MCKENNA GUIDES TOP 100 IRELAND 2023
- Feb 1, 2023
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Updated: Feb 8, 2023
YES, you read the title correctly! We are honoured to be included in the McKennas' Guides 100 best places to eat in Ireland in 2023!
The awards keep flooding in for our local grub.
An emphasis on local food done properly is what we are about, from sourcing the finest Ulster beef to our craft distillers.
Since 1992, when the very first edition of the book appeared, John and Sally McKenna’s The 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland has celebrated, championed, and offered critical analysis of, the very best restaurants throughout Ireland, north and south. The McKenna’s 100 Best Restaurants is iconoclastic – it includes food carts, beachside shacks, and tiny rooms, as well as grand theatres for eating – and the list has consistently interpreted and defined what modern, creative Irish cooking is, who the finest, most creative chefs are, and what they can achieve.
The Team Effort
After a number of very difficult years for the hospitality industry we are especially proud of our team of dedicated and hardworking team.
I really enjoyed reading about The Morning Star being included in the McKennas’ Top 100 best places to eat in Ireland — it’s awesome to see local food celebrated in such an iconic list. The article gives a great sense of pride Golden Lion in the team’s dedication to quality, from sourcing fine Ulster beef to working with craft distillers, and it feels like a genuine recognition of their hard work. Even after tough years for hospitality, this kind of accolade shows how venues can thrive by focusing on authenticity and local flavours, which makes me want to visit and taste it for myself.
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