The Burlington Hotel Dublin 24th October 2011
Welcome Welcome to all our finalists, sponsors and industry guests who are gathered here this evening to celebrate the very best of Irish hospitality. Now in their 23rd year, the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Awards recognise and reward excellence across the broad spectrum of the Irish hotel and catering industry and we are delighted to honour the 82 exceptional businesses which have been shortlisted as finalists in this year’s Awards programme. During the four-month process adjudicating for this year’s Awards the members of the Gold Medal Awards Jury travelled close to 18,000 kilometres across the length and breadth of Ireland, visiting hundreds of businesses in preparation for tonight’s very special awards ceremony. Our finalists’ presence here this evening, therefore, is testament to the excellence of their product and service, and the hard work and dedication of their team. Congratulations to each and every one of you. The winners of the 15 Gold Medal Awards categories will be announced following dinner this evening and from these, one outstanding winner will be presented with the industry’s highest accolade, the supreme Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Award for Excellence 2011. Best of luck to all. Sarah Grennan Editor, Hotel & Catering Review Chair of the Gold Medal Awards Jury
Menu Cured Organic Salmon with Flaked Brown Crab, Balsamic Tomatoes & a Micro Mesculin Salad
d Roast Fillet of Beef, Dauphinoise Potatoes, Wilted Spinach, Morel Sauce
d Mini Banoffi Cheesecake, Dark Chocolate Mousse & Raspberry Sorbet
d Wines Yellowtail Bubbles Knappstein Shiraz Santa Rita Gran Hacienda Riesling Wines courtesy of Gleeson incorporating Gilbeys
Institutional Catering Sponsored by
FINALISTS Aramark Healthcare at University Hospital Galway Aramark Ireland at NUI Galway Haven Bay Care Centre Kinsale, Co Cork
Moffett’s Restaurant at NUI Galway
St Brigid’s Hospital Shaen, Co Laois
St Francis Health Village Mullingar, Co Louth
Wheatfield Prison
Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Members’ Clubs Sponsored by
FINALISTS Carton House Golf Club Maynooth, Co Kildare
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin 6
Residence Private Members’ Club Dublin 2
Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club Dublin 2
Cafés & Coffee Shops Sponsored by
FINALISTS Café Noir
Robert Street, Limerick
Harvest Café at The Sheraton Hotel Athlone, Co Westmeath
Itsa... Malahide Co Dublin
Kay’s Real Chefs, Real Food Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
Silver Restaurant at the Newbridge Silver Visitor Centre Newbridge, Co Kildare
The Roastery
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
The Tea & Garden Rooms Ballyvaughan, Co Clare
The Pins Bakery Café at The Twelve Hotel Barna, Co Galway
Casual Dining Sponsored by
FINALISTS Aperitif Wine & Tapas Bar Kinsale, Co Cork
Courtyard Kitchen & Café Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim
Fitzpatrick’s Bar & Restaurant
Jenkinstown, Co Louth
Gotham South
Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Harrigan’s Bar & Restaurant Newbridge, Co Kildare
Larkin’s Bar & Restaurant Garrykennedy, Co Tipperary
O’Brien Chop House Lismore, Co Waterford
The Cornstore Cork
Ethnic Restaurants Sponsored by
FINALISTS Ananda
Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16
Chakra by Jaipur
Greystones, Co Wicklow
Kingfisher Restaurant Portlaoise, Co Laois
Talavera at Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel Blackrock, Co Dublin
Spice Indian Restaurant Wexford
Bistros & Brasseries Sponsored by
FINALISTS Bijou Bistro
Rathgar, Dublin 6
Crackpots
