Celebrity chefs Matt Moran and Courtney Roulston, and NRL legend Nathan Hindmarsh, are calling on the public to help them find the best club meal in NSW. Voting has now opened for the 2025 Your Local Club Perfect Plate Awards, which showcase the incredible quality and diversity of food on offer in the state’s registered clubs.
As the competition’s ambassadors, Matt and Courtney — whose careers both started in clubs — along with Nathan, will be embarking on a road trip across NSW to meet club chefs, taste their creations and encourage the public to vote for their favourite dishes.
Between 2 May and 15 June, patrons are encouraged to visit participating club eateries — of which there are 200 — to taste the Perfect Plate dish/es on offer and score them out of five by scanning each eatery’s unique QR code or filling out a simple paper voting form.
While diners can only vote for each Perfect Plate dish once, they are encouraged to taste as many competition dishes at as many clubs as possible to boost their chances of winning a prize. A $100 voucher will be drawn each day of the competition, and the two diners who vote for the most Perfect Plate dishes will win a ‘Foodie Escape’ for two valued at up to $3,500.
The 13 clubs that receive the highest average score for their dishes based on patron ratings will be crowned the winners of their respective regions. There will also be three state-wide winners announced in the small, medium and large club categories; as well as one state-wide winner in the Perfect Pizza category and one for Best Dessert.
“The sorts of dishes that I’m really hoping to see this year are just really good quality products, done very simply, obviously cooked to perfection — just put great food and great flavours on a plate,” said Perfect Plate ambassador Matt Moran.
Fellow ambassador Courtney Roulston said club chefs keep raising the bar each year when it comes to the quality of the competition dishes. “Last year the food was a step up from the year before and I have no doubt this year the clubs are really going to step it up again,” she said.
To find out if you’re local club is participating, visit perfectplate.com.au.
