The Olive Tree Company

Named after the legendary Italian cyclist Angelo Fausto Coppi (1919 – 1960), this is another success story by Sam Spain and Tony O’Neill, whose sister restaurants The Barking Dog, Il Pirata and Happy Angel are among the most popular in the city. Tucked into ...

Family businesses are at the very heart of Irish hospitality - and there is nothing to beat a chef-patron for hands on care and consistency in the kitchen - so it's no wonder that Richard McCracken's delightful casual dining destination, Cyprus Avenue, has been a hit eve ...

Although not the easiest place to find, this hidden gem is well worth seeking out. A roadside pup between Lisburn and West Belfast that is believed to be the oldest tavern in County Antrim (est.1660), it now provides the setting for a thoroughly modern dining exper ...

A lovely listed building on the main square of this charming little town, No. 14 at the Georgian House dates back to 1722 and provides an atmospheric setting for the first solo enterprise by the highly regarded chef Jim Mulholland and his wife Joanne. Well known from hi ...

Ronan and Jennie Sweeney (Balloo House, The Parson’s Nose) did it again here, sprinkling their magic over this stylish reinvention of the former Lisbarnett House in Lisbane village. After purchasing the run down pub in 2012 they invested over £1 million in t ...

Here in the village of Lisbane, close to the shores of Strangford Lough, one of County Down’s prettiest little treasures is to be found at the thatch-roofed Old Post Office, which dates back to the 1840’s. Having lain derelict for many years, this listed bui ...