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March 2011:The Restaurant Association of Ireland has announced the regional winners for its Irish Restaurant of the Year Awards. Here is the lovely long list of Blue Book Houses and restaurants honoured.

Munster: Winners

Clare:

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas foods-Gregans Castle

Best Chef, sponsored by Tipperary Water- Michael Viljanen, Gregans Castle

Cork:

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: The President’s Restaurant at Longueville House

Best Wine Experience, sponsored by Louis Latour: Hayfield Manor

Kerry:

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Carrig Country House

Limerick:

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: The Mustard Seed at Echo Lodge

Best customer service: The Mustard Seed at Echo Lodge

Connaught : Winners

Galway

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Rosleague Manor

Sligo

Best Chef, sponsored by Tipperary Water: Moria Tighe- Cromleach Lodge

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Cromleach Lodge

Ulster:Winners

Armagh

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Newforge House

Leinster: Winners

Kildare

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Barberstown Castle

Laois

Best Chef, sponsored by Tipperary Water: David Rouse, Castle Durrow

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Castle Durrow

Best Customer Service-Castle Durrow

Meath

Best Customer Service-Brabazon Restaurant, Tankardstown House

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Brabazon Restaurant, Tankardstown House

West Meath

Best Customer Service-The Wineport Lodge

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: The Wineport Lodge

Wexford Winners

Best Customer Service-Marlfield House

Best Hotel Restaurant, sponsored by Pallas Foods: Marlfield House

Nominations for the awards were made by readers of the Sunday Independent Life Magazine and members of the Restaurants Association of Ireland. All nominees are then assessed by Regional Judging panels, made up of Industry experts across the region. Votes from the Consumer, Members of the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the Regional Judges are independently assessed by KPMG who give us our County Winner in each category.

All County winners will now compete for the Regional and All Ireland Title which will be announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards in the Burlington Hotel Dublin on Wednesday 25th May 2011. www.irishrestaurantawards.com .

There are 3 components to this stage of the process. Each element is independently assessed by KPMG.

1. Mystery Guest Visit (35%) This component of the awards is conducted by Prism Consulting headed by Hugo Arnold, independent food writer and consultant. (http://www.hugoarnold.com). All County Winners receive a mystery guest visit throughout the month of April.

2. National Awards Academy (55%) Our National Awards Academy is made up representatives from each of the regional judging panels and will meet in May to Judge the County Winners.

3. Menu Judging(10%) All County winners and the Dublin Shortlist in each category are asked to submit a copy of their food menu and wine list for judging.

For further information email mail@irelandsbluebook.com

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