Rockpool Bar & Restaurant at the Carlton Hotel Kinsale specializes in fresh, modern, homemade cuisine with an eclectic twist. Signature Rockpool dishes are prepared on Polished Volcanic Rock superheated to 440C. This method of cooking has been used since 2000BC. No oils or fats are used and so is a very healthy way to eat.
Try our Irish Angus beef, reared in West Cork and is aged for 28 days until fully mature, or for the seafood lover, what better way to enjoy fresh, locally caught fish and shellfish with a nice glass of chilled white wine on our balcony overlooking Oyster-haven bay”
Directions from Kinsale Town Centre to Carlton Hotel Kinsale
Distance: 3 miles. Start out at Kinsale Town.
Continue forward onto Long Quay - R600 (pass the Post Office)
Continue forward past the Texaco station
At the turn off for Charles Fort (signified by a boat on the crossing) take a right
Continue straight along this road for 1.5 miles (past the rugby club)
Carlton Hotel Kinsale is on the left hand side.
Kinsale is one of the great restaurant towns of Ireland and the Carlton Hotel is as good as it get in Kinsale. This is a classy restaurant with great service. You feel good coming out of the place. I met some friends there lately and we plan go go back for our Christmas get together. Not the cheapest place in Cork to eat, but you get what you pay for.
As far a I am concerned, Kinsale is the capital of Ireland for food and in Kinsale, the Carlton Hotel is as good as it gets. It is an expensive town, but a town with a passion for food. Well done Kinsale.