Winners of The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants 2013 Survey, sponsored by the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) and supported by HSBC, were recently presented with fantastic prizes. The first prize of two nights for two persons on bed and breakfast basis in a deluxe room at the Hilton Malta, St Julian’s was awarded to Michelle Caruana, second prize, a one-night stay for two persons in a Deluxe room at InterContinenatl Malta including breakfast at Waterbiscuit to Revel Barker and third prize, a lavish gourmet hamper to the value of €200 from Dical House Fine Foods & Wellbeing to Claude Sapiano. Prizes of the stunning coffee table book The Definitive(ly) Best Restaurants in Malta & Gozo with photography by Kurt Arrigo were given to the next 10 best reviewers namely Derek Bolt, Gabi Mizzi, Ivan Zammit, Pat Attard, Maria Gatt, Martha Conti, Nick Tonna, Alexander Farrugia and Alan Micallef, who returned their surveys with ratings and included the funniest, relevant and most informative comments.
The 14th edition of the Restaurant Guide incorporating results of the 2013 Restaurant Survey will be published soon and will include the top survey rated 150 restaurants out of over 1,800 restaurants on the Maltese Islands. There was an overwhelming response to the survey with 1,980 people dining out on average of twice weekly to an equivalent of 205,920 dining experiences in a year.
On Monday, 9 December a Restaurant Award Ceremony Gala Dinner will be held at the Xara Lodge, l/o Rabat, whereupon the top-rated restaurants for food, service, ambience and overall will be presented with awards. Also awards will be presented for the following categories including the top-rated Best Food Award sponsored by Airmalta, Best Ambience Award sponsored by Francis Busuttil & Sons Marketing Ltd, Best Service sponsored by Charles Grech Ltd, top-rated Maltese food restaurant sponsored by the Ministry for Tourism and Culture, Wine Awards sponsored by Marsovin Ltd, top-rated Business Entertainment restaurant sponsored by The Catering Centre, top-rated Best Value for Money restaurant sponsored by Meats & Eats Gourmet Butcher, Most Romantic restaurant sponsored by Vivian Corporation, restaurant offering the best Vegetarian Options sponsored by Good Earth Distributors Ltd, top-rated Best Restaurant Restroom/Cloakroom, top-rated restaurant for Lively Entertainment, top-rated Children-Friendly restaurant award sponsored by The Malta Baby & Kids Directory, top-rated Best Newcomer sponsored by Vini e Capricci and Most Mentioned Restaurant sponsored by SmartCity, Malta and the Colin Best award for the Most Consistently Outstanding Restaurant.