Strasbourg Goose

Place was great. I spent the Thanksgiving holiday making my way through Ireland and the U.K. and ended up in Cork at the end. Met my first cousin for the first time too, okay enough of me. I called this place for a reservation based on reviews, I wanted a steak, because you know I can afford fancy stuff. Anyways, the man who answers the phone is like um yeah, are you coming right now? I was like yes be there in the 20 we are staying at the river lee. He says okay, see you tomorrow and hangs up. I was baffled by all of this, so we taxi down because well I walk no where and stagger into this place which is down this quaint little cobblestone alleyway. The guy comes over and says did you just call? I said yes that was me, he says «I said I would see you tomorrow» i’m at a loss and then smiles and sits us. Just a good olé fashion ball buster. My kids loved their meal, I liked my steak but didn’t love it, I’ll be honest I have turned into quite the douchebag when it comes to steaks now, I want PRIME always. Abe and Louies, Strega Prime et al… However; I got to see U2 twice, learn all about the Troubles in Belfast and have the best cab ride ever up there, and went to Bono’s house, a less than prime cut steak isn’t going ruin my vibe…
Service, excellent. Prices Excellent. Ballbusting waiter EPIC…

When I visited the restaurant the first time 5 years, it was perfect. I had a very good memory of it.
5 years is a long time, the food was perfect in regards to the quantity, the duck meat and the sauce were good, the side dishes were quite tasteless.
The staff was friendly so far, but made the impression to be in a hurry to get us out as soon as possible. I was not able to enjoy the meal.

Everything else was closed and we are grateful be it was full of locals. Ordered the filet with mushroom gravy sauce and the fish and chips. Everything was amazing but I will say dessert was crazy good! They make all the desserts fresh and change them often but I ordered the blueberry and white chocolate cheesecake. I need to learn how to replicate this. Highly recommend!

Very mixed reviews for this place. Steak was so tough I needed a chainsaw to cut it, but the Hake fish had by several in our party was excellent.
The pan fried chicken was also quite good, and there were plenty of sides for the table, but a few annoying order mistakes.
The chicken and bacon starter salad was also quite good, as was the seafood chowder.
In all, if you pick the right items, it’s a good deal for 24EU for a starter, main and dessert. (unless they overcharge one of your guests who only had the main). That irritant, and a foul body odor smell from one of the waiters left us with a bad taste in our mouths. But, on a brighter note, after wrestling with that steak i didn’t need to work out at my gym when returning to the hotel.

Excellent food. Amazing value. Service is fast. Lack of a concierge and reservations is a big negative.

The meat is delicious but side dishes are not very well prepared. Wine is expensive, starters are gorgeous.
It can be a good or a quite common restaurant depending on these choices.

This is a fantastic restaurant. They have a small set menu with all you could want, and I’ve had steak on both occasions that I’ve been here. Rare is cooked quite rare, which I was very happy with.
The place is pretty small but always busy, though the staff are willing to take walk-​ins as long as you’re quick to eat.
They have a lovely selection of wines and the house selection is very nice indeed.
The service is generally pretty good.
I’m taking away one star just because they didn’t quite get my order right– there are a lot of choices with the steak between sides and sauces and it was all a bit mixed up on the table. Luckily I had been between a few minds about what I wanted so I was happy enough to eat what was there. They are also really good to give extra portions of sides if there’s not enough to go around on the table.

Went here with a group of 5 on a Tuesday night. Walked right in and got a table without a reservation. We did the 22 euro for the 3 course meal. I love that you can sub a glass of wine for the dessert. Food was delicious! I had the pâté to start and the duck for the main and highly recommend both. Other dishes had by our group was the salmon, the mussels, steak, fried mushrooms. Everyone was happy with their food. The service started out great but we were kind of forgotten about towards the end. Would have actually ordered another bottle of wine if we could have gotten his attention.

Food was lovely, loads of it. I had garlic mushrooms to start. Very garlicky. Had to scrape out some so wouldn’t turn himself off good night kiss. Mains was fish and chips. It could have fed a few people. Dessert was divine — sticky toffee pavlova «drool»
Only thing that didn’t make it a 5 star was the restaurant was quite chilly and I couldn’t warm up. € 22.95 for 3 courses on sunday night.

A terrific restaurant. Housed in the old Huguenot church /​meeting house (hence the name of the street) it is a little cramped but what a great experience. It is almost worth travelling to Cork just to eat here.
The staff are very helpful and be sure to follow their suggestions.
A special starter was «Ox cheek» which sounded a bit gross but left us wanting more. The waitress promised she would replace the starter if we didn’t like it.
Starter, sirloin steak and glass of wine all for € 21. Great value.

My wife booked The Strasbourg Goose for our anniversary dinner. Despite booking in advance, we could only get a table for 9.30, which I took as a good sign. We were seated promptly on arrival, but after a few minutes when I asked if we could order the waiter said he wanted to move us — we were seated at a four-​person table and a party of four that he had forgotten about had just arrived. After waiting for a couple that had paid to take their leave, we eventually went to a free table upstairs. To compensate for the delay, the waiter gave us each a glass of wine on the house. To start, I had the pâté, which came with thick slabs of toast and cranberry sauce, while herself had deep-​fried mushrooms. Both were fantastic.
For our mains, I had a shank of lamb, which came on a bed of mash and was accompanied by a rich gravy. The lamb came right off the bone. My wife had steak, which came with a kind of piped mash, topped with a tomato chutney of sorts. She wasn’t so keen on this, but it wasn’t unpalateable. The steak itself was smoky and delicious, and the mushroom and peppercorn sauce as great. As well as all this, we were presented with a dish of potato gratin and a bowl of green beans, which were soaked in garlic. Neither was on the menu, so this was a pleasant surprise. Both were simply delightful. For dessert we both had raspberry cheesecake — it’s hard to get this wrong, and they didn’t.
To top all of this off, the three courses cost just € 21. The only gripe I’d have about this place is that the toilets are tiny, and it’s hard to get in or out of them. But that’s an equally small complaint on my part. This was by far the best meal I’d had in a long time.

This place was highly recommended by the lady that ran the B&B we were staying at. We decided we can’t really go wrong with 3 courses for 20 euro, so we checked it out. It was busy and noisy inside when we arrived, and when the hostess asked if we had reservations, we figured we were out of luck. Fortunately, we scored the only table left. All of our food was excellent (especially the gratin potatoes), and the portions were huge. Honestly, by the time dessert arrived, we were already stuffed, but the options sounded so delicious that we just had to try them. My Strawberry White Chocolate Meringue was so good that I ended up eating the whole thing, and therefore leaving in somewhat of a food coma!
I’ll definitely be back the next time we are in Cork.