Having written about the Cliff House Hotel on a few occasions, we enjoyed a stunning dinner there last summer, I was delighted to hear (via twitter) that Executive Head Chef Martijn Kajuiter has been awarded a Michelin star.
Martijn and his team use all local produce to produce some stunning and absolutely unique food. Although I have yet to read his cookbook maybe you are brave enough to try some of the recipes yourself. Well done to Martijn and The Cliff House Hotel.
18/01/2010 at 3:11 am Permalink
Well done to the Cliff House. Very well deserved. It is GREAT to see the Michelin inspectors finally getting outside Dublin and Belfast this year. Hopefully in the coming years we will see other resturants outside of Dublin getting some well deserved visits from the inspectors. Ballymaloe House in Cork, Gregans Castle in Ballyvaughan and the Old Convent in Co. Tipperary are just some that come to mind as examples of rural Irish Resturants that have at least one star if they were in France. Every other award body gets to visit and reward these resturants. It’s time Michelin gave their inspectors more time in Ireland. Hopefully the success of the Cliff House will make them realise this.