WA’s top hospitality venues and people have been honoured at the Australian Hotels Association Hospitality Awards for Excellence.

More than 1200 guests, including WA Premier Roger Cook, attended the gala ball, where winners across more than 40 categories were announced.

Nokturnl Hospitality Group — which runs The Beaufort, The Old Synagogue, Stories, The Station, and The Queen’s Arms — was named WA’s Best Group Venue Operator, with Stories being named as Perth’s Best Venue.

Iluka’s Bar Ole took out the Small Bar Award, Carrington’s Bar and Grill was awarded for the best outdoor area, the Redeveloped Venue Award went to Little Creatures in Fremantle and the best new hospitality venue was revealed as Yanchep Beach Club.

Varsity Cannington won the Sporting Entertainment Venue Award, while the Milk Bar at The Civic Hotel in Inglewood was recognised with the Live Entertainment Award.

Settlers Tavern in Margaret River was named WA’s Best Regional Venue, and the Corrigin Hotel won the inaugural Traditional Country Pub Award, recognising the important role country pubs play in their local communities.

For the employee awards, Kirara Shinji from Hillarys Beach Club received the Cocktail Bartender Award and the Bar Team Award went to The Aviary.

Two new Hall of Fame inductees were also recognised after achieving three consecutive wins in their respective categories

Gibney in Cottesloe was inducted into the Hall of Fame for both the Superior Restaurant Award and Wine List Award, while Tamara Burchell from the Roebuck Bay Hotel in Broome was inducted into the Hall of Fame for venue manager.

A record 727 nominations were received for this year’s awards from venues and individuals across metropolitan and regional WA.

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