The Oval — Restaurant in Cork

The Oval is another one of Cork's iconic pubs and its one of the cozy ones! Located on the corner of S Main St and Tucky St., its a pub with a unique Oval shaped ceiling in Cork City center! The pub has a wonderful ambienceve and the crowd that frequents the bar also gives it a certain charm!

The Staff: The staff are friendly and welcoming as soon as you walk in the door! They are very attentive and will serve you quickly!

Drink Selection: They have a great selection of beer on tap and they serve all three major stouts! Of which I chose a pint of their delicious Guinness draft! A lot of people were ordering the Murphy's and Beamish aswell so I can only imagine that they are also good aswell!

Layout: The layout of the bar is kind of split into two rooms. The first room has the feature for which it owes its namesake, the Oval shaped ceiling. The second room has more seating and is to the rear of the premises. The bar is located in this room along with some seats. The second room is smaller and is located towards the back. The main seating area is in this room and the stairs to the toilet is also here. The bar has access to the seating area on Tucky St. which offers access to people who use wheelchairs.

Decor: The pub is decorated with a lot of wood and with little quirky details and morabilia as well as little plaques with historic details, etc.

Overall Ipinion: The Oval is an old bar in the City Center where time moves a little slower. They have a great selection of beers to choose from and I highly recommend stopping by for a beautiful pint of Guinness or drink of your choosing and have a chat...

Here in march '17 during Ireland vs. England rugby excitement. The city was alive with fervour. Accidental stumbled into food (grateful~sheesh) had our dinner. Due to rugby there was no place to sit in the city. Bars were packed. Had us walking side streets. It brought us here with a couple locals: Gorgeous cocktails. Smaller venue. Not well suited to large crowds. Ideal for smaller intimate conversations due to seating limits. Charming & well appointed. A black velvet curtain to ward off the cold was a nice added touch. Possibly LGBT friendly. Great little spot if you're there before the midnight or 11p crowd. Security "hire" to keep it " chillax." It seemed this was very important to owner or establishment. Bouncer had nice chats with outside and inside customers. Very regal very helpful. Very professional. Humourous and well educated. Helping tourist and local alike. Drinks were top notch. Go there for quality. Enjoy one or two friends for conversations. More? Get there earlier than 11p. Don't bring your careless attitude. Right to serve; apparently optional. I was grateful to see wayward types ousted for poor behaviours. Art decor...

Bartender was awesome, and the place itself was a perfect hang out. I'd be a regular if I lived in Cork. This pub was on my list of "must see spots" for our trip to Cork, and it did not disappoint. Beyond the fact it's visually amazing with all sorts of nooks and crannies to sit in, our bartender was super personable and we had a great time visiting with him. We'd arrived just as he'd opened the doors for the day, and he chatted with us as he finished his set up. We ended up staying for more than one because of his great service. He was saying that on a Saturday night it gets quite packed and busy, so we were glad to be there in...