Ruby's Pizza & Grill in Dublin has been crowned as Ireland's Favourite Takeaway, as the best of the best eateries in Ireland came together for the Just Eat Takeaway Awards on Tuesday evening.
Over 68,000 votes were cast for local and independent takeaway eateries and convenience retailers right across Ireland in recent weeks, with a number of new entries and categories established as a result.
the glamorous black-tie event, which was presented by popular comedian Joanne McNally, was developed by Just Eat to uncover the nation’s favourite takeaways.
Recognising the responsive efforts of restaurants and convenience retailers in the sector delivering great tasting quality cuisine, the night was a showcase of the diversity of choice and range of options now available to Just Eat customers for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A total of 188 restaurants and convenience retailers were nominated by Just Eat under 26 categories, with shortlisted representatives from all over the country joining Ireland’s leading online food ordering and delivery app on the night to find out who would take home the crown.
The winners in each of the categories were decided by public vote.
Vegan friendly, healthy Thai takeaway Camile Thai had the honour of taking home Best National Chain, while smoothie specialists Jump Juice, St. Stephen’s Green was named Best Healthy .
Adding to their hall of fame and celebrating their win for Best Chipper, Leo Burdock’s , Rathmines was joined by Firehouse Pizza, Ballymun who was once again named Best Pizza and Lemon Tree in Finglas who won Best Chinese.
Those West of the Shannon celebrated into the night as Xian Tuam in Galway scooped another of the nation’s most prestigious awards - ‘Best Spice Bag.’
Provincial heroes included Saba To Go, Rathgar who walked away with ‘Best of Leinster,’ while Sambros in Limerick won gold in Munster. Beating off stiff competition The Chili Shack in Galway was the winner of Best of Connacht, with Burrito Loco, Letterkenny defending their title as Best of Ulster, while there was celebration for Centra , who were named Best Convenience .
Commenting specifically on the winners of this year’s Just Eat Takeaway Awards, Just Eat Managing Director, Amanda Roche-Kelly closed by saying: "These awards have always been about giving our loyal Just Eat customers the opportunity to support their local restaurant, with this year seeing the further expansion of that offering into convenience retail and everyday essentials, delivered straight to your door.
"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.
The full list of Just Eat Takeaway Awards 2021 winners are as follows:
- Best Breakfast: Joe’s Village Kitchen, Coolock, Dublin 5
- Best Lunch: Jump Juice, Douglas, Cork
- Best Dessert: Ginos’ Gelato, Grafton Street, Dublin
- Best Healthy: Jump Juice, Stephen’s Green, Dublin
- Best Vegetarian: Yumgrub, Ballybrack, Dublin
- Best Burger: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, South Williams Street, Dublin
- Best Chipper: Leo Burdock’s Rathmines,
- Best Chinese: Lemon Tree, Seamus Ennis Road, Finglas
- Best Indian: Bombay Pantry, Glenageary, Co. Dublin
- Best Thai: Saba To Go, Rathgar, Dublin
- Best Japanese: Yamamori Sushi,Ormond Quay, Dublin
- Best Mexican: Tolteca, Baggot Street, Dublin
- Best Middle Eastern: Zaytoon, Lower Camden Street, Dublin
- Best Pizza: Firehouse Pizza,, Ballymun
- Best Spicebag: Xian Tuam, High Street, Galway
- Best Newcomer: Cluck Chicken, Greenhills Road, Dublin
- Gamechanger: The Dough Box, Bray, Wicklow
- Best Convenience: Centra, Nationwide
- Best National Chain: Camile Thai
- Best International Chain McDonalds, Nationwide
- Best of Dublin: Elephant & Castle, Rathmines
- Best of Leinster: Saba To Go, Rathgar, Dublin
- Best of Munster: Sambros,Thomas Street, Limerick
- Best of Connacht: The Chili Shack, Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
- Best of Ulster: Burrito Loco, Letterkenny, Donegal
- Best of Ireland: Ruby’s Pizza and Grill Swords, Dublin
