C Restaurant

C Restaurant
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Restaurant information
Established 26 January 2001
Food type Modern Australian
Street address Level 33,
44 St Georges Terrace
City Perth
State Western Australia
Postal code/ZIP 6000
Country Australia
Coordinates 31°57′18″S 115°51′33″E / 31.95500°S 115.85917°ECoordinates: 31°57′18″S 115°51′33″E / 31.95500°S 115.85917°E
Reservations 08 9220 8333
Website C Restaurant

C Restaurant is a revolving restaurant located at Level 33 of St Martins Tower in Perth, Western Australia. It is the only revolving restaurant in Perth,[1] completing a full 360 degree rotation in 90 minutes [2] and has been described by The Sunday Telegraph of London as offering "... breathtaking views of the Swan River, the flat expanse of the suburbs and the dry hills 25 miles [40 kilometres] beyond."[3]

History

C Restaurant is the second restaurant to be located at the top of St Martins Tower. The first, Hilite 33, was opened in 1978.[4] Its staff included a young Shane Osborn,[5] who was later the head chef at Pied à Terre in London.[6] In 2000, Hilite 33's founder and owner, Alain Kuhl, sold the business.[2]

The new owner, Phil Clements,[7] renamed the business, and relaunched it on Australia Day, 26 January 2001.[8] Although Clements later claimed that C Restaurant offered "fun dining rather than fine dining", he also aimed to establish a national reputation.[9] He revamped the menu, instituting a two course minimum order to deter casually dressed sightseers from ordering a coffee and lingering to admire the view. Within less than 12 months, C Restaurant had become "all the rage",[7] and had won the Gold Plate award for fine and occasional dining.[9] Soon afterwards, it was the place where, on 23 March 2002, England cricketer Ben Hollioake attended a dinner with his family before dying in a car accident on the way home.[3]

In August 2006, Clements sold the business to restaurant manager Olivier Letrone, entrepreneur Franck Duroleck and waiter Jermone Guesdon.

The current owners of C Restaurant are Olivier Letrone and David Preston [10] with Frantisek Ilizi as head chef.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Gail (2 August 2008). "C Restaurant". The Sunday Times (Perth, WA). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pearce, Yonnene (25 October 2000). "Hilite 33 Turns Into Club Lounge For City High Flyers". The West Australian. p. 61.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chipperfield, Mark (24 March 2002). "'Ben's career was taking off again and to lose him now is devastating'". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Liam (1 January 2004). "Cream of desserts". The West Australian. When he was starting out, Nick was asked to provide ice-cream for the 1978 opening of the old Hilite 33 revolving restaurant, at the top of St Martin's Tower, one of Perth's tallest skyscrapers.
  5. ↑ "WA's only two Michelin Star chef to attend Truffle Kerfuffle 2013". Travel Blackboard. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Lethlean, John; Wilden, Necia (8 March 2011). "Top chef puts on his happy feet to walk away from cooking". The Australian. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "C Restaurant: Mietta's Review". Mietta's website. Mietta's. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  8. ↑ Pike, David (13 March 2001). "The eas'C' way to impress your CEo". Business News (Perth, WA). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "New kid on city block takes the gold plate". The West Australian. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Preston, David. "David Preston". Linkedin. Retrieved 5 September 2014. Missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  11. ↑ "Dinner". C Restaurant. Retrieved 5 September 2014.