THE BOSUN: A CORK TRADITION

THE BOSUN: A CORK TRADITION

“For over a hundred years, we have provided sustenance to the traveller.”

There are some terrific food traditions in Cork and Monkstown’s The Bosun  is one of them. I “travelled” down there this week and can report that Nicky Moynihan and company, who won the Irish Pub of the Year in 2002, are still serving up top class food, as many of you know. It is a lovely harbourside destination and there were a few eating out of doors there at lunchtime. Food is
fine and portions large and the service is excellent.

Started off with very acceptable seafood chowder and, since I was by the water, carried on with a Baked Hake with Mushroom. The house chowder was excellent but the Hake was beyond that, the sauce superb. It came with baked potato, a side dish of veg cooked to perfection and another dish of lovely chunky chips.

Wine by the way was from their newly installed list which features many from the huge James Nicholson Wine range.  Conor O’Brien of JN Wines  tells me that AA Badenhorst, one of their South African suppliers, is larger than life with a superb talent for producing wines of character and all it took was a glassful of the Swartland Chenin Blanc to bear that out. There are wines from all over the world, including six fine wines available by the glass from a special system on the bar counter.

 Finished off with a fine cup of coffee. Just had to give myself a half day after that!