First look: Greenes Restaurant on MacCurtain Street reopens with fresh look and new menu
Greenes Restaurant is located on MacCurtain Street.
MacCurtain Street’s Greenes Restaurant has reopened with a new look and a new menu after closing its doors earlier this year.
The changes include a contemporary producer-led traditional Irish food style menu, plush interiors and statement lighting.
The popular Cork city restaurant closed in February ahead of the revamp and is ready to show off its fresh look and brand-new menu.
David O'Brien, Interior Designer, Project Manager and Creative Director at RJ O'Brien Building Contractors worked on the project and said the aim was to transform the “Cork gem” into something “that really connected to its incredible surroundings”.
The new design reflects the waterfall in the Hotel Isaacs courtyard with plants, green velvet booth-style seating, brass accents, dark leather and marble top tables.
The result is a warm and inviting intimate space that aims to set the scene for the new menu and traditional Irish dishes.
Diners can expect classic mains such as Beef and Beamish Stout Stew, English Market Chicken Supreme, and Quigley’s Lamb Shank served with traditional colcannon. Starters include Glenmar Scallops and Jack McCarthy’s Cork Spiced Beef.
The new menu also offers ‘Steak On The Stone’ with three types of cuts that are seared and served on sizzling hot lava stone to cook.
Nicolas Alegre, Executive Chef at Greenes Restaurant, said: “We have been busy behind the scenes, reinventing the menu and watching the interiors come to life. The new menu features local, Irish suppliers forming a basis for what we want the food at Greenes to represent”.
Greenes Restaurant is open Tuesday to Friday 4pm to 9:30pm, Saturdays 3pm to 10pm and Bank Holidays Sundays.
