HAND SELECTED 🥩
At Thompson’s we take pride in sourcing the best beef we possibly can before dry aging it ourselves. Working closely with Jack and Tim of @mccarthysofkanturk to select the best quality beef from local farmers.
In order to ensure the customer receives the best steak possible we have to start out at the beginning of the process with the best quality Irish grass-fed cattle.
These cuts come from the farm of David O’ Brien, whose cattle graze in Churchtown, North Cork - considered the heart of the Golden Vale.
#supportlocal #eatIrish
STOCKED 🥩
Fresh delivery today of two new whole rib cuts (seen on the second shelf) which will spend the next 28 days dry aging here to tenderise them and enhance the flavour profile!
The top cuts are ready for portioning this weekend after a total of 32 days aging! Ask your server about our special cuts 🥩
ITS ALL IN THE MEAT 🥩
At Thompson’s we take pride in dry-aging, butchering and carefully preparing all of our cuts in house.
Our meat comes from Irish grass fed cattle from farms dotted throughout the Munster region with many coming from the North Cork area, hand-selected by Jack McCarthy of @mccarthysofkanturk
Our steaks spend a minimum of 28 days in our dry-aging fridges which are lined with pink Himalayan salt, which helps to tenderise the meat.
Our house cuts are portioned every Thursday and are available until sold out. Our speciality cuts include T-Bone, Sirloin on the Bone and Côte de boeuf. These are made for sharing with family & friends and available in 100g increments.
#ThompsonsCork #steak #steakhouse #foodie
Cooked to perfection 🥩
📸: Côte de boeuf / medium rare / peppercorn & garlic butter / @mascodina Syrah
*Chefs Kiss* 🤌🏻
Keep an eye out on our specials sheet if you’re popping in to try one of these over the weekend! Equally, you can call us on 021 603 1111 or email at info@thompsonscork.ie to reserve one.
Love is in…sharing food ❤️
Our Valentines bookings are now open for February 14th. Have your perfect date night at Thompson’s MacCurtain Street!
We are operating two menus for the evening, a 3 course set menu and a steak sharing experience menu with our premium 28-day dry aged 30oz T-Bone, a bottle of wine and a dessert to share 🥩
Please select which menu you wish to choose from on the evening through the booking link in our bio!
Josper Grill Oven 🔥
We cook all our steaks and beef burgers over a live charcoal flame in our Josper Grill Oven at 400 degrees. This gives a nostalgic bbq flavour. Expertly seared to lock in all the flavours while making sure our beef remains succulent and juicy, elevating your steak dining experience!
Côte de boeuf 🥩
This is the fore rib of beef with the main backbone removed and the ribs french-trimmed for extra finesse. All the marbling and flavour of the ribeye, with the rib cap of fat, which renders down as the meat cooks for a succulent finish!
After aging for a minimum of 28 days in our @dryager fridges, we portion this whole cut in individual portions ranging from 600g to 1.2kg. Ask your server today about our special cuts.
🍷 Vini Ragerra, Vino Rosso 2023
A superb wine from micro-winery @vini_ragerra and winemaker Keith O’ Gorman whose roots lie in Ballyphehane, Co. Cork!
This vintage is limited to just 500 bottles due to severe droughts in the Agliano Terme in Piedmont. Hand-harvested on 3.75 acres of land to make this incredible field blend of grape varieties including Barbera, Grignolino, Nerello Mascalese and other old vines of unknown origin.
A unique, intensely coloured red, with layers of floral and herbal character!
Just another example of how Thompson’s continues to support small businesses!
What is marbling? 🥩
Marbling is so named because the streaks of fat resemble a marble pattern. Also called intramuscular fat, marbling adds flavor and is one of the main criteria for judging the quality of cuts of meat. In general, the more marbling it contains, the better a cut of meat is!
Our chefs have just portioned some beautiful Côte de boeuf and sirloin on the bone sharing specials for this week that have been aging for the past 35 days.
Call or email to reserve yours today!
What is a Dry-Aged Steak? 🥩
Our steaks come in as whole cuts from @mccarthysofkanturk where they spend between 28-35 days in our special @dryager chambers.
This process removes as much moisture as possible from the beef, giving you the most flavoursome and tender steak once individually portioned.
Our chefs hand select each cut with expert attention to detail and prime it before service so you can enjoy a great quality steak.
