C Restaurant
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| Established | 26 January 2001 |
| Food type | Modern Australian |
| Street address | Level 33, 44 St Georges Terrace |
| City | Perth |
| State | Western Australia |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 6000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 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 "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 co-founder and then owner, Alain Kuhl, sold the business.[2] The other co-founder of Hilite 33 was Jean-Daniel Ichallalene.
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.
See also
References
- ^ Williams, Gail (2 August 2008). "C Restaurant". The Sunday Times (Perth, WA). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ a b Pearce, Yonnene (25 October 2000). "Hilite 33 Turns Into Club Lounge For City High Flyers". The West Australian. p. 61.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WA's only two Michelin Star chef to attend Truffle Kerfuffle 2013". Travel Blackboard. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "C Restaurant: Mietta's Review". miettas.com.au. Mietta's. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Pike, David (13 March 2001). "The eas'C' way to impress your CEo". Business News (Perth, WA). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ a b "New kid on city block takes the gold plate". The West Australian. 29 September 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2013.