Popular Cork restaurant reopens its doors with a brand new look and menu

Greenes Restaurant on MacCurtain St, which announced its temporary closure earlier this year, has reopened with a brand new look and food offering.

Management at the city centre establishment took to social media in February to reveal that Greenes would be closing its doors while an overhaul took place.

“We feel the restaurant, in its current form, has run its course and we have made the decision to shift from a fine dining offering,” they said.

“Until we reopen we will be busy behind the scenes creating a new concept that we are excited about,” the management team said at the time.

The restaurant has now reopened having undergone a makeover now offering a “contemporary, producer-led, traditional Irish food style menu”.

Commenting on the redesign, David O'Brien, interior designer, project manager and creative director at RJ O'Brien Building Contractors, said it was an “absolute honour” to work on the redesign of Greenes Restaurant.

“We wanted to transform a Cork gem into something that really connected to its incredible surroundings, bringing the outdoors in to create an oasis in the heart of the city,” he added.

Meanwhile, Nicolas Alegre, executive chef at Greenes Restaurant, said:

“We have been busy behind the scenes, reinventing the menu and watching the interiors come to life.

“The new menu features local, Irish suppliers forming a basis for what we want the food at Greenes to represent”.

Ricardo Pinto heads up the front of house at Greenes, located at 48 MacCurtain St.

See greenesrestaurant.com for more.