I’m always suspicious of places like this. Slap bang in the centre of Cork, Amicus is a giant, heaving restaurant serving food from China to Mexico. To make it worse, they have another branch in Douglas, a few miles outside the city. But, for reasons I’ve long since forgotten, myself and Cat crossed its threshold. [...]

Hunger is the only rational response to a stroll through the beautiful English Market in Cork. Stalls of fresh olives, cheeses, fish, sausages and general loveliness had my greedy brain ordering one of everything, please. My friends Cat and Jimmy had just made me a big breakfast, but I overlooked this and headed upstairs to [...]

I’ve had a couple of €20 recession specials recently, one with some cackling relatives in Browne’s of Sandymount (starter, main and a glass of wine) and another with some potty-mouthed friends in the West Cork Gourmet Store in Ballydehob (starter, main and dessert). Needless to say, extra expense was incurred thanks to energetic consumption of [...]

Review by Catriona McGrath: He Who Does Not Wish To Be Named and I had some time to kill before going to the cinema in Cork city, so we wandered around looking for some early birds.  We settled on The Cornstore on Cornmarket Street. We didn’t get the early bird, but went instead for a [...]

Wow! Look at all this food. Why don’t we have anything like this in Dublin? Corkonians need no introduction to The English Market, but the rest of us might. Last Saturday, I was amazed and enchanted by an extraordinary feast for all five senses. This huge indoor market has been around since 1788 and is [...]

I had two smashing meals in West Cork over the May Bank Holiday weekend – the Stuffed Olive in Bantry and Annie’s in Ballydehob. Firstly there was the lovely lunch in the Stuffed Olive in Bantry. More of a deli – stocking wines and chutneys, fresh baked bread, scones, tarts, gourmet sandwiches and all that [...]

Our friend Roz from Cork sent us in this review of the Hardwood Restaurant: Despite an unfortunate name, the Hardwood Restaurant in Cork is heavenly. Who ever runs this place has taken all the good bits you imagine from the service Mr Knightly might have received in Jane Austen’s Emma, unstarched the collars and mixed [...]

There’s a few days left to use this voucher: Wagamama in Cork are offering two for one on main courses.  The offer runs until Monday March 16th. [Via the Boards.ie bargains thread]

My ongoing tantrum about the price of Japanese food has been deflected slightly by a special offer from Wagamama, mailed to me by the lovely Catherine. Wagamama are offering a ‘Positive Lunch’ – main course plus a complimentary drink for €9.95.  The offer runs from Mon-Fri, 12-5pm, and is available in Wagamama Dublin and Cork.  [...]