Smugglers Creek Nominations for Irish Restaurant Awards 2014
A big “Thank You” for all our customers who voted for us in the 2014 Irish Restaurant Awards. We are absolute thrilled to received six nominations this year! We’ll get the final results next week, will keep you all posted!
Smugglers Creek Inn Valentine’s Dinner 2014
It’s not too late to get a Smugglers Creek Gift Voucher for your love ones for Christmas yet! Can’t pick it up, just give us a call, we’ll do the transaction over the phone and post the voucher out to you, wherever you are! Call us on +353 (0) 71 9852367.
Smugglers Creek Inn Photograph by Wolfram Hohmann
Smugglers Creek Inn was voted as one of the “21 pubs you must visit in Ireland before you die” by The Daily Edge, part of the Journal.ie which is an Irish news website that invites its users from Ireland, the world and the web to shape the news agenda.
“A top place with good food, but the real star here is the view. Overlooking Rossnowlagh bay, you can sit and watch the surfers or just look out to the Atlantic. Glorious.” by Michael Freeman, dailyedge.ie
Here is a link for you to check it out: http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/must-visit-pubs-ireland-1194401-Nov2013/
It is hard to believe that it has been four years since I took over Smugglers Creek Inn. Although the business has gone from strength to strength, but it was opened during a difficult economic time and I wouldn’t have managed without the continuous support from my staff and customers. So, a big “thank you” to all of you who helped to make Smugglers Creek Inn one of best destination restaurant in Donegal. I have great plans for the future, including the long-awaited new conservatory dining area which will seat over 50 people and the completion of renovation of all the bedrooms in Spring 2014.
(Emily Browne, Proprietor)
To celebrate our 4th birthday, we have lined up a few promotions for the next 2 weeks:
Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th November 2013
Smugglers Creek Inn is inviting you to enjoy a pint of Mid-Strength Guinness or a Smithwick’s Pale Ale for only €3 !!!!!
Friday 29th November 2013, for 1 day only! Buy one drink and get another same drink free for your first round. Offer applies to drinks by the glass only. Just tell our staff you would like to avail of our “Buy 1 get 1 Free Offer” on the day. Go Celebrate!!!!
Our annual Halloween Costume Party took place on Saturday, 26th October 2013. Many of our guests and customers came dressed in their best costumes. Congratulations to Veronica and Doreen who won our Costume competition. It was simply great craic! See you next year.
It sure was a brilliant night. A really big “Thank You” from Chris, his team and Smugglers to all the guests who came and enjoyed a fabulous 3 course dinner, won many prizes at the raffle and bid at the auction. Special thanks to our sponso…rs Starcrest Seafood, Rooney’s Butchers, Solis Lough Eske Castle Hotel, Dacalssian Wine, Western Beverages, Gabriel McSherry, Brian O’Sullivan who provided us with the evening entertainment. We raised over €2500 last night, the generosity that showed by all of you which brought Chris Sandford closer to the realisation of the building of a Culinary School for People with Disabilities. Here is a collage of photos from the night!
Sean Locke with Michelle & Aileen at Smugglers Creek
Mark & Ian Rush with Sean Locke at Smugglers Creek
Guess who pop in for dinner last Friday night? It’s the brilliant stand-up English comedian Sean Locke. Pictured here with Mark & Ian Rush, as well as our lovely waitresses Michelle & Aileen. You would have seen Sean in the game show 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Channel 4’s TV Heaven, Telly Hell, Have I got News for You and They Think It’s All Over, etc.
Smugglers Creek Inn’s Chef Joe Clinton has become the county’s first ever Chowder Cook-Off Champion during the Donegal Food Festival, after beating off competition from seven other chefs in a top class field to take the prestigious honour. Next step is to represent Donegal to compete in next year’s National Chowder Cook-Off in Kinsale. A very well done to Joe and his team for such a great achievement!
Chef Mark & Ian at Donegal Food Festival 2013
For those of you who visited us at the 2013 Donegal Food Festival would have enjoyed the food & wine prepared and served by Chefs Mark & Ian, pictured here working very hard at the Smugglers Stand!
Following it’s huge success in the past 4 years, the Taste of Donegal Food Festival has just finished it’s 5th year running with even more celebrity chefs, exhibitors and visitors. Don’t miss the 6th Annual A Tastes of Donegal Food Festival next year, watch this space for more details to come.