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Set Dinner Menus

€35.00 menu for parties of 10 and over
      Dinner menu

 

      Starters

 

Minestrone  soup V

Seafood chowder with garlic croutons

Warm salad of marinated chicken with crispy bacon, rustic potatoes & soy dressing

Crispy fried Ardsallagh goats cheese with roast beetroot & peppers

Potato pancake with grilled Clonakilty pudding with whole grain mustard sauce

 

 

Main courses

 

Pan fried fillets of turbot with buttered greens  &  chive sauce

Isaacs’s fish cakes with tossed green salad and tartar sauce

Selection of vegetarian Indian curries (Chana Masala, Sambar podi Masala)

with basmati rice & side dishes

Penne with wild & flat mushroom cream sauce, smoked bacon & parmesan shavings V

Roast stuffed breast of Chicken wrapped in bacon with buttered spinach & chive sauce

Madras Lamb curry with basmati rice & side dishes

Pan-fried King prawns with chili & garlic butter with basmati rice & coriander

sirlion steak with rustic potatoes and pepper sauce

 

 

      Desserts

 

Apple and rhubarb crumble with cream

Sticky toffee pudding with warm butterscotch sauce

Bread & butter pudding with cream

Chocolate St. Emillion with rum soaked macaroon & cream

Caramel ice cream with butterscotch sauce & bananas

About

Isaac’s Restaurant on McCurtain Street, has been a standard-bearer for good food in Cork for over 20 years. Established by Michael & Catherine Ryan & Canice Sharkey. It’s not just the food that makes a visit to Isaac’s a pleasurable dining experience. The building itself is an elegant former 18th century warehouse which has been tastefully restored. It’s located on one of Cork’s most atmospheric streets next door to another landmark – the Everyman Palace Theatre.

Our philosophy is simple – The menu changes twice daily combining the finest seasonal ingredients, sourced locally & served simply.

Regularly praised by leading food critics and guides as one of the finest restaurants on the island.

We are open from lunch from Monday to Saturday 12.30 to 2.30
Dinner seven nights a week, Monday to Saturday 6pm to 10pm & Sunday from 6pm to 9pm

Dinner Menu

Prawn Laksa with noodles, coriander & chili 7.00
Char grilled chicken salad with crispy bacon & rustic potatoes & soy dressing 9.00
Potato pancake with grilled Clonakilty black pudding, glazed apples & whole grain mustard & whole grain mustard sauce 9.00
Crispy fried Brie with Tomato & cili jam & tossed greensV 9.00
Tempura of prawns, scallions & aubergine with soy dipping sauce 12.00
Plate of Tapas V

French country terrine with toasted sour dough & Tomato relish

Warm salad with pan fried Lambs liver & kidneys with forest mushrooms

 9.50

8.50

9.00

 

Chive champ €3.60
Rustic potatoes €3.60
Homemade potato chips €3.60
Tossed green salad €5.90

Penne with meat balls, tomatos & parmesan shavings V

Traditional French Cassoulet with Parmesan herb crust

 9.00/16.50

17.00
Selection of Indian vegetarian curries (Chana Masala & spiced lentils with potatoes) with basmati rice & side dishes V

Pan fried fillet of Turbot with buttered spinach & beurre blanc

 17.50

27.00
Isaacs’s fish cakes with tossed green salad and tartar sauce 9.00/17.50
Pan fried king prawns with chili & garlic butter (Served with provencale sauce, basmatti rice & coriander) 20.50
Roast breast of Free Range chicken, herb stuffing & spiced cranberry sauce 18.50
Crispy duck confit with caramelized shallots & puree potato 18.50
Mild madras lamb curry with basmati rice, side dishes & poppadoms 18.00
Grilled grass fed 8 oz fillet steak 27.00
Grilled grass 10 oz sirloin steak 23.00

Served with rosemary potatoes & a choice of béarnaise sauce, pepper cream sauce, garlic butter
V denotes vegetarian option available

Buttermilk panna cottta with rum soaked prunes €6.50
Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce €6.50
Apple & blackberry crumble with cream €6.50
Bread & butter pudding with cream €6.50
Chocolate St. Emillion with rum soaked macaroon & cream €6.50
Caramel ice cream with butterscotch sauce & bananas €6.50
Pear & almond tart with creme anglaise €6.50
Plate of Irish cheese with oat biscuits €7.00

Please note that there is no service charge at Isaacs
Please see black board for specials

Lunch Menus

Seafood chowder with garlic croutons €7.00
Vietnamese beef soup with noodles, coriander & chili

