Larkins Garrykennedy Traditional Irish Session

Every Wednesday and Sunday evening Larkin’s Bar & Restaurant, Garrykennedy host Traditional Irish Music and Dancing sessions during the summer season.

Michelin Guide to Eating Out in Pubs

This 2009 guide includes 563 of the best pubs serving good food in the UK and Ireland and of these, 84 are new additions.

The guide is divided into regions and counties, and each region is preceded by a brief overview of that area followed by a map showing the location of each pub – ideal for planning a journey or holiday.

Every pub has a full page entry with a colour picture and descriptive text giving an insight into its character. Other essential information includes contact information, opening times, location, prices, typical dishes and the beer they serve.

All the pubs in the guide have been selected for the quality of their cooking. However, a number of them deserve a special mention as they boast at least one extra quality that makes them particularly special. This could be the delightful setting, the charm and character, the excellent service, the overall value for money offered or the exceptional cooking. To help identify these we highlight them with our inspectors’ favourites Bibendum stamp. There are 110 of them in this year’s guide.

Commenting on the evolution of pub food and its rise in popularity, Derek Bulmer, the guide’s editor said: ‘The standard of cooking in British and Irish pubs keeps getting better and better. We are seeing a growing confidence in our culinary heritage, greater use of local, seasonal ingredients and a rediscovery of regional specialities’.

A high-resolution cover image and a full list of the pubs in this year’s guide can be downloaded at:www.michelin.co.uk