The country’s best beef and lamb cuisine

For the country’s best beef and lamb cuisine, look no further than the restaurants displaying the Beef and Lamb Excellence Award gold plate.

Deciding where to dine can be pure guesswork, but New Zealand Beef + Lamb have made it simple. Their trained assessors have scoured the country to find those restaurants that meet the stringent standards of the Beef and Lamb Excellence Awards. So, if you’re trying to decide where to dine, just look for the gold plate on the wall. With more than 160 restaurants to choose from nationwide, the Beef and Lamb Excellence Award guarantees you a great dining experience and a delicious beef or lamb meal. To see the full list of restaurants click here. Meet the Ambassador Chefs New Zealand Beef + Lamb have also handpicked five of the country’s top chefs who performed highly in the restaurant assessment process to be our 2015 Ambassador Chefs (see image above), they are: •          Reon Hobson from Pescatore at The George Hotel, Christhurch •          Brad King from Bistro at The Falls Retreat, Bay of Plenty •          Ken O’Connell from Bracken Restaurant, Dunedin •          Marc Soper from Wharekauhau Estate, Wairarapa •          Ryan Tattersall from Cobar Restaurant, Wellington Watch out for the Ambassador Series events coming up; your chance to meet the chefs and experience their culinary skills first-hand. www.nzexcellenceawards.co.nz