By Emily-Rose Toohey
Stanthorpe’s Essen restaurant was awarded one of Australia’s Top 50 restaurants by OpenTable last week.
OpenTable is a restaurant reservation platform and the list was determined by 280 000 restaurant reviews collected from diners across the country.
Following Victoria, Queensland restaurants secured 17 spots on the list to take second place – Granite Belt’s Essen being one of these places.
OpenTable’s senior account manager Tim Domelow said it was incredible to see the innovation restaurant owners and chefs had shown, from city streets to regional locations.
“In what’s been such a turbulent two years for the hospitality industry, it’s incredible to see the innovation of flavour and experience that Australian restaurants are continuing to deliver,” Tim said.
He said Essen was a strong presence in the lists ‘grow local, eat local’ movement among regional towns.
“As restaurants have reopened across the country, the demand we’re seeing for reservations and dining show Aussies are out in force to support old favourites, neighbourhood spots and newcomers alike,” Tim said.
Essen’s owner and head chef is Clarissa Pabst.
