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The Tankard won Best Customer Service Kerry at the Irish Restaurant Awards last night. Photo: The Tankard Facebook
THE Tankard in Kilfenora was one of the winners in the Munster Regional Finals the 2023 Irish Restaurant Awards which took place in the Strand Hotel, Limerick, last night.
Hundreds people attended the regional events on Wednesday evening, where the top establishments in each county were named. The Tankard won in the Best Customer Service Kerry category (see full list of Kerry winners below).
All of those who won in Kerry at county level will now compete for the Regional and All Ireland Titles, which will be announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin on May 15.
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The Kerry winners were;
• Best Restaurant — Kerry: Kingdom 1795
• Best Chef — Kerry: Diarmuid Murphy, Hilliard’s
• Best Newcomer — Kerry: Lagom Restaurant
• Best Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant — Kerry: The Peregrine, Killarney Park Hotel
• Best Restaurant Manager — Kerry: Neil Hynes of Number 35
• Best Customer Service — Kerry: The Tankard
• Best Café – Kerry: Bean and Batch
• Pub of the Year – Kerry: Helen’s Bar
• Best Wine Experience – Kerry: The Falls Restaurant at Sheen Falls Lodge
• Best Gastro Pub – Kerry: O’Carroll’s Cove
• Best World Cuisine — Kerry: Lily House
• Best “Free From” —Kerry: Thyme Out Café & Delicatessen
• Best Local Food Hero – Kerry: Louise Brosnan of Mex Wex
• Best Emerging Irish Cuisine – Kerry: Solas Wine Bar Dingle
• Best Casual Dining – Kerry: CAMOS
• Best Sustainable Practice — Kerry: The Tan Yard at Killarney Plaza Hotel
• Innovator Of The Year — Kerry: Seed and Soul
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