The superhero status for the Galway company came about after an inclusion in the prestigious Bridgestone Guide, as Graham explains.

Tom Doorley’s Critique on The Old Convent, Clogheen, Co Tipperary in The Irish Times, October 2006 …the tasting menu was great. And the portions and pacing were perfect. The Gannons are a brave pair. There are still a lot of people out there who require a grand plate o’ dinner, and they would have no truck [...]

Graham Roberts, owner, manager,chief smoker and a man possessed. While filleting an entire salmon in the time it would take me to do up a tie. He explains his methods then hand-sliced by Graham with the precision of a neurosurgeon, by this stage, my tongue is on the floor, so desperate am I to try his wares.
by Tom Parker Bowles – Mail on Sunday Supplement “Night and Day” Magazine

The menu is wide ranging and the best of local produce is used. Connemara Smokehouse organic salmon is used and McGeoghs of Oughterard supplies the meats. Most people are of the opinion that food in Ashford is expensive and while the main restaurant in the castle is not for casual dining, the really good news about Cullen’s is that the prices are very reasonable…

“Dermot Gannon has earned a loyal following at his attractive restaurant over The Bell pub, in a side street off the square in Cahir. Fresh flowers and a menu board at the door lead diners under an arch beside the pub, and upstairs to a restaurant of character on two floors: exposed brickwork, good lighting [...]

Connemara Smokehouse as “Food Heroes”! Recommended by Rick Stein in both editions of his book “Guide to Food Heroes” for our Smoked Tuna. Connemara Smokehouse as “Food Heroes”! (1st edition) “The Connemara Smoke House has won a prestigious Bridgestone Guide Award for its mouthwatering specialist products, namely, smoked salmon, tuna and gravadlax. Only natural ingredients [...]