Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy

Our family’s favorite spot for celebrating special occasions. Very authentic, with great food and a good wine selection. Nice atmosphere, too!

Went in there on a Tuesday a couple of weeks ago and was immediately made feel very unwelcome. When we went to the bar to order drinks we were waiting at least 15 minutes to be even even acknowledged all the while being asked for ID, used plates being pushed further next to us to move us out of the way…all on a very quiet Tuesday evening. Myself and my two friends were in our late 20s and teachers and the whole experience was very uncomfortable, I will not be returning

I love the look and feel of this place. You can step back in time and feel very nostalgic viewing their unique vintage items from beauty items to wine and art. The food menu though is far from vintage, it's modern fresh and full of flavour. I visited for brunch with two friends and we were spoiled for choice. As a gluten free vegetarian it was nice not to need a substitution as they have corn tostados with eggs that were a dream. My friends got a beef birria toastie and then we tried the chocolate brownies and carrot cake for dessert 🥰

Member of your door staff was disgusting in their attitude and behaviour towards us. Manipulated the situation to say a member of our group was drunk when they had only two drinks. Absolutely shocked at the false accusations thrown our way.

SERVES FOOD UNTIL 10PM (Thank you jesus) Great place, good food and drinks! Interesting building history as well. Thanks, Conor! Upstairs is their specialty cocktails as well. Thomas made us some great drinks!

Last few nights I have come here, the customer service from the staff has been very poor and unpleasant. They made me feel like I was pestering them anytime I ordered drinks or wanted to pay. The customer service training should be retaught, and adding numbers to tables would also be handy.

Unique and classical setting draped in a rich historical auroma A must visit for any late night revellers located in the heart of Cork City !

- The Cajun Prawns are very good but maybe a little bit too salty, I still recommend it very much, they were a good surprise ! - Rustic Potatoes are the safe choice, good quantity and just fine in term of taste ! - Coxinha (chicken croquettes) are not good at all, I don't recommend, you doesn't taste any chicken. - Pork belly is okay but nothing impressive about it.

What a cool place! First of all, it's absolutely huge. There's multiple rooms and bars all with slightly different vibes. There's a front bar where you can grab food, there's a back bar with a smoking area that sometimes has a DJ, and an upstairs that feels more like a proper cocktail bar - and probably more areas I've yet to explore. The food smelled delicious and I would've totally tried it had I not eaten before. I explored around a bit and ultimately hung out upstairs at the bar. The bartender that night was so friendly! We talked about everything from art to travel to politics. She was the best and made a mean cocktail. Not to mention, the entire place is decorated fantastically. It used to be an old pharmacy and ties in a lot of that history into the decor, including a bar made of old pharmacy ledgers. You could spend so much time just looking around at all the details and exploring each room. I hear it gets pretty lively here on weekends, especially with the college kids, but this particular Monday night was fairly quiet. I would definitely return if I'm ever in Cork again!

I think Arthur Mayne GastroPub is one of the coolest pubs I have ever been in. The space is filled with nooks & crannies, otherwise known as Snug's. I loved it here, the staff were friendly and helpful, they had a massive selection of every kind of alcohol you could possibly want. They also serve food, which we did not have, but the other customers had in front of them looked delicious It's very seafood oriented. If you are in Cork City do not miss this gem.

The upstairs cocktail bar is super cool. Sarah, who was my bartender, was amazing. She listened to what I wanted and made me a fantastic cocktail. She also gave me a lot of recommendations about my upcoming visit to Kilkenny, from where she hails. I wanted to love the downstairs restaurant. Unfortunately, I didn't. The menu is amazing. I waited 10 minutes until someone acknowledged my presence, while I was standing at the bar. And it was not even that busy. There were empty seats all over. Ordered two items, one of which being chicken. The chicken was either not cooked, or really fatty. I told my server, who was average at best, and she apologized, but it was still on my bill, even though I didn't eat much of it. That's not a good sign. I'm really not sure how to advise. Definitely hit the upstairs bar for cocktails. Beware of the food you order downstairs, and don't expect great service.

The restaurant is probably known by a different name too: Crane Lane Theater, as our bill was under that. Anyway, it was a good experience here. They did not have many Irish dishes, but mostly a tapas menu. The interior is interesting with dark lighting. It was a pretty busy place. The service was pretty prompt. It seems you could order from any server. The menu was a tapas type. We ordered a Rustic Potatoes, Spanish Croquettes, Skewers and a slider. The slider was the best dish with juicy and tender meat. Rustic potatoes were good too with a sauce that gelled well with the roasted potatoes. For desserts, we had a brownie that was delicious. They make good drinks and it was a good experience here.

This is a cool and quirky venue with great staff, good food, and a Brooklyn-style cocktail bar upstairs. I enthusiastically endorse the place.

