Forest Byron Bay, a restaurant by Crystalbrook Collection, has won the Regional Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Formal category at the 2022 NSW Australia Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards (R&CA) for Excellence.
Jordan Rodgers, General Manager, Crystalbrook Byron, says he is thrilled to see the restaurant team’s talent and dedication acknowledged with such a prestigious award.
‘Since Forest’s inception in November 2020, our chefs, front of house and beverage teams have all worked collectively to create a dining experience that focuses on sustainability, seasonality and connecting diners with incredible local Northern Rivers producers and suppliers’ he said.
Set next to a lush rainforest oasis, Forest is passionately local with over 80 per cent of ingredients coming from within a three-hour drive of the restaurant. Contemporary, social, approachable and distinctly Australian, Forest restaurant embraces the region’s abundance of stunning ingredients.
More than 250 local restaurants, cafes and catering businesses gathered on Monday 19 September to celebrate the achievements of their peers in over 80 categories, with the winners announced at a gala ceremony held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse.
R&CA is the industry association representing tens of thousands of restaurant and catering businesses across Australia
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