Dublin won big at the Just Eat National Takeaway Awards last night as a number of the city's restaurants were celebrated for their fine cuisine and friendly service.
The ceremony was hosted by comedian Joanne McNally with Ruby's Pizza and Grill in Swords taking home the Best of Ireland title.
Elephant & Castle in Rathmines, Dublin 6 was named the city's best takeaway, recognised for its fast delivery, excellent quality and great service.
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Runners up to Elephant & Castle, which is celebrated in particular for its wings, were Chop Chop on Clanbrassil Street, Darius on Blessington Road, San Sab in Drumcondra, Lemon Tree in Edenmore, Firehouse Pizza Booterstown and Zaytoon on Camden Street.
Meanwhile The Dough Box in Bray won the title of Gamechanger for its "innovation and uniqueness".
Cluck Chicken in Walkinstown won the award for Best Newcomer.
A total of 188 restaurants and convenience retailers from all over Ireland were nominated by Just Eat under 26 categories. The winners in each of the categories were decided by public vote.
Camile Thai took home the award for Best National Chain while smoothie specialists Jump Juice at St Stephen’s Green took the title of Best Healthy.
Firehouse Pizza in Ballymun who was once again named Best Pizza and Lemon Tree in Finglas won Best Chinese.
Saba To Go in Rathgar walked away with the Best of Leinster award.
Other Dublin winners were Ginos’ Gelato on Grafton Street (Best Dessert), Joe’s Village Kitchen in Coolock (Best Breakfast), Gourmet Burger Kitchen on South Williams Street (Best Burger), Leo Burdock’s in Rathmines (Best Chipper) and Bombay Pantry in Glenageary (Best Indian).
Just Eat Managing Director Amanda Roche-Kelly said at last night's awards: "Recognising excellence is important as it sets a clear benchmark for quality in the industry, but now more than ever we need to celebrate resilience, innovation and diversity as we navigate the post pandemic road ahead.
"We continue to be inspired by the responsive efforts of our colleagues in the restaurant and convenience retail sectors, but also by the reaction of local communities right across Ireland who have once again engaged in record numbers with this year’s Just Eat Takeaway Awards, showing their appreciation for the quality of food, range of options and scope of service that’s now available to them at their fingertips."
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