Fresh is best!

Katoomba cafe Fresh was named Best Breakfast Restaurant in Australia at the 2009 Savour Australia Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence, held at Parliament House in Canberra in late October.

The cafe impressed the competition's judges in a range of criteria including customer service, restaurant presentation, quality of food and value.

Guy Nathan and Lea Shannon congratulated their staff for their commitment, their suppliers and customers and said winning the award was "really quite an honour".

"We were competing against quality restaurants across the country, including many offering water views so we’re delighted," Guy said.

"It speaks a lot about the excellence of what the staff do here."