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Electric

4.0 (63 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 12:30 AM (Next day)

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What's the vibe?
Classy
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Fish and chips
Rolando N.

If you are in the mood for fish and chips, this is the place. I ate an early dinner here yesterday. I have the crab claws starter, fish and chips. I also had the crime brûlée for desert. All of the dishes were excellent, but the fish and chips were the crown jewel. Service was prompt and friendly.

The Electric
Kirsten M.

Came here on a sunny Sunday afternoon and the place was packed. There are lots of tables outside and a great mixture of a crowd from tourists to hipsters and hippies. I went straight to bar and ordered a couple of drinks. The barmen took my order, but then came back to me 10 mins later strangely asking me had I ordered yet and what would I like? And I thought I was drunk! The place is very nice inside and the bar menu consists of Tapas but there is a restaurant upstairs if you want a proper sit down meal (apparently the food is great up there). The Tapas consist of meat, fish, vege and cheese (literally) and you can order 3 dishes/sharer for €9.50. The portions are small though so I wouldn't bother sharing. Forgetful barman aside we loved the Electric and would recommend

Oliver G.

I would like to give 3.5 stars... but let's from the beginning. The Electric is a "modern" styled family restaurant. The tables are quite close to each other. Anyway, the menu is limited, so is the wine card. I had the roasted chicken with French fries, my partner fish and chips. The fish and chips were nothing special, average tasting. The roasted chicken on the other hand had the real bbq taste, just awesome. The wine, a Rioja, was ok and worked fine with the chicken. As dessert I chose crème brûlée, which in this case was delicious. The usual espresso came with delay. In total, we paid 58 Euro, which was ok compared to the food and the really good and friendly service.

(These were just ok, probably wouldn’t get them again) Kilpatrick grilled oysters - Worcester sauce, bacon & spring onion
Inga R.

This place is divided into 3 different menus. The bar, the restaurant and the fish bar. We sat at the fish bar (they only serve seafood at the fish bar) and it had an amazing view of the river! We watched swans swimming around the whole time. The food was delicious, we tried 2 different types of oysters, and Kilpatrick grilled oysters (they were ok, I wouldn't get them again) and the Battered oysters. The battered oysters were deep fried with pickled cucumber & pomegranate and they were amazing, definitely our favorite. We then had the seafood chowder that we really liked. For our entree we had the Cod & tiger prawn burger that had cucumber pickle, basil lime mayo and a zesty slaw. This burger was delicious and definitely a must try.

Marinated banana blossom
Christine H.

I ordered the marinated banana blossom, all right until it took less than 10 minutes to get the dish, I thought I was in a fast food shop despite the food not having the price of fast food. The marinated banana blossom is very interesting, but I didn't think it was cooked the right way, fried it with a lot of oil the dish was very oily the food was shining in oil. The tartar sauce that already has a lot of oil also the "toxic caloric banana blossom oil" with the oil-filled fries I popped the fries in the napkin that exploded oil. Had nothing to balance the oil in the dish since the dish is just oil, I tried to eat it but I got sick. Not even natural juice had on the menu, on the menu says the dish is cooked twice I thought was cooked in the oven or something like that not marinated in oil, since vegan food has to at least maintain freshness and delicacy on the food. For me this food that says "vegan" is an outrage to the original traditional vegan food

Fish n Chips
Alex V.

Delicious food at a great place - located in the center of Cork.

Scotty H.

To start with, the salmon gravadlax is simply amazing. If you miss this appetizer you are missing something special. I had the pan-fried Seabass and it was excellent. Perfectly cooked, just flaky yet moist and tender. The sauce, potatoes, and green beans were very good. The fish is the thing.several at my table had steaks and they were good, but the fish dishes are the ting here!!!!

The seafood linguine was amazing! The seafood was very fresh & flavorful. I highly recommend trying this entree!

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9 months ago

This went off the map about 3 years ago I think it might have been just after COVID ended shame as the food was great!

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7 years ago

Electric has very good food, excellent ambience, attentive and lovely staff. It is an excellent place if you are not in a pub mood.

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7 years ago

Very cool spot. The artwork was amazing and the drinks were very good. They have an interesting cocktail menu I've never seen anywhere else.

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Great indoor/outdoor bar on the river. Great college hang out bar and cool outside grass -board work plaza on the river.

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13 years ago

Always great in summer. Been there twice. Staff wee awful!

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10 years ago

Lovely spot by the river in Cork City. Had a really nice steak sandwich on ciabatta. Would recommend.

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We sat at the fish bar (they only serve seafood at the fish bar) and it had an amazing view of the river!

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Arthur Mayne - Upstairs bar

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What a cool place! First of all, it's absolutely huge. There's multiple rooms and bars all with…read moreslightly different vibes. There's a front bar where you can grab food, there's a back bar with a smoking area that sometimes has a DJ, and an upstairs that feels more like a proper cocktail bar - and probably more areas I've yet to explore. The food smelled delicious and I would've totally tried it had I not eaten before. I explored around a bit and ultimately hung out upstairs at the bar. The bartender that night was so friendly! We talked about everything from art to travel to politics. She was the best and made a mean cocktail. Not to mention, the entire place is decorated fantastically. It used to be an old pharmacy and ties in a lot of that history into the decor, including a bar made of old pharmacy ledgers. You could spend so much time just looking around at all the details and exploring each room. I hear it gets pretty lively here on weekends, especially with the college kids, but this particular Monday night was fairly quiet. I would definitely return if I'm ever in Cork again!

Beer was always cold when I came in the past, but sadly this time when I walked in they had a large…read moredisplay atop the bar asking for donations for Palestinians and tons of Palestinian flags. It made me feel very uncomfortable and people go to bars to relax and unwind, not to see and hear divisive political issues. Really disappointed to see a display like that in an otherwise excellent pub.

Electric - gastropubs - Updated May 2026

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