Bastion

We choose this restaurant for our 30th anniversary. It was one of my top 3 dinner experience, ever. The wine menu was extensive and superb. Staff is so pleasant and friendly.
Highly recommended.
Enjoy

Sublime. We had the tasting menu. One of the best eating experiences we've had.

We visited Bastion, during two of the lockdowns in Ireland as we wanted to visit more fine dining restaurants in Cork.

When we got there the service and wait staff were extremely friendly and polite and explained about the seasonal tasting menu etc. As they didnt offer beer, we asked for a wine recommendation and based on my partners preference for wine the staff suggested a wine that she really enjoyed and it was probably the cheapest wine on the menu (which I feel showed they cared more about the guests likes then making a few extra euro).

We were aware of what was on the 6 course tasting menu (not including some additional small dishes) and I wasn't as excited as I would have liked with some of the dishes not sounding to my liking.

I was very wrong. I enjoyed each course a lot and even those that weren't my favourite there was something interesting about them and something that caused conversation esp the Cauliflower and Caviar Cheesecake, and the Cured Langoustine.

The menu ended really strongly I feel with the desert of White Chocolate and Passion Fruit, white chocolate would never be my favourite thing but the balance and different textures were great.

Overall really enjoyed the food and the staff made it a really great experience. Not sure I would return for the same tasting menu as I would like to try some different things but would be back to try their next seasonal menu.

It’s always a little uneasy when you go to a restaurant like Bastion for the second time, the first was so good, you wonder can the second visit live up to it?! Let me put your mind at rest, it was even better. We travelled and overnighted in Kinsale specifically to have dinner at Bastion, and if they were a little closer, you would find us there every weekend!

We were thrilled to be met by John and Helen again, John alone is worth the trip, what a character! Helen’s knowledge of the wine was wonderful, without being overwhelming, a genuine passion and I even learned a few things. The menu was outstanding, although it did result in a few sharp words between Sian and I over which menu was better but we both agreed that keeping the prawn dish was a stroke of genius.

This restaurant is about more than Michelin stars, and we really hope when these difficult times are over, we’ll be sitting at a table in Bastion again but this time in it’s full glory.

Merry Xmas to you all.

Mossy & Sian