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]

C Restaurant
View of the Swan River from the C Restaurant
Restaurant information
Established26 January 2001 (2001-01-26)
Food typeModern Australian
Street addressLevel 33,
44 St Georges Terrace
CityPerth
StateWestern Australia
Postal/ZIP Code6000
CountryAustralia
Coordinates31°57′18″S 115°51′33″E
Reservations08 9220 8333
WebsiteC Restaurant

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
  1. Williams, Gail (2 August 2008). "C Restaurant". The Sunday Times (Perth, WA). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. Pearce, Yonnene (25 October 2000). "Hilite 33 Turns Into Club Lounge For City High Flyers". The West Australian. p. 61.
  3. 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. "C Restaurant: Mietta's Review". miettas.com.au. 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. "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.
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