Chisolm's Restaurant, at Jenolan Caves, Is Now Award-Winning!
www.jenolancaves.org.au Media Release – August 2010 Chisolm’s Restaurant, at Jenolan Caves, is now Award-Winning! Although Jenolan Caves is Australia’s most famous cave system, less known for nearly 100 years, is Jenolan’s historic restaurant - Chisolm’s. Now Chisolm’s has been honoured by a well-deserved award – for ‘Tourism Restaurants & Catering’ in the Blue Mountains Tourism Awards of Excellence 2010. The rambling 4-storey hotel, Jenolan Caves House, between Oberon and Lithgow, was designed in 1897, by Walter Liberty Vernon, in the Federation Arts & Crafts style, as a wilderness retreat for the rich. Vernon included an enormous dining room - now Chisolm’s Restaurant, named for a former housekeeper, who, rumour has it, still haunts the place. Chisolm’s caters for wedding receptions, special occasions, corporate dinners, romantic couples, families and tourists from all over Australia and the world. Everyone, from very supportive locals to celebrities and international visitors, expect high quality. The caves themselves are dazzling, with thrilling underground experiences. The heritage-listed hotel brims with atmosphere. Raising expectations even further, visitors step through Chisolm’s elegant entrance into another world. In graceful Victorian style, Chisolm’s grand features create a high expectation of the coming meal. Those expectations are met by new chef, Michael Frenett, trained in the restaurants of prestigious resorts such as the Park Hyatt in Colorado, Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta and Westin Whistler in British Columbia. Last year, Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust, decided to invest in training and staff who share a goal in returning Chisolm’s to her glory days.
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