2025 Hostplus
Awards for Excellence

The Awards are open to all member and non-member restaurants and caterers. Restaurants must have been open for at least 12 months to be eligible to enter the ‘Restaurant’ and ‘Casual Dining’ categories except for new restaurants that must have been open for at least 3 months from the launch of the awards. The qualifying period for new restaurants is prior to 1 November 2024.

Restaurants can enter as many categories as they wish as long as they meet the category definition except for new restaurants which can only enter the New Restaurant category.

Caterers can enter as many categories as they wish as long as they meet the category definition and provide the list of events or site details for judging.

Nomination fees are applicable to members and non-members per category entered.

Member Restaurants - $189.00 | Member Caterers - $379.00

Non-member Restaurants - $589.00 | Non-member Caterers - $749.00

Judging for restaurant and catering categories can take place any time after the entry form has been completed, payment has been processed and supporting information if applicable to the category entered has been supplied.

The closing date of judging will vary in each state depending on when the state's awards event has been scheduled.

Finalists for each state’s awards will be announced 6 weeks prior to their state awards gala dinner.

Winners are announced at each state’s gala awards dinner. Winners will not be disclosed prior to these events.