An Spalpin Fanac is a pub located on South main street in Cork city. It is directly across from the Beamish and Crawford brewery. My first visit there was back in sixth year of secondary school. We had our Christmas party upstairs in their function room. As you walk in the door the bar is off down to the right and the pub is split into two sections. There is a passageway down to the right and straight through is a large area with lots of seating. There are lots of nooks and cranny’s where you can hide away! There are other sections down towards the back as well. You will often hear trad sessions on in An Spalpin and it is renowned for it’s Irish traditions. Overall the pub is quite big. It honestly doesn’t seem like you’re in the city because it is decorated and styled so much like a country pub.
The pints in An Spalpin are top notch and are as good as your likely to find around the city. The place is inhabited by a large amount of drinkers of the black stuff so you can expect good pinting. A wide variety of people can be found inside here. I would class it as a pub of the older generation but a lot of us young ones go there too. The toilets are down the back of the pub and are a bit grubby. They are a bit compact but not the worst. A fine pub if you want to go for a drink with friends or just the two of you!
Toilet Rating: 5/10
Pint rating: 9/10
Overall rating: 8/10
Final Comment: An Spalpin Fanac is a pub i really like but haven’t been in there much in recent times. I can definately give it the thumbs up if you like your stout and you can maybe even sit in one of their snugs. Watch out for their traditional nights.
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