Eddie and Gaelen Malcolmson opened their lovely restaurant here in 2007, in the premises previously occupied by the veteran Kenmare restaurant An Leath Phingin, and it is now well established as one of the best restaurants in a town that has earned renown for the quality of its food and hospitality. The building has a lot going for it in te ...
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Building on the success of their hugely popular Town Bar and Grill, Ronan Ryan and Temple Garner have brought their brand of smart, contemporary dining to the suburbs. This time they're serving classic bistro fare in a dining room so slick you'll forget you've just driven through an industrial estate to get here. Externally the green copper ...
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Located in one of the most attractive old buildings in Howth village, opposite the Baily Hotel, The House was formerly home to Cibo (now relocated to The Pier House on the harbour front); it is now run by new proprietor Karl Dillon and head chef Ian Connolly who will be well known to fans of the city centre sister restaurants Gruel and The Merm ...
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This cosy restaurant, in a laneway just off Grafton Street, has great charm; it was Dublin's first authentic Thai restaurant and is still as popular as ever a decade later. Owned and managed by Patricia Kenna, who personally supervises a friendly and efficient staff, it is small and intimate, with beautiful crockery and genuine Thai art and fur ...
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When Youen Jacob acquired the pub next door to his long-established restaurant Chez Youen in 2004, this new venture turned out to be the beginning of something much bigger that would transform the centre of Baltimore. Youen and his sons, Youen Jacob Jnr. (manager) and Pascal Jacob (chef), have now linked their Baltimore Bay Guesthouse at th ...
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Peter and Anne O’Brien run this long-established seafood restaurant right on the main square (site of Friday markets and the annual early-May mussel festival) and, although no longer directly in the O’Connor family, there’s actually a very old family connection as Anne’s great-grandmother was the original owner of the ba ...
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Located close to the buzzy village of Doolin, Frank and Marion Sheedy's smart contemporary restaurant is an oasis of calm - a place where everything is operated in a personal and highly professional manner. A well-maintained exterior with attractive planting and plenty of parking makes a good impression from the start, and the restaurant is ...
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Alan and Margaret Brown’s Old Cable House has Victorian character and the added interest of its transatlantic cable history. It is set high above the town to give clear Atlantic views, and the simply furnished rooms have everything necessary (including en-suite facilities) but with the emphasis on home comfort and Victorian atmosphere; th ...
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Carole Norman’s attractive and unusual restaurant has had a makeover recently, but – except for the welcome addition of extra space and a new garden area - thankfully the basics remain the same: it’s got a lot going for it - not only can you drop in for a glass of wine at the bar, as well as the usual meals, but all the potter ...
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Set right in the heart of Roscommon town, overlooking the square, Mary and Eamonn Gleeson's townhouse and restaurant provides just what every visitor requires a warm welcome, comfortable rooms and first-class food. Over the last 15 years, they have made huge changes to this nineteenth century home. They started out with just a coffee shop a ...
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