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101 Talbot
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – restaurants do not survive in what i... more
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37 Dawson Street
If you want to rub shoulders with the cool and happening people of Dublin, well 37 Dawson Street i... more
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A. Caviston Seafood Restaurant & Cafe
Caviston is undoubtedly one of the best known names in the Irish food and hospitality industry and... more
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Abbey Tavern Bar & Bistro
Very often when I am around the country, and never making any advance plans, I stumble on a great ... more
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Absolute Bar & Grill
Limerick is a great City which has come on in leaps and bounds in the area of food and sleek accom... more
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Amicus Restaurant
Being part-time residents of Kinsale, we often pop into Douglas in Cork en route from Dublin to do... more
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An Sugan
Clonakilty is a fantastic town, full of colour and atmosphere, from its long narrow streets lined ... more
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Ananda Indian Restaurant
Each year there are a few key restaurant openings that are awaited with anticipation, and Ananda a... more
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Aniar
We can expect to see mini ‘Noma’s’ popping up worldwide faster than High Street ... more
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Aqua Restaurant
Being brought up on the North side of Dublin, I have always had a particular affection for Howth a... more
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Arch Bistro, The
As we all know, the restaurant scene, and every other scene, has changed beyond comprehension in t... more
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Ard na Sidhe Country House
One of the most intriguingly beautiful areas in Ireland is tucked away off the beaten track ... more
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Ashtons Gastropub
Long before the word Gastropub was ever dreamt up in the nether regions of London&rsquo... more
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Avenue Cafe Restaurant
There was a time in Ireland that every good town or village had to have a decent pub as its focal ... more
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Bar Italia
When I went to live in London many years ago, I couldn’t get over how many great little genu... more
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Bar Italia IFSC
Bar Italia is owned by Stefano Crescenzi and David Izzo and has been a huge success since it opene... more
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Bar One Gastro Pub
Mark Cadden is not a newbie when it comes to the game of food, for he was brought up in the indust... more
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Barony Restaurant @ The Talbot Hotel
“True to region, true to season” is the slogan of Orla and Tom Talbot at their eponymo... more
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Basilico Italian Restaurant
What you get at Paolo Sabatini and Fabiano Mulas’ Basilico Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria... more
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Bates Restaurant
The Wicklow Set are known to be a discerning lot and, when they give a nod of approval to a restau... more
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Benito's
In a coup that a marketing genius would not think of, Camillo Borza and his wife Jackie, caused a ... more
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Bistro Spice - Indian & Nepalese Restaurant
When Bistro Spice opened in 2002 - it seemed an unlikely location – a tiny former Butcher&rs... more
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Blairs Inn
When it comes to Blairs Inn at Cloghroe, just outside Blarney in Co. Cork, it has it all in spades... more
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Blue Haven Hotel
I was at the very first Kinsale Gourmet Festival in the mid 70’s when it was a fledgling eve... more
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Botticelli Italian Restaurant
Botticelli is a long established Italian Restaurant in the heart of Temple Bar with a very loyal f... more
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Boulevard Cafe
The hip and cool dining and shopping scene in Dublin, in the past couple of years, is un... more
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Box Tree Restaurant & Wild Boar Inn, The
Whilst a number of long standing top of the range restaurants have been in trouble it is good to s... more
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Brabazon Restaurant at Tankardstown
Tankardstown House is a most exquisite Georgian House set on a private estate just two miles from ... more
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Brasserie & Panorama Restaurants at The Europe Hotel Killarney
When the 5 Star Hotel Europe opened in Killarney many years ago there was a tremenduous fuss - it ... more
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Brasserie Le Pont
Brasserie Le Pont is a new restaurant tucked away in the large basement of a Georgian House ... more
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Brasserie One
Take one great Georgian Quarter, a great Georgian House, a lady with a great eye for style, detail... more
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Brennan's Lane
