Elbow Lane in Cork

I had read about this restaurant (I don’t remember where) and wanted to try when were here. We showed up at 5 pm and got a walk-in table. Staff and manager friendly, courteous and professional. While I normally order wine, I ordered the Angel Stout as they brew their own which was good. My wife ordered the Wisdom Ale which she enjoyed also. We ordered the grilled heritage carrots as a starter; I ordered the T-bone steak; as vegetarian options were limited, my wife ordered the fried oysters and the grilled courgettes.we enjoyed the heritage carrots; the steak was properly cooked but they lets it rest too long before delivering it to me. I also found it rather flavorless. My wife enjoyed the oysters but was not a fan of the courgettes. Overall, I thought the food was good but not great. I felt that the Executive Chef (or chef) has been influenced by Ottolenghi, which is great as we enjoy his food and cookbooks, but the execution here was such that the spices and sauces just didn’t gel. The restaurant is a great one for Cork. Just needs some fine tuning. Oh, and yes, we did buy a t-shirt to take home!

This place is the best reason to come to Cork. We went twice and would come back just for the food and drinks at Elbow Lane! Fantastic experience, food, and amazing staff.

Amazing food and amazing staff!!

Food is great. Staff very good, very friendly. Loved it.

One of the best places to eat in Cork by far. Food was superb and reasonably priced. Our server was amazing and knew the complicated menu and beer palate backwards. I'm sorry I forgot your name but you were amazing! Bought our friends here to celebrate their wedding, was not disappointed. Open kitchen, brewery indoors. Cozy without being claustrophobic. Staff, food, price all 10/10.

Great staff and a wonderful food experience. I had the harissa lamb sausage to start then the rib eye. Unfortunately, the tub eye had sinews running right through it, but I had a chat with the staff and they insisted that it was changed and the second one was perfect. I also had the mushrooms and again they were delicious. All in all I would thoroughly recommend eating here. A bad steak is something that can happen to the best place and they were fantastic about correcting it and making it right. Thanks for a great evening!

(Traducido por Google) La comida aquí es de primera categoría y el personal sabe lo que hace. Muy recomendable (Original) Food here top notch and staff know their stuff. Highly recommended

Amazing staff and absolutely unreal food, couldn't recommend this place more!

Oh wow. I'm in the place as I write this and I feellike the title of the review sums up myexperience. Blown. Away. I absolutely mustapplaud the service this place produces it hasby far exceeded my expectations, and I wasrecommended this place by many people!Must commend the stout too, top marks. Reallydidn't expect stout of this quality especially forthe size of the in-house brewery but after tryingit, I would genuinely put it on par with the big 3(Guiness, Murphys and Beamish.) I got the Wood Grilled T-Bone Steak and I cant say anything but wow. Absolutely delicious. Linda and Ciaran deserve a massive thank you and an applause for their absolutely brilliant service, any worker in hospitality could learn from them (me being one myself!) Top top marks will definitely be coming here again, 10/10!

I took my husband to Elbow Lane for his birthday as I'd been here once before with friends & loved it. Last night was phenomenal. Prior to our visit, my mother called the restaurant to order a gift voucher & she raved about the gentleman she spoke to who was so courteous & efficient. We were honestly bowled over by the staff experience from start to finish. Elaine served us & her food & drink knowledge is the best I've seen. She was so pleasant & her service was seamless. She recommended the tomahawk steak to share & it was absolutely delicious! So tender & the flavour was unbelievable. Hands down the best steak I've ever had. The brisket roll starter was also beautiful with a gorgeous flavour combination. Its a small, intimate restaurant with a really lovely vibe & the staff topped off our wonderful experience. I just couldn't speak highly enough of it & will be returning again & again. Thank you for such a fantastic meal. You're doing everything so well.