Neven Maguire wins Best Chef and Best Celebrity Chef

Neven Maguire wins Best Chef and Best Celebrity Chef at The Irish Restaurant Awards 2009.

The Irish Restaurant Awards 2009 sponsored by Santa Rita / Life Magazine took place recentlyt. Neven Maguire cleared the boards, scooping the coveted All Ireland Best Chef and Best Celebrity Chef Awards. Nominations for the awards were made by readers of the Sunday Independent Life Magazine, members of the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the Irish Restaurant Awards Academy. The evening awards ceremony was hosted by Brendan O’Connor, and attended by 500 industry peers.

Irish Restaurant of the Year Award 2009 winner’s are:

Best Restaurant 2009 sponsored by Santa Rita
Chapter One, Parnell Square Dublin 1

Best Chef 2009 sponsored by Louis Latour
Neven Maguire, MacNean House, Blacklion, Co Cavan

Best Celebrity Chef 2009 sponsored by Sunday Independent Life Magazine
Neven Maguire, MacNean House, Blacklion, Co Cavan

Best Customer Service 2009 sponsored by Failte Ireland
Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Best Casual Dining 2009 sponsored by Barton & Guestier
L’Gueleton, Fade St Dublin 2

Most Creative Use of Seafood 2009 sponsored by BIM (Bord Iascaigh Mhara)
Fishy Fishy, Kinsale Co Cork

Best Gastro Pub 2009 sponsored by Cobra Beer
Stoop Your Head, Skerries Co Dublin

Best Ethnic Restaurant 2009 sponsored by Pallas Foods
Jaipur, Dalkey, Co Dublin

Best Wine Experience 2009 sponsored by Knappstein
Chapter One, Parnell Square, Dublin 1

Best Hotel Restaurant 2009 sponsored by Bookassist
Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Best Newcomer 2009 sponsored by Perrier
Ice House, Ballina, Co Mayo

Best Cocktail Experience 2009 sponsored by Ketel One Vodka
Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Best Restaurant Design 2009 sponsored by Paul Haffey Design
Harvey Nichols, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin.

Best Coffee Experience 2009 sponsored by Bewleys
Fallon & Byrne, Dublin.

Best Practise in Energy Management 2009 sponsored by Calor Gas
The Westin Hotel, Dublin.

Best Restaurant Website 2009 sponsored by METEOR
Ilia Tapas & more, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Winners in each regional category were as follows:

Best Restaurant
Chapter One (Dublin)
Campagne (Leinster)
The Tannery (Munster)
MacNean House (Ulster)
Lisloughrey Lodge (Connaught)

Best Chef
Neven Maguire (Ulster)
Stephane Matz (Connaught)
Ross Lewis (Dublin)
Kevin Dundon (Leinster)
Paul Flynn (Munster)

Best Customer Service
Four Seasons Hotel (Dublin)
Lisloughrey Lodge (Connaught)
Wineport Lodge (Leinster)
Park Hotel (Munster)
MacNean Bistro (Ulster)

Best Casual Dining
L’Gueleton (Dublin)
Avoca (Leinster)
Farmgate (Munster)
Mourne Seafood Bar (Ulster)
McDonaghs (Connaught)

Best Gastro Pub
Stoop Your Head (Dublin)
The Ballymore Inn (Leinster)
Finins (Munster)
Café Merlot (Ulster)
The Pins, Twelve Hotel (Connaught)