The West has certainly come awake when in comes to food in the past few years, what with gourmet f... more
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Cafe Noir - Maison du Cafe et des Patisseries
In a short three years Pat O’Sullivan has created one of the most dynamic Café restau... more
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Calvey's Restaurant
You can’t get much closer to nature than Achill Island – it is the most magical place ... more
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Casey's Bistro at Brook Lane Hotel
The Brook Lane Hotel, which is the only 4 Star boutique hotel in Kenmare, adds an urban chic dimen... more
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Cashel House Hotel
Le tout Irlande was mesmerised in 1969 when the late General and Mme de Gaulle came on a two week ... more
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Castle Leslie Estate
Tracing your ancestors and Who Do You Think You are is huge business these days but most people pr... more
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Chakra by Jaipur
I don’t very often get time to luxuriate in Spas however, the last time I did, a beautiful s... more
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Chameleon Indonesian Restaurant
My first introduction to Indonesian food was some thirty years ago in Amsterdam when I was immedia... more
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Chapter One Restaurant
One of Ireland’s greatest restaurant success stories has to be Chapter One. It was a bit lik... more
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Chatham Brasserie
The Chatham Brasserie has it all when it comes to location, style, buzz and decent grub. Located j... more
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Chervil Restaurant
Hotel Doolin’s innovative eco friendly and green approach to everything they do is nowhere m... more
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Chop House, The
Kevin Arundel has created his own mix of France and a Chelsea Gastropub at his Chop House at a D4 ... more
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City Bar & Grill
Kilkenny as a City and as a County rocks as far as I am concerned, but I guess I am kind of biased... more
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Club Brasserie, The
When The Club Brasserie first opened in 2007 there hadn't been anything new on the block as it wer... more
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Corfu Greek Restaurant
The sight of two olive trees and a perky canopy blowing in the wind tunnel that was Parliament Str... more
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Cornstore Cork
During the Celtic Tiger years we became a Dine Out Nation, which is something our continental cous... more
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Cornstore Limerick
During the Celtic Tiger years we became a Dine Out Nation, which is something our continental cous... more
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Crazy Crab
‘Tis not very often you leave a restaurant awarding it in your own mind 2 Badges of Distinct... more
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Cuisine Art Restaurant at Harvey's Point Hotel, The
Its hard not to be gobsmacked at the sight of the snowcapped Blue Stack Mountains as seen from Har... more
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Danu at The Brehon
‘Danu’ was the oldest Celtic Goddess and apparently a worshipped mother figure to The ... more
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Davy Byrne's
In every city in the world there are iconic bars and restaurants to be visited and, when it comes ... more
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Dax Restaurant & Dax Cafe Bar
One of the best restaurants in Dublin is tucked away discreetly over two floors in the heart of Du... more
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Delphi Mountain Resort
Delphi Mountain Resort is a really very special place. It offers those who want to push themselves... more
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Diep Le Shaker
Diep Le Shaker was one of those restaurants that hit the ground running almost ten years ago &ndas... more
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Diwali Indian & Nepalese Restaurant
I remember years ago finding great authentic Asian and South East Asian restaurants in Amsterdam a... more
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Donelli's Cafe Restaurant
Located in the centre of Wicklow Town, Donelli’s Café | Restaurant has been attractin... more
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Dungeon Bar & Grill at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
Fitzpatrick Killiney Castle perched high on a hill with views down over Dun Laoghaire and Dublin B... more
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Dunne & Crescenzi - City Centre
Eileen Dunne & Stefano Crescenzi are the couple who raised the level of casual Italian dining ... more
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Dunne & Crescenzi - Sandymount
Eileen Dunne and her husband Stefano Crescenzi didn’t start out their careers in the foodie ... more
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Dylan Restaurant
Since first opening its doors, tucked away on the exclusive Eastmoreland Place in Dublin’s D... more
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Eala Bhan
Some people just have the knack of getting things right and that can certainly be said of the team... more
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EAT@Massimo
The colourful couple who really raised the foodie profile of Galway have now taken on the Gastropu... more
