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Emmet Hotel, Emmet Square, Clonakilty, County Cork, Eire

Submitted by m on Thu, 09/02/2006 - 11:53.

Emmet Square, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland

023-33394

Clonakilty is an Irish town in County Cork. It was home to Michael Collins, who lived in Emmet Square with his sister for a time, and since 1785 there has been a rather agreeable hotel here. We were staying for a bit and ate every night in the restaurant. The service was hit and miss: an accomplished head waiter, a charming Molly Malone-type waitress, a large smiley guiness-filled lady, and a frowning, lemon-faced young Germanic misery who bore a striking resemblance in many ways to Eva Braun. She infuriated the missus by reaching across her several times and once nearly took my nose off doing the same to me. Wine was OK and food was hot. They do a LOVELY lemon-shaped black pudding and the steak I had was beautifully done. Obviously got chefs there who know their stuff. BUT... occasionally it seemed to have waited a couple of minutes on the side before coming to my table, and, once, my plate was covered in water marks, as if it had been imperfectly polished after washing up. But everyone else seemed happy and portions were large - too large for my taste. But I felt it lacked those important details such as top notch waiters, and food that is on the table seconds, rather than minutes, after it hits the plate in the kitchen. Also, may I recommend that restaurants include more fibre in their menus? I was a stranger to the lavatory for an entire weekend. Perry Stalsis 2004

www.emmethotel.com

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