Awards booklet

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