Winners of the The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants 2013 Survey, sponsored by the Malta Tourism Authority and supported by HSBC, were recently presented with prizes.

The first prize, consisting of two nights for two persons on a bed-and-breakfast basis in a deluxe room at the Hilton Malta, St Julian’s, went to Michelle Caruana; while Revel Barker won the second prize of a one-night stay for two persons in a deluxe room at InterContinenatl Malta, including breakfast at Waterbiscuit. The third prize, featuring a lavish gourmet hamper of the value of €200 from Dical House Fine Foods & Wellbeing, went to Claude Sapiano.

The coffee table book The Definitive(ly) Best Restaurants in Malta & Gozo, with photography by Kurt Arrigo, was given to the next 10 best reviewers, who returned their surveys with ratings and included the funniest, relevant and most informative comments. These were Derek Bolt, Gabi Mizzi, Ivan Zammit, Pat Attard, Maria Gatt, Martha Conti, Nick Tonna, Alexander Farrugia, Alan Micallef and Nicola Darmanin.

The 14th edition of the guide, incorporating results of the 2013 Restaurant Survey, will include the top survey rated 150 restaurants out of over 1,800 restaurants in Malta and Gozo. There was an overwhelming response to the survey with 1,980 people dining out an average of twice weekly, equivalent to 205,920 dining experiences a year.

Tomorrow, a Restaurant Award Ceremony Gala Dinner will be held at the Xara Lodge, limits of Rabat, where the top-rated restaurants for food, service and ambience will be presented with awards.

Other categories include the top-rated Maltese food restaurant; wine awards; top-rated business entertainment restaurant; best value-for-money restaurant; most romantic restaurant; top-rated restaurant offering the best vegetarian options; best restaurant restroom/cloakroom; top-rated restaurant for lively entertainment; top-rated child-friendly restaurant; best newcomer; most mentioned restaurant; and the Colin Best Award for the most consistently outstanding restaurant.

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