Set in 900 acres beside the River Maigue, Adare Manor is the former home of the Earls of Dunraven and has been the most impressive manor house in the region since it was built in 1832 - and, while the Dunravens have long since departed, the estate sti ... more...
A well known and much admired patissier throughout Co Meath and beyond, you can often spot George Heise working in the kitchen of his patisserie amongst the mixers, ovens and stacks of baking tins.
Originally from Germany, George worked in Munich, Ber ... more...
Attractively situated on Lisburn Square and named after a nearby laneway, this design-led new venture from the Beannchor Group (of The Merchant Hotel Belfast among others) will please business and leisure visitors alike.
Whether arriving in the underg ... more...
Since 1988, Sue Farmer's delightful restaurant and coffee house on the main street in Holywood has been attracting customers from miles around.
It's a charming, homely place where you'll find great home baking - especially the gorgeous cinnamon scones ... more...
Originally opened in 2009 on the hilly street which looks down over the bridge between Killaloe and Ballina, Laura Kilkenny's lovely café and bakery moved across to the Ballina side of the river in 2019 and now operates from spacious premis ... more...
Blink and you could miss the narrow entrance to this unexpectedly spacious two-storey restaurant above a bookies shop in downtown Clonmel - but it's well worth seeking out.
It's a younger sister of Waterford city's first Japanese restaurant, which was ... more...
Housed in a long, narrow room off Aungier Street, Uno Mas looks as if it's been airlifted in from Barcelona. Shelves laden with wine bottles hang on white walls above a dark green leather banquette that stretches from the door to the bar down the back. ... more...
This is the restaurant of choice at Glenlo Abbey - perhaps the country’s most novel dinner venue, it was our Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year in 2005: four carriages, two of them from the original Orient Express that featured in scenes from &ld ... more...
Billing itself originally as a wine café, this quirky riverside venue run by Beverley Mathews is part tapas bar, part wine bar and it has always had a distinctly continental flair.
Re-opening in November 2020 following a long closure after ... more...
Kay and JJ Mitchell's attractive and well-managed family-run restaurant in Clifden offers efficient, welcoming service and very agreeably stylish “good home cooking” all day, every day throughout a long season - and they have been doing so, ... more...