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BALLYFIN Restaurant Dinnersetup Jack Hardy 2025

Dining

The state dining room

At Ballyfin the architectural splendour of the rooms and their historical resonances combine with the freshly sourced produced from our kitchen gardens make for truly memorable dining experiences.

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Dine With Us

Ballyfin offers a wide choice of dining experiences in delightfully elegant surroundings. Enjoy a la carte Full Irish breakfast each morning, to a delicious lunch of your choice and onwards into the evening with a truly special dinner dining experience where you will enjoy the grandeur of the State Dining Room and the Van Der Hagen Room.

We pride ourselves in sourcing the very freshest of local produced including from our Walled Gardens where the garden and kitchen teams work together on seasonality. Why not pick your own eggs from the free-range hens or enjoy the honey from the bee hives.

BALLYFIN Restaurant Dinnersetup Jack Hardy 2025

Ballyfin Non Residential Dining

Ballyfin Demesne is delighted to welcome non-resident guests to enjoy dinner in our Michelin starred State Dining Room. The culinary evening commences at 18.00, where you will be greeted by one of our butlers, who will show you to pre-dinner drinks served in one of our stunning public rooms. Following this, you will be seated at your table in the State Dining Room at 18:30 or 18:45 dependent on your reservation time, to enjoy either the a la carte or tasting menu prepared by Executive Chef, Richard Picard-Edwards and his team.

  • A la carte €125 per person
  • Tasting menu €165 per person
  • Wine pairing from €125 per person
  • Please note prices are subject to a 7.5% service charge which will be added to your bill on departure.
  • Sunday - Friday inclusive. Availability below.
  • Saturday evening is not available.
  • Dress Code - Smart Casual.
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Chef Portrait

Our Chef

Richard is a Michelin-starred chef who has worked in some of the most exclusive properties in the UK, most recently at the Mandarin Oriental Bittescombe Lodge and Deer Park in Somerset. 

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Our Menus

Our Menus are a team effort with the Kitchen, Gardeners, Sommelier and Restaurant all working together to produce a seamlessly enjoyable evening. Dishes are simple in delivery, focusing on bold flavours and balance - food that is meant to be enjoyed!