The Oar Bar in Crosshaven

The Oar Bar is an absolute gem in Cork. The location is simply amazing, with beautiful views right onto the port. The food was absolutely exquisite, every dish was a delight, clearly made with high-quality ingredients and a lot of care. The service was equally impressive; very attentive and welcoming without being overbearing. It's the perfect spot for a memorable meal with great scenery. I can't recommend it enough

Excellent fish and chips, really fresh, starters ok

Went out for dinner with my parents and children. The food was slow to come out. The wait staff didn’t take our order correctly. My stir fry was average, noodles were not cooked properly and chewy. We ordered prawns and mashed potatoes which apparently the wait staff never wrote down. I asked for the prawns again but the potatoes never came. We got the bill and it was incorrect. Staff weren’t bad but came across unbothered. My parents enjoy the oar regularly but we were disappointed. It is in a beautiful location with gorgeous views and my parents enjoyed their meals. (Fish of the day and fish and chips) Chicken wings were also a winner with my kids.

Quick service. Nice food. Beautyfull view.

First time here. You can book online which is really handy and then revise if needs be. They serve food in the bar, at street level, and also upstairs which is accessed around the corner and up the hill a teeny bit (literally 10 steps) from the main entrance. There's no public access from the bar. We booked upstairs that evening as we heard it had beautiful views across the river and yachts. The view is the first thing to hit you. It was a bright evening but not sunny and it was perfect to take in those views. Service was good. We ordered promptly once all our party of 7 arrived. Good range of choices in starters, mains, sides and desserts. Food arrived quickly enough. I had the chicken supreme which was a decent sized meal with more on the plate than I could eat, especially as I was eyeing up a dessert. It was really lovely, very tasty. Possibly someone with a larger appetite could opt for a starter or else add a side. 4 people had hake and also loved it. We had one coeliac with us, who had eaten there previously and she also opted for the hake which the chef was able to adapt for her GF needs. Again she was more than delighted with her meal. We had a few desserts between us and they all went down well. I think we paid 42 euros each including tips and individual drinks. Their wine menu on the night was depleted and they were down 3 different bottles from their white wine selection, which was disappointing for some of our party. They did allow us to taste one of the other offerings and some of us opted for that subsequently so kudos for that. All in all a very successful evening. It's not huge upstairs but there was a nice buzz and atmosphere. Looking forward to eating there again soon!

Beautiful late lunch overlooking the harbour. Great welcome and management with friendly attentive and efficient staff. Our party of five were each delighted with their choice, fish cookery in particular excellent. A really enjoyable experience, thank you!

Very disappointed with service and food . We waited an hour and 40 mins for main course . Look it was busy but I was with my elderly parents . No apology or explanation for not having received mains . Food was only ok my hake was tasteless and my husband got the lamb which was pale and not what he expected . The chicken wings starter was devine I will say . Just we were so looking forward to the meal and it was disappointing.

Great food, lovely staff - beautiful location.

Our first visit to the Oar . Good was absolutely Amazing to say the least . It was truly over and above what we expected . Good I’m my humble opinion was def Michelin star quality. Views to die for as were the staff . Loved it so much booked my husbands 80th birthday later in the year . Thank you to Colin’s and his truly A team . Xxxxx

Had dinner in the Upper Deck restaurant at the Oar last night. It was incredible from start to finish. We started in the downstairs bar for a predinner drink. We chatted with the bar manager Ken who was extremely friendly and gave us fab recommendations on the restaurant menu. While we were there, the bar had a great atmosphere and we noticed the other patrons ordering bar food, great deals such as burger and a beer for 20euro, being recommended by the bar manager. The food looked fab and we will def be pack for the burger deal. The restaurant was beautiful with stunning views over the water. I had wings and chicken supreme and my husband had scallops and steak. Everything was delicious and very well presented. We will def be back, and thank you to Ken for recommending the yummy after dinner cocktails.