Arthur Maine's is a really nice central spot. Warning! The decoration is not for the faint at heart - the setting resembles prison chambers with bars and narrow spaces, but it's all very well done, the staff is very friendly and the food is great. Although the place might be a bit dark for brunch, I encourage you to try it. Their thick slice toasts come with a range of sides from light and healthy avocado, to spicy mexican chorizo and spinach to adventurous crayfish. I tried the Mexican theme El Chapo - I was very happy with my choice, it tasted amazing and the size was very generous. I remember from another time a dessert that needs to be repeated, it was called something like "chocolate Mud Pot"? It was a layered thick chocolate/biscuit/whipped cream jar. This was months ago and I still remember it so it must have been something!

This is one of the many new spots that has popped up in Cork recently. Inspired by old pharmacies, it's one of the few themed bars in the city. Actually I can't really think of any others at all. Anyway, it was my 3rd stop on a late-night pub crawl so forgive me if details are a little sketchy. We had a bottle of wine and a cheeseboard and although it was very crowded, there was a great atmosphere and there were old medicine bottles stored in cabinets around the pub, which is attached to the Crane Lane. I'd definitely go back.

Great food for reasonable price (pulled pork burger and salmon risotto). Open until 1h30 am perfect for the ones who eat very late :)

Had lunch with a couple of friends here today. The interior is very charming and unique, the menu is limited to a few daily specials, boards and sandwiches and the staff was good. Had a meat plate, €10 for half a baguette, 3-4 slices each of parma ham and spiced salami, loads of chorizo and 2 big slices of spiced beef. Came with a little bowl of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Had a decent, but quite pricey glass of wine with it. Food was really tasty and plentiful, staff was very helpful and charming. I think I wanted to like this place (for it's originality) more than I perhaps ended up doing.

We found this on the Cork Heritage Pubs list and it looked promising; we popped in for lunch before we skipped town. My husband had the Reuben, and I had a marvelous homemade vegetable soup and half a Coronation chicken sandwich. The food was excellent and the service even better. The woman in charge made sure that everything was spot-on for us. Highly recommended.

Lovely atmosphere, fantastic deco, lovely staff, okay choice of wines and okay food. The atmosphere makes it. I once had a spinach and mushroom tart that was very watery and dull.

Spacious pub with a deceiving storefront. Don't let the exterior discourage you from going in. There are several rooms in this lively place. There is a nice semi-outdoor space in the back. However it is taken over by smokers. This place should ban smoking there and if they did, the place would have an exceptional space. The smoking there is a real turn off.

As expected, the wine selection here is great and the tapas plates are delicious. It gets packed full but if you don't want to wait for a table you can go to the pub across the lane and they will deliver your food for you there. We sat in both pubs and I have to say the atmosphere inside Arthur Mayne makes it worth waiting for a table.

Interesting wine bar and small plate food. The food was excellent. The staff was friendly. The theme was very interesting. It's an old pharmacy converted into a restaurant, with much of the old store decor left in place.

Great sandwiches, massive selections of wine, and a great outdoor area in the promenade between it and Crane Lane Theater.

Modest but reasonably good selection of wines by the glass. Good atmosphere at this time of day (early evening). Staff not particularly engaging and there's also a curious hint of cooking oil. Great decor retaining its previous life as a pharmacy. Not the best in town.

A worthy edition to the Cork Heritage Pub trail. Although strictly a Wine Bar they do serve bottled beer if wine is not your thing. They have a good selection of wines and the prescription card for the vending machine at the back is great for when its busy. The staff are friendly, knowledgable and willing to make a recommendation if you need it. Need to get here early though if you want a seat as it does get busy later on.

First time in Maynes last night. It's a beautiful bar with some lovely touches in terms of decoration. The wine is pricey. Being a wine bar one might forgive this. The food however is another story altogether. Firstly the "chef" who prepares the food behind the bar and in the public's view was eating from the food using his fingers which was really offputting. Secondly we ordered a combination board, a mixture of meats & cheeses served with bread. This was priced @ 10 Euro. The portion was incredibly small. 2 small pieces of cheese, some quince jam, 2 thinly sliced pieces of salami and a few chunks of chorizo. I don't know the last time I've come across such bad value in the city. Would not eat there again & would not recommend. As the previous poster said, it is just the crane lane!

This place is just outstanding! Love it. Food, wine dispensers, ambience, can't fault the place apart from when it gets TOO PACKED which is inevitable really because of it's popularity and reputation. I love the display cabinet in the ladies of all the auld toiletries back from me granny's day. Makes for great reminiscing after a few too many glasses of wine... Before stumbling merrily out the back door into the Crane Lane smoking area... ;)