Set in a handsome building at the end of Oliver Plunkett street in Cork city, our restaurant combines an in-house nano brewery with a smoke house serving exciting food and drinks including our own Elbow Lane beers. Open 7 days, Mon –Fri from 5pm and Sat & Sun from 4pm.
Opening Hours
Mon 17:00–22:00
Tue 17:00–22:00
Wed 17:00–22:00
Thu 17:00–22:00
Fri 17:00–23:00
Sat 16:00–23:00
Sun 16:00–22:00
Services
No Bookings taken
Walk ins only
Waiting list
Table service
Payment Options
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Our Beers
We’re really proud of the beers that we make here in our tiny brewery. There are no additives and we proudly brew according to the principles of the German Purity Law which means that we use four ingredients to make our beer. Quality and taste are paramount to us and we formulated the beers below specifically to work with the food we offer in our four restaurants. We hope you enjoy!
Elbow Lager
Angel Stout
Wisdom Ale
Jawbone Pale Ale
Arrow Weiss.
Drawbridge Pale Ale
Item
Price
Drawbridge Amber Lager 5.5% Drawbridge American Style Amber Lager has a creamy texture and a rich malty flavour from Vienna & Munich malt combined with a Noble & New World hop character imparted by Saaz, Herzbrucker & Citra Hops. Enjoy on its own or pair with grilled meats, pasta or sharp cheeses. A special limited-edition collaborative celebration brew made to mark the 10th birthday of our sister restaurant Market Lane. Roll of honour: Michael Creedon – Bradleys; Russell Garet – Brewer; Oliver Browne – Namer-In-Chief
€2.70 / €5.30
Elbow Lager 4.4% Elbow Lager is particularly refreshing and owes its flavour to barley malt and a generous hop bitterness. It will complement most lighter dishes. A great treat for beer lovers.
€2.70 / €5.30
Angel Stout 4.4% Angel Stout has a tough roast and malt flavour with a full-bodied and smooth finish. The beer is brewed using the strong hop variety Herkules to get a balanced hoppy spiciness. It will suit big robust steaks, stews and curries.
€2.70 / €5.30
Arrow Weisse 5% WINNER: Best in Category – Wheat Beers at Killarney Beerfest 2015. A traditionally brewed Bavarian style Wheat Beer, naturally cloudy with aromas of clove and banana from the special yeast used to ferment this beer. Satisfying with a refreshing citrus character on the palate.
€2.70 / €5.30
Wisdom Ale 5.2% Wisdom is a red ale. A selection of Vienna, Pilsener and Munich malts were used to give the beer a medium body with slightly and toasty malt flavour tones. The ale is excellent with many foods and uniquely satisfying as a stand-alone pint.
€2.70 / €5.30
Jawbone Pale Ale 5% A strong English Style Pale Ale brewed with Maris Otter Ale malt which imparts a rich malt flavour and balanced with the hop varieties Pilgrim & Fuggles.
Drawbridge Amber Lager 5.5% Drawbridge American Style Amber Lager has a creamy texture and a rich malty flavour from Vienna & Munich malt combined with a Noble & New World hop character imparted by Saaz, Herzbrucker & Citra Hops. Enjoy on its own or pair with grilled meats, pasta or sharp cheeses. A special limited-edition collaborative celebration brew made to mark the 10th birthday of our sister restaurant Market Lane. Roll of honour: Michael Creedon – Bradleys; Russell Garet – Brewer; Oliver Browne – Namer-In-Chief
€2.70 / €5.30
Elbow Lager 4.4% Elbow Lager is particularly refreshing and owes its flavour to barley malt and a generous hop bitterness. It will complement most lighter dishes. A great treat for beer lovers.
€2.70 / €5.30
Angel Stout 4.4% Angel Stout has a tough roast and malt flavour with a full-bodied and smooth finish. The beer is brewed using the strong hop variety Herkules to get a balanced hoppy spiciness. It will suit big robust steaks, stews and curries.
€2.70 / €5.30
Arrow Weisse 5% WINNER: Best in Category – Wheat Beers at Killarney Beerfest 2015. A traditionally brewed Bavarian style Wheat Beer, naturally cloudy with aromas of clove and banana from the special yeast used to ferment this beer. Satisfying with a refreshing citrus character on the palate.
€2.70 / €5.30
Wisdom Ale 5.2% Wisdom is a red ale. A selection of Vienna, Pilsener and Munich malts were used to give the beer a medium body with slightly and toasty malt flavour tones. The ale is excellent with many foods and uniquely satisfying as a stand-alone pint.
€2.70 / €5.30
Jawbone Pale Ale 5% A strong English Style Pale Ale brewed with Maris Otter Ale malt which imparts a rich malt flavour and balanced with the hop varieties Pilgrim & Fuggles.
Casa Maria Verdejo, Spain Crisp acidity with notes of green apple, lime and fennel followed by an uplifting finish. Dry to off-dry.
€7.00
€9.30
€28.00
Latido de Sara Garnacha Blanca, Spain Herbaceous freshness on he nose leads to an off-dry palate of yellow apple and white flowers that lingers.
€7.00
€9.30
€28.00
Tini Pino Grigio-Garganega, Italy Lively and fruity, off-dry white with a citric bite.
€6.30
€8.40
€25.00
Corgo de Regua Branco, Portugal. Plump and fruit-driven style with enticing scents of yellow apple and peach.
