Dunbrody Country House Hotel

Dunbrody Country House Hotel (also referred to as Dunbrody Country House Hotel and Restaurant[1]) is an Irish Georgian manor turned-restaurant in County Wexford, owned by Irish chef Kevin Dundon and his wife Catherine.[2] It is located near the village of Arthurstown.

Dunbrody Country House Hotel
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General information
Type
  • Hotel
  • restaurant
Architectural styleGeorgian
LocationCounty Wexford
CountryIreland
OwnerKevin Dundon
Website
www.dunbrodyhouse.com

History edit

Formerly associated with the Marquess of Donegall, Dunbrody House was built in the early 19th century.[3] The house was sold in the mid-1990s and renovated between 1999 and 2001.[3] Dunbrody Country House Hotel was opened by 2001.[1]

Media coverage edit

An October 2001 review in The Sunday Business Post described Dunbrody Country House Hotel and Restaurant as a building which is "beautifully proportioned" and similar in style to that of Queen Anne.[1] In the same article, Ross Golden Bannon gave a negative review of his and his compatriots' "depressing" experience at Dunbrody Country House Hotel and Restaurant.[1] He bemoaned the fact that himself and his accomplices had to pour their own wine, implying that a restaurant of this calibre ought to employ wine pourers, and complained that the food was overcooked and too salty.[1]

Dunbrody Country House Hotel and Restaurant has also been covered in the Italian media.[4]

Awards edit

Dunbrody County House Hotel and Restaurant has won the Bushmills Guide Restaurant of the Year 2004, the Jameson Guide Breakfast of the Year 2004 and three RAC Dining Awards.[5] It has been awarded Restaurant of the Year three times, in 2004, 2005 and 2006.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dunbrody Country House Hotel and Restaurant". The Sunday Business Post. 28 October 2001. Archived from the original on 12 May 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  2. ^ "St. Paddy's On A Shoestring". CBS. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Dunbrody House originally Dunbrody, Arthurstown, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Viaggio nell'Isola di Smeraldo: in Irlanda con Small Luxury Hotels of the World". ilTurista. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Dunbrody Country House Hotel" Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Ireland Adventures. Accessed 25 April 2009.
  6. ^ "HEAT - Kevin Dundon and Kevin Thornton". RTÉ. Accessed 25 April 2009.

External links edit

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