Wild Honey Inn

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Wild Honey Inn
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Wild Honey Inn
Restaurant information
Established2009
Owner(s)Aidan McGrath and Kate Sweeney
Head chefAidan McGrath
Food typeBistronomy
Rating Etoile Michelin-1.svg Michelin Guide
Street addressKincora Road
City Lisdoonvarna, County Clare
Postal/ZIP CodeV95 P234
Country Ireland
Seating capacity30 [1]
Website www.wildhoneyinn.com

Wild Honey Inn, located in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, is Ireland's only Michelin star pub with 14 rooms and has a four-star guesthouse rating. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2017. [2]

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The restaurant is owned by head chef Aidan McGrath and his partner Kate Sweeney. [3]

The restaurant is housed in the former hotel Kincora House, which has a history dating back to the 1840s. [4] McGrath and Sweeney bought the building in late 2008 and opened in 2009 as the Wild Honey Inn after doing some work to the building. [5] They continued with the refurbishment over the years and the Victorian building is fully restored and is operated by the couple as a Fáilte Ireland and AA 5-star rated guesthouse. Aidan McGrath has also won 2 AA rosettes for his food. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Cleary, Catherine (2 October 2017). "Ireland's new Michelin-star publican: 'We'll stay the way we are'". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Pathiaki, Katie (2 October 2017). "Michelin awards the Araki three stars and announces 15 new one stars". The Caterer. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Gittens, Geraldine (2 October 2017). "Wild Honey Inn becomes the first pub in Ireland to be awarded a Michelin star". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Byrne, Carol (6 October 2017). "Multiple Michelin success". The Clare Champion. p. 5.
  5. ↑ Tubridy, Elaine (27 October 2017). "Four Clare pubs make Michelin guide". The Clare Echo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Cleary, Catherine (2 October 2017). "Ireland's new Michelin-star publican: 'We'll stay the way we are'". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

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