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El Toro Bravo
El Toro Bravo is a new tapas spot on Dublin’s South Richmond Street. With a long bar c... more
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El Vino at the Elysian
In the final act of the romantic movie Moulin Rouge, Toulouse-Lautrec shouts from the rooftops to ... more
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Elm Tree, The
Whizzing along the motorways around the country it is very easy to miss some really great places t... more
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Fairway's Bar & Orchard Restaurant, The
People like me who spend a lot of time on the road travelling around the country are always on the... more
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FALLON & BYRNE - Restaurant Food Hall Wine Cellar
It takes real guts and endeavour to set up a business the size and proportion of Fallon & Byrn... more
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Farmgate cafe
Kay Harte’s Farmgate Café is a fantastic place, an absolute legend in the Irish foodi... more
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Farmgate Restaurant & Country Store:
We all know the expression “out of little acorns mighty oak trees grow” – and th... more
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Fínín's Restaurant & Bar
Finin’s People often say to me “where do you eat when you are not working?” I su... more
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Flanagan's Gastro Pub
When I was a girl, all you could get to eat in an Irish pub was the proverbial butt of many a joke... more
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Fota Restaurant at Fota Island Hotel & Spa
Fota Island just east of Cork City is one of the most beautiful places in Ireland. It is best know... more
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French Table, The
I am very partial to French food and once I get a whisper of a new French eatery I am off like a s... more
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FXB Grill @ Ryans of Parkgate St.
Ryan’s of Parkgate Street is one of Dublin’s legendary Victorian pubs with wonderful c... more
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FXB Pembroke Street
FXB Steak & Seafood Restaurant FXB Pembroke Street was the first FXB restaurant and is the fla... more
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Gately's Boardwalk Bar & Grill
Everybody, it seems, still wants to be a restaurateur including Cork local radio presenter Neil Pr... more
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gigi's at the G
Le Tout Irelande never mind Le Tout Galway was all agog when it emerged that Philip Treacy, probab... more
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Gilbert's Restaurant & Townhouse
On a recent visit to East Cork we headed for Gilbert’s Restaurant & Townhouse in Cobh. N... more
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Global Village Restaurant
The girls all look is if they are part of the cast on a James Bond movie, said my better half. No,... more
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Gordon Ramsay at Powerscourt
There was excitement enough when the fabulous Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt Hotel opened its doors at P... more
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Gourmet Food Parlour Dun Laoghaire
Lorraine Heskin and Lorraine Byrne are two young ladies with a passion for delicious food of which... more
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GOURMET FOOD PARLOUR MALAHIDE
Lorraine Heskin and Lorraine Byrne are two young ladies with a passion for delicious food of which... more
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Gourmet Food Parlour Swords
Lorraine Heskin and Lorraine Byrne are two young ladies with a passion for delicious food of which... more
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Gourmet Food Parlour The Grange
Lorraine Heskin and Lorraine Byrne are two young ladies with a passion for delicious food of which... more
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Green Barn Cafe Bistro
Quite the perfect place for breakfast, a lovely lunch, afternoon tea, or indeed all day food is th... more
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Greene's Restaurant at Hotel Isaacs Cork
French Chef, Fred Deformeaux, is back in Greene’s Restaurant at Hotel Isaac's in Cork. This... more
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Greenhouse, The
Long long ago the legendary Dick Whittington left his rural homestead for London, with his cat, to... more
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Guinea Pig, The - Fish Restaurant
Mervyn Stewart’s famous Guinea Pig Restaurant in Dalkey, Co.Dublin, is one of the longest st... more
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Harbour Bar
No matter where we all go on holidays, be it in Ireland or Abroad, we are always hoping to find th... more
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Hargadon's - Bar Food Wine
Gastropubs have been proving hugely popular in the last year or two particularly in Dublin and man... more
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Harlequin Hotel
I am on the road an awful lot in the course of my work not only visiting hotels and restaurants ar... more
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Horse and Jockey Hotel
Horse and Jockey is the rather unusual name of a village and prominent crossroads, close to Thurle... more
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Hotel Dunloe Castle
There are more hotels in Killarney than in any other town in the country, and some fabulous hotels... more
