Award 14 · 2027 Awards
Restaurant of the Year Ireland
Celebrating the best restaurant in Ireland and Northern Ireland: outstanding food, warm and attentive service and an experience guests want to come back for. Every style of cuisine is welcome, from family-run favourites to the region's most ambitious kitchens.
The nominees
30 nominees, in alphabetical order
- Abbey Hotel – Restaurant
- Aniar
- Ashford Castle
- Baileys Hotel Cashel – Restaurant 42
- Ballyfin Demesne
- Carrickdale Hotel & Spa
- Chapter One
- D'Olier Street Restaurant
- Earl of Thomond Restaurant
- Ferrycarrig Hotel – Reeds Restaurant
- Glenlo Abbey Hotel
- Glovers Alley
- Harvey's Point
- Hayfield Manor
- Homestead Cottage
- Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa
- Liath
- Mount Juliet Estate
- Park Hotel Kenmare
- Powerscourt Hotel
- Restaurant Chestnut
- Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
- Sheen Falls Lodge
- Terre Restaurant
- The Brehon Hotel
- The Gateway Hotel – Restaurant 54
- The Gleneagle Hotel
- The Johnstown Estate – Fire & Salt
- The Oak Room
- WILDE Restaurant
How the winner is chosen
- 01 NominationsAnyone can nominate. Our team reviews every nomination before it goes on the ballot.
- 02 Public voteEveryone can vote once in this category with their email address, from 18 October to 30 November 2026. The vote decides the finalists.
- 03 The galaOur judges choose the winner from the finalists, revealed at the gala dinner on 24 May 2027 at The New Bingley Hall, Birmingham.
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