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O’Keeffe’s SuperValu

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O'Keeffe's SuperValu bantry

O’Keeffe’s SuperValu supermarket in Bantry is the ideal place to stock up on food, wine and household goods for your stay in West Cork

O’Keeffe’s SuperValu in Bantry is the largest supermarket in the area, and it offers a full range of well-known brands. Take your pick from a wide range of fresh local produce, and the wide range of wonderful speciality items (like Durrus Cheese, Glenilen yoghurts, and other tasty treats) made right here in West Cork.

Local fresh fish, meat, and breads are also available and there’s a new café too in the large harbourside store.

If you’re looking for food to meet special dietary requirements, you’ll find a full selection here, including the supermarket chain’s own ‘Free From’ range.

You can even shop online at Supervalu and have a delivery made to your holiday home to save time to save yourself more time for relaxing and having fun!
 

Location:Harbour View, Bantry, Co. Cork
Opening Hours:9am-9pm (6 days)
10am-7pm (Sundays)
Tel:00 353 (0)27 50001
Map:Yes
Wheelchair accessible?Lift from store to car park; disabled toilet; wide aisles.
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The Stuffed Olive

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The Stuffed Olive Café Bantry

You’ll find great coffee and wonderful home-baking in The Stuffed Olive -a popular café in the heart of Bantry town

Patricia Messom and her daughters Sarah and Grace make the most of wonderful local ingredients and traditional home-baking skills in this welcoming spot. Fresh local produce, bursting with flavour, is combined with influences from across the world. The team here create tasty food and the warm atmosphere that is the signature of this popular café.

A great selection of freshly-made salads, soups, savoury tarts, and cakes are available throughout the day. Visitors often call in to buy treats for a picnic lunch, choosing from the fresh, handmade foods on offer as well as the speciality grocery items available here.

Holiday-makers enjoy choosing from the Stuffed Olive’s range of handmade ready-to-go meals. And The Stuffed Olive is a firm favourite with Bantry‘s locals too.

The Stuffed Olive launched its second cookbook in 2013, giving visitors a welcome chance to bring some of the flavours of West Cork home with them at the end of their stay.

 

Location:2a Bridge Street, Bantry, Co. Cork
Opening Hours:Open Monday - Saturday, 8:03 - 6pm. Open all year. Closed Sundays.
Tel:00 353 (0)27 55883
Email:[email protected]
Wheelchair accessible?Yes
Wi-Fi Available?Yes
Credit Cards:Yes
Special Dietary Requirements?Vegetarian, gluten-free, and 'no gluten containing ingredients' options available.
TripAdvisor Reviews: Yes
Facebook:Yes
Twitter:@TheStuffedOliv

Walk and Whiskey Island Tour

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Walk and Whiskey Island Tour

Get a real taste of Ireland on a walk and whiskey tour of Whiddy Island!

Take the short ferry trip from historic Bantry, and islander Tim O’Leary will share the secrets of the West Cork island’s past.

On your guided walk, you’ll encounter traces left by previous generations, from Martello towers to the old schoolhouse. Then we’ll head to Whiddy’s Bank House pub to sample the distinctive flavours of Ireland’s exciting new single malt, single cask whiskies.

Guided Walk Through Whiddy’s Past

The short ferry ride offers you wonderful views of Bantry Bay and Bantry House as you sail to Whiddy Island – sheltered by the beautiful mountains of the Beara peninsula to the north and the Sheep’s Head peninsula to the south.

Whiddy is one of seven inhabited West Cork islands, and it has a fascinating story to tell. Your guide, Tim O’Leary will share it with you as you discover the traces of its history that remain to this day in the form of Martello towers, a gun battery, and other historic sites.

Enjoy Great Irish Whiskey At a Bank House Tasting Session

After your walk, retire to Whiddy Island’s Bank House pub where Liquid Curiosity‘s Jaq Stedman will take you on a kind of whiskey tour, introducing you to the distinctive flavours of Ireland’s exciting new whiskies. You’ll have a wonderful time trying the best single malt, single cask whiskies Ireland has to offer.

We’ll begin with Dingle Single Malt – this is Ireland’s first new whiskey to come of age in almost half a decade. During a fascinating tasting session, we’ll try five exceptional single malt Irish whiskies matured in different types of casks. Even better, you’ll match their great flavours with some of West Cork’s fine local artisan produce to complete this delicious experience!

Group Tour Details

The tour takes 4.25 hours, including ferry trips. The island walk takes about 2.5 hours and it will take place over mixed terrain so good shoes are required. The walk will finish at The Bank House pub where you’ll enjoy your whiskey tasting session before you return to Bantry. The ferry journey takes approximately ten minutes each way.

The walking route is accessible to anyone who is used to walking regularly.

Bookings

Advance booking is essential, and we are happy to help make plans for private groups, tour operators and West Cork cruise tours. Either choose a scheduled date on our event calendar, or contact us to arrange a bespoke guided tour.

The ‘Walk and Whiskey Tour’ fee (€35) includes your ferry trip to Whiddy Island, a guided walk, and your whiskey tasting session.

