“Capturing that understated beauty and quality, islander Ruairí de Blacam has together with his Cork born wife Marie-Therese realised a dream - to open a top class restaurant and rooms.”
— Ireland’s National Television Station RTÉ made a 25 minute documentary on Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites which is available to view at:
www.rte.ie/tv/oileain/inismeain.html


“The hottest, hippest couple in Irish food present the hottest, hippest experience in Irish food”
— John McKenna, Bridgestone 100 Best Restaurants & 100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland 2009


“Peace seekers, nature lovers and each-other lovers will adore it here”
— Nicola Crosse, Alastair Sawday’s Special Places to Stay Ireland Guide 2009


“An irresistible newcomer, that will help many more guests discover the peace and quiet of the island”
— Best Newcomer Award 2008 - Georgina Campbell’s Ireland Guide 


“Best Restaurant Award 2008”
— Emily Hourican, Hospitality Ireland Magazine, October 2008


“Host an altogether remote soirée by renting suites at Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites, an increasingly fashionable bolthole on the famed Aran Island”
— Ciara McDonnell, Irish Tatler Magazine, October 2008


“In short, Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites is the very best of new Ireland in a part of the country that still feels pleasantly unspoiled”
— Trevor White, Irish Times, June 2008


“Best Island Escape”
— Kirstie McDermott, Sunday Tribune, June 2008


“A contemporary restaurant the critics are raving about in one of the most uniquely beautiful spots in the world”
— Aoife Carrigy, Food & Wine Magazine, February 2008


“The restaurant menu features locally caught seafood such as lobster and crab and locally grown vegetables, all served in a dining room with spectacular panoramic views”
— Deirdre McQuillan, Irish Times, December 2007


“The most tranquil and least visited of the Aran Islands is now home to an architecturally beautiful restaurant and guesthouse which blends quietly into the surrounding limestone landscape”
— Georgina Campbell, Irish Independent, December 2007


“Their combined enthusiasm, not just for food but for the entire island life, is reflected in some superb food”
— Ross Golden Bannon, Sunday Business Post, October 2007


“Together with his wife, Marie-Thérèse, Ruairí de Blacam decided to create an extraordinary and architecturally beautiful restaurant and guest house on the island of Inis Meáin”
— Leonard Doyle, The Independent (UK), July 2007