bar David “Xander” Stucken, Terrarium
Adesh Sapkota, The Sandbar Scarborough Beach
Excellence in Service Award
Melanie Watts, Canteen Pizza Cindy Cooper, Hillarys Beach Club Sarah Joy Cole, Kambala Hotel
Siobhan Needham, Nokturnl Hospitality Group Jessica Trichardt, Optus Stadium
Jarryd Mountford, Seven Sins Perth Hills Sandy Lovercio, The Brook Bar and Bistro Tandin Lhamo, The Last Local
Sara Del Piano, The Sandbar Scarborough Beach Margaret Riggs, Wintersun Hotel
Bar Manager Award
Jordan Phllipsz, Hillarys Beach Club
Tristan Harriduth, The Last Local
Guillaume Bossuet, The Old Synagogue
Hayley Cavendish, The Sandbar Scarborough Beach Mat Kennedy, The Servo Taphouse
Restaurant Manager Award
Joe Armitage, Canteen Pizza
Denikah Catalano, Catalano Family Kitchen Kavita, Chakra Restaurant
Lauro Notorangelo, Hillarys Beach Club Ylenia Pavan, IL FALCO
Akeel Malik, Sweetwater Rooftop Bar Jacqueline Tier, The Last Local
Jenny Purdy, The Old Synagogue
Rodrigo Simoes, The Shorehouse
Venue Manager Award
Sam Drury, Brooklands Tavern
Simon Oxley, Haynes Bar and Grill
Sophia Esqulant, Hillarys Beach Club Mary Joy Enriquez, Hybla Tavern
Giulia Rama, Il Lido Italian Canteen
Claire Kelleher, Rambla Bar & Bistro Tamara Jane Burchell, Roebuck Bay Hotel Alexander Boyce, The Globe
Alex Bowen, The Henley Brook
Mandy Soto, Victoria Park Hotel
Bar Team Award
BrewDog Perth Froth Craft Brewery Haynes Bar and Grill Hillarys Beach Club Market Grounds Phat Brew Club
The Aviary Perth The Peach Pit Universal Bar
