Dunbrody Country House Hotel

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

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.

History

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

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

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

  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.

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