“It’s nice to be recognised,
but it’s more important to be nice.”

Ben Bayly and his teams have won multiple awards over the years:

2024
Cuisine Good Food Awards – American Express Restaurant of the Year (Ahi.)
Cuisine Good Food Guide 3 Hats (Ahi.)
Cuisine Good Food Guide 2 Hats (Origine)
Cuisine Good Food Guide 1 Hat (Aosta)

2023
Supreme Winner, VIVA Top 50 Restaurants 2023
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes – Best Format Reality Series at the New Zealand Television Awards
Cuisine Good Food Awards – NIWA-Haku Kingfish Champion for Change for 2023
Cuisine Good Food Awards, 2 Hats (Ahi.)
Cuisine Good Food Awards, 1 Hats (Aosta and Origine)
Lewisham Innovation Award, Ahi Restaurant
Lewisham Sustainability Award, Ahi Restaurant
International Gambero Rosso Award, One Fork, Aosta Restaurant
Southern Lakes Hospitality Awards, Outstanding Restaurant Of The Year, Aosta Restaurant

2022/2021
Cuisine Good Food Awards, Best Metropolitan Restaurant, Ahi Restaurant
Cuisine Good Food Awards, Best Drinks List, Ahi Restaurant
Cuisine Good Food Awards, 2 Hats
Southern Lakes Hospitality Awards,
Outstanding Front of House Of the Year, Aosta Restaurant

2017
Cuisine Good Food Guide, 3 Hats

2016
Cuisine Good Food Guide, 3 Hats
Lewisham Chef Of The Year Award

2015
Cuisine Chef of the Year

2014
Cuisine Chef of the Year

2011
Metro Restaurant of the Year

2010
Metro Restaurant of the Year

2000
Youth Skills New Zealand Chef Of The Year Award

1999
New Zealand Young Chef of the Year award