Dine at Rayanne House and you will be cooked for personally by Conor McClelland. Conor has been ranked awarded Best Hotel Chef in Northern Ireland 2018 at the IOH Awards, ranked in the top 10 Best Chefs in Ulster 2018 by the Food and Wine Awards and nominated for the Best Chef in Co.Down 2018 by the Restaurant Association of Ireland.
The private restaurant at Rayanne House has also been listed in the Top 3 Best Restaurants in Ulster at the prestigious Food and Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards and proudly won Best Hotel Restaurant and Customer service in Co.Down at the Restaurant Association of Ireland . It doesn’t stop there, Rayanne House has also been listed in the Top 10 Best Service in Ireland by the Food and Wine Awards and received the Customer Service Excellence Award at the Northern Ireland Tourism Awards.
Born into the catering industry Conor knew from an early age he wanted to follow in his father footsteps and become a chef. His father was a successful restaurateur famed for his flavoursome dishes and ignited the passion for cooking that would lead Conor on his culinary career.
Want to have a dinner party in your own home ? Conor can cater for you for a party of 6 or more, take the stress out of cooking and enjoy a bespoke tasting menu in the comfort of you own home.
His 30 years experience has been gathered from a variety of world locations, from London to Germany and from France to New York. Conor’s enthusiasm for his trade is incessant and he has inspired and nurtured many young chefs starting out.
Conor loves to create imaginative, bespoke menus using the best of Irish fresh, local and seasonal produce.
He has travelled from London to Los Angeles to promote Northern Ireland’s wonderful food offering and produce. Blessed with the ‘gift of the gab’ he is as happy on a culinary stage in LA, as he is in his small kitchen in Holywood… as long as he’s cooking!
Food Critic Jay Rayner – ‘Rayanne House, Great Food, Great place. Brilliant Hospitality’
Chef Delia Smyth – ‘Simply the Best’
60 Demesne Road
Holywood
Belfast
BT18 9EX
UK : 028 9042 5859
Outside UK : +44 28 9042 5859