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Huntsman Inn, The
This was a fairly last minute trip to Galway – not like a long planned holiday – we we... more
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Inch Country House & Restaurant
Eamonn de Valera was President when I was a child. A very old man at that stage, he was almost bli... more
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Indie Spice - Sandymount
I have a passion for Indian food, the spices, the aromas, and the colours, which are rarely seen t... more
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Isaac's Restaurant
Every City in the world has a restaurant that personifies its people, a buzzy busy brasserie that ... more
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Isabel's
Lighting is all important in any biz, so the experts keep telling us, so why I wonder am I f... more
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Jack's Coastguard Restaurant
When I head off for a few days break to a coastal location what I really want of a restaurant is a... more
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Jaipur Restaurant (Dalkey)
Restaurant Critics believe it or not are human and have to have a few places where they can go for... more
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Jaipur Restaurant (Georges Street)
Little did I know when I visited Asheesh Dewan’s Jaipur Restaurant in George’s Street ... more
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Jaipur Restaurant (Malahide)
Malahide is a North County Dublin Town which up to a few years ago was very much an exclusive quie... more
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Jaipur Restaurant (Ongar Village)
“There’s something about Ongar”…. I said to my better half …making... more
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Jim Edwards Restaurant
Kinsale is the wonderful world famous town renowned for its food, beautiful little streets, and wo... more
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Jules Restaurant
Co. Meath has so much to offer for the visitor, be it for the weekend, a day trip, or as a great c... more
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JW's Brasserie at The Wyatt Hotel
I have a soft spot for the pictueresque charming Wyatt Hotel which is located at The Octagon, the ... more
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Kathmandu Kitchen
Joanna Lumley attracted a lot of publicity for the State of Nepal in recent times when she took up... more
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Keenan's
Luckily you don’t have to be a ‘ Toad of Toad Hall’ mucking around on the river ... more
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Kelby's Bistro @ Amber Springs Hotel
The Amber Springs Hotel in Gorey is the sister hotel to the nearby Ashdown Park. Both are owned an... more
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Kilkenny Design Craft Centre
I spend a lot of time on the road and obviously when travelling one does need to know of decent pl... more
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Kirby's Korner
We spend quite a lot of time in Kinsale, which we have loved for many many years, and is a second ... more
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Kites Restaurant
Kites Restaurant caused a real flutter amongst the social and foodie set when it first opened its ... more
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Koh Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
Take 2 guys, take a sleek cocktail lounge, take a beautiful urban restaurant, take cracking Asian ... more
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Konkan Indian Restaurant
Konkan Indian Restaurant started out a few years ago in the somewhat simple surroundings of Dublin... more
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L'Officina Dundrum
Eileen Dunne & Stefano Crescenzi are the couple who raised the level of casual Italian dining ... more
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L'Officina Kildare
I for one was more than glad to find that Eileen Dunne & Stefano Crescenzi had a branch of the... more
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La Fougere at Knockranny House Hotel
I was lucky enough to have a super breakaway recently on a Wine Producers weekend at Adrian and Ge... more
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La Raclette
The times we are in have brought about a burgeoning of smashing small and interesting restaurants ... more
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La Reserve Brasserie
Ranelagh may well be over-run with eateries of varying standards, but the addition of La Reserve B... more
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La Stampa, The Dining Room at
The Dining Room at La Stampa has had a number of celebrity chefs featuring there over the past few... more
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Landmark Hotel - The Boardwalk Cafe
The Landmark Hotel is more than aptly named for it is a truly fine landmark not only in Carrick-on... more
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Langton's Restaurant & Bars
Kilkenny City is a hot hot destination for young and old alike. It has a zing and zest in mediaeva... more
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Le Bon Crubeen
Dublin’s Talbot Street would never have ranked highly in the gourmet dining stakes, not even... more
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Lemon Leaf Cafe
As a part time resident of Kinsale for many many years I guess I can claim to know the resta... more
