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In 1914, Margaret O'Donovan opened a fully-licensed Bar & Grill in what is
now known as O'Connor's Seafood Restaurant.
The O'Connor family bought
the premises in the late 1960's and the restaurant evolved into a specialty seafood
restaurant in the mid-1980's. In early 2003, Anne O'Brien, the great grand
daughter of Margaret O'Donovan and her husband, Peter, relocated to Bantry to
take over the restaurant. Since Anne and Peter took over, the restaurant has enjoyed
great critical and commerical success. "Here they treat their fish
with respect. What I liked about O'Connor's is that the food is well-prepared
and the fish is cooked properly. I was delighted with it's simplicity." Paolo
Tulio - Irish Independent | "Peter
and Anne OBrien have gifted OConnors with a spanking new, nautical
livery, turning it into one of West Corks smartest rooms, and they have
notched up the food offer as well, delivering their simpler, signature dishes
such as mussels, battered fish, local lamb and Skeaghanore duck with sharp precision.A
calm professionalism marks out this Bantry address, making it a sure thing. "
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