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📸: @joleencronin
🍰 Thompson’s Swissroll 🍰
A nod to our wonderful history when the Thompson’s building was one of Ireland largest bakeries. In its hay day producing a mile a day of this raspberry and cream filled Victoria sponge delight!
Let us know your Thompson’s Bakery stories in the comments, we always enjoy hearing them!
Our Festive Set Menu launches this weekend! 🎄
With plenty of choice to suit all palates and the star of the show being our dry-aged, charcoal flame cooked steaks! 🥩
We only operate a 3 course menu on Fridays & Saturdays throughout the festive period. While 2/3 courses are available Sunday to Thursday. Send us an email or ask your host for more information!
This weekend also sees the launch of our new wine list, specifically curated by our great friends at @bubblebrotherscork there are some absolute crackers in there! 🍷 From vintages going back as far as 2014 to certain wines being limited to just a 500 bottle production. Ask within for recommendations & pairings.
Book your festive outing with family, friends and colleagues at Thompson’s!
🔗 Link in our bio
📧 info@thompsonscork.ie
📞 021 603 1111
📍MacCurtain Street, Cork
Happy Beaujolais Nouveau 🍷
To celebrate the harvest of the first wines from 2024 we have this cracker on special all weekend!
From fourth generation winemaker, Jean-Paul Dubost, this Beaujolais is ripe, soft, light and youthful with tangy Gamay freshness!
Perfectly paired with our Irish Cheese selection!
Santé! 🇫🇷
Chef Pedro currently portioning some T-Bone specials from our whole cut sirloins supplied by @mccarthysofkanturk that have been dry aging in our fridges for the past 32 days!
This dry aging process has removed as much moisture as possible to allow for an overall better tasting steak!
Limited quantity available this weekend!
If you would like to reserve a special cut please contact one of our team on 021 603 1111 or info@thompsonscork.ie where our team will be happy to help!
📸: @joleencronin
What’s your cut of choice? 🥩
▪️10oz Rib Eye, the most flavoursome of all the steaks. Cut from the foreribs, it is particularly tender with a central eye of fat giving plenty of marbling and rich meaty flavour. Recommended medium-rare by our chefs!
▪️8oz Fillet, cut from the tenderloin. This is the most lean and tender of all the cuts, with each mouthwatering bite falling apart as you eat it. Best enjoyed rare or medium for full flavour and tenderness.
▪️10oz Sirloin, the staple of the steak family! Cut from the loin and very versatile, being a well worked muscle it is slightly less tender than the other two cuts mentioned above but packs lots of flavour. Can be enjoyed from anything between blue to well done!
Why not pair your steak with a delicious red wine from our exclusive list, expertly chosen by our friends at @bubblebrotherscork 🍷
🎷 Get your Jazz weekend off to the perfect start!
Open from 12pm until late all weekend
35 day Himalayan salt dry aged @mccarthysofkanturk premium steaks!
Our head chef has just portioned this weekends sharing specials, all ranging from 0.5kg up to 0.9kg! (Sharing optional!)
🥩 T-Bones
🥩 Côte de Boeuf
🥩 Sirloin on the Bone
Served with creamy mash, sautéed greens, peppercorn sauce & bone marrow butter!
Ask your server about our premium cuts, they will be happy to help!
#cork #corkjazzfestival #foodie #ireland #corkcity #steak #cotedeboeuf #steakhouse #purecork
Launch Night at Thompsons 🥩🍷
Last night, we invited guests to try our all new steak focused menu in collaboration with @mccarthysofkanturk. Guests were shown around the venue as well as learning about the deep routed history of our venue. Guests were treated to a 5 course tasting menu of our delicious steaks as well as our Thompsons Swiss Roll. Each course was paired with fantastic wine provided by @bubblebrotherscork
Thank you so much to everyone who attended, we hope you all enjoyed!
#thompsonscork #steak #dryagedbeef
Our state of the art dry ageing fridges🥩
Our steaks are delivered as whole cuts and then placed in our Himalayan salt dry ages fridges for 28 days. During this time the flavour intensifies, the meat begins to tenderise and take on the flavours of the Himalayan Salt.
#thompsonscork #supportlocal #dryagedsteak
Today together with the Restaurant Association of Ireland and all industry members we ask for your support in our efforts to secure the reinstatement of 9% vat rate.
The future of our industry depends on 9% vat and it represents the difference between survival and closure for many. We don't want to see more restaurants closing!