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Lennons @ Visual
Having a Kilkenny background, and relatives in Carlow, I have known the Carlow dining scene, it co... more
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Limerick Strand - River Restaurant & Terrace Cafe
The Limerick Strand Hotel is a spanking new sleek hotel which was developed in 2007 on the site of... more
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Locks Brasserie
“11 out of 10” said a departing diner to the Maitre d’ in the new Locks Brasseri... more
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Lodge at Doonbeg, The
As a Canadian friend said to me, the remote rugged beauty of Co. Clare is the Real Ireland, it is ... more
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Lord Bagenal Inn
As a child my mother regaled me with stories and adventures of how she and her younger brother had... more
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Lyons Cafe
Sligo is a very busy town traffic wise and if you are not in the know when it comes to where to he... more
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Magpie Inn, The
Ever more we are veering towards the casual relaxed value dining ethos with good Tapas, Italian, a... more
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Man Friday
Man Friday Restaurant is undoubtedly one of Kinsale’s most popular restaurants, and indeed p... more
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Mango's Seafood Restaurant
Pat Kelly’s cute little Seafood Restaurant on Bridge Street in Westport has built up a very ... more
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Marble City Bar
The Marble City Bar is one of the best known and most atmospheric in Kilkenny. It is in fact one o... more
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Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill
The original enfant terrible celebrity Superchef, MarCo.Pierre White, collaborated with the Fitzer... more
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Market Lane
In Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork City one evening as we were en route from Dublin to Kinsale and ... more
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Masterson's Steakhouse & Wine Bar
When I was a kid Swords was a small town where we would often go on the ‘Sunday Drive’... more
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McWilliam Park Hotel - J.G's Restaurant & Kavanagh's Bar
Claremorris in Co. Mayo is an ideal place to base oneself for touring the Western and North Wester... more
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Mills Inn, The
The Mills Inn at Ballyvourney might well have been a recognised place since 1755 to break one&rsqu... more
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Miss Courtney's Tearooms
The old fashioned Afternoon Tea is proving very popular in Killarney of late, thanks to the arriva... more
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Mitchel House Restaurant
One thing that always gets me off to a good start in a restaurant, apart at all from the food, is ... more
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Moloughney's
I have always been of the belief that good chefs are born not made! Of course they have to b... more
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Morilles Bistro
For over 200 years, The Yellow House Pub has eagerly welcomed it’s visitors. The origional Y... more
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Mount Falcon Estate
One of the great romantic stories of the 19th Century was that of Elizabeth Empress of Austria, be... more
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Muckross Park Hotel
“You’re Fired” the words that are being uttered around the world by Donald Trump... more
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Mulberry's - Italian & Seafood Restaurant
I have always maintained that if you do good honest seafood without mucking it around too much, a ... more
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No 35
Kenmare has a really special place in tourism in Ireland, it is pretty, friendly, offers a myriad ... more
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O'Connell's in Donnybrook
The well known restaurateur, Tom O’Connell, who was previously in Ballsbridge, came up with ... more
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O'Connor's Seafood Restaurant
Hard to believe that there has been a restaurant on the site of O’Connor’s Seafood Res... more
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O'Neills Pub Suffolk Street
O’Neill’s Pub has been a licensed premises for over 300 years so I guess you can say t... more
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Ocean Bar & Grill
I love sitting in places like Cancale and Saint Malo in Northern France on covered decks, which ab... more
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Olde Post Inn, The
There is a sweet little Auberge de Terroir in Normandy with a half dozen bedrooms, which we discov... more
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Olive Delicatessen & Cafe
Every time I visit the Olive Delicatessen and Café on Strand Street in the north Dublin sea... more
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One Pico
I first wrote about Eamon O’Reilly’s cooking when in 1997, aged just 25, he opened his... more
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Pacino's Suffolk Street, Bar, Restaurant, & Venue
Pacino’s is one of those places which, like the Godfather, has all angles covered. Located ... more
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Park Restaurant, The
