It's all about letting fresh local ingredients sing at the former Parlour Café in Cork's historic city centre. Opened in spring 2020 by a talented young cheffing couple, David Devereaux and Anne Zagar, 51 Cornmarket Street had hardly got going w ... more...
Well known caterer Claire Hanley's smart daytime Dublin restaurants near the Jameson Distillery and is perennially popular with business lunchers and the lawyers from the nearby Law Library and the Four Courts, but was otherwise a well-kept secret unti ... more...
Well off the busy main West Cork road, this unique restaurant is on the square of the old village of Rosscarbery and has a previous commercial history that’s almost tangible.
Exposed stone walls, old fishing nets and glass floats, mismatched fur ... more...
Already well-known fishmongers and restaurateurs in Howth, the Doran family branched out in partnership with the Duignans to open a seafood restaurant above The Beachcomber pub in Killester.
Accessed via a staircase in the middle of the pub, the resta ... more...
This large shop and restaurant, off the N11 south of Dublin, is the flagship premises of Ireland’s most famous group of craft shops and, they have become equally well known for the quality of their food - people come here from miles around to sho ... more...
Close by the very tidy village of Keadue and at the heart of a 40-acre estate overlooking Lough Meelagh, you will find this 4* sister establishment to Lough Rynn Castle in Co Leitrim (see entry), and the two properties have much in common, notably very ... more...
Frances and Colm Dalton’s cheerful little red-painted town-centre bar has a characterful, traditional-look interior with green & white floor tiles and lots of wood - and is well worth seeking out for good home cooking.
It’s a friendly ... more...
Located on the edge of Loughrea town about 20 minutes drive from Galway city, this locally owned modern hotel offers a comprehensive range of facilities including the impressive Shore Island Spa and a range of well equipped conference/meeting/function ... more...
“To create simple but refined dishes using only the very best local ingredients” was the philosophy of Cathy and Jane Farrell when they opened this spacious, informal cafe-restaurant, just off Gorey’s Main Street in 2011 - and that et ... more...
Valentia Island Farmhouse Ice Cream is made with full fat milk and cream from the Daly family’s 70-strong pedigree Holstein Friesian herd, which you will see contentedly grazing in the fields that run down to the sea below the farm.
With no arti ... more...