Keeping it simple is a recipe for success

Balloo Group puts faith in local produce

Balloo Inns co-owner Ronan Sweeney and chef Danni Barry

With the opening of a new restaurant at their Balloo House venue in Killinchy, Co Down, owners Ronan and Deirdre Sweeney have invested €220,000 in the latest addition to their gastropub group, Balloo Inns.

The couple took over Balloo House in 2003 and already serve food on the premises in a 70-seater ground floor pub. Their new first-floor 60-seater restaurant Overwood opened on July 26 with ten staff led by executive chef Danni ...