This pub is in the heart of Cork’s commerical district by many banks, insurance offices and solicitors’ firms. This pub is the bar of the Imperial Hotel. The bar of the hotel is mentioned in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. This pub caters to officer works nipping out for luncheon or a few cheeky halves as well as guests in the hotel. The food is very good. There is a huge central bar — a kind of island. There are many tables all around — partitioned off. It is possible to get great privacy here. This place is far from raucous. If this is what you are looking for then go along. There is another W J South’s in Limerick.
