A taste of the Manor

In his new book, Adare Manor: An Epicurean Journey, author and historian Turtle Bunbury traces the culinary story of this historic Co Limerick estate. In this extract, he focuses on The Oak Room, its Michelin-starred restaurant

The Oak Room, the principal fine dining room at Adare Manor

Sometimes the ambience of a room generates memories of another age. This is certainly true of The Oak Room, the principal fine dining room at Adare Manor.

This is the handsome room where the Earls of Dunraven dined with family and friends in centuries past. Dining in The Oak Room today encapsulates Adare Manor’s commitment to absolute excellence. Just two years after it opened, it became the first restaurant in Co Limerick to win a ...