National Hospitality Awards 2018 - Winners Revealed

By Dave Simpson
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018. Pictured: Shane O’Dwyer, David McConvey and Adrian Murphy.
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018. Pictured: Kevin Brennan and Shane Deasy.
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018. Pictured: Alan Vallely and Claire Sawier.
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018. Pictured: Guy Stewart, Nicolle Souza and Hannah Wrixon.
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National Hospitality Awards, held at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. October 2018. Pictured: Ciaran McGill, Andrew Scott and Rathnam Girdhari.
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  • At the National Hospitality Awards 2018, the industry awards for the Irish hospitality sector, held on Monday October 15, some of the finest hospitality businesses in the country were represented at Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel.

    At the awards ceremony, the businesses gathered together to witness the winners being announced, with The Ivy of Dublin picking up the overall “Best New Establishment” accolade, seeing off competition from Bresson of Monkstown, The Grayson of St. Stephen’s Green and Dublin’s Iveagh Garden Hotel.

    Zozimus of Dublin’s Anne St. South was named overall “Best Bar”, coming in ahead of An Púcán of Galway, The Bank on College Green and the Franciscan Well Brewery of Cork.

    The overall “Best Restaurant” award went to Dublin’s One Pico, with the capital’s Taste at Rustic, Aniar of Galway and Co. Wexford’s Aldridge Lodge also in the winners’ stable.

    Overall “Best Business Hotel” went to The Conrad of Dublin, while overall “Best Hotel” was awarded to Ashford Castle, and The Doyle Collection was named overall “Best Hotel Group”.

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    Elsewhere, Searsons was named overall “Best Sporting Bar”, Bastible was crowned overall “Best Casual Dining” venue and The House Restaurant at The Cliff House Hotel took the title of overall “Best Hotel Restaurant”.

    Hospitality Ireland would like to thank the sponsors of the National Hospitality Awards 2018; IXI, Bookassisst, Connect 2FI, Get the Shifts and Checkout.

    All of the photos of the event, featuring the winners with their awards, will be available in the December issue of Hospitality Ireland Magazine.

    The full list of businesses honoured at the National Hospitality Awards 2018 (with overall winners noted in bold) is:

    Best Cocktail Experience

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    Cask
    Vintage Cocktail Club
    The Sidecar, The Westbury
    Stella Cocktail Club

    Best Bar

    Zozimus
    An Púcán
    The Bank on College Green
    Franciscan Well Brewery

    Best Gastropub (Sponsored by IXI)

    The Legal Eagle
    Bar One
    Flanagan’s Gastro Pub
    Hargadon Bros

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    Best Traditional Pub

    Lowry’s Irish Music & Whiskey Bar
    Walsh’s Stoneybatter
    Toners
    The Sky & the Ground

    Best Boutique Hotel

    Ballyfin
    Tankardstown
    Marlfield House
    Ballyvolane House

    Best Destination Hotel

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    Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
    Harvey’s Point
    Ice House Hotel
    Sheen Falls Lodge

    Best Resort Hotel

    The Europe Hotel & Resort
    Castle Leslie Estate
    Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa
    Sheen Falls Lodge

    Best Hotel (Sponsored by Bookassist)

    Ashford Castle
    The Westbury
    Ballyfin
    Cliff House Hotel

    Best City Hotel (Sponsored by Bookassist)

    The Westbury
    Hayfield Manor
    The Shelbourne
    InterContinental Dublin

    Best Dining Experience
    Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites
    1826 Adare
    Rasam
    Linnane’s Lobster Bar

    Best Hotel Bar

    No. 27 Bar & Lounge, The Shelbourne
    Dunbrody Country House Hotel
    The Sidecar, The Westbury
    Lemuel’s, Conrad Dublin

    Best Value Hotel

    Absolute Hotel Limerick
    Sheraton Athlone Hotel
    Cork International Hotel
    Glashaus Hotel

    Best Conference Venue (Sponsored by Connect 2FI)

    InterContinental Dublin
    Great Southern Killarney
    Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
    Limerick Strand Hotel

    Best Business Hotel (Sponsored by Connect 2FI)

    Conrad Dublin
    The Westin Dublin
    The River Lee
    Montenotte Hotel

    Best Casual Dining

    Bastible
    Riba
    The Winding Stair
    Cava Bodega

    Best Local Restaurant

    DeVille’s
    Michael’s Mount Merrion
    Luna
    The Cottage Restaurant

    Best New Establishment (Sponsored by Get the Shifts)

    The Ivy
    Bresson
    The Grayson
    Iveagh Garden Hotel

    Best Restaurant (Sponsored by IXI)

    One Pico
    Taste at Rustic
    Aniar
    Aldridge Lodge

    Best Seafood Restaurant

    Matt The Thresher
    O’Grady’s on the Pier
    Jacks’ Coastguard Restaurant
    Wild & Native

    Best Wine Bar

    64 Wine
    La Cave Wine Bar
    Piglet Wine Bar
    Grapevine

    Best Wine List

    La Cave Wine Bar
    The Winding Stair
    Bang
    The Twelve

    Best Sporting Bar

    Searsons
    The 51 Bar
    Jerry Flannery’s
    Sinnotts Bar

    Best Nightclub

    Everleigh Garden
    Krystle
    The Wright Venue
    Copper Face Jacks

    Best Wedding Venue

    Rathsallagh Country House
    Castle Leslie
    Ballygarry House
    Luttrellstown Castle

    Best Customer Service

    Koh Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
    Harvey’s Point
    Greenes Restaurant
    Markree Castle

    Best Drinks Supplier (Sponsored by Checkout)

    Classic Drinks
    Diageo Ireland
    Heineken Ireland
    Counterpoint

    Best Catering Supplier (General) (Sponsored by Checkout)

    Pallas Foods
    La Rousse Foods
    Musgrave Group
    Bunzl Ireland

    Best Catering Supplier (Specialist) (Sponsored by Checkout)

    Italicatessen
    Gahan Meats
    Wild Irish Game
    Sheridans Cheesemongers

    Best Catering Job (Sponsored by Get the Shifts)

    Masterchefs Hospitality at Thomond Park
    Guinness Storehouse
    Aramark at PwC Ireland
    Aramark at Oracle EMEA Limited

    Best Hotel Group

    The Doyle Collection
    Tetrarch Group
    O’Callaghan Collection

    Best Bar Group

    The Chawke Pub Group
    Louis Fitzgerald Group
    Press Up Entertainment Group

    Best Hotel Restaurant

    The House Restaurant, The Cliff House Hotel
    West Restaurant at The Twelve
    The Harvest Restaurant at Dunbrody
    The Conservatory, Marfield House

    The list of winners for the National Hospitality Awards 2017 can be found at the following link: www.hospitalityireland.com/national-hospitality-awards-2017-winners-revealed/50663

    © 2018 Hospitality Ireland – your source for the latest industry news. Article by Dave Simpson. Click subscribe to sign up for the Hospitality Ireland print edition.