Best Restaurant – Thyme Restaurant

Our Achievements

Michelin Bib Gourmand 2020.
Included in the Michelin Guide 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020.
Winner Best Emerging Irish Cuisine in Leinster Irish Restaurant Awards 2019.
Winner Best Restaurant in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2019.
Winner Best Chef and Best Restaurant in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2018.
Winner Best Restaurant in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2017.
Winner Best Chef and Best Restaurant in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2016.
Chosen as one of the 100 best restaurants in Ireland, Hotpress Best of Ireland Awards 2015,2016,2017,2018.
Winner Best Restaurant, Best Chef, Best Wine Experience in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2015.
Winner Best Wine Experience in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2014.
Winner Best Restaurant in Leinster Irish Restaurant Awards 2013.
Winner Best Restaurant in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2013.
Just Ask Restaurant of the month May 2012.
Winner Best Customer Service in Westmeath Irish Restaurant Awards 2012.
Winner Best Value Restaurant in Ireland Irish Restaurant Awards 2012.
Member of Euro-toques Ireland.

Best Restaurant

Best Restaurant

Best Restaurant

Candles flicker in the windows of this welcoming restaurant set by the river. It’s run by a passionate chef-owner and his bright, friendly team, and is a real hit with the locals. Regional ingredients feature in good value dishes which are carefully cooked and full of natural flavours.

Superstar chef Gary O’Hanlon has described John Coffey, of Thyme Restaurant, as “the most underappreciated chef in the country.” But, in the year just passed, it seems the acclaim Mr Coffey deserves has come his way: media attention; bib gourmands; an overnight sensation, after only a dozen years in business.

Lunch at Thyme was really superb value given just how well we’d eaten, and the effort that had gone in to sourcing really excellent ingredients from Irish suppliers.

Once the starter came out I just knew ... Read the full review

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We opened our doors for the first time this day 15

We opened our doors for the first time this day 15 years ago with murmurings of a recession. It was hard to see us being able to last 15 months let alone 15 years!

Thank you so much to anyone that has visited us and to all the excellent staff that have worked with us since 2007.

Special thanks also to our Superstar Restaurant Manager Sharon, who has been putting up with us since day one, an achievement in itself! 🙏

John and Tara

We have a Pastry Chef position coming up with a Ja

We have a Pastry Chef position coming up with a January '23 start.
Please email thymerestaurant@live.ie or pm if this might interest you

Terrine of Partridge, Mallard and Pheasant, Piccal

Terrine of Partridge, Mallard and Pheasant, Piccalilli, Parsley Emulsion

Pear and Whiskey Baba

Pear and Whiskey Baba

Cheese and Onion Tart

Cheese and Onion Tart

Loin and Shoulder of Sika Deer, Beets, Parsnip

Loin and Shoulder of Sika Deer, Beets, Parsnip

Stem Ginger Panna Cotta, Greengage Sorbet, Mirabel

Stem Ginger Panna Cotta, Greengage Sorbet, Mirabelles and Victoria Plums

It was a great honour to win 4 awards at The Irish

It was a great honour to win 4 awards at The Irish Restaurant Awards yesterday evening.

We won our first award, Best Value Restaurant in Ireland, at these awards 10 years ago and it is lovely to be still relevant after all this time!

Huge thanks to our fantastic staff for doing what they do day after day. These awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication they put in to make our restaurant what it is.

Thank you also to anyone that voted for us or pass through our doors, it is always appreciated.

We look forward to representing Westmeath again at the National Awards in September,
John and Tara

Thank you for including us in the @irishtimesfood

Thank you for including us in the @irishtimesfood 100 Best Restaurants @corinnahardgrave @joanne.cronin @lisakatiecope @marieclairedigby 🙏

Mango, Sheeps Yoghurt, Basil

Mango, Sheeps Yoghurt, Basil

Wild Turbot, Langoustine Bisque, Fennel

Wild Turbot, Langoustine Bisque, Fennel

Chocolate, Hazelnut, Passionfruit

Chocolate, Hazelnut, Passionfruit

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