Park Restaurant The Park House Hotel has a fantastic location just where you want to be for all th... more
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Pearl Brasserie
When I first visited Sebastien Masi and Kirsten Batt’s Pearl Brasserie in 2000 it was a star... more
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Peperina Garden Bistro
There was a really nice relaxed urban cool feel on our visit to Peperina Garden Bistro, on Dunvill... more
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Peploe's
Very few restaurants have the honour of ever being recognized as an institution in Dublin society,... more
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Peppers at The White Deer
Mallow is a very pretty historic town on the River Blackwater about 20 miles or so north of Cork C... more
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Pepperstack Bistro @ Rosie's Bar, The
I have a great fondness for East Cork and we spend a lot of time in the area and as a consequence ... more
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Pielow's Restaurant
Pielow's is a discreetly located smallish restaurant in a first floor premises in Cabinteely v... more
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Pig's Ear, The
Stephen McAllister is a young chef whose face is familiar from his appearances on TV shows such as... more
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Poachers Inn Seafood Bar & Restaurant, The
Bandon in West Cork is a busy bustling market town on the main artery which travels further south ... more
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Purty Kitchen, The
Living in the Borough of Dun Laoghaire, I am but a veritable stone's throw from the famous Pur... more
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Randaddy's Cafe & Restaurant
Isn’t Randaddy’s just the perfect name for a café restaurant in the home of Ire... more
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Rasam Indian Restaurant
WHERE I'D EAT MY LAST MEAL - The menu at Rasam gives an introduction to the food and way of life o... more
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Red Earth
Red Earth is a new Lifestyle Store & Café which has added a new dimension to both shopp... more
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Renvyle House Hotel
Renvyle House Hotel is one of the most successful hotels in Ireland. Read more about it and its hi... more
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Richy's Restaurant & RCafe
Nobody fails to be enchanted and tantalized by the colourful streets and squares of the West Cork ... more
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Rising Tide Restaurant, The
As a part time resident of Kinsale and a regular visitor to East Cork I guess you could say we are... more
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Ristorante Rinuccini
Rinccini Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Archbisop and Prince of Fermo, was not only a Nobleman but s... more
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Rockpool Restaurant @ The Carlton Kinsale Hotel
Since first opening, some years back now, The Carlton Hotel Kinsale has gone from strength to stre... more
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Roly's Bistro
Roly’s Bistro hit the ground running in 1992 and it hasn’t stopped since. It was what ... more
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Rowan Tree Restaurant @ Ashdown Park Hotel
Since opening a dozen years ago, The Ashdown Park Hotel has become a very popular venue for dining... more
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Saba
When Thai food was first becoming popular in Ireland, a man wrote to me from London telling me tha... more
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Sage Cafe, The
Mike and Siobhan Hogan just got everything right when they opened their brilliant Sage Café... more
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Sage Restaurant
Value is what the punter wants across the board nowadays and, happily, we certainly got our money&... more
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Samphire @ The Waterside
Samphire Restaurant is in the most stunning location, right on the beach, and is the new restauran... more
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Sandbar Trattoria
I have very happy memories as a child of long summer days in Clontarf – cycling along the fr... more
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Seafield Restaurant at Seafield Hotel
The Seafield Restaurant at the Seafield Hotel in Ballymoney, Co. Wexford, is a beautiful location ... more
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Seapoint Restaurant
Seapoint Café Bar Restaurant The Monkstown mob were out in force when the new Seapoint Caf&... more
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Seven Social
There are people who just have the knack of creating a really good eatery and make it s... more
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Sha-Roe Bistro
Sha-Roe Bistro Henry and Stephanie Stone’s delightful Sha-Roe Bistro in the small village of... more
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Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express is Jean Marc Tsai’s brilliant little wine bar bistro doing the most amazing... more
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Signal Restaurant, The
As the name suggests, this charming hotel was converted from a former railway station in the 1980&... more
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Sirocco's Restaurant
I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love Italian food, not to mention the lighthearted fu... more