€7.20
€9.50
€28.50
La Petite Source Vermentino-Chardonnay, France A strong bouquet of red apple, grapefruit and gooseberry follows through to an off-dry palate and fantastic length.
€7.40
€9.90
€29.50
Walnot Block Collectables Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand. Luscious tropical flavours of passionfruit, pineapple and melon underpinned by citrus notes.
€8.00
€10.70
€32.00
Stephane Berg Pinot Blanc, France. Gentle and supple white with gorgeous stone fruit aromas and a textured off-dry palate.
€7.40
€9.90
€29.50
Red
Glass 175ml
Pichet 250ml
Bottle 750ml
Caleo Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy Pale ruby red with notes of black cherry, clove and cracked pepper. Dry and medium-full bodied with a great finish.
€6.50
€8.70
€26.00
Marcel Malbec, France Floral violet nose with a fruity and spiced palate of blackberry, blackcurrant and anise. Off-dry, supple and very balanced.
€8.00
€10.70
€32.00
La Garde Merlot-Grenache-Carnignan, France A complex nose of red berries, plum, peppermint, liquorice and light oak spice with a light body and satisfying length.
€6.70
€8.90
€26.50
Finca el Paso Garnacha, Spain Intense nose of baked blackberries, rhubarb, sage and oak which follows through to a very balanced palate with some spice.
€7.00
€9.30
€28.00
Leda "Truffle Hunter" Barbera d'Asti, Italy. Soft and fruity with juicy hints of plum, black cherry and lavender with a tangy and fresh finish.
€7.40
€9.90
€29.50
Gran Cerdo Tempranillo, Spain Fresh strawberries, cherries and violets with no oak, no filtration and minimal sulphites. (BIO)
€8.00
€10.70
€32.00
Cuma Cabernet Sauvignon, Argentina. An explosion of spicy dark berries and firm, juicy tannins.
€7.50
€10.00
€30.00
Volubilia Rouge, Morocco Smooth palate of mocha and red berries with hints of game. Juicy freshness and soft tannins.
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€45.00
Goru Monastrell, Spain. Very soft and generous with distinct notes of overripe blackberry, chocolate, violet and scrubland thyme. (ORG)
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€35.00
Sparkling
Glass 175ml
Bottle 750ml
Prosecco Spumante, Italy
€9.00
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€38.00
Champagne JM Gobillard Premier Cru Grande Réserve, France.
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€85.00
Sample menus
– all details, including prices, subject to change.
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Vouchers
Treat your friends and loved ones to an unforgettable meal at Elbow Lane with our restaurant voucher. Vouchers can be purchased online for a minimum of €20.00 and up to €500.00. You may choose to have the voucher held at the restaurant for collection or posted (within one working day) to you or the recipient directly. Personal dedications are also available, with the personalised message included in the voucher. The voucher itself is a handsome A6-sized embossed and folded gift card printed on heavy stock which comes in its own matching envelope.
Take home a taste of Elbow Lane with our special Rub and Sauce, available to purchase in the restaurant, at a growing list of outlets nationwide.
Elbow Lane Smokehouse Sauce
Available in store and from a growing list of shops nationwide
This amazing Smokehouse sauce comes straight from the kitchens of our restaurant where we use it for a great many dishes. We suggest that it can be a dip, a marinade or a sauce. Our favourite use of it is on our pork rib dish. When we cook this dish at home we buy our ribs the day before, usually from Tom Durcan in the English Market. We apply our Smokehouse Rub to flavour the meat in advance and leave them to chill in the fridge overnight. We then pre-heat our oven to 100 degrees Celsius, insert our ribs and let them cook for 3 hours.
30 minutes before they’re done we take them out and, well there’s no other word for it, SLATHER them with this sauce. We then return them to the oven and sit by the door for the last half hour to make sure nobody else comes in and whisks them away. We let them rest for around 5 seconds and then eat them with some home-made coleslaw and roast sweet potatoes.
About this Dry Rub This rub is a combination of salt, pepper, sugar, herbs and spices and can be used to flavour meat in any dish. Unlike a marinade, the dry rub will form a tasty crust on the exterior of the meat when grilled. If grilled, the sugar will caramelize and form a crust to seal in all the flavor and juices. Just about any meat can be rubbed before going on the grill or in the oven. There are people that would disapprove of you using this rub as a seasoning on chips, potatoes and indeed breakfast cereals, but we don’t know any of those people.
Thicker cuts and cuts of steak with a bone in them tend to be more flavourful, but require more time to cook. We suggest ribeye steaks, t-bone steaks, centre cut loin and sirloin steaks. We also season our triple-cooked chips in the restaurant with a version of this rub.
Method Working with 1 steak at a time, apply a generous amount of rub to 1 side and using your hand, rub the spices around the surface of the meat until it’s totally covered. Turn the steak over and apply the rub to this side as well. Rubs can be applied as soon as a few minutes prior to grilling, but the best flavour comes as a result of letting the steaks rest, covered, in the refrigerator overnight or for at least a few hours. Let the meat come to room temperature prior to grilling it. In our restaurant having applied the rub, we wrap our meat in clingfilm to ensure that the rub can do its job properly. Put the steaks on a preheated grill and cook them until they’re cooked according to your taste. This rub can burn so it is advised to cook the steaks over a lower temperature.
WINNER: Best in Category – Wheat Beers at Killarney Beerfest 2015. 
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