Gilbert’s

Very good food and the friendliest service you could get. We had the chicken wings for an appetizer and they were great — meat fell right off the bone. Steak dinner was perfectly cooked, Guiness stew had great flavor, lamb shank did not disappoint. Reasonable prices for wine to boot. Highly recommend stopping in here if you are in the area.

Nice quality food, excellent service, lovely surroundings. At last, Cobh has a decent restaurant!

GILBERT’S
Gilbert’s is the newest restaurant in Cobh and we made a snap decision to drop down there last night and it worked out well. The bistro style Pearse Square establishment, which claims to be different, has a couple of attractive early bird offers though we went for the a la carte option.
Lamb Kidney and Smoked Pancetta Salad € 6.50
in a creamy brandy sauce
Salmon and Tiger Prawn Mousse € 6.95
infused with fresh herbs, chilli and chive vinaigrette
These were our starters. The mousse was excellent but the Kidney and Pancetta was certainly different and very very good — I really loved that sauce.
Pan-​fried Fillet of Halibut € 23.95
with savoury risotto, creamy shellfish sauce
This was the main course. Each plate had two big chunks of fresh halibut, a sparingly used sauce, and was served with vegetables and potatoes, giving quite a substantial course. The Risotto wasn’t bad though a bit too strongly flavoured, taking away somewhat from the fish. I’d have preferred something like Ratatouille or some other tomato based accompaniment.
No room for dessert but we enjoyed our coffees. Service was very friendly, discreet and excellent all through.