The best hotel restaurant in Ireland was officially revealed to be one in County Clare at the YesChef Awards. The awards took place in Dundalk recently.
If you’re planning to visit the west of Ireland and are looking for a great hotel restaurant to dine at, the winner of the best hotel restaurant in Ireland award at the YesChef Awards should be your place of choice.
The winner of the prestigious award, Best Hotel Restaurant in Ireland 2023, revealed at the awards ceremony on 8 May, was the Shannon Springs Hotel.
The YesChef Awards – recognising excellent restaurants in Ireland
Shane Smith, Managing Director of NI Media, said, “The YesChef Awards are recognised as the ‘Go To’ night in the industry calendar, and we were delighted to welcome many old friends as well as numerous new entrants to the programme.
“The restaurants here tonight represent the diversity of the industry on the island and showcase the commitment to delivering the highest standards in Irish Hospitality.
“We are the only programme on the island who inspect every entrant, and we would like to thank our panel of dedicated researchers who travel the country visiting each venue”.
Shannon Springs Hotel – a top quality 4-star Hotel
The Shannon Springs Hotel in County Clare has a fantastic reputation for being a top-quality 4-star hotel.
Ideally located in the centre of the Wild Atlantic Way, the Shannon Springs Hotel can easily boast that they use some of the best raw ingredients in the world, all located right on their doorstep.
They have an ethos of only using locally sourced produce in their kitchen. It acts as a perfect base of operation for those wishing to explore everything the beautiful area has to offer.
It is also close to many great Irish attractions. Such as Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Craggaunowen, the Burren, the Cliffs of Moher, and Thomond Park, to name a few!
The best hotel restaurant in Ireland – the best hotel restaurant in 2023
In the past, the hotel restaurant has been honoured with the AA Rosette for Culinary Excellence.
The latest string in its bow is the Best Hotel Restaurant in Ireland 2023 award. The YesChef Awards recognise the hotel for its continued excellence in the hotel restaurant field.
Also competing in the group with the Shannon Springs Hotel were the Talbot Hotel in Dublin, the Waterfront House in Sligo and Roe Park Resort in Derry.
Elsewhere during the awards ceremony, YesChef also announced that the best luxury hotel restaurant was Marlfield House in Wexford.
Marlfield House beat out stiff competition from other great establishments. Such as Knockranny House Hotel in Westport, Newry’s Killeavy Castle Estate, and Clontarf Castle in Dublin.