DISTINCTIVE
RESTAURANTS
This
is the domain of the excellent restaurant. Here there is such a range
of restaurants with individually distinctive qualities that is really
a mecca for those who appreciate goo food. From the chic, stylish bistros
of Kinsale, to the gastronomic pinnacles of city centre names to the
lovely old country house establishments and everywhere in between are
gastronomic surprises just waiting to be discovered.
Listed below are some of these special restaurants, unfortunately it
is not possible to include them all. As a rough guide to prices the
following indicators have been included for a standard three course
meal, but excluding wine. £ = £5 - £10 • ££
= £10 - £15 • £££ = £16 plus.
COUNTY
CORK
Ballydehob
Annie’s Restaurant, Main Street, Ballydehob. Tel: (028)
37292.
Small Restaurant with the emphasis on home cooking.
Baltimore
Chez Youen, The Pier, Baltimore. Tel: (028) 20136. Long
established (an inn for 150 years!) seafood restaurant with a reputation
of good food. ££/£££.
Castletownshend
Mary Ann’s, Castletownshend. Tel: (028) 36146. Long
established with an excellent bar food reputation. Small, intimate upstairs
restaurant with varied menu. ££.
Cork
City
Arbutus, Middle Glanmire Road, Cork, Tel: (021) 4501237.
Renowned restaurant where imaginative flair and quality home cooking
with fresh local produce provide a memorable experience.
Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry. Tel: (021) 4652531. Another
colossus in the great restaurants of the area, Irish and French set
the influences for outstanding food under the personal supervision of
awners, Ivan and Myrtle Allen who constantly set standards to follow.
£££.
Flemings, Tivoli, Cork. Tel: (021) 4821621. French Classical
cuisine prepared by chef Proprietor Michael Fleming in a beautiful old
Georgian House set amid five acres of grounds. One of Cork’s most
elegant restaurant’s. ££/£££.
Blackrock Castle, Tel: (021) 357414. Dignified dining in
16th century
surroundings with an impressive menu
and extensive wine list. ££/£££.
