Da Mirco in Cork

Best meal we have ever had in Cork. Portions massive, food divine, service impeccable and wine menu to die for. Could not recommend this place enough!

We had a superb dinner on our most recent visit. The Halibut was particularly good.

Best service, drinks, and meals in Cork!! Three adults: 2-cocktails, 2-wines, 3-meals, 2-coffees, 1-dessert under €150). Lovely wait-staff, great recommendations, quiet atmosphere, wonderful food, accommodating to walk-in service during a busy weekend (Cork Jazz Festival). Called for a reservation, but they were booked. They called me back (!), adjusted tables, and said if we could come by they would accommodate us until the next group arrived. Wonderful Brasato Di Manzo, best Tiramisu I’ve ever had the pleasure to consume, such a pleasure. Wish them all the best!

Absolutely amazing place from the staff to the food to the drink selection. If you’re in Cork and want Italian this is the best.

Let's start with a mild negative, this place is not cheap. But you get what you pay for, because the food, the wine and the service here are top notch. Very highly recommended.

A little corner of Italy in the heart of Cork! What makes this restaurant special is the warm welcome of Mirco, the extremely sociable and passionate owner, supported by a staff that is always friendly, attentive, and helpful. The restaurant captivates with its intimate and welcoming atmosphere, where you can experience the pleasure of rediscovering a bit of Italy even when you're away from home. The selection of Italian products is particularly appreciated, with some truly excellent products from Valtellina, including the famous Storico Ribelle cheese, a rarity that's truly difficult to find abroad. To complete the experience, a wide selection of wines and refined dishes, prepared with care and great attention to the quality of the ingredients. A wonderful experience that goes far beyond the simple pleasure of eating well. I can't wait to return to Ireland to savor Mirco's cuisine again! Highly recommended!

I'm usually skeptical of Italian restaurants abroad, but in this case I was pleasantly surprised. The place is quite quiet and very well-kept, and the cuisine is not only Italian but also innovative and unconventional. The price for a starter and main course isn't cheap, but compared to what you'll find in Cork, it's money well spent. The staff, including an Italian waitress, is very friendly and attentive. Reservations are recommended, as there aren't many tables.

Best meal I've had in 3.5 weeks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales!

Starting with the positives: the service was fantastic. The waiters were very friendly and attentive, and the tiramisu is genuinely one of the best I’ve had in Cork. And honestly, that’s about as far as the positives go for me. The food itself is perfectly fine — I’d describe it as average. There are definitely better Italian restaurants in Cork, but there’s nothing particularly wrong with the food either. What really put me off, and ultimately means we won’t be coming back, is the restaurant itself. It is unbelievably noisy. I assume this is partly because they have squeezed an enormous number of tables into a very small space, with barely any room between them. I have no idea what the maximum capacity of that little room is, but when you’re sitting beside the counter, you can practically hear conversations from people sitting by the windows. Of course, it becomes a vicious cycle: because the background noise is already so loud, everyone has to speak louder and louder just to hear the person sitting opposite them, which makes the whole place even noisier. I actually left with a mild headache from the noise. Because of this, the atmosphere was completely lost for me. It’s difficult to relax and enjoy your meal when you feel like you have to shout across the table. Overall, the service and tiramisu were excellent, and the food was perfectly acceptable, but the noise level completely ruined the experience for us. Unfortunately, it’s not somewhere we would return to.

Wow!! What a find Da Mirco Restaurant was! We were visiting Cork for a few days to celebrate our Ruby Wedding Anniversary and wanted somewhere to eat on our first evening, after a little research Da Mirco was the stand out choice and having now experienced personally, can categorically say that all the great reviews are totally justified! We had an absolutely wonderful evening, fabulous atmosphere in the restaurant, very busy but due to it's compact size still felt very homely and welcoming. The menu had a varied choice which took us some time to choose because everything sounded delicious........and it was! We shared a starter of Monkfish tails which were cooked to perfection and was one of those plates that you don't want to end! Followed this with two superb main courses, I went for pork loin, my wife had seafood pasta, both absolutely delicious! