Moran Silversprings Hotel

Our convoy of vehicles pulled over to the hotel for a pit stop and after learning that our restaurant of choice in Cork wouldn’t be able to accommodate our group of 13, we asked the front desk if they had any recommendations. The man at the desk kindly suggested we dine downstairs at the hotel’s restaurant. Meh — sure… The menu looked decent so we gave it a shot.
All in all the food was really good. I ordered the carpaccio that was excellent, especially with the mushrooms and arugula/​rocket, although the portion was on the small side. For dinner we ordered the pork tenderloins which were a touch dry but what really set the dish off was the risotto that it came on (at least I’m pretty sure it was risotto). It was mixed in with beets, something i usually avoid in my dishes. Somehow it made the dish POP! It reminded me of the super savory dishes we had in Istria (Venetian Croatia).
My better half ordered the Hake fish and scallops. The fish was very good and was cooked just right but the scallops had an odd after-​taste that just didn’t sit right with us. The kiddos ordered off the menu just for them which had the usual fare of pasta, fish, chicken, chips/​fries etc…
We washed it down with pints of the dark stuff and overall had a very pleasant meal. Take the kids and enjoy making a ridiculous amount of noise having everyone pull out the chairs — you’ll see ;-)

4 star hotel and reason for it!
I got to stay here for a trip down to cork for work and well, it was lush. I only got to stay one night. But from arrival, the concierge desk was really helpful and polite. The room was amazing. I had 2 double beds — even though it was just me. Everything was great. They have free kettle, coffee, tea biscuits, which is quite good.
I ate at the restaurant and they have a deal of 19.95 for 2 courses and glass of wine. OMG I had 2 porks dish which was pulled pork and pork belly and it was so amazing, i was trying not to lick my plate! The desert was also good, i basically rolled myself upstairs to chill out in the über nice room!
Only problem is, you aren’t exactly close to the city, Cork also doesn’t have the best public transport. So if you want to do your own food etc, you have to walk quite a bit or take a taxi if you’re not cheap like me.
For one night, you can sometimes get a deal depending on day of the week, but I got in for 69 euros for one night — bargain!

MORAN SILVERSPRINGS HOTEL
Silversprings Hotel is full of surprises. It is a fine hotel with all the usual facilities. Great place for large groups, such as dinner dances and weddings. I’ve enjoyed a few there. The restaurant is not bad either and they have an early bird (€ 19.95 for 2 courses) on at the moment.
My latest visit to the Eoin Daly managed venue came last night to take part in the Raising Cork Quiz, the hastily but so well organised quiz in aid of the local flood victims. TV and Radio personality George Hook put in a stamina sapping shift and still had enough steam left to snap the final tie with the wisdom and incisiveness of a Pattwell!
It was quite a success, prizes galore, and some € 25,000 was raised on the night to be distributed by St Vincent de Paul. Take a bow — all two hundred tables — and especially organisers H&A Marketing who put the impressive show on the road in less than ten days.
see selection of quiz pics at