Magill Estate named SA’s best restaurant

Penfolds Magill Estate was the big local winner in the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide awards, as it was the only SA restaurant to hit the top 10 in the magazine’s annual Top 100 Restaurant Guide, while Magill Estate’s Scott Huggins and Emma McCaskill were named Best New Talent. Melbourne’s Attica was named Australia’s Restaurant of the Year with Sydney’s Rockpool, Momofuko Seiobo and Quay and the regional Victorian newcomer Brae rounding out the top five. Penfolds Magill Estate just squeezed into the top 10 while Jock Zonfrillo’s Orana was listed as the country’s 16th best restaurant. Other SA eateries to make the top 100 are Appellation (47), Hentley Farm (67), Peel Street (85), Bistro Dom (96) and Fino (99). Other major award winners include Sepia’s Martin Benn who took out Chef of the Year, while Birregurra’s Brae took out New Restaurant of the Year and Regional Restaurant of the Year. 2015 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide: The Top 100 1. Attica, Vic 2. Rockpool, NSW 3. Momofuku Seiobo, NSW 4. Quay, NSW 5. Brae, Vic 6. Sepia, NSW 7. Cutler & Co, Vic 8. Marque, NSW 9. Vue de Monde, Vic 10. Penfolds Magill Estate, SA 11. Est, NSW 12. Rockpool Bar & Grill, NSW 13. Tetsuya’s, NSW 14. Bentley, NSW 15. The Bridge Room, NSW 16. Orana, SA 17. Esquire, Qld 18. Garagistes, Tas 19. Rockpool Bar & Grill, Vic 20. Urbane, Qld 21. Provenance, Vic 22. Flower Drum, Vic 23. Sixpenny, NSW 24. Porteño, NSW 25. Sean’s Panaroma, NSW 26. Four in Hand, NSW 27. Café Di Stasio, Vic 28. Lake House, Vic 29. Ten Minutes by Tractor, Vic 30. Ester, NSW 31. Grossi Florentino, Vic 32. The Press Club, Vic 33. Restaurant Amuse, WA 34. Aria, NSW 35. Print Hall, WA 36. Icebergs Dining Room & Bar, NSW 37. Pei Modern, Vic 38. Nu Nu, Qld 39. Mr Wong, NSW 40. Fish Face, NSW 41. Ormeggio, NSW 42. Pilu at Freshwater, NSW 43. Rockpool Bar & Grill, WA 44. Spice Temple, NSW 45. Wasabi, Qld 46. Aria Brisbane, Qld 47. Appellation, SA 48. Café Paci, NSW 49. Flying Fish, NSW 50. Woodland House, Vic 51. Oscillate Wildly, NSW 52. Rosetta, Vic 53. Buon Ricordo, NSW 54. Cumulus Inc, Vic 55. Gladioli, Vic 56. Spice Temple, Vic 57. Monopole, NSW 58. Moon Park, NSW 59. Otto Ristorante, NSW 60. Prix Fixe, Vic 61. Yoshii, NSW 62. The Apollo, NSW 63. Nomad, NSW 64. Luxembourg, Vic 65. Vasse Felix, WA 66. Tonka, Vic 67. Hentley Farm, SA 68. Ezard, Vic 69. Bistrode CBD, NSW 70. The Terrace Restaurant, Vic 71. Cho Cho San, NSW 72. The Town Mouse, Vic 73. The Argus Dining Room, Vic 74. Bodega, NSW 75. Jim McDougall in Stefano’s Cellar, Vic 76. Moon Under Water, Vic 77. The Fish House, Qld 78. Bar Lourinhã, Vic 79. 10 William St, NSW 80. MoVida Aqui, Vic 81. Longrain, NSW 82. MoVida, Vic 83. MoVida Sydney, NSW 84. Valentino, Vic 85. Peel Street, SA 86. Albert St Food & Wine, Vic 87. Billy Kwong, NSW 88. Gerard’s Bistro, Qld 89. Gastro Park, NSW 90. Yellow, NSW 91. Felix, NSW 92. Saint Crispin, Vic 93. The Atlantic, Vic 94. Aubergine, ACT 95. Monster, ACT 96. Bistro Dom, SA 97. Co-op Dining, WA 98. Subo, NSW 99. Fino, SA 100. Stokehouse Brisbane, Qld Magill Estate photos: Jacqui Way