An Spailpín Fánach — Restaurant in Cork

This is an underrated bar in my opinion. It's somewhat of an institutionz and when it comes to an authentic Irish bar with a welcoming and authentic Irish Music session, you couldn't go wrong with the Spailpín. Situated in the heart of Cork City, the place (I think) takes it's name from the infamous Irish Poem "An Spailpín Fánach" (meaning the wandering labourer), a poem that describes the harshness of living as a roving labourer in 18th Century Ireland. There is a session that welcomes everyone once a week running in this bar downstairs and concerts (such as during the Cork Folk Festival) are held upstairs. There is a small stage and a deceptively good sound system upstairs for festival gigs. I like the lighting in this pub, it's a mix of candles and really old lamp shades. A regular haunt for sure and worth a visit if you...

The bar itself is nice and has a good atmosphere, but the experience with the staff was very disappointing. It was actually my first time going there after living in Cork for 9 years — and definitely the last. After we ordered and had only been sitting for about 10 minutes, they put a “reserved” sign on our table and told us we had to leave in 20 minutes. On top of that, another waiter made an unpleasant comment when he came to take our drinks, which made us feel even worse. There are plenty of bars just as nice, but with much better customer service. We won’t be...

An Spailpín Fanach (the Migrant Worker) [27 - 29 South Main Street, Cork ] First opened for business in 1779 across the street from the Beamish & Crawford Brewery. They are open 7 days a week. Many people in the area claim that this is the best pub that they have ever visited but online there are some comments about the staff being very rude, unhelpful and unfriendly especially when dealing with tourists. When I visited there was nothing about the staff that I could complain about. I do...