Escarpment Group dining among Sydney’s finest

Escarpment Group dining outlets located throughout the Blue Mountains are among Sydney’s finest. With three restaurants shortlisted in the annual Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) awards, besteats.com.au decided to have a closer look at the Escarpment Group’s triumphs on this mecca award night.

Darley’s Restaurant on the Lilianfels Resort & Spa property at Echo Point was this year’s runner-up in the Deluxe Restaurant category to Black by Ezard at The Star. ​​​Finalists for the mid-range category included Escarment Group’s Echoes Restaurant (also situated in Echo Point) and the Wintergarden Restaurant situated in the Hydro Majestic Hotel (Medlow Bath).

Escarpment Group’s luxury Hunter Valley property, The Convent, took out the Regional Superior Hotel of the Year gong.

The TAA awards were announced at a glittering gathering of the best hotels in the state’s multi-billion dollar tourism sector at a ceremony in Sydney in front of a record crowd of more than 800 political, industry and business leaders including NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall.

Proud as punch: Regional Superior Hotel of the Year Winners, The Convent. Courtesy Deep Hill Media.

The “people categories” form a vital part of the annual awards, which this year saw a record-breaking 320 nominations received from 82 NSW hotels across 34 categories.

Operations Manager for the Escarpment Group Adam Holmes congratulated kitchen and wait staff at all dining venues for delivering consistent food excellence and customer service: “It’s great to see that the Blue Mountains was once again a favoured destination for Regional Deluxe travellers, with our colleagues at Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley taking out top prize for the Regional Deluxe Hotel of the Year and the Fairmont Resort winning Rooms Division Talent of the Year.”

TAA NSW chairman Peter Tudehope said staff were the greatest asset of any hotel, no matter the size or location of the venue: “It is the quality of staff that really make or break a hotel.

“Well-trained, attentive staff are the difference between a routine hotel stay and a unique experience that will be enjoyed, remembered and talked about for years to come. I would like to congratulate all the nominees and all the winners on the work they do each and every day to provide a premium experience to all guests in our hotels – you really do make a difference.”