Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
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Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud is a restaurant in Dublin in Ireland
. It is a quality restaurant
that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1989–1995 and two stars in the period 1996–present Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983–1985 and 1987. It was mentioned in the Guide in 1988 and 1989.
The restaurant's proprietor is the acclaimed French
professional chef, Patrick Guilbaud
, who lives in Ireland. Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud claims to be Ireland's most award-winning restaurant. It was established by Guilbaud in 1981 in James's Place East, Dublin 2, before moving to the Merrion Hotel
in Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2. The restaurant was the first in Dublin to receive two Michelin stars and has been praised by The New York Times
. It has been named the most expensive restaurant in Dublin.
180 per customer. A four-course "Spring Tasting Menu" costs €85. Workers at the restaurant include the twenty-two-year-old final-year Dublin Institute of Technology Culinary Arts
student Eric Matthews, whose cuisine has been covered by The Irish Times
.
Guilbaud has spoken of his disapproval of the typical kitchen seen on television shows, saying that anyone entering his kitchen is met with silence. He believes that, whilst the chef must speak, the staff must ultimately work as a team. He has criticised outspoken younger chefs such as Dylan McGrath
, the former proprietor of the Mint Restaurant
in Dublin, who has been seen on camera shouting and hurling abuse at his staff there. Guilbaud labelled McGrath "sad" on the RTÉ Radio 1
show, Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
, after witnessing him shouting and swearing at his Mint staff in the fly on the wall
documentary The Pressure Cooker
, distancing himself and his restaurant from such behaviour.
36 and dinner was available for $
124. Guilbaud's food was described as "seriously good" and was served in "seriously elegant surroundings", with "reservations advised" by the newspaper. Food on offer included roast quail
coated with hazelnut
s.
political party chose the venue as the location of their winding down party in 2009. The restaurant is across the road from Government Buildings
.
Republic of Ireland
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. It is a quality restaurant
Restaurant rating
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that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1989–1995 and two stars in the period 1996–present Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983–1985 and 1987. It was mentioned in the Guide in 1988 and 1989.
The restaurant's proprietor is the acclaimed French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional chef, Patrick Guilbaud
Patrick Guilbaud
Patrick Guilbaud is a French professional chef residing in Ireland and the proprietor of that country's most award winning restaurant, the self-titled Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud...
, who lives in Ireland. Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud claims to be Ireland's most award-winning restaurant. It was established by Guilbaud in 1981 in James's Place East, Dublin 2, before moving to the Merrion Hotel
Merrion Hotel
Merrion Hotel is a hotel located on Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2 in the Republic of Ireland. The hotel comprises a block of four houses in a terrace on Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, of which "Mornington House", is the leftmost . The houses were built in the 1760s by Charles Monck, 1st Viscount...
in Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2. The restaurant was the first in Dublin to receive two Michelin stars and has been praised by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. It has been named the most expensive restaurant in Dublin.
Style
The restaurant's website promotes a so-called "tasting menu" for dinner, costing €Euro
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180 per customer. A four-course "Spring Tasting Menu" costs €85. Workers at the restaurant include the twenty-two-year-old final-year Dublin Institute of Technology Culinary Arts
School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology
The School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology is a school part of the Faculty of Tourism and Food of the Dublin Institute of Technology.The Dublin Institute of Technology is a state funded, non-profit comprehensive higher educational Institution providing full-time and part-time programmes in the...
student Eric Matthews, whose cuisine has been covered by The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
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Guilbaud has spoken of his disapproval of the typical kitchen seen on television shows, saying that anyone entering his kitchen is met with silence. He believes that, whilst the chef must speak, the staff must ultimately work as a team. He has criticised outspoken younger chefs such as Dylan McGrath
Dylan McGrath
Dylan McGrath is an award-winning Irish celebrity chef. He was the owner of the now defunct Michelin star Mint Restaurant in Dublin. He recently opened 'Rustic Stone Restaurant by Dylan McGrath' on Georges Street in Dublin's City Centre and has been announced by RTÉ One as the Judge on the new...
, the former proprietor of the Mint Restaurant
Mint Restaurant
Mint Restaurant was a Michelin star winning restaurant located in Ranelagh, Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It was owned by the controversial celebrity chef Dylan McGrath...
in Dublin, who has been seen on camera shouting and hurling abuse at his staff there. Guilbaud labelled McGrath "sad" on the RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
show, Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
Conversations with Eamon Dunphy was an Irish radio programme, on which Eamon Dunphy interviewed various celebrities. It aired on Saturdays on RTÉ Radio 1.On July 7, 2009, Dunphy announced he would cease presenting his programme, to concentrate on sport....
, after witnessing him shouting and swearing at his Mint staff in the fly on the wall
Fly on the wall
Fly on the wall is a style of documentary-making used in filmmaking and television production. The name derived from the idea that events are seen candidly, as a fly on a wall might see them...
documentary The Pressure Cooker
The Pressure Cooker
The Pressure Cooker is a once-off fly on the wall documentary broadcast on RTÉ One. It follows the successful efforts of celebrity chef Dylan McGrath to obtain a Michelin star for his business, Mint Restaurant, in Ranelagh, Dublin. It was broadcast on 4 February 2008 at 21:30...
, distancing himself and his restaurant from such behaviour.
Praise
In February 2004, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud was mentioned in The New York Times, where it was reported that lunch cost $United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
36 and dinner was available for $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
124. Guilbaud's food was described as "seriously good" and was served in "seriously elegant surroundings", with "reservations advised" by the newspaper. Food on offer included roast quail
Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, while New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae...
coated with hazelnut
Hazelnut
A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and is also known as a cob nut or filbert nut according to species. A cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 mm long and 10–15 mm in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more elongated, being about twice...
s.
Clients
The Progressive DemocratsProgressive Democrats
The Progressive Democrats , commonly known as the PDs, was a pro-free market liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.Launched on 21 December 1985 by Desmond O'Malley and other politicians who had split from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, the Progressive Democrats took liberal positions on...
political party chose the venue as the location of their winding down party in 2009. The restaurant is across the road from Government Buildings
Government Buildings
Government Buildings is a large Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the government of Ireland are located...
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