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Market Lane


4.0 of 5 stars 80 ratings  |  Write a review
  • Cuisines: Irish
  • Oliver Plunkett St., Cork c2, Ireland
  • 00353214274710
  • Price range: €15 - €19 ($20-$25)
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90% Recommend
  • Excellent
    42
  • Very Good
    20
  • Average
    10
  • Poor
    6
  • Terrible
    2
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3 of 5 stars
DunkinBillo   14 contributions
Cork , Ireland
26 Jul 2010 New
1
person found this review helpful

Went here with a group of eight. Very good atmosphere and service from the first moment we entered. Up front we were served some bread with a choice of dips ; pesto dip was beautiful. Moving on to starters quite a few of us had egg , asparagus dish which a little dissapointing ; we had been told it was... more

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5 of 5 stars
CupCaketheBold   25 contributions
Brighouse, United Kingdom
22 Jul 2010

Interesting and varied menu, attentive staff; well-cooked and presented; good flavours; good choice of wine. Busy on a Thursday in July and 7.30 when we arrived - need to wait five minutes for a table to clear. But it was busy because the place is popular and good. We would very happily return here. more

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5 of 5 stars
pk1982   14 contributions
Ballymoney, United Kingdom
13 Jul 2010

I visited Market Lane on Sunday after reading the fantastic reviews here on Trip Advisor and I was not disappointed. I had the tempura of monkfish and my dining companion had the steak pie with murphys stout followed by a strawberry glory and a chocolate cup. All courses were absolutely fantastic and the portions more than generous. Looking forward to... more

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5 of 5 stars
CC11   8 contributions
Ireland
13 Jul 2010

Enjoyed a beautiful meal, melt in the mouth fillet steak and the Strawberry Glory was devine. Lovey surroundings, no pressure to get us out, relaxed atmosphere and attentive staff. Would definitely recomend. more

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1 of 5 stars
ciog52   29 contributions
Limerick, Ireland
9 Jul 2010

Visited Market Lane based on the reviews.It has a very interesting menu and a good location.We went for the early evening offer which with 4 courses at €20 looked great value. Started with the French onion soup which was ok. The County pork and liver pate was an enormous portion.The main courses we had were the Slow cooked ham hock... more

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5 of 5 stars
trvl_mama7   7 contributions
Boston, Massachusetts
8 Jul 2010
2
people found this review helpful

My guy & I tried this place on a recommendation from our B&B host (Tony at Fernroyd House - EXCELLENT B&B!) and are so glad we did! We got home 2 weeks ago and I am STILL talking about this meal. We didn't have a reservation but were seated right away. The service was spot on the entire night! We... more

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5 of 5 stars
LindySh   5 contributions
Ireland
4 Jul 2010

Loved this restaurant. checked out the menu for lunch and it wasnt really what we were looking for but ended up going back for dinner. it was buzzing. the food was simply gorgeous and resonably priced too. definetly reccomend. more

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5 of 5 stars
Noflynn   35 contributions
Zurich, Switzerland
27 Jun 2010

Buzzing restaurant where free tables don't stay free very long. Good homely and fresh food, am just sorry I had no room left for the extensive dessert list. more

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5 of 5 stars
travellinggal30   7 contributions
ireland
21 Jun 2010

had a lovley meal with family, the decor is lovely, great vibe in the place, excellent unobtrusive yet speedy service and an inspired menu. Will be back to try the ham Hock, it sounded amazing, but i had the tempura monkfish instead ( divine!) loved the griddles bread and dips as an informal starte and tasted my hubbies french onion... more

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5 of 5 stars
Europelover995   7 contributions
18 Jun 2010

This resturant was fantastic! We walked by it and decided to try it. We got a table as we walked in and the service got us waited on very quickly. The food was amazing. All of us loved our meals. I had the market salad and the dressing was to die for. It was not very expensive for all that... more

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Oliver Plunkett St., Cork c2, Ireland
Tel: 00353214274710
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