Top Restaurants in Munster Announced at Santa Rita Irish Restaurants Awards
The Munster Regional Final for the Restaurant Awards 2012 sponsored by Santa Rita / Sunday Independent Life Magazine took place in The Imperial Hotel, Tuesday 3rd April 2012.
Speaking at the awards last night, Adrian Cummins of the Restaurants Association of Ireland said
‘Since their inception, the Irish Restaurant Awards have cast a spotlight on Ireland’s hottest restaurants and chefs. They have become a byword for quality, class and achievement… The awards everyone wants to win. As a testament to their success, the entries have doubled since last year, with 5,000 nominations made for Ireland’sfavourite Restaurants, Chefs, Gastro Pubs, Hotel Restaurants and Local Food Heroes throughout the Country.
We celebrate the award winning cuisines and the great restaurateurs and chefs who have brought international recognition and accolades to the Irish restaurant scene. We are the economic engine rooms in every town in Ireland, creating and maintaining much needed local employment. Our industry has annual sales in excess of €2 billion and we employ 64,000 people. In fact, we are the largest employer within the Irish Tourism Sector. And tonight, everyone is a winner’.
It was great to see over 240 restaurateurs attend the awards in the Ulster region this year., we look forward to seeing all of the Ulster County Winners in Dublin on the 14thMay 2012 where Regional and All Ireland winners will be announced’.
Nominations for the awards were made by readers of the Sunday Independent Life Magazine and members of the Restaurants Association of Ireland. All nominees are then assessed by Regional Judging panels, made up of Industry experts across the region. Votes from the Consumer, Members of the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the Regional Judges are independently assessed by KPMG who give us our County Winner in each category.
All County winners will now compete for the Regional and All Ireland Title which will be announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards in the Burlington Hotel Dublin on Wednesday 14th May 2012.www.irishrestaurantawards.com .
There are 3 components to phase two of the process. Each element is independently assessed by KPMG.
There are 3 components to phase two of the process. Each element is independently assessed by KPMG.
1. Mystery Guest Visit (35%) This component of the awards is conducted by Prism Consulting headed by Hugo Arnold, independent food writer and consultant. (http://www.hugoarnold.com). All County Winners receive a mystery guest visit throughout the month of April.
2. National Awards Academy (55%) Our National Awards Academy is made up representatives from each of the regional judging panels and will meet in May to Judge the County Winners.
3. Menu Judging (10%) All County winners and the Dublin Shortlist in each category are asked to submit a copy of their food menu and wine list for judging.
| COUNTY | CUSTOMER SERVICE | |
| CLARE | TOWN HALL BISTRO | |
| WATERFORD | ATHENAEUM HOUSE | |
| TIPPERARY | THE FAIRWAYS BAR | |
| LIMERICK | THE MUSTARD SEED | |
| KERRY | JACKS COASTGUARD STATION | |
| CORK | ISAACS RESTAURANT | |
| COUNTY | GASTROPUB - SPONSORED BY FAUSTINO | |
| CLARE | THE ROADSIDE TAVERN | |
| WATERFORD | JACK MEADES | |
| TIPPERARY | LARKINS | |
| LIMERICK | THE LOCK BAR | |
| KERRY | SPILLANES BAR | |
| CORK | THE WOODFORD | |
| COUNTY | CASUAL DINING - SPONSORED JOSEPH DROUHIN | |
| CLARE | L'ARCO | |
| WATERFORD | MCLEARY'S | |
| TIPPERARY | CAFE HANS | |
| LIMERICK | LA CUCINA | |
| KERRY | SOL Y SOMBRA | |
| CORK | NASH 19 | |
| COUNTY | HOTEL RESTAURANT | |
| CLARE | THE LONG ROOM @ THE LODGE DOONBEG | |
| CORK | LONGUEVILLE HOUSE | |
| KERRY | CELLAR ONE RESTAURANT @ THE ROSS HOTEL | |
| LIMERICK | THE OAKROOM RESTAURANT @ ADARE MANOR | |
| TIPPERARY | THE OLD CONVENT | |
| WATERFORD | THE MUNSTER ROOM@ WATERFORD CASTLE | |
| COUNTY | BEST CHEF - SPONSORED BY TIPPERARY WATER | |
| CLARE | WADE MURPHY | THE LODGE AT DOONBEG |
| CORK | PAT KIELY | LES GOURMANDISES |
| KERRY | NOEL ENRIGHT | THE CHART HOUSE |
| LIMERICK | MARK DONOHUE | ADARE MANOR |
| TIPPERARY | DERMOT GANNON | THE OLD CONVENT |
| WATERFORD | MICHAEL QUINN | WATERFORD CASTLE |
| COUNTY | RESTAURANT- SPONSORED BY SANTA RITA | |
| CLARE | THE WILD HONEY INN | |
| CORK | LES GOURMANDISES | |
| KERRY | CHAPTER 40 RESTAURANT | |
| LIMERICK | CORNSTORE RESTAURANT | |
| TIPPERARY | BROCKA ON THE WATER | |
| WATERFORD | O'BRIEN CHOP HOUSE | |
| MUNSTER WINE EXPERIENCE | HAYFILED MANOR, CO. CORK | |
| MUNSTER KIDS SIZE ME | THE STONE CUTTERS KITCHEN, CO. CLARE | |
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