Decent places to go in Cork without having to drink??

ponderer

Is there anywhere in Cork that people can go for a chat, to meet a girl, for good food, etc somewhere not too packed or full of drunk people.

Girls where do you go in Cork city if ya just want a bit of a quiet time and don't necessarily want to have to drink??

Thanks for any help you can give me.

tech

tribes

AutumnDays

The girls and I, we like a civilized drink and don't want to be around yobs or yucky drunks go to either the Tapas bar on patrick's hill (can't think of the name, begin with or the Wine Bar (actually called the wine bar) on Washington Street. Hope that helps. I know, it's so hard to avoid yobs (male and female) in this city.

We have the same issue - where do 'nice' girls go to meet nice guys?

Fysh

The Wine Bar on washington street is awesome (presuming you mean the one near the Thirsty Scholar), great pub to avoid big crowds and drunk morons. Only problem I've ever had with the place was once or twice when stag/hen nights were in there, but even then it was still better than most places would be in the same situation...

Blitzkrieger

AutumnDays wrote:

Tapas bar on patrick's hill (can't think of the name, begin with

Boqueria? The one with the big cock over the door?



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I always assumed it was spanish for rooster but according to google translation it means nothing.

Fysh

Boqueria as in the overpriced tapas place on Bridge St.?

Technically Boqueria could be literally translated as as "mouth shop" but a more accurate translation is "bites shop", as in "a bite to eat".

Tree

la boqueria is packed at the weekends. tapas rock there though despite the price. they aint big cider stockers in there either.

AutumnDays

Ah yeah, Boqueria is the one I mean. None of my friends or I drink beer, we're all wine drinkers so it's great for us.

Has anyone tried any of the hotel bars (I heard the new Jurys bar is supposed to be nice) - but would they be very quiet, even at the weekend? Anyone tried them at the weekend?

Or any other nice wine/cocktail bars?

Thanks folks.

craichoe

St Annes in Shanakiel,

Great spot, wear a clown mask for maximum sexage

Fysh

craichoe wrote:

Great spot, wear a clown mask for maximum sexage

That sounds like the setup for some sort of hidden camera-based TV show....

Blitzkrieger

But I was there last week......Oh my god! What have I done?