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17/04/2025: Recent short getaway with my wife - Lake Lodge room was nice & grounds are beautiful, the restaurant however was a disappointment. With only 3 other couples dining the atmosphere was subdued and very quiet for a Friday evening, Sashimi starter was good - ordered beef cheek & duck for main course with an expensive Rioja to accompany. Rioja arrived stone cold & I enquired if they had one available nearer to room temperature - which apparently wasn't an option. Beef cheek was excellent, the duck however was a different story with 2 of the 3 pieces being inedible, in fact I couldn't cut them with my steak knife. I did bring this to the attention of waiting staff and told they would inform the chef. I heard nothing more about it so ate some potatoes & my wife shared her beef with me to stave off the hunger. We drank less than half the bottle of wine as weren't really enjoying it. I didn't make a fuss as was a special night my wife had planned & looked forward to but I did mention the duck & wine situation when paying the bill without any acknowledgment from the server. I am not criticising her as don't believe she had the authority to do anything but there didn't seem to be anyone senior on the floor & chef was nowhere to be seen. We retired to the bar but as it was empty & didn't have any Jack Daniels which I enjoy on special occasions, we reluctantly called it an early night... overall very disappointing and certainly wouldn't recommend or return - there are lots of very fine restaurants in West Cork which are better than this on all levels...

29/03/2025: Great beef cheek and beautiful sides. Good wine list. Fantastic service.

22/02/2025: Hank NOOOOO don’t go to the koo

04/07/2024: Lovely staff, place was clean, prices however were astronomical. €28 for two sandwiches from the fridge toasted, one child’s €5 meal and two soft drinks. Much of the hot made to order food wasn’t in stock at 1pm including the jacket potatoes.

09/08/2024: Ordered the prawn PIl pil at the bar and was looking forward to the sourdough bread that came with it. It was more prawn toast. Was so disappointing for the price of this dish and not to even receive what was on the menu. We found the bar man was quite rude also. The breakfast wasn’t great either service very slow and sausages under done and the eggs were over done.

26/02/2025: It's a lovely place for rolls, and cookies are so good

11/04/2024: Very poor and slow service. Two ladies behind the counter were in slow motion and disorganised. This is my third and last time here with the same experience. The shop wasn't busy at all when I came, there was only 1 customer on the front of me. However I have to wait too long for one cappuccino and burned mozzarella croissant and ask 3 times for glass of water. There wasn't spoon within my coffee and the napkin on the cutlery was dirty. I removed the dishes from the table after previous customer as nobody would. I can't imagine this place in rush hour.

25/02/2024: One of the ladies behind the till was very rude towards many customers making fun of them and laughing at them when they walked away and 2 lady’s came in asking if they had chicken wraps and the rude lady said no and rolled her eyes and starting talking about them behind there back with another colleague even tho there was chicken wraps there. This lady should not have a job here she has no customer service I am very disappointed I will not be coming again .. 😡😡

08/11/2024: I received my toasted sandwich from MS Café in packaging today—what a surprise! I visit every two weeks for a quick lunch and have ordered toasties many times, but they’ve always been served without any packaging. This was the first time I got one in the original package, and I was shocked to see a label saying the packaging must be removed before heating. Very disappointing experience!

23/08/2023: Same as previous reviews. Got a fish and chips and a potato pie. Fish and chips were only and the portion of chips was VERY small. Potato pie was very tasty. Staff very friendly.