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Step Inn & Stone Grill, The
The Step Inn in Stepaside has long been a destination for good food and drink. Built in the ... more
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Talavera Italian Restaurant
The 5 Star Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel is not only a Great Place to Stay but it also hous... more
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Tavern Bar & Restaurant, The
My younger son loves to climb Croagh Patrick every year – in his bare feet may I add. He sta... more
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The Ballymore Inn
It’s almost twenty years since the word Gastropub was used to describe The Eagle Pub in Lond... more
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The Brehon
This four star celestial establishment’s manifesto is “grace, elegance and relaxation&... more
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The Great Room at The Merchant Hotel
I was in Belfast as a guest judge for the filming of the BBC’s Great British Chefs . Richard... more
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The Kitchen Restaurant @ The Glasshouse
Since first opening, The Glasshouse Hotel has settled in to being the most popular venue in Sligo ... more
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The Laurels
There is a great story around how The Laurel’s Public House & Restaurant in Killarney go... more
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The Martello Bar & Tower Bistro
There’s a very thin line in this country between ‘Al Fresco’ dining and what is ... more
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The Old Stand
In Ireland directions are always given by way of a pub of a church – and more frequently a p... more
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The Peppermill Restaurant
I went off to Killarney with some friends recently and we broke our journey by staying overnight j... more
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The Purple Onion
Being a Taurean myself, I love colourful people who love art, and who love food, and who love wine... more
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The Strand Inn
I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love Dunmore East, that sweet little fishing village ... more
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The Weir Bistro - Jurys Cork Hotel
I remember many years ago, when my better half was in the Theatrical business, having to get up at... more
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The Winding Stair
The Winding Stair is one of the most respected and popular restaurants in Dublin. Over the past nu... more
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Toddies Restaurant & Bulman Bar
Toddie’s is named after one of Ireland’s legendary urbane Hoteliers, the late Toddie O... more
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Toscana Restaurant
“Funny thing," I said to my son, Ian, in Toscana Italian restaurant and pizzeria. "... more
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Town Bar & Grill
Town Bar & Grill, an upmarket sophisticated New York style Italian restaurant, opened by Ronan... more
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Tuscany Bistro
We all love Italian food, I think that’s pretty well a given, but when it is really good Ita... more
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Vanilla Pod Eatery, The
Eggs Benedict is one of my favourite breakfast treats and nobody knows this better than Kate O&rsq... more
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Vaughan's Anchor Inn
Vaughan’s Anchor Inn Way out on the West Clare Coast amidst all of the stunning scenery is t... more
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Vaughan's Eatery
Vaughan’s Eagle House Pub has always been a landmark pub at the crossroads in the center of ... more
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Via Veneto
One of my best friends lives in Blackwater, Co.Wexford. She and her husband lived in Munich for ma... more
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Vinos Restaurant & Cafe
There was almost an air of a Greek Taverna or Parisian Café about Vino’s in Greystone... more
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Vista
There are lots of great restaurants in Kinsale, but very few have such a setting as Vista. B... more
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Wasabi Japanese Restaurant
I was never quite sure how I feel about Japanese food. I love sushi and the lightness and cr... more
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Waterfront, The
It’s many a long year now since the legendary Youen Jacob Snr set sail from his native Britt... more
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Waterloo Bar & Grill, The
I love Gastropubs of all sorts; provided that is that they live up to the ideal of the Gastropub, ... more
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White Gables Galway
White Gables Minimalism is not a word that feature’s at Kevin and Ann Dunne’s White Ga... more
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White Horses
The legendary French gastronome, Brillat-Savarin, described a top gastronomic experience as being ... more
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Wild Honey Inn
In anyone’s terms it has to be a fantastic achievement to take on a new premises, refurbish ... more
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Wilde's at Lisloughrey Lodge
Set on ten acres overlooking the stunning Lough Corrib in the heart of Quiet Man country, a ... more