- Georgina Campbell hotel & restaurant awards
- Harvey’s Point won Hotel of the Year
- Dillon’s Corner in Skibbereen restaurant of the year
Deirdre McGlone‘s Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal, Ireland’s perennial No 1 on TripAdvisor, was awarded the Georgina Campbell hotel fof the year
Harvey’s Point was named for its stunning location, luxurious accommodation and waterside fine dining restaurant when the 2017 awards were announced at Bord Bia in Dublin.
Georgina Campbell said that the USp of Harvey;s Point was their people. In an itnerview with Travel Extra Deirdre mcGlone said it all comes down to perosnal welcome. Listen here.
Good Things @ Dillon’s Corner in Skibbereen, Co. Cork, named Restaurant of the Year.
A special award for services to Irish food and hospitality was given to Peter & Mary Ward of Country Choice in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
Georgina Campbell is Ireland’s longest established food writer having commenced her career with the Sunday Press.
She said: “What we seek is not perfection but real food and hospitality with real heart. We are finding it in clusters of excellence all over the country. We keep a sharp eye out for those exceptional establishments which are right on top of their game and going the extra mile for customers.
What we saw this year was an explosion of casual dining and an investment in long overdue refurbishment following years of stagnation in 2016.
“Our least satisfactory experiences have again tended to be in four and five-star hotels. Higher prices mean higher expectations, of course, but the high level of dissatisfaction is often down to simple things that could easily be fixed at any level, plus a lack of hospitality, which often means lack of a host, and poor staff training.”
Full list of award winners:
- Hotel of the Year: Harvey’s Point, Co. Donegal
- Restaurant of the Year: Good Things @ Dillon’s Corner, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- Chef of the Year: Sebastien Masi, Pearl Brasserie, Dublin
- Outstanding Guest Experience:Ballyvolane House, Fermoy, Co. Cork
- Host of the Year:Kathleen O’Sullivan, Seaview House Hotel, Ballylickey, Co. Cork
- Business hotel of the Year:The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin & Belfast
- Newcomer of the Year: Nook Café and Restaurant, Collooney, Co. Sligo
- Country House of the Year: Viewmount House, Longford
- Guesthouse of the Year: Number 31, Dublin
- B&B of the Year:Carbery Cottage Guest Lodge, Durrus, Co. Cork
- Farmhouse of the Year: Killiane Castle, Drinagh, Co. Wexford
- Bord Bia ‘Just Ask’ Restaurant of the Year: 1826 Adare, Co. Limerick
- Taste of the Waterways Award:Two Cooks Restaurant & Wine Bar, Sallins, Co. Kildare
- Seafood Restaurant of the Year:Jack’s Coastguard Restaurant, Cromane, Co. Kerry
- Wine Award of the Year: ely, Ely Place & IFSC, Dublin
- Pub of the Year:O’Dowd’s of Roundstone, Roundstone, Co. Galway
- Family Friendly Destination: Brigit’s Garden, Rosscahill, Co. Galway
- Pet-friendly Hotel of the Year:The Salty Dog, Bangor, Co. Down
- Hideaway of the Year: Bishop’s Gate Hotel, Derry
- Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year: The Duck Terrace Restaurant, Marlfield House, Gorey, Co. Wexford
- Ethnic Restaurant of the Year:Pickle, Dublin 2
- Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year: 4 Vicars, Armagh, Co. Armagh
- Cafe of the Year:An Fear Gorta/The Tea & Garden Rooms, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
- Natural Food Award: Burren Glamping, Burren Free Range Pork Farm, Kilfenora, Co. Clare
