The Hungry Monk.

What The Hungry Monk. does

The Hungry Monk is a family-owned, single-location fine-dining restaurant operating from Church Road in central Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland. Founded on 31 July 1988 by Pat and Sylvia Keown — Pat bringing 25 years of prior wine-and-spirits trade experience — the business now operates across two generations of the Keown family, with eldest son Julian (15+ years in the wine trade) and his wife Samantha joining in January 2007 and their son Jody working part-time. The kitchen team of five (Chris Denk, Hong Chen, Leon Coughlan, Stephanie Milhorato, Vinnie Lemos) plus broader front-of-house and family roles brings total headcount to 19.

The core offering is a sit-down seasonal menu organized into Starters, Mains and Desserts, overlaid with a daily-changing blackboard specials board keyed to local seasonality — Wicklow Coast lobster and crab in summer, Wicklow game in winter. The beverage program is central to the proposition: an extensive, self-described award-winning wine list, a large craft-beer selection (including local Wicklow brewers), and a wide spirits and liqueurs range. Supporting offerings include a take-away version of the full menu at a 10% discount and a downloadable PDF wine list. Service hours are Wednesday–Saturday 5pm–11pm and Sunday 1pm–7:30pm; the restaurant is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Marketing is reputation-led via TripAdvisor, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter; pricing is unit-based pay-as-you-go with no service charge except a 10% charge on parties of six or more, and gratuities go entirely to staff.

The business is privately held with no external investors, parent company, subsidiaries or funding rounds disclosed. Direct supplier relationships — three seafood suppliers (Wrights of Marino, Kish Fish, Smithfield), two free-range chicken suppliers (Pat Garvey in Limerick and Niall Brady in Monaghan), two produce suppliers (Keelings Select in Dublin and Hawthorn Cottage Organic in Portumna) and a cheese supplier (John Hempenstall in Arklow) — anchor the local-sourcing narrative. There is no proprietary technology, no app, no API, no AI capability, and no digital delivery integration in evidence.

Name

The Hungry Monk.

Legal name

The Hungry Monk

Website

https://thehungrymonk.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hungry Monk is a family-owned fine-dining restaurant on Church Road in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland. Founded in 1988 by Pat and Sylvia Keown and now in its second generation, it serves local diners and visitors with a seasonal menu, daily blackboard specials, an award-winning wine list and take-away service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAA

Fine Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Restaurant dining
• Casual dining
• Wine list
• Takeaway service
• Seasonal menu

Headquarters

HQ city

Greystones

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant: Traditional dine-in restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales including starters, mains, and desserts. Seasonal blackboard specials updated daily. Extensive wine list, craft beers, and spirits. Service hours Wed-Sat 5pm-11pm, Sun 1pm-7:30pm.
2. Take-away Service: All menu items available as take-away with 10% discount off full price. Provides additional revenue stream for customers preferring off-premise dining.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Hungry Monk is a family-owned restaurant in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland, serving dine-in and takeaway meals. Its core offering centers on seasonal menus featuring locally sourced ingredients, complemented by an award-winning wine list, craft beers, and spirits. The business also offers a takeaway service with a price discount relative to dine-in pricing.

Product overview

The Hungry Monk is a single-location restaurant offering a unified dining experience. The core offering is its restaurant dining service featuring seasonal menus organized into Starters, Mains, and Desserts, complemented by daily blackboard specials that change based on seasonality. Supporting offerings include an award-winning wine list, craft beers and spirits selection, and a takeaway service (10% discount). The restaurant was established in 1988 by Pat and Sylvia Keown and is located in Greystones, County Wicklow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dine-In Service Full-service dine-in restaurant experience offering seasonal menus featuring locally sourced ingredients, complemented by an award-winning wine list, craft beers, and spirits, for individual diners and small groups.
• Takeaway Service

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Wrights of MarinominorOthersSeafood supplier providing fresh seafood products to The Hungry Monk restaurant.
• Kish FishminorOthersSeafood supplier providing fresh fish products to The Hungry Monk restaurant.
• SmithfieldminorOthersSeafood supplier providing fresh seafood products to The Hungry Monk restaurant.
• Pat Garvey, LimerickminorOthersFree range chicken supplier from Limerick, one of two chicken suppliers used by the restaurant.
• Niall Brady, MonaghanminorOthersFree range chicken supplier from Monaghan, one of two chicken suppliers used by the restaurant.
• Keelings Select, DublinminorOthersFruit and vegetable supplier from Dublin providing fresh produce to the restaurant.
• Hawthorn Cottage (Organic), PortumnaminorOthersOrganic fruit and vegetable supplier from Portumna, providing organic produce to the restaurant.
• John Hempenstall, ArklowminorOthersCheese supplier from Arklow providing artisanal cheese products to the restaurant.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• L'Ecrivain: Long-established Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Dublin, owned and operated by Derry and Sallyanne Clarke. Comparable as a family-run Irish fine dining concept with deep wine expertise and seasonal menus, though at significantly higher price point and city-centre scale.
• Aniar Restaurant: Michelin-starred restaurant in Galway with a hyper-local, terroir-driven Irish cuisine concept. Comparable as a fine dining Irish restaurant built around named regional suppliers and seasonal menus, though based in the west of Ireland.
• Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud: Two-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin. Comparable as a top-tier Irish fine dining establishment with an award-winning wine programme, though operating at a substantially higher price point and scale.
• The Greenhouse Restaurant: Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant at the Dylan Hotel in Dublin, focused on contemporary Irish cuisine and seasonal sourcing. Comparable as a high-end Irish restaurant emphasising local producers, though operating within a hotel context.
• Chapter One Restaurant: Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Dublin run by chef Mickael Viljanen. Comparable as a higher-end Irish fine dining establishment emphasising seasonal Irish produce, though it operates at a larger scale and more formal price point than The Hungry Monk.

Regional players

• The Pigeon House: Independent restaurant in Delgany, Co. Wicklow — geographically proximate to The Hungry Monk in Greystones. Comparable as a Wicklow-based independent fine dining establishment with overlapping local supplier base and similar east-coast Irish catchment.
• Deanes Restaurant: Multi-venue independent fine dining operator in Belfast owned by chef Michael Deane. Comparable as an owner-operated independent Irish fine dining brand with multiple formats (restaurant, bistro, wine bar) under one name.

Direct peers

• Aqua Restaurant: Family-run fine dining seafood restaurant in Howth, Co. Dublin, with a strong focus on fresh, locally-sourced Irish ingredients and an award-winning wine list. Closely comparable to The Hungry Monk in scale, family ownership model, single-location coastal town setting, and supplier-driven menu philosophy.
• Wild Honey Restaurant: Independent fine dining restaurant in Dublin run by chef Adrian Martin, focused on seasonal Irish produce. Comparable as a single-chef-proprietor fine dining establishment with daily-changing menus driven by local sourcing.
• The King Sitric: Long-established family-owned seafood fine dining restaurant on the east coast of Ireland in Howth, similar in size, history, and owner-operator ethos to The Hungry Monk. Comparable focus on fresh local seafood and traditional service standards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thehungrymonk1
• Facebookfacebook.com/thehungrymonkgreystones
• Instagraminstagram.com/thehungrymonkgreystones
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hungry-monk-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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