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Location: 3 St Patrick’s St, Mutton Ln, Centre, Cork, T12 RV07

Venue Type:  Alley Bar / Refurbished Pub

Year of Inscription: 2025

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EBG Rating:	7.9/10
Choice/ Quality of Drinks	❤️❤️❤️❤️ A superior selection of drinks, with the usual Irish standards bolstered by 5 keg ales from Rising Sons brewery, a cocktail menu, decent gins and whiskies.
Style/ Décor	❤️❤️❤️❤️ Characterful alleyway entrance with large mural leading into a rickety old tavern with a tiled floor, which at first may remind you of somewhere like Whitelock’s, Leeds. A snug to the left is prime spot (with bar access), while to the right you’ll find a redecorated lounge with wooden floor, candlelit tables more resembling a cocktail bar. Moroccan lanterns at the bar is also unusual, but quite effective.
Atmosphere/ Character	❤️❤️❤️❤️ The low lighting is a feature even at opening time early on, giving this pub an escapist feel. However, the passing trade and gossip of the city can break the spell. The best time to go really is later on as a buzz develops and all the moody lighting comes into its own. Dog friendly, while their background music generally at a sensible volume.
Amenities/ Events	❤️❤️ Outdoor seating, snacks.
Value For Money	❤️❤️ City centre rates.
Description	Adjacent to the English market, Mutton Lane was the sheep run back in the day. Nowadays, the setting for an alleyway pub, one of those that feels nicely tucked away. In the centre of everything yet pocketed neatly. If you were walking briskly, not minding where you were, you’d easily walk past without noticing it. To help catch people’s eyes, a huge mural has been commissioned opposite the pub, with tables spilling onto the street giving it that vibrant look. Inside, it’s a tarted up old institution, at once familiar and pubby feeling, while also glamourised and refubished to an extent. All looks traditional at the bar as you enter, save for some more modern beer options from Rising Sons brewery (this is another Cork Heritage Pubs trail venue), but as you look around, the lounge to the right appears more like a candlelit cocktail bar, while the Moroccan lanterns the other side of the partition are distinctly not part of your average Irish pub ensemble. It is in this middle ground between chintzy contemporary décor and traditional fittings that Mutton Lane wishes to reside. The central location gives daytime trade a gossipy feel, but the low lighting everywhere has a sense of escapism all of its own. This works best later on in the day as day slides into evening into late night. You’ll need to pay a visit here while in Cork. (Added February 2025)