The Cork - Table reservation

My wife and I had visited Cork previously, but only ever for a few drinks. Last evening we decided to have a bite to eat and ordered some deep fried calamari and croquettes from the tapas menu. The drinks beforehand were fine, in fact the sangria made by the young bartender was excellent. The food however, was certainly not ! The deep fried platter looked and tasted as if they 'd bought it in from Iceland : overcooked, rock hard, oily and pretty tasteless. When the young lady came to collect our barely touched plate, she was politely told how awful it was and that I had no desire to pay for it just the drinks. Some minutes later, a man who I assume was the manger/owner, came to the table and...

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Arrived at the cork bar all tables were full but the top table was free and no reserved sign for a specific time displayed. As a couple we sat had our first drink and was enjoying our afternoon.We asked could we order another drink and this was fine until just after we received them, were asked if we had been told the table was needed for 5pm this should of been the upmost duty of the waitress who served us.I asked was there another table that we could be moved to but yet again bad service from staff did not even come back with an answer.We literally had taken a few sips of our drink and was approached by the owner who said he needed the table!!! Overall what a bad experience to be made to f...

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This is an appealing place for lunch. It has a good ambience. Large seating area. Great food, with enough choice. Clean eatery/toilets. Pleasant, helpful Staff. I would recommend.

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One member of staff was particularly rude which sadly really let's the place down, would not recommend and would not eat there again

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Went here for lunch for the first time since re-opening. Lovely food and nice service. Great to go for drinks too. Worth a visit

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