Sandalford Wines’ unforgettable experiences wins Plates of Gold at 2025 Awards

 Swan Valley’s most awarded attraction, Sandalford Wines, received the ultimate recognition for its cuisine, service, wine and overall hospitality last night winning FOUR (4) CATEGORIES at the 2025 Gold Plate Awards:

 

 

 RESTAURANT:

[🍽️] Licensed Casual Dining - Metro
[🍽️] Modern Australian Dining
[🍽️] Tourism Restaurant

VENUE CATERERS:

[🍽️] Wedding - Large

 

  

The Gold Plates are an annual awards program managed by the Catering Institute of Australia (Western Australia) which rewards excellence in the State's Dining and Banquets sector.

Sandalford CEO Grant Brinklow said it was crucially important to celebrate the professionalism of Western Australia’s hospitality industry and benchmark with peer restaurants. 

“We were so proud to be chosen with such an amazing field of finalists this year!

Some 53 team members from Sandalford Wines attended last night's gala event, and it is fitting they were present as it is their individual contributions which make it possible for our business to shine.

 

 

Sandalford extends our sincere thanks to the sponsors and the judges who contribute to this important event on the hospitality calendar, and warmly congratulates all the 2025 finalists and winners.”

Grant said Sandalford had now received a total of 51 Gold Plate Awards including 20 since 2021 following the relaunch of the new Restaurant and Function facilities (the most of any organisation in the history of the awards), and credited Executive Chef Alan Spagnolo and the entire Restaurant and Functions team.

 

 

“Our focus is all about our guests and delivering truly unforgettable experiences, so we are very grateful to our guests and our wedding and corporate clients for the opportunities we’ve had to present our unique brand of cuisine culture this year as we celebrate the 185th anniversary of Sandalford Wines.”

“Alan and his Kitchen brigade lead by James, Jacky and Javier have excelled themselves this year, as have similarly our Restaurant Manager Pablo supported by Leanne, Mila and Dee, plus our Functions leadership team of Donna, Nat, Megan, Penny, Aaron, Beth, Marianna and Lara and all their amazing staff.”

 

“I express sincere thanks, appreciation and gratitude to each and every one of our team members for the enormous dedication, passion, commitment, hard work, plus enormous heartfelt thanks to the tens and tens of thousands of guests from Perth, interstate and around the world who entrusted their time and hard earned money to allow us to provide them unforgettable experiences.”

"Whether it was in our restaurant,
at a corporate event or choosing
to marry at our lovely estate,
or attending one of the spectacular concerts
here in the past year, our guests
are the essential ingredient to our operation: 
what we do, we do for you and it gives us all great pleasure."

Grant Brinklow, CEO

  

Sandalford’s 2025 success saw the restaurant receive a Chef’s Hat from the Australian Good Food Guide, accolades and wins in the Restaurant and Catering Awards, and more than 1,850 Google Reviews.

Alan Spagnolo’s Spring 2025 Menu has received amazing guests reviews since it was released in early October and will be showcased superbly at 1840 @ Sandalford, The Ultimate Degustation, on Friday 14 November as part of Entwined in the Valley. Tickets to this long table event are still available now at Sandalford.com.

Sandalford’s 2025 success inclded the Restaurant receiving a Chef’s Hat from the Australian Good Food Guide, accolades and wins in the Restaurant and Catering Awards, and more than 1,850 Google Reviews.

We have so much to be grateful for, and we are excited for the future here.

We look forward to welcoming you warmly, whether at our Cellar Door, our Restaurant, our upcoming Concerts or to an occasion like a family Wedding or Corporate event.