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Awards

SANTÉ MAGAZINE AWARDS

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2004 & 2005- SANTÉ HALL OF FAME - one of only two restaurants initially inducted in The Hall of Fame

2003 - Grand Award Winner -“The Best Fine Dining Wine Restaurant in the United States”

2001 and 2002- “The Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the South-East United States”

2000 & 2002 -“The Best Restaurant in the South-East United States for Cooking For Wine” (Wine and Food Pairing)

2000 & 2002- “The Best Restaurant in the South-East United States for Cooking with Wine”

2001- “The Best Wine and Spirits Dinner in the South-East United States”

THE WINE ENTHUSIAST AWARDS

2005 “The Award of Ultimate Distinction” The Wine Enthusiast’s Highest Award - 1 of only 32 awarded in North America

2004 “The Award of Ultimate Distinction” The Wine Enthusiast’s Highest Award - 1 of only 16 awarded in North America

WINE SPECTATOR AWARDS

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1991 and 1992 - Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence”

Wine Spectator “Best of Award of Excellence”

Recognized as offering “one of the most outstanding wine lists in the world” 1993 -1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004--2005
only 10 awarded in North Carolina


INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT & HOSPITALITY RATING BUREAU AWARDS

2000 Millennium Award of Excellence (One of America’s Top 100 Restaurants in the Millennium)

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005- Diamond Wine Award - one of six awarded nationally

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 - Elizabeth’s Chef - Brad Price: ONE OF AMERICA’S TOP 100 CHEFS

2002, 2003, 2004, & 2005- One of America’s Top 20 Restaurants

DiRÖNA - DISTINGUISHED RESTAURANTS OF NORTH AMERICA AWARD

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The 2004 Award of Excellence (one of only 13 Restaurants so honored in North Carolina)


THE TRAVEL CHANNEL

2002 - The Only Restaurant in the United States Featured on the Best Beaches of America Show (“One of America’s Top Restaurants for 10 years”)

WASHINGTON POST

Sunday, June 1, 2003 “For a splurge, you can’t do much better than the widely acclaimed Elizabeth’s Café and Winery.”

 

Testimonials

“This is our 18th Anniversary - we’ve celebrated here every year for the last 10 years. We love the food and the wine!” Annapolis, Md.

“We are on our honeymoon and found the 6 course wine dinner absolutely wonderful! Thank you for a wonderful evening!”Alexandria, Va.

“We just got engaged on the porch. I’ll never forget this wonderful, magical restaurant.” L & D

“Leonard, Thank you so much for 2 wonderful meals this year. We have been coming since the early 90’s - we can’t recall the exact year but our trip to your amazing restaurant is the high point of every trip we make to OBX.” Pa.

“I’m engaged!” Andrea and James

“Just got engaged on the front porch over a bottle of wine!!! Beautiful restaurant.”

“Thanks for a fabulous dinner on our 19th anniversary!”

“Wonderful restaurant! What wonderful foood! What a charming server! What a lovely ambience. Can’t wait ‘til next year.” Illinois

“No words to describe, but if we must try- Simply Amazing! Look forward to returning next year!” Pa.