Ballycotton Seafood, though less than a decade old, has already established itself as a purveyor of high quality fresh Irish seafood. Starting off first as a small traditional smoke house in Garryvoe, Midleton, Co. Cork, it soon developed into one of the most respected and trusted fish suppliers in the great county of Cork.
They had their own fishing vessels supplying them with fresh fish and prawns, which in turn they used to supply many restaurants in the South-East region. As they started to expand by opening the retail shop in Main St., Midleton, they also started to supply many commercial seafood outlets in the South of Ireland. Bandon Fish was one of these, supplying Jack and Marian, the original owners, for many years, where they in turn sold the fresh fish to the locals in the English Market.
After the passing of Marian Burke in 2007, Jack decided to put away his filleting knife and Ballycotton Seafood took over the stall in the market. This was a new quest for them and they used their many years of experience, both from the factory and shop in Midleton, to continue what Jack & Marian had done for many years; supply high quality fresh fish to the shoppers in the market; whether local restaurant or buyer for the table you get the same top quality service and fresh fish.
Supplying many restaurants in Cork City and further afield, its not unusual to see prominent chefs shopping here for their produce to be cooked that evening. Most of the fish sold on the stall comes either from the Ballycotton boats or from the auctions at Union Hall, or the nearby port of Castletownbere and directly from Ballycotton port itself. The fresh fish is brought up each morning from the factory in Garryvoe and displayed on the counter for all to buy.
If you are not sure what to buy then ask one of the staff for a recommendation and if you are lucky you may get a tried & tested recipe to go along with it.
All the fish can either be sold on the bone or filleted, the choice is yours. The staff are professional and language is not an issue at this stall so no matter where you're from, if you're in cork then you know where to buy fresh fish.
The range of FRESH fish available every day is what makes Ballycotton unique in the market:
Cod, Hake, Salmon, Plaice, Lemon Sole, Black Sole, Turbot, Skate (Ray-Wing), Sea-Bass, Sea-Bream, Haddock, Monk Fish, Tuna, Sword-Fish, Halibout, Battle-board (Salted-Ling), Whiting, White Sole, Chowder-mix, Mussels, Oysters, Organic Salmon (on request) Crab meat, Smoked Coley/Haddock, fresh Prawns and much much more.
Frozen products are also available.
A range of freshly prepared products made in the shop in Midleton is available each day to take home. From fish-cakes, Smoked haddock pies, Seafood pies, garlic mussels, garlic mushrooms, cod au gratin and many many more ready for the oven...
The Smoke Salmon sold at the counter is smoked by Ballycotton themselves using time proven methods; if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Ballycotton Seafood is a family business built on years of fishing experience and knowledge of fish.
Processing Plant:
Garryvoe, Midleton, Co. Cork.
Retail Outlet:
Cork English Market, Cork.
46 Main st., Midleton, Co. Cork.