2025 AHA & Little Creatures WA’s Best Steak Sandwich competition
It’s time to fire up those grills and show off your steak sandwich skills in this legendary competition, now in its 18th year.
Finalists will be determined via public votes and mystery judge visits throughout the month of May, and the winners decided during an exciting live cook-off at the 2025 AHA Hospitality Expo at Crown Perth on 24 & 25 June 2025.
Four country and four metro finalists will receive secure entry as a semi-finalist in this prestigious competition, with the ultimate winners crowned live on stage.
Key dates
Nominations now closed
Voting opens: 1 May 2025
Voting closes: 26 May 2025
Finalists notified: 28 May 2025
Live cook-off – country venues: 24 June 2025
Live cook-off – metro venues: 25 June 2025
What's up for grabs
Exclusive Prizes: Not only will you earn the prestigious title and bragging rights of WA’s Best Steak Sandwich, but winners will also receive four premium tickets to an RAC Arena corporate box, featuring top-tier food and beverages, valued at more than $7,000, courtesy of RAC Arena and AHA(WA).
Bonus Perks: Each Metro and Country winner will also receive 10 cartons of McCain chips, thanks to McCain!
The winners also receive automatic entry as semi-finalists in the prestigious AHA Hospitality Awards for Excellence “WA’s Best Steak Sandwich” category.
This is your opportunity to push the limits of flavour, creativity and presentation. Impress our esteemed judges, captivate the audience and claim the title of WA’s Best Steak Sandwich!
Participating venues
This is the full list of venues participating in the competition, divided into Perth Metropolitan and Country WA categories.
PERTH METROPOLITAN VENUES
7th Ave Bar and Restaurant
Bar Olé
Baskerville Tavern
Bayswater Hotel
Belgian Beer Cafe Westende
Blasta Brewing Company
Carnaby’s Cafe, Bar & Restaurant – East Fremantle Community Park
Carrington’s Bar & Grill
Catalano Family Kitchen
City Beer Hall
Commercial Bar + Kitchen, Midland
CY O’Connor Village Pub
De Baun & Co (The Melbourne Hotel)
DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Waterfront
Fox Friday Perth
Froth Craft Beach
Gosnells Hotel
Haynes Bar and Grill
Hill Street Bar at Pan Pacific Perth
Hillarys Beach Club
Hylin Backbar
Karalee on Preston
Molly’s Irish Pub
Mount Helena Tavern
OCEANS 6019
Old Courthouse
Phat Brew Club
Round The Corner Bar and Grill
Serpentine Falls Tavern
Sixty Cats
Street Eats Eatery
Subiaco Hotel
Terra Mare Claremont
The Amberton Beach Bar & Kitchen
The Berrigan Bar and Bistro
The Best Drop Tavern
The Boathouse Tavern
The Brook Bar and Bistro
The Byford Tavern
The Central Butler
The Foreign Office at The Embassy by Devlin’s
The Gate Bar and Bistro
The Globe Perth
The Last Local
The Local House Bar & Grill
The Merrywell
The Morris
The Sandbar Scarborough Beach
The Station
The Stirling Arms Hotel
The Waverley Brewhouse
The Wellard
The Wray Hotel
Vicky Browns Bar
Wanneroo Villa Tavern
Wedgetail Brewing
Print Hall
COUNTRY WA VENUES
Bobby’s Busselton
Bremer Bay Resort
Divers Tavern
Eaton Tavern
Exchange Hotel, Pinjarra
Hybla Tavern
Last Slice, Dalyellup
Old Man and The Sea Rooftop Bar (The Gerald Apartment Hotel)
Onya Pub
Premier Hotel Albany
Roebuck Bay Hotel
Rose Hotel Bunbury
Settlers Tavern
Tarcoola Tavern (Geraldton Motor Inn)
The Goomalling Tavern
The Miners Rest Motel, Kalgoorlie
The Rec Northam
The Rec Waroona Hotel
Treendale Farm Hotel
Criteria
The composition of the steak sandwich, recipe and its ingredients must remain the same throughout the competition (from nomination and consumer voting through to final cook-off).
The steak sandwich must be available on the venue’s menu throughout the competition.
Steak is defined as a cut of meat being beef or lamb.
Judging criteria
Steak sandwich finalists are determined using a combination of methods including online votes, judging criteria and mystery judge visits.
Should your venue be successful in becoming a finalist for the Hospitality Expo cook-off, judging criteria are as follows:
Tenderness of the meat (beef or lamb)
Composition & Presentation
Originality / Creativity
Chips
Sauces
Flavour
Value for money