Dining with an elegant Lady

Lady Helen Restaurant, Mount Juliet, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny; 056-7773000; mountjuliet.ie.

Sun, 22 Dec, 2013 - 00:00

Pól O Conghaile

MOUNT JULIET is on a roll. Its Lady Helen restaurant has been festooned with awards, winning three AA rosettes, a Michelin star and ‘restaurant of the year’ at the Good Food Ireland Awards. It’s the new king of Kilkenny.

Despite all the gongs, the hotel’s greatest trick has been to loosen up.

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