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Fastnet Live Irish Mussels I popped into the fish shop in Bantry today and spotted these. A fully sealed pack of live local mussels. I have long lamented the lack of fresh shellfish in shops in Cork and now they have no excuse. All you need is a cooler cabinet with no need for special shellfish expertise or having to deal with smells or things going off. These could literally be sold in every garage and convenience shop in the country. Not only is it easier for shops but mussels are the ultimate fast food. All I did this evening was open the pack, rinse them, throw out the ones that were still open and cook them. Cooking consisted of chopping some garlic and onion, cooking that for a sec, lobbing in a ton of wine, one more minute, lob in the mussels, 4 minutes, add some cream,...

Malt House Granary, 30 Ashe Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork, Ireland We were recently taken out to dinner by my parents and decided to try the Malt House Granary in Clonakilty. We had only been once before, 5 years ago, and had not liked the heavy food. But a recent review which highlighted the new ownership made us want to try again. And oh boy were we glad we did. We like eating very early and sat down at 7.30 to a totally empty restaurant which had me worried. I needn’t have. By 9pm they were turning people away at the door. The menu is a great mix of local produce with a strong focus on fish and shellfish. Finally a restaurant in West Cork that offers something other than 5 different types of white fish! As with other great meals I have had recently (like in Fenn’s...

Fishy Fishy Cafe, Pier Road, Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland I’ve just had an absolutely perfect seafood lunch in Fishy Fishy with my parents. Incredible fresh seafood at reasonable prices with attentive staff. The only downside was an excess of ladies-who-lunch trying-too-hard. I have never ever heard a bad word about the original Fishy Fishy. Everything about it sounded great except the small number of tables which resulted in long waits. As we are usually with-childer, that’s not an option. My parents popped down for a visit and brought me out for lunch today to there new location looking out on the harbour. It’s a lovely spot and the interior is just gorgeous. A pity they spent 20 minutes waiting for me at the original location which is back to being a shop again!...

Deasy’s Harbour Bar, Ring, Co Cork, Ireland A last minute decision to pop down here for Sunday lunch turned out to be a total success. Fantastic seafood in a relaxed atmosphere with serene views of Clonakilty Bay. If they could just do something about parking, it would be perfect. I’ve eaten in Deasy’s once before and thoroughly enjoyed it. For some reason they popped into my head this morning and I hopped into the car with four of the five monsters to see if they were still doing Sunday Lunch. The usual crawl to Clon ensued followed by the twisty road to Ring. I knew the parking had been bad but time had dulled my memory. It’s brutal. Four spaces in front of the pub and then you have to travel a few hundred yards to find a roadside spot. Fine as an adult,...

The Fish Shop, Union Hall, Co Cork, Ireland I did a last-minute race down to The Fish Shop in Union Hall this morning to check it out. It’s as good as they say! Great selection of fish, shellfish, gormet seafood products and wine. Well worth travelling to. So my lazy ass didn’t get up early enough and I left Bandon at 12 knowing they shut at 1pm on a Saturday. I made it to Union Hall by 12:45 after spending the journey as far as Rosscarbery behind someone who averaged 35 MPH. The three younger squirts came with me and were just as impressed by the foggy views in Glandore as I was. The whole area is just lovely. The shop was hopping when I arrived and lots of empty trays told me I’d left it too late. The guy serving confirmed that it had been a really busy...

So if food lovers are foodies and wine lovers are winos I’ve decided that fish lovers are fishies. Just got a comment on an old blog post about the fish shop in Union Hall and it’s all good news: we Glenmar Shellfish have now merged with Antcar over 12mths ago - if you are ever in Union Hall again be sure and call into the shop again - The Fish Shop - you will not be disappointed - we have recently extended the shop and added alot of additional products to our impressive array of fish - including mussels !!- we also now have a wine licence and stock a very impressive selection of wines - look forward to seeing you soon!! I’m embarrassed that it has been that long since I was down to buy some fish. Having heard this tho, we’re already thinking about what fish...

This pub+restaurant has come on hugely since the new owners took over. I love having a great local place so near to us that understands seafood. Review of The Poacher’s Inn, Clonakilty Road, Bandon, Co Cork, Ireland. Rated as 4/5 on Jan 19 2008 by conor. The Poacher’s Inn is the nearest eatery/pub to our house. In a previous incarnation as Ted Amber’s it was an ok pub and a pretty poor restaurant that was barely above the level of a carvery. The place was bought maybe 18 months ago (or even longer?) and reports have been steadily good. I had a pub lunch there recently and was very impressed so we decided to try the full restaurant last night. It started badly with no record of the booking we had made a few hours previously but they slotted us in and we were first...

test ‘Test‘ 15:46 on May 01 2007 by Conor O’Neill Rating: 2 stars out of 5 test LouderVoice Review Tags: bar, fish, irish, local, pub, public house, restaurant, seafood, traditional Rate this review at LouderVoice...

Chargrilled red snapper, green ratatouille , balsamic & roast pepper crispy leaves. €5.50. Pictures to follow. Technorati Tags: blogs food ireland irishblogs lunch...

For lunch, our chef has made this and all for just €7: West Cork Royal Seafood Platter Fresh poached salmon Smoked salmon Marinated Anchovies Shrimps Crab Claws Marinated Mussles An Oyster Calamari Provencale Selection of salads and sauces Technorati Tags: bastards blogs food ireland irishblogs lukcy...

Deasy’s Harbour Bar and Seafood Restaurant Food style/ethnicity: Seafood Hours: Pub Hours - Location: Ring Village Clonakilty Co Cork Ireland Food rating: 5 out of 5 Decor rating: 4 out of 5 Service rating: 3 out of 5 I deserve a slap for not doing this review until now. We ate in Deasy’s in Ring for Catherine’s birthday back in May with my parents. I had heard nothing but great things about it and they did not disappoint. Unfortunately I have the memory of a gnat so the details of the meal have all become a bit hazy (the wine didn’t help either). I finally remembered to do the review when I saw fab recipes from the chef, Kaitlin Ruth, in The Examiner yesterday. Deasy’s is situated on a coastal road along...