Showing posts with label Blackrock Castle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blackrock Castle. Show all posts

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Marina Walk, Cork February 2021

 Marina Walk, Cork February 2021

(and a few from Feb 2010 below)

5th Feb

Shandon Boat Club



Stadium, Herons nesting

Herons nesting

Stadium, Herons nesting, Atlantic Pond

Stadium, Atlantic Pond

Stadium, Herons nesting, Atlantic Pond

Stadium, Herons nesting, Atlantic Pond

Silversprings Hotel and flyover

Currachs at Shandon BC

Currachs at Shandon BC

Coffee ahead!


Silversprings hotel and flyover

Tivoli docks



Atlantic Pond and stadium

Shandon Boat Club, new city buildings in background

Shandon Boat Club

Shandon Boat Club

Shandon Boat Club

Shandon Boat Club

Looking across River Lee to Lower Glanmire Rd and, higher up, Montenotte

Looking across River Lee to Lower Glanmire Rd and, higher up, Montenotte

Feb 22nd 2021
Montenotte House (left) and, top, Care Choice Home



Herons nesting

Nest building

Heron





Cork Boat Club

Concrete seating at Blackrock Pier

Blackrock Castle

Blackrock (right), Tivoli (left)

Blackrock Castle, boats
Natural Foods Bakery, Blackrock

Scrap boats near pier

Pier Head

Atlantic Pond seat in water, after bad weather

Atlantic Pond, stadium

Tivoli Docks

Work in progress at docks

21st Feb 2010 (note the year!)
One I did earlier.

Blackrock Castle and boats

Farmers Market in progress

Farmers Market in progress




Tivoli docks




Sunday, June 11, 2017

Stellar Food and Crew at the Castle Cafe


Stellar Food and Crew at the Castle Cafe
Some go to Blackrock Castle to learn about the Universe, extreme life forms on Planet Earth and to explore life in outer space! Some go to explore the local food on their plate in the Castle CafeAnd it is very good food indeed as we discovered on last week’s visit where we enjoyed a delicious meal in a delightful venue.

The  iconic Cork landmark dates back to the 16th century but the Caste Cafe is much younger than that. Indeed, the Market Lane group (which includes the cafe, Market Lane itself, Elbow Lane and ORSO) is celebrating ten years in business. And congratulations are in order!

It may be in a castle but the café is an easy-going informal place catering to locals and visitors alike. Service is friendly but very much on the ball. You have quite a selection of menus to choose from including  A La Carte, Early Evening Offer, Set Lunch, Set Dinner, Children's Menu.

We were on the A La Carte, with quite a lot of choices. For the mains, I skipped the normal courses and the selection of salads and, for a change, went for a pizza.

From five, I picked the Goats Cheese, charred aubergine, soft egg, pecorino, spinach and truffle oil. Each and every element, even the baby spinach that had been added at the last minute, looked well and tasted well. And it was excellent overall.

CL’s choice was the Lamb tagine, sweet potato, pearl couscous, tzatziki and homemade flat bread. It was another excellent combination and she loved it but the portion was very large indeed.
 One good thing about the cafe is that they have their own Elbow Lane beers and I enjoyed a pint of the Wisdom Lane Pale Ale. No shortage of wine either and plenty of soft drinks too, including home-made lemonades.


We enjoyed two excellent starterss. CL especially loved the broth that came with her mussels, full description: Local Mussels, Rosscarberry Black Pudding, shallot, cider and cream broth.

Mine was the Bresaola, olive and anise tapenade, Gorgonzola and pickled kohlrabi. Delightful mix of textures and flavours, especially the kohlrabi.
Just room for a shared dessert: Mango and passionfruit sorbet with fresh fruits. It was a lovely finalé, not least because of the excellent mix of fruit. So it was two happy diners who took a lingering look at the castle as we strolled down to the nearby public car-park.

Opening times:
Monday: 9:30am—4:00pm
Tuesday: 9:30am—9:00pm
Wednesday: 9:30am—9:00pm
Thursday: 9:30am—9:00pm
Friday: 9:30am—9:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am—9:30pm
Sunday: 9:30am—8:00pm

More info on the Castle Cafe website here.