Warm marinated chicken salad with smoked baconsoy dressing & rustic potatoes

 6.50

€9.00/14.50
Potato pancake with grilled Clonakilty black pudding, glazed apples & whole grain mustard & whole grain mustard sauce €9.00
Salad of fried Ardsallagh goat’s cheese, roast beetroot & chickpeas €9.00
Plate of Tapas V

Salad with pan fried Lambs liver & kidneys with mustard & forest mushrooms

 €10.50

9.00

Please note that there is no service charge at Isaacs
Please see black board for specials

Tossed green salad €5.90
Potato wedges €3.90
Rustic roast potatoes €3.90

Please note that there is no service charge at Isaacs
Please see black board for specials

Beef & Kidneys pie with puff pastry & salad  €14.50
Penne with bacon and flat mushroom cream sauce parmesan shavings VSpaghetti with spiced meat balls & parmesan shavings €9.50/14.00€14.00
Selection of Indian vegetarian curries (Chana Masala & spiced lentils with potatoes) with basmati rice & side dishes V €15.00
Tempura of prawns, scallions & aubergiene, soy dipping sauce & pickled ginger €16.00
Isaacs’s fish cakes with tossed green salad and tartar sauce €9.00/14.50
Roast breast of Free Range stufffed chicken with spined cranberries €15.00
Toulesse sausages with gratin of flegeolet beans €14.00
Grilled 8 oz grass fed rib eye steak with rustic potatoes & garlic butter €17.50

Isaacs Lunch plate (soup of the day, main of the day, chocolate pot) €15.00

V denotes vegetarian option available

Please note that there is no service charge at Isaacs
Please see black board for specials

Home made meringue with lemon curd & passion fruit €7.00
Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce €7.00
Apple & chocolate crumble with cream €7.00
Bread & butter pudding with cream €7.00
Chocolate St. Emillion with rum soaked macaroon & cream €7.00
Caramel ice cream with butterscotch sauce & bananas €7.00
Yoghurt & cardamom cream with poached spring rhubarb €7.00
Plate of Irish cheese with oat biscuits €7.50

Please note that there is no service charge at Isaacs
Please see black board for specials

Wine Menu

Italy Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi “Macrina” Bottle 24.00
France Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc Bottle 33.00
Spain Basa Rueda Verdejo, Viura, Sauvignon Blanc Bottle 23.00
Spain Albarino Martin Codax Bottle 27.00
Alsace Gewurztraminer Leon Beyer Bottle 30.00
Half 16.70
Rheingau Carl Ehrhard Riesling Trocken 2007 Bottle 25.00
New Zealand Lawsons Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Bottle 27.00
France Chablis “Domaine Le Verger” Alain Geoffrey Chardonnay Bottle 35.00
Half 16.70
Italy Pinot Grigio San Giorgio Bottle 22.00
Half 11.50

Beaujolais Fleurie, Gamay Domaine Pardon Bottle 31.00
Spain Rioja Vina Hermosa Crianza Tempranillo Bottle 26.00
Spain Ribera Del Duero Gazur Bottle 25.00
France St. Emilion Grand Cru Ch Tour Peyronneau 2000 Bottle 40.00
Italy Valpolicella Superiore Zenato Bottle 25.00
Half 13.00
Italy Montepulciano D’AbruzzoTwiggy Bottle 27.00
New Zealand Hunters Pinot Noir Marlborough Bottle 30.00
France Guigal Cote du Rhone – Syrah Grenache Bottle 27.00
Half 14.00
France Chatneauneuf-Du-Pape 2006 St. Benoit Bottle 40.00
Australia Peter Lehman Barossa Valley Shiraz Bottle 27.00
Argentina Old vine Malbec Vistalba Luigi Bosca Bottle 30.00

Chile Santa Digna Miguel Torres Cabernet sauvignon Bottle 24.00

House Red & White Wines
Bottle ½litre 20.00
Carafe 14.00
Glass 5.00
Wines by the glass & ½ carafe
New Zealand Lawsons Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc glass 6.25
½ litre 18.00
Rose Santa Digna Miguel Torres glass 6.25
½ litre 16.50
Spain Ribera Del Duero Gazur glass 5.50
½ litre 16.50
Champagne
Roederer NV Bottle 70.00
Half 28.00
Glass 11.00

Austria Kracher Auslese Half 20.00
Glass 7.00
France Thomas Barton Reserve Sauternes Bottle 36.00
Glass 6.75

Outside Catering

 

We Offer a full range of outside catering, any party size catered for. We also offer a wide range of dished that can be collected from The Restaurant (minimum of 10 people) Ideal for home entertaining, Communion’s etc. Call 0214503805 for details

Isaacs a la carte menu

Isaacs Canapé list

 

How to find Us

48 MacCurtain Street, Cork | +353 (0)21 450 3805 | isaacs@iol.ie

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