The Commons Restaurant

Restaurant in Dublin, Ireland

The Commons Restaurant

Restaurant information
Established| 1989
Closed| 2003
Food type| Irish & French
Street address| St. Stephen's Green
City| Dublin
Country| Ireland

The Commons Restaurant was a restaurant located in the historic Newman House (now location of the Museum of Literature) on St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland.[1] It was owned by Michael Fitzgerald.[2]

It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in each year in the period 1994–1997. The Michelin star was again awarded in 2002, but lost in 2003 due to the chef leaving.[3][4] The restaurant later reopened on a more modest level.

Head chef of The Commons Restaurant during the last "Michelin period" was Aiden Byrne. The headchefs Gerry Kirwan (1994), Michael Bolster (1995) and Leslie Malone (1996 & 1997) took care of the first period. Last chef in this period was Sébastien Masi, but he, just aged 22, could not retain the star.[5]

Shortly after losing the star the restaurant ran into financial difficulties and closed down.[6] Dylan McGrath worked under Aiden Byrne as souschef.[7]

## See also

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* List of Michelin starred restaurants in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ Overview restaurants in Dublin Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Irish classics
3. ^ "Lack of star quality leaves food for thought". The Irish Times. 17 January 2004. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
4. ^ Michelin Online Republic of Ireland
5. ^ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes. Part 2, p. 390-391
6. ^ O'Brien, Carl (11 April 2003). "Commons Restaurant on the Green to close immediately". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
7. ^ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes. Part 2, p. 391

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Present and former Michelin stars in Ireland

Present restaurants|

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Former restaurants|

* Arbutus Lodge
* Armstrong's Barn
* Ballylickey House
* Ballymaloe House
* Bon Appétit
* Cashel Palace Hotel
* Chez Hans
* The Commons Restaurant
* Deanes
* Deans on the Square
* Dromoland Castle
* Dunderry Lodge
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* Erriseask House
* The Greenhouse
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* The Oriel
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Head chefs (present and former)|

* Myrtle Allen
* Danni Barry
* Matthew d'Arcy
* Jordan Bailey
* Michael Bolster
* Aiden Byrne
* Gareth Byrne
* Rory Carville
* Derry Clarke
* Brian Cleere
* Ultan Cooke
* Colin O'Daly
* Michael Deane
* Ahmet Dede
* Matt Dowling
* Oliver Dunne
* Michel Flamme
* Conrad Gallagher
* Damien Grey
* Catherine Healy
* Keelan Higgs
* Martijn Kajuiter
* Alain Kerloc'h
* Gerry Kirwan
* Rob Krawczyk
* Guillaume Lebrun
* Ross Lewis
* Leslie Malone
* Hans Peter Matthiae
* Stefan Matz
* Paul McDonald
* Enda McEvoy
* Gareth McCaughey
* Aidan McGrath
* Dylan McGrath
* JP McMahon
* Robbie Millar
* Takashi Miyazaki
* Jean Baptiste Molinari
* Fergus Moore
* Kei Pilz
* Paul Rankin
* Peter Robinson
* Cormac Rowe
* Declan Ryan
* Michael Ryan
* Bruno Schmidt
* Barry Smyth
* Kevin Thornton
* Stephen Toman
* Mike Tweedie

Other key staff and relevant owners|

* Patrick Guilbaud
* Sébastien Masi

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