Restaurants in East Cork

The kitchen is a real draw at this hotel—the restaurant produces fantastic gourmet dinners nightly, lavish five-course affairs with seasonal menus (€70 per person, €75 on Friday and Saturday); Sunday features a slightly simpler buffet spread—just as well if you’ve already had the €45…

A lively and laid-back little bistro, Gilbert’s serves a fine menu of bistro classics, complemented by a few distinctly regional flavors. Appetizers are kept fairly light and simple—a plate of calamari rings, a simple bruschetta—and the bistro classic main courses are all crowd…

This popular spot overlooks the harbor in Cobh, just a 5-minute walk from Cobh: The Queenstown Story. The seafood is particularly good here—monkfish in garlic sauce, scallops flavored with honey and mustard—or you can opt for one of the extremely generous steaks, served with a rich…