Kinsale, Co Cork
Fallon’s of Kilcullen Co Kildare
La Marine Bistro at Kelly’s Resort Hotel Rosslare, Co Wexford
Lord Kennmare’s Restaurant Killarney, Co Kerry
No.35 Restaurant Kenmare, Co Kerry
O’Grady’s on the Pier Barna, Co Galway
The First Floor Restaurant at Harvey Nichols
Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16
Fine Dining Restaurants Sponsored by
FINALISTS La Boheme Waterford
La Fougere Restaurant at Knockranny House Hotel Westport, Co Mayo
MacNean House & Restaurant Blacklion, Co Cavan
One Pico Dublin 2
The Dining Room at Park Hotel Kenmare Co Kerry
Restaurant Forty One at Residence Members’ Club Dublin 2
Ruben’s Restaurant at The Step House Hotel Carlow
The Oakroom Restaurant at Adare Manor Adare, Co Limerick
In House Catering Sponsored by
FINALISTS Aramark Ireland at Pricewaterhouse Coopers Dublin 1
Compass Ireland at Pfizer Grangecastle, Dublin 22
Management Catering Services at Vodafone Mountainview, Dublin 18
Sodexo Ireland at Aviva Head Offices Dublin 2
Sodexo Ireland at EMC Ovens, Cork
Sodexo Ireland at SAP Citywest Dublin 24
Country Houses & Guesthouses Sponsored by
FINALISTS Ballinahinch Castle Hotel Connemara, Co Galway
Ballyseede Castle Tralee, Co Kerry
Ballyvolane House Fermoy, Co Cork
Lough Inagh Lodge
Connemara, Co Galway
Mount Falcon
Ballina, Co Mayo
Rathsallagh House
Dunlavin, Co Wicklow
Tankardstown House Slane, Co Meath
Wineport Lodge
Glasson, Co Westmeath
Three Star Hotels Sponsored by
FINALISTS Bloomfield House Hotel Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Claregalway Hotel
Claregalway, Co Galway
Killeen House Hotel Killarney, Co Kerry
The Abbey Court Hotel Nenagh, Co Tipperary
The Hamlet Court Hotel Enfield, Co Meath
The Headfort Arms Hotel Kells, Co Meath
The Lakeside Hotel
Ballina/Killaloe, Co Clare
The Temple Gate Hotel Ennis, Co Clare
Four Star Hotels Sponsored by
FINALISTS Cromleach Lodge
Castlebaldwin, Co Sligo
Connemara Coast Hotel Furbo, Co Galway
Crowne Plaza Hotel Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Harvey’s Point Hotel Lough Eske, Donegal
Hodson Bay Hotel
Athlone, Co Westmeath
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa Clonakilty, Co Cork
The Brehon
Killarney, Co Kerry
The Ice House Hotel & Spa Ballina, Co Mayo
Five Star Hotels Sponsored by
FINALISTS Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa Killarney, Co Kerry
Ballyfin
Ballyfin Demesne, Co Laois
Hayfield Manor Hotel Cork
Park Hotel Kenmare Co Kerry
Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt Enniskerry, Co Wicklow
The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin 2
The G Hotel Galway
The Westin Dublin 2
Wine Experience Sponsored by
FINALISTS Adare Manor
Adare, Co Limerick
Hayfield Manor Hotel Cork
Hodson Bay Hotel
Athlone, Co Westmeath
Kelly’s Resort Hotel Rosslare, Co Wexford
Knockranny House Hotel Westport, Co Mayo
One Pico Dublin 2
Park Hotel Kenmare Co Kerry
The Westbury Hotel Dublin 2
Customer Experience Sponsored by
FINALISTS Ariel House
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Brook Lane Hotel Kenmare, Co Kerry
Castlewood House Dingle, Co Kerry
Cromleach Lodge
Castlebaldwin, Co Sligo
Harvey’s Point Hotel Lough Eske, Donegal
Killeen House Hotel Killarney, Co Kerry
Lord Kenmare’s Restaurant Killarney, Co Kerry
The Lodge at Castle Leslie Glaslough, Co Monaghan
Newcomer Sponsored by
FINALISTS Ballyfin
Ballyfin Demesne, Co Laois
Blas by Café Noir at the University of Limerick Courtyard Kitchen Café
Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim
Gotham South
Stillorgan, Co Dublin
The Gibson Hotel Dublin 1
Supreme Winner Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Award for Excellence 2011 Sponsored by
Winner