About Montrachet
Montrachet has long been known for impeccable service, and superb dining, and owners Shannon and Clare Kellam are using their experience to ensure this tradition continues with the support of long serving staff. The kitchen brigade includes award-winning young chefs and experienced stalwarts of the industry using their creativity and knowledge to provide a divine culinary experience. The Front of House team at Montrachet has decades of experience and are always eager to share their expertise recommending dishes and beautiful wines. We offer a style of bistro dining; amazing produce and cooking techniques from the kitchen via many years of practice and learning; paired with amazing warm and precise service to deliver this exact product. We have a dynamic and energetic style! We are authentic, professional, passionate, efficient through out procedures, and will continue to do our best each service.
Accolades
2024 Australian Good Food Guide - 2 Chef's Hats
2023 Best French Restaurant in Australia - Restaurant and Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2023 Australian Wine List of the Year Awards - 3 Wine Glasses
2023 Restaurant of the Year - SE Queensland - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2023 Best French Restaurant - SE Queensland - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2023 Australian Good Food Guide - 2 Chef's Hats
2022 Best French Restaurant in Australia - Restaurant and Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2022 Australian Wine List of the Year Awards - 3 Wine Glasses
2022 Delicious. 100 - People’s Choice Winner Best Restaurant in Queensland
2022 Delicious. 100 Queensland - Best Service
2022 Delicious. 100 - Rank #10
2022 Best French Restaurant - SE Queensland - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2022 Australian Good Food Guide - 2 Chef's Hats
2021 Restaurant of the Year - SE Queensland - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2021 Best French Restaurant - SE Queensland - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards Excellence
2021 Australian Wine List of the Year Awards - 3 Wine Glasses
2021 Courier Mail Best French Restaurant in Queensland
2021 Brisbane’s Top Restaurants People’s Choice - Rank #3
2021 Brisbane’s Top Restaurant - Rank #8
2021 Australian Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2020 Australian Wine List of the Year Awards - 3 Wine Glasses
2020 Restaurant of the Year - Queensland and Northern Territory - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2020 European Restaurant of the Year - Queensland and Northern Territory - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2020 Chef of the year - Tom Manvell - Queensland and Northern Territory - Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
2020 Australian Good Food Guide - Reader's Choice - French
2020 Australian Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2020 National Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2019 Best French Restaurant in Australia, Australian National Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence
2019 Delicious. Australia Top 100 - Qld - People’s Choice - Rank #2
2019 Delicious. Australia Top 100 - Qld - Best French
2019 Delicious. Australia Top 100 - Qld - Rank #5
2019 Courier-Mail Food Awards - Service of the Year
2019 Australia Restaurant & Catering Association Awards for Excellence
- Queensland - Winner - Best European
2019 Australia Wine List of the Year Awards - 2 Wine Glasses
2019 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide - Top 100 in Australia - 1 Star
2019 Gault & Millau Restaurant Guide - 3 Chef's Hats
2019 Gault & Millau Restaurant Guide - Top 100 Restaurants in Australia, Rank #40
2018 Delicious Australia Top 100 - Qld - Best French
2018 Delicious Australia Top 100 - Qld - Rank #6
2019 National Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2019 Australian Good Food Guide - Reader's Choice - French
2019 Australian Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2018 Courier Mail Food Awards Chef of the Year - Shannon Kellam
2018 Gault & Millau Restaurant Guide - 3 Chef's Hats
2018 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide - 1 Star
2018 Australian Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2018 National Good Food Guide - 1 Chef's Hat
2017 Gault & Millau Professional of the Year - Clare Wallace
2017 Gault & Millau Restaurant Guide - 3 Chef's Hats
2017 Australian Good Food Guide - 2 Chef's Hats
2017 Brisbane Times Good Food Guide - 2 Chef's Hats
2017 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide - 1 Star
2016 Australian Good Food Guide - Readers' Choice - French
2016 Australian Good Food Guide - 2 Chef's Hats
2016 Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 1 Chef's Hat
2016 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide - 1 Star
Shannon Kellam
Shannon Kellam’s life as a chef began at Raphael’s, Shorncliffe under the tutelage of his mentor, Rick Stephen. Rick instilled upon Shannon a love for the culinary arts and an inimitable work ethic. As Shannon worked his way up cooking at the Brisbane Sheraton Hotel he also competed extensively, believing then, as he does today that competition cooking tests and drives chefs to excel and create.
Kellam moved on to the iconic Oxley’s on the River before achieving his goal of returning to Raphael’s as chef/owner. After 4 successful years Shannon sold his beloved restaurant to enable him to focus on salon culinaires, in particular, the Culinary Olympics. In his first Olympics in 2008 Shannon, with the Australian team, was awarded two Gold Medals. Thus began a very successful international career that saw Shannon amass over 80 medals, including 2 Silver Medals at the 2012 Olympics.
Shannon continued to compete and focused in representing Australia in the Bocuse d’Or, the world’s most prestigious salon culinaire held every two years in Lyon. Whilst Executive Chef at The Brisbane Club Shannon was selected for the 2013 World Final and relocated to Carcassone to train with Franck Putelat at his 2* restaurant Le Parc. Franck himself was a Bocuse d’Argent and introduced Shannon to life in southern France and the pressure that is the Bocuse d’Or. Shannon achieved an admirable 15th in the Final, and decided he had to return for another shot.
Selected as one of 7 chefs to compete for the Global Chef World Final in Norway in 2014, Shannon spent the year travelling as commitments saw him cook in China, Norway and Dubai before settling in Chaudes-Aigues to prepare for the 2015 Bocuse d’Or at the 2* Restaurant Serge Vieira, with former winner Serge. Shannon placed 12th in the Final, equal Australia’s best result and returned home to Brisbane having retired from competing, ready to focus on the next chapter of Montrachet. With his wife Clare, Shannon purchased Montrachet in early 2015. Shannon relishes the opportunity to continue the Montrachet legacy as he pays homage to traditional French cooking whilst showing the elegance and subtlety of modern French cuisine.
Clare Kellam
Clare has always been drawn to the hospitality industry. She worked in many venues around Brisbane whilst studying History and English at the University of Queensland. A stint at The Savoy, London, cemented her ambition to pursue a successful career in the hospitality industry. On returning to Australia Clare took up the roles at QPAC, followed by the Brisbane Club and with the Bocuse d'Or Academy Australia. When the opportunity arose for Clare and Shannon to purchase Brisbane's renowned Montrachet restaurant, they jumped at the chance - and diners have embraced the breath of fresh air that Clare has brought to the restaurant. Clare's incomparable dedication to service saw her named the Gault & Millau Professional of the Year for Australia, 2017.