Contact

For more details, contact Siobhán Burke on 086 303 0991 or email

Drimoleague Inn

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The Drimoleague Inn

The Drimoleague Inn is a a small family-owned bar, restaurant where the friendly team serve fresh, locally sourced, home-cooked food

There’s a relaxed friendly atmosphere with excellent service. Breakfast is served between 10am and midday, lunch is served between midday and 3pm, and an excellent bar menu is on offer each afternoon.

Evening meals are served in the Drimoleague Inn’s restaurant, which takes orders up until 8pm. It’s an ideal spot for walkers making the most of the great routes along the Drimoleague Heritage Walkways and the eastern stretches of the Sheep’s Head Way.

There is a large private function room and ample off-street parking available, and there is a children’s playground adjacent to the car parking area. With full wheelchair access too, the Drimoleague Inn is a great place for weddings, celebrations, and groups arranging a meal or event together.

Drimoleague was once a major junction on the famous and much-missed West Cork Railway, and it’s still a great place to start when exploring the delights of the Drimoleague Heritage Walkways, the Sheep’s Head Way and the West Cork region.
 

Location:Drimoleague
Website:drimoleagueinn.com
Opening Hours:Bar
Monday to Thursday 10am – 11.30pm
Friday and Saturday 10am – 1pm
Sunday 10am - 11.30pm
Serving Food
Breakfast – 10am -12pm
Lunch 12 – 3pm
Midweek – Light snacks, soup and sandwiches 3pm – 9pm
Weekends – Bar Food menu every Saturday and Sunday until 8pm.
Winter Hours:
Tel:00 353 (0)28 31688
Email:[email protected]
Wheelchair accessible?Wheelchair Accessible.
Wi-Fi Available?Yes
Credit Cards:Yes
Special Dietary Requirements?
TripAdvisor Reviews: Yes
Facebook:Yes
Twitter:No

Manning’s Emporium Food Tours

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Manning’s Emporium Food Tours brings you to the very heart of West Cork’s foodie culture with its absorbing day tours

If you love the local food you’re tasting along the Wild Atlantic Way, take a Manning’s Emporium foodie tour and you’ll discover how the spirit of West Cork infuses the flavours on your plate.

Each of our exclusive tours gives a distinct flavour, not just of the region’s deservedly famous artisan cheeses, hams and other delicacies, but of the people who make them, and the places that inspire them.

Manning’s Emporium has a reputation as one of the best places to eat in West Cork. Now its guides will take you into the heart of West Cork’s foodie scene to meet our passionate producers, and to explore the landscapes in which they work.

This is the perfect way to get a taste for artisan produce, and to learn more about the people, places and seascapes that give West Cork food its unique character.

All Manning’s Emporium food tours must be booked in advance.

Location:Ballylickey, Bantry, Co. Cork [N71 - Bantry to Glengarriff Road]
Opening Hours:Daily, 9am-7pm
Winter Hours:Closed Mondays
Tel:00 353 (0)27 50456
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.manningsemporium.ie
Wheelchair accessible?Access to undercover area, however no bathroom facilities.
Wi-Fi Available?Yes
Credit Cards:Yes
Special Dietary Requirements?Vegetarian, options available. Wide variety of gluten-free speciality items.
TripAdvisor Reviews: Yes
Facebook:Yes
Twitter:@emporiummanning

Manning’s Emporium

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Manning's Emporium

An institution in the West Cork food scene, Manning’s Emporium is a must-visit destination for any foodie travelling along Ireland’s Atlantic coast.

Named as one of Ireland’s best 100 restaurants in The Sunday Times – February 2016

The café-delicatassen has been in the Manning family for over 70 years, evolving over that time from a post office and convenience store to what it is today: a gourmet shop renowned for its high quality local produce, fine wines and excellent service.

You’ll find a wide selection of Irish and continental farmhouse cheeses here. The owners Laura and Andrew share a passion for, and genuine knowledge of great food, and they’ll be happy to share with you suggestions about pairing their excellent selection of Irish artisan foods with the wide selection of wines on offer.

The local cheese board and good coffee are popular, and the sherry bar is a welcome new addition. Over the summer, Andrew and Laura host a range of themed food evenings in the courtyard outside the café, and these events are hugely popular with locals and visitors alike.

Manning’s also serves as a speciality food store, and so this is a great place to stop if you’re self-catering and looking for excellent wines, Irish tapas, cheeses and meats to serve at your own table.

Now you can even take a Manning’s Emporium food tour to meet some of West Cork’s best food producers with the Manning’s team.

Location:Ballylickey, Bantry, Co. Cork [N71 - Bantry to Glengarriff Road]
Opening Hours:Daily, 9am-7pm
Winter Hours:Closed Mondays
Tel:00 353 (0)27 50456
Email:[email protected]
Website:http://www.manningsemporium.ie
Wheelchair accessible?Access to undercover area, however no bathroom facilities.
Wi-Fi Available?Yes
Credit Cards:Yes
Special Dietary Requirements?Vegetarian, options available. Wide variety of gluten-free speciality items.
TripAdvisor Reviews: Yes
Facebook:Yes
Twitter:@emporiummanning

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