[2] He has been outspoken of Dylan McGrath, the former proprietor of the Mint in Ranelagh, Dublin, who has been seen on camera shouting and hurling abuse at his staff there.
[2] Guilbaud labelled McGrath "sad" on the RTÉ Radio 1 show, Conversations with Eamon Dunphy, after witnessing him shouting and swearing at his Mint staff in the fly on the wall documentary The Pressure Cooker.
[3] In February 2004, it received a mention in The New York Times, with it being reported that lunch there cost US$36 and dinner was available on the premises for as little as US$124.
[3] Guilbaud's food was described as "seriously good" and was served in "seriously elegant surroundings", with "reservations advised" by the newspaper's representative, Robert O'Byrne.
[3] In 2005 Patrick Guilbaud was commissioned by Tipperary Crystal to design wine glass ranges for them.