Limerick Strand Hotel appoints new food and beverage manager

THE LIMERICK Strand Hotel has welcomed an Offaly native as their new food and beverage manager to their team.

The hotel’s new hire, Darren Wrenn brings years of experience to the role, winning the Best Hotel Restaurant at the Regional RAI Awards during his time as Food and Beverage Manager of the Sli Dala Restaurant at Kinnitty Castle in Offaly.

Previously Darren held the position of Operations Manager at Racket Hall Country House Hotel in County Tipperary where he successfully managed to upgrade the hotel from a three to four-star Fáilte Ireland Rating.

Gaining further experience, Darren also spent time honing his skills as Restaurant Manager at the Fairmount Bab Al Bahr Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Darren managed two Marco Pierre White restaurants located within the hotel and during his tenure won Best Restaurant Abu Dhabi Marcos Steakhouse and Best Newcomer Abu Dhabi Marcos New York Italian in the 2019 Time Out Magazine Awards.

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Darren joined the hospitality industry as a Duty Manager and has developed his skills over the years working his way up the managerial ladder in a variety of roles but mainly with a focus on Food and Beverage. With ambitions to reach the general manager level within the MHL group, Darren sees his new role as an important move in realising his ambition.

“I have always respected the excellent food ethos at The Limerick Strand Hotel and look forward to helping them continue to grow their exceptional weddings and events business and augmenting the overall food & beverage guest experience,” said Darren Wrenn.

When not at work, Darren spends all his time with his wife and their two daughters. When he gets any spare time, he enjoys playing rugby with his local club and likes to travel and experience different cultures and customs.