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About

Isaacs Restaurant on McCurtain Street is one of Cork’s Best Restaurants and 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 Isaacs a pleasurable dining experience, the building itself is an elegant former 18th century warehouse which has been tastefully restored. It is located on one of Cork’s most atmospheric streets, directly across from another landmark – the Everyman Palace Theatre.

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

Both award winning and regularly praised by leading food critics and guides as one of the finest restaurants on the island, Isaac’s is a top dining experience for all food lovers.

We are open from lunch from Monday to Saturday 12.30 to 2.30
Dinner seven nights a week, Monday to Saturday 5.30pm to 9.30 pm & Sunday from 6pm to 9pm
Full Bar Licence

Dinner Menu

 

Raspberry, champagne & mint jelly €6.50
Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce €6.50
pear, rhubarb & ginger crumble €6.50
Meringues with strawberries €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

Penne with meat balls, tomatoes & parmesan shavings VTraditional French Cassoulet with Parmesan herb crust 9.00/17.00
Spiced Aubergine with chick peas & side dishes 17.50
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) 23
Roast breast of Free Range chicken with cherry tomatoes, basil & cream sauce 19
Crispy duck confit with caramelized shallots & puree potato 19.00
Mild madras lamb curry with basmati rice, side dishes & poppadoms 18.00
Grilled grass fed Irish 8 oz fillet steak 28.00
Grilled grass fed Irish 10 oz sirloin steak 25.00

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

spiced chick pea soup                                                                                                                                       5.50

Prawn Laksa with noodles, coriander & chili 7.50
Char grilled chicken salad with crispy bacon & rustic potatoes & soy dressing 9.50
Potato pancake with grilled Clonakilty black pudding, glazed apples & whole grain mustard sauce 9.50
Crispy fried Brie with Tomato & chilli jam & tossed greens
 9.00
Tempura of prawns, scallions & aubergine with soy dipping sauce 12.00
West Cork Crab Crumble with toasted sourdough
Warm salad with pan fried Lambs liver & kidneys with forest mushrooms		 11.00
8.50

 

Lunch Menu

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

Beef & Kidneys pie with puff pastry & saladpan fried fillet of Cod with buttered spinach & chives  €14.50€15.00
Penne with bacon and flat mushroom cream sauce parmesan shavings VSpaghetti with spiced meat balls & parmesan shavings €9.50/14.00
Selection of Indian vegetarian curries (Chana Masala & spiced lentils with potatoes) with basmati rice & side dishes V €14.00
Tempura of prawns, scallions & aubergine, soy dipping sauce & pickled ginger €17.00
Isaacs’s fish cakes with tossed green salad and tartare sauce €9.00/15.00
Roast breast of Free Range stuffed chicken with spiced cranberries €15.00
Toulouse sausages with gratin of flegeolet beans €14.00
Grilled 8 oz grass fed rib eye steak with rustic potatoes & garlic butter €17.00

V denotes vegetarian option available

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

Curried parsnip soup
Seafood chowder with garlic croutons		 €7.00
Vietnamese beef soup with noodles, coriander & chiliWarm marinated chicken salad with smoked bacon, soy dressing & rustic potatoes 6.50€9.00/14.50
Potato pancake with grilled Clonakilty black pudding, glazed apples & whole grain mustard sauce €9.00
Salad of fried Ardsallagh goat’s cheese, roast beetroot & chickpeas €9.00
Market plate VSalad 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

Wine Menu

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

House Red & White Wines
Bottle ½litre 21.00
Carafe 15.00
Glass 5.50
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

Spain Ribera Del Duero €28.00
Spain Rioja Vina Hermosa Crianza Tempranillo €28.50
South Africa Neil Ellis Aenigma €30.00
Chile Santa Rita Medalla Real €28.00
France Guigal Cote du Rhone – Syrah Grenach €29.50
Australia Peter Lehman Barossa Valley Shiraz €29.50
New Zealand Santa Clair Permium Pinot Noir €28.50
Argentina Old Vine Malbec Vistalba €33.00
France La Foret Pinot Noir Jospeh Drouhin €28.50
France St. Emilion Grand Cru Ch Tour Peyronneau 2000 €45.00

France Jerome Quiot €27.00

Italy Pinot GrigioFrance Picpoul de Pinet €26.00
Italy Verdicchio Dei Castelli di Jesi “Macrina” €26.50
Germany Carl Ehrhard €27.50
France Laforet Joseph Drouhin €28.50
Spain Albarino Martin Codax €30.00
New Zealand  Hunters €30.00
South Africa Neil Ellis Vinyard Selecion €30.00
France Sancerre Sauvignon BlancNew Zealand Lawsons Dry Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc €36.00
France Chablis “Domaine Le Verger” Alain Geoffrey Chardonnay €16.70
Chile Sanya Rita Medalla Real Chardonnay €28.00

Early Bird Menu

Isaacs Early Bird Menu

€23.00 – Two course
€26.00 – Three course

Wednesday to Saturday 5.45 to 7.00 / Monday to Tuesday 5.45 to 9.30

Soup of the Day

Seafood chowder with garlic croutons

Warm chicken salad with smoked bacon & Soy dressing

Mixed market plate (Selection of seasonal starters )

Mains

Isaac’s Fish cakes with tartar sauce & Tossed green salad

Penne with wild and flat mushroom cream sauce & Parmesan shavings

Mild madras Lamb curry with basmatti rice & side dishes

Duck confit with chive champ & caramelized onions

Grilled 8 oz Rib eye steak with Bearnaise sauce & rosemary potatoes

(€5.00 suppliment)

Caramel ice cream with butterscotch sauce & Bananas

Rhubarb & Apple crumble with cream

Chocolate St. Emillion with macaroon & cream

Outside Catering

We Offer a full range of outside catering, any party size catered for. We also offer a wide range of dishes that can be collected from The Restaurant, or can be delivered (minimum of 10 people) Ideal for home entertaining, Communion’s etc. Call 0214503805 / 0872259247 for details

Isaacs a la carte menu

Isaacs Canapé list

Recipes

 

 

 

 

Goan style mussels

Serves 6

2 inches of ginger

10 cloves of garlic

24 floz of water

4 tablespoons of sunflower oil

14 oz of chopped onion

4 chillies

1 tsp turmeric

4 tsp cumin

3 tins of coconut milk.

 

Cook ahead

 

Sweat the onion, garlic, and ginger in a pan with the sunflower oil, add the chilli, turmeric, cumin & coconut milk. Cook for 10 mines.

 

When ready add 60 to 80 mussels & cook with lid on for 5 mins, until they are opened fully. Serve with fresh coriander

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How to find Us

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

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