Decision to close Dylan McGrath restaurant Rustic Stone for rat droppings 'not warranted'

Mr McGrath previously ran the Michelin-starred Mint restaurant in Ranelagh, but this closed during the economic crash of 2009. He is also a former host of Masterchef. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.

A Dublin city centre restaurant co-owned by a Michelin-star winning chef has said the decision to issue a closure order after “rodent droppings” were found during an inspection was “not warranted and unsubstantiated”.

Rustic Stone on South Great George’s Street, co-owned by TV chef Dylan McGrath, was temporarily closed after a HSE inspector found “rodent droppings” behind “a loose wooden covering over a gap in the cavity wall” near cooking appliances.