Holy Smoke

Fantastic deal , from start to finish, food was top class ,staff were brilliant, will definitely be doing this deal again ,great idea

Outstanding food. The only problem was we were too full to have dessert. Slow cooked and full of flavour sums it up. Very nice place and excellent service as well.

We'd been to Holy Smoke once before so were glad to see it pop up on FirstTable to give it another go.

For mains we got the Pit Smoked BBQ Chicken. First off, it is a very generous portion as it's a half-chicken and beyond that, it's delicious. It's been smoked over oak and you can very much taste that in each bite. We also had the Char-grilled Prawn Skewers. Again, these tasted great. The prawns are quite sizable and there were about 8 in total. This was just the right amount as it was enough to fill you up but not to the point that you feel stuffed.

Something that I feel sometimes gets neglected when talking about restaurants are the side dishes. In our case, both of the ones we got really impressed. The Sweet Potato Fries were wonderfully soft and sweet while the Coleslaw was one of the best we've had in Cork.

For dessert we split the Chocolate Caramel Banana Brownie. A lot of brownies can feel quite dense and heavy but we were pleasantly surprised how light this one was. It tasted great and was a sweet capper on a very nice meal.

All in all, we very much enjoyed our meal at Holy Smoke. It's got a nice smokehouse aesthetic, the service was remarkably prompt and polite, while the food itself tasted great and was portioned perfectly. Would recommend to anyone.

Food was amazing! Huge portions and very tasty food. Service was great and very fast. I would definitely recommended dinning there .

Great food and excellent service!

Great first experience of using First Table!

Amazing food, massive portions, great staff. Will deffo recommend and be back again!

Great food and LOTS of it ,service was vey good and very friendly ,Starters are great with lot of choice, and loaded fries are huge ,very happy !!!!!

Great experience, the food came out pretty quickly and was all extremely delicious!

Fab food and fab service. Highly recommend!!

We visited Holy Smoke yesterday after visiting Glow in the city. Food was yummy. Lovely sweet potato fries with a beautiful free range chicken burger and lovely homemade coleslaw on the side. We were so happy. Great atmosphere. Thanks Mary, Steve and 3 kids.

Cool place, a little bit more out of the way than some restaurants but within walking distance of the city centre. The food was very tastey. The service and staff were very friendy and welcoming.

Very nice food and service.

Beats anywhere in cork city for customer service and food quality

Fantastic

Fabulous menu. Food was delicious and the staff were excellent

First time dining in the Holy Smoke , and will definitely return .Our waitress was very attentive and friendly, the food was amazing fantastic choices on the menu..

Great food and great service, free wifi and short wait time.

The entire experience was very pleasant! Staff was very friendly and attentive and ensured that everything was to our taste. Service was very fast and efficient and the food was excellent! We had baby ribs and pulled pork followed by a whit chocolate cheesecake. Loved all of it and we'll definitely go back to try other dishes.

Great BBQ at a reasonable price with excellent service; and with the Maradyke & Barcadia around the corner, it's a great place to get some grub with before friends before going to play some pool or pac-man.

There are also some great pubs like Costigans or The Silly Goose nearby, so it's a solid spot to line the stomach before sinking a few pints as well.

Food was ok, staff was very nice and service attentive.

Great food and service

It was just AMAZING!!
The food! Incredible! The service: Outstanding! Do not miss this experience!!

Such a fabulous welcome and atmosphere! Excellent staff and delicious food! Would highly recommend and will definitely be returning!

We arrived at Holy Smoke in a torrential downpour, despite just opening it was warm and cosy inside . We were seated at a table for 4- this was great as I'm nearly 2m tall and struggle to fit on a small table.
The staff were friendly and attentive , we quickly had water and wine bought to the table, with the starters arriving shortly after. The sharing plates are a great idea and we were sitting in a pile of bare ribs and chicken bones, wiping sauce up. Mains were equally as good, there was a small error with our order but this was probably more down to my thick Birmingham accent than anything else. It was rectified immediately. All the food we tried was great, can't fault the top service either, we would definitely eat here again.

Great food, service was fab! Will be back.

Great atmosphere, great and friendly service, super food and meat sweats :-)

We had starters and the sharing platter. It was a bit much but luckily we took the leftovers home and could enjoy it the next day. We would go again any day.

We had a really nice dinner, love the decor, great food and service was excellent, would definitely go back