The Glasgow Restaurant Awards 2012
You voted in your thousands and the competition was fierce, but the winners have finally been announced!
Posh Nosh (Sponsored by Inverarity Morton)
Winner: Brian Maule @ Chandon D'or
• Brian Maule at Chardon D'or
• The Butchershop Bar & Grill
• Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery
Smart But Casual (Sponsored by Inverarity Morton
Winner: Amarone
• 29 The Grill At The Square
• Amarone
• La Bonne Auberge
Casual Dining (Sponsored by Paramount Design & Print)
Winner: Art Lovers Cafe at House for an Art Lover
• House for an Art Lover
• Soho On Miller Street
• Two Fat Ladies at The Shandon Belles
Family Restaurant Of The Year (Sponsored by Martin Aitken & Co)
Winner: La Vita, George Square
• Di Maggio's City Centre
• Di Maggio's Theatreland
• La Vita George Square
Best Italian (Sponsored by Conetta)
Winner: La Lanterna
• La Fiorentina
• La Lanterna
• Ristorante Piccolo Mondo
Non European (Sponsored by Goldstar Chefs)
Winner: Sapporo Teppanyaki
• Dhabba
• Mister Singh's
• Sapporo Teppanyaki
Best Newcomer (Sponsored by First Drinks Brands Ltd)
Winner: Lychee Oriental
• Cup Tea Lounge
• Le Bistro Beaumartin
• Lychee Oriental
Best Breakfast (Sponsored by Rodgers Butchers)
Winner: Cafe Gandolfi
• Cafe Gandolfi
• Restaurant at Blythswood Square
• Stravaigin
Outstanding Maitre D' Of The Year (Sponsored by Glasgow Service With Style)
Winner: Ali Mohammed - Charcoals
• Ali Mohammed - Charcoals
• Sheonagh Struthers - Grosvenor
• Steven Whitbread - Brian Maule at Chardon D'or
• Thomas Salmon - Rogano
5pm Citizens Award (Sponsored by 5pm.co.uk)
Winner: Number 16
• Guys
• Number 16
• Rogano
Aspiring Front of House Manager (Sponsored by City of Glasgow College)
Winner: Claire McCulloch - Restaurant at Blythswood Square
Highly Commended:
• Ryan Simmons - Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery
• Cal Henry - Brian Maule at Chardon D’or
Young Chef of the Year (Sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions)
Winner: Morven Gibson - Restaurant at Blythswood Square
Highly Commended:
• Scot Smith - Cail Bruich
• Dawn Rooney - 29 Grill Room at the Square
Best Use of Social Media (Sponsored by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau)
Winner: Arisaig
Greenest Restaurant (Sponsored by Zero Waste Scotland)
Winner: Cup Tea Lounge
Kitchen Porter of the Year (Sponsored by The Scottish Fishmonger)
Winner: Peter Hynes - The Pipers' Tryst
Auchentoshan Spirit of Glasgow (Sponsored by Auchentoshan)
Winner: Guy Cowan
Auchentoshan Entrepreneurial Spirit of the Year (Sponsored by Auchentoshan)
Winner: Maurice Taylor
Lifetime Achievement (Sponsored by The Cook School Scotland)
Winner: Jim & Gilly Wilson
Overall Best Restaurant of the Year (Sponsored by Inverarity Morton)
Winner: Amarone
Reception & Interval Sponsors: Dunns Food and Drink, Curries Red Kola, The Cook School Scotland and Crolla's.
Afterparty Sponsors: First Drinks Brands Ltd, Brakes.