Festival Awards

Visa Wellington On a Plate Festival Awards 2021

The festival awards recognise excellence in Visa Wellington On a Plate participants. Ratings were back on the website this year and so here are the winners chosen by you:

Best Dine Wellington 2021

Congratulations Boulcott Street Bistro! For Dine Wellington, Boulcott Street Bistro served "Crayfish Marseille": Butter-poached Yellow Brick Road Cook Strait crayfish with sautéed housegrown green vegetables, harissa and saffron tomato sauce and 26 seasons microgreens. You can watch the winning announcement here.

Best Garage Project presents Burger Wellington 2021

Congratulations Egmont St. Eatery! For Garage Project presents Burger Wellington, Egmont St. Eatery served "Kingston Tastee":

Free range smashed pork and beef patty with mango and pork fat chutney, blackened Penray Gardens chilli mayo, housemade cheese and spiced tobacco onions in a housemade milk bun matched with Garage Project Golden Path beer. You can watch the winning announcement here.

Best Cocktail Wellington presented by Tommy's Real Estate 2021

Congratulations C.G.R Merchant & Co! For Cocktail Wellington presented by Tommy's Real Estate, C.G.R Merchant & Co. served "Old Fashioned Donuts": A black Doughboy Donuts donut topped with white chocolate and coconut cream, served with a chocolate and coconut-infused rum old fashioned filling. You can watch the winning announcement here.

In 2020 we decided to not have public ratings or Festival Awards for Burger, Cocktail, Dine Wellington. We're all about collaboration, community and lifting everyone up rather than competition.