#NationalVAT9Day"
CORK ON A FORK SPECIAL
As a part of Cork on a Fork, On the 16th August, we will be showcasing our dry aged steaks at Thompson's which are hand selected by Jack Macarthy's of Kanturk and dry aged for 28 days in our Himalayan salt dry aging fridges. Our Chefs cook them in our Josper charcoal oven at 350-400 degrees to your liking before they are covered in our miso butter glaze and rested before serving. This event will cover a meal for two for €100 consisting of the following:
-Sharing steak tartare
-Sharing 600gr cote de boeuf with sauces and sides
-Sharing Thompsons Swissroll dessert
-Bottle of red or white wine.
Click the link in our bio to get your ticket now!
NEW LOOK, NEW MENU, NEW EXPERIENCE
We are delighted to launch our all new menu here at Thompsons, a delicious selection of food with a focus on dry aged steaks. We worked closely with our suppliers @mccarthysofkanturk to ensure that we were serving our customers the highest quality of meat.
Our new menu is available now, click the link in our bio to reserve a spot!
#thompsonscork #steak
We have got two delicious burgers on our menu 🙌
Our McCarthy's 6oz Wagyu Beef Burger with shredded lettuce, homemade pickles, Coolea Cheddar & roasted garlic aioli.
Our Buttermilk Chicken Burger is made withe fried chicken breast in a brioche bun with homemade pickles, shredded lettuce and our in-house and Peruvian mayo.
Both are served with fresh cut fries, make sure to pop in and try one!
#thompsons #dinnerinspo
📸: The Spritz-Roll
Check out this weeks cocktail of the week!
Inspired by the famous Thompson’s Swiss Roll and paying homage to the wonderful women who worked there! The bakery produced a mile worth of Swiss roll each day during its peak!
- @rebelcitydistillery Maharani Gin
- Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Vanilla Syrup
- Aquafaba
- Topped with @poachersdrinks Soda
💭”The Snug”💭
A traditional part of Irish pub design since the 19th century. Usually a small intimate space located close to the bar for family & friends to chat and enjoy a few drinks together. Historically where the women would sit in a bar and sometimes even paid more to do so.
At Thompson’s we have 3 snugs, if you would like to reserve one please put a note in your booking comments and we’ll try our best to allocate one to your booking.
Tag who you’re booking the snug with? 👇🏻
Happy Christmas from us to yours! 🎄
Thank you to all the patrons who came through our doors and chose to wine and dine with us over the festive season, we hope you enjoyed as much as we did serving you.
A massive thanks to our incredible team who worked tremendously hard over the last number of weeks!
We are back open from 12pm Wednesday 27th.
🎄Christmas at Thompson’s🎄
Our 3 course set menu is available all week. This is the only menu in operation on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5pm as well as Christmas Eve from 12pm.
Sun-Thurs 2 Courses €34.99 // 3 courses €38.99
Friday & Saturday 3 Courses €42.00
Book your table now via the link in our bio!
The mural on York Street at the side of our restaurant harps back to a time not too long ago when our building housed Corks most famous bakery.
Since we opened 3 years ago we have had many customers through the door from all corners of the world telling stories of Thompson’s. From those who worked there or those who enjoyed some of the delicious treats they made.
Tell us your stories in the comments we would be delighted to share some of them!
Our new lunch menu has gone down a treat!
📸: The Spiced Beef Sandwich
W/ sautéed savoy cabbage, gherkins, Emmental & Reuben dressing
Using some of the finest ingredients from the English Market including Tom Durcan Spiced Beef and Alternative Bread Company Sourdough
The joys of being located in the city centre is being surrounded by top quality suppliers! #supportlocal
Here at Thompson’s we love supporting small Irish businesses like ourselves, this is persistent throughout our bar and kitchen!
Our entire gin range is made on the island of Ireland including 6 alone made in Cork, with the majority being all small batch producers.
One of our favourites is definitely this @berthasrevenge Irish Milk Gin paired with @poachersdrinks Light Tonic
#supportlocal #shopirish #gandt #gin
Just over 5 weeks until the big fella gets here!
Have you made Christmas plans yet for your staff party, taking the kids to the @everyman Panto, or meeting with family & friends?
We are opened and serving from 12pm daily. We are operating a special 2 & 3 course set menu for the Christmas period. We also have a kids menu and cater for all allergies.
We can also accommodate large groups throughout the week!
Book your table now on www.thompsonscork.ie or through the link in our bio. If you want to book for a party more than 12 then email us info@thompsonscork.ie or call on 021 603 1111
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