Andy's Among Ireland's Best

Andy's has been listed as one of the country's best restaurants, earning a nod as finalist in Hotel & Catering Review's Gold Medal Awards in Dublin - September 2009.

The popular Monaghan eatery, which is owned and run by the Redmond family, was nominated for the prestigious Gold Medal Award for Casual Dining, sponsored by Hungerford Hill from Classic Drinks at the event organised by Hotel & Catering Review, the leading magazine for the Irish hospitality and catering industry.

Celebrating their 21st anniversary this year, the Gold Medal Awards recognise and reward excellence within the Irish hotel and catering industry. A total of 14 category awards were presented to hotels, restaurants and caterers at this year's glamorous gala ceremony in Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel on 21 September which was attended by the cream of the Irish hospitality industry.

Andy's is a real treat and is a favourite spot of our Gold Medal judges who rave about the hearty Irish food, great service and fantastic value for money on offer, said Sarah Grennan, editor of Hotel & Catering Review and chair of the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Awards Jury.

Marking their 21st anniversary this year, the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Awards are recognised as the leading independent awards programme for the Irish hospitality industry. Competition for the awards is intense, with a record number of entries this year, and the rigorous assessment process is judged in two parts first on the business case put forward by hotels, restaurants and caterers in their submission document and following that by a site visit which is unannounced and conducted anonymously in the cases of hotels and restaurants, and announced in the In House and Institutional Catering and Hotel Group categories. Hotel & Catering Review's Gold Medal Awards Jury is made up of 11 highly regarded industry professionals who have been selected by the magazine for the breadth of industry knowledge and experience they bring to the judging process.

From the 14 category winners, the supreme winner of the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Award for Excellence was selected by judges. This year the top award was presented to Dunbrody Country House Hotel, the Wexford country house run by celebrity chef Kevin Dundon and his wife Catherine.