Book Now

Book direct for our best rates.

Welcome to Ballymaloe Country House Hotel & Restaurant in Southern Ireland

Ballymaloe House is a family run country guest house and restaurant located in beautiful East Cork countryside. Internationally recognised as the birthplace of modern Irish cuisine and the very best of Irish hospitality. We were voted Ireland's Favourite Food Experience 2019 by Independent.ie readers and recently won a World Restaurant Award and global recognition as having the world's best Trolley of the Year 2019 for our dessert trolley experience.

Book our best rates directly online or call 021 465 2531 for room or restaurant reservations.

Dine At Ballymaloe

Our restaurant serves locally sourced and home grown food from our walled garden and farm.

Learn More

Stay At Ballymaloe

The accommodation at Ballymaloe House Hotel is simple and elegant. Located in Cork we have a range of rooms in the main house and some beautifully converted farm buildings.

Learn More

Ballymaloe Gift Vouchers

Give the gift of sweet memories to be made, with a Ballymaloe Gift Voucher.

Learn More

Stay in East Cork with one of our Unique Ballymaloe Breaks

Ballymaloe News

Unique Break

Flowers with Iona: Seasonal Floral Decoration Courses

Your day will begin with tea or coffee and scones on arrival in the conservatory, followed by a walk about the grounds and gardens of Ballymaloe (subject to

Ballymaloe Blog

Annual Ballymaloe Open Air Sculpture Exhibition

The Ballymaloe Sculpture Exhibition in association with Richard Scott Sculpture opens at Ballymaloe House on Thursday 20th June and the exhibition will be

Ballymaloe Blog

Ballymaloe Walled Garden Blog 2019 #1

... A perennial question at this time of year as people wonder what a gardener can possibly get up to while the weather is still wet and unpredictable. In fact

Unique Break

Sean Keane

Seán Keane, considered by many to be the most distinctive voice in Ireland, returns to the Grainstore stage where he will be joined by guitarists Pat Coyne and

Unique Break

Hot House Flowers Acoustic Trio

The world renown Hot House Flowers return to Ballymaloe Grainstore after a sold-out concert back in August 2017. The intimate, acoustic - but

Recipe

Pistachio and Strawberry Meringue Roulade with Elderflower Cream

For the Meringue 4 free range egg whites 225g (8oz) castor sugar Filling 225g (8oz) Irish strawberries, hulled and slices 70g (2oz) pistachio nuts,

Events

A Taste of Ballymaloe: Garden to Table Experience

Arrive into our drawing room for 11am and a welcoming garden inspired cocktail. From here you will be escorted by our gardener to the walled garden

Unique Break

Lazy Sundays at Ballymaloe House

Relax and enjoy a lazy Sunday at Ballymaloe House. Check in on Sunday afternoon, relax by the log fire and take a stroll around the gardens before

Myrtle Allen A Life In Food

Welcome to Ballymaloe House

Myrtle and Ivan Allen opened Ballymaloe House, their home, to the public as a restaurant in 1964 and later as a Hotel. This historic Irish country house is located in beautiful East Cork (southern Ireland) and is still managed by the Allen family and continues to be celebrated internationally as the home of Irish Country cuisine and warm hospitality.

Condé Nast Traveller Magazine has acknowledged Ballymaloe House hotel and restaurant on their Gold List, and it was the only Irish venue on this prestigious list of the World’s top 100 hotels. The McKenna Guide 2018 listed Ballymaloe House as one of Ireland's 100 Best Restaurants. The Ballymaloe House restaurant continues to receive International recognition as home to the best modern Irish cuisine.

Set deep in a 300-acre farm, the menus are written daily around the seasonal vegetables grown on the farm just as Mrs. Allen always did. Although times have changed, the essential spirit of Ballymaloe House and Castle is rooted in the relationship from the farm to the table which underlies the elegance of Irish Country House cooking.

Book A Room

Book A Table

Gift Vouchers

Call Us +353 21 4652531