About
Benefits of entering
- Become an award winning business and have the marketing edge on your competitors
- Receive recognition for all the hard work and care that you invest in your establishment
- Trained independent judges’ feedback will be made available upon request to all entrants to assist in assessing and improving your business’ performance
- Promotion opportunities with Hospitality NT and Tourism NT
Eligibility
Entry is open to all restaurants, cafes, pubs, taverns, wayside inns and caterers that operate in the Northern Territory.
Nomination Process
To nominate please complete the nomination process, pay the relevant fee and attached a copy of your menu and relevant wine and/or cocktail list to your submission.
Nomination Fees
The cost to enter the Gold Plate Awards for members is $99 per category ($199 non-member).
The Best Breakfast, Burger & Dessert categories are $49 per category for members ($99 non-member).
The cost to enter goes towards covering the judging costs – meaning that every dollar you spend entering the awards will eventually go back into your business when the judges come to dine and evaluate your establishment.
Judging
The judging process is conducted by independent judges under the direction of a Chair of Judges. Hospitality NT arranges training for all judges and all judges judge against the same criteria. Judges dine anonymously during the judging period in all venues, as paying guests.
The Judges on completion of their dining experience complete a comprehensive assessment and Hospitality NT also inputs online feedback (as a total score from ReviewPro).
The Best Wine List and Best Cocktail List will be judged by wine and cocktail experts.
Judgment Period
Judging will take place during June, July & August 2025.
Awards Presentation
The Awards presentation gala dinner will be held on Monday, 25 August 2025 on the Lawns of Mindil Beach Casino Resort. Please note that it is a condition of entry that all nominees must send a representative to the Awards presentation gala dinner to accept any Award. Further information on the gala dinner will be forwarded separately in the coming weeks.