Adrift at Dunmore House honoured at prestigious Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards

Adrift at Dunmore House honoured at prestigious Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards

There were double celebrations for the family owned and run Dunmore House in Clonakilty this weekend as Adrift, the fine dining restaurant at the 30 bedroom hotel, was announced as Highly Commended Hotel Restaurant of the Year on the same day that owner Carol Barrett celebrated her birthday.

Now in their fourth generation at the beautiful seaside property, Carol’s mother Mary O’Donovan accepted the award with members of the team on Sunday 6th November at The Round Room at The Mansion House in Dublin, with 450 guests celebrating the best of Irish food and drink in a sold-out event hosted by Food&Wine editor Gillian Nelis. Adrift was keeping very good company as the Michelin starred Oak Room at Adare was named overall Hotel Restaurant of the Year on the day.

 

Speaking about the award, Carol Barrett said, “We are completely thrilled with this award from Food&Wine, to know that we were nominated by guests and then judged by some of the best food writers, influencers, chefs and industry experts and to be acknowledged in this way is such a joy for us as a family and for our whole team who make this happen. I was equally as thrilled for my mother Mary, and thoughtful of my dad Derry whose parents started Dunmore, to be able to accept this award – we wouldn’t be here without her and we strive every day to maintain her standards.

 

Carol’s son and General Manager at Dunmore House, Peter Barrett added, “It’s a great honour to receive this recognition for Adrift, the whole team at Dunmore care deeply about what’s served on each plate, the experience of every guest that comes through the door and maintaining that sense of genuine Irish hospitality that started with my great-grandparents and hopefully will continue at Dunmore for generations to come.”

 

Adrift is a beautiful space seating 40 guests with sweeping views across Clonakilty Bay. The menus change regularly and feature some of the best produce in the area with a focus on seafood from nearby Union Hall cooked simply and beautifully – guests can expect poached lobster, John Dory, cod bouillabaisse and black sole on the bone, not to mention house black pudding, handmade ricotta and Gubbeen ravioli. Included in the Michelin Guide UK & Ireland 2022, Adrift is open seven days a week from 6.30pm – 8.30pm.

Menus can be found here, for booking please call 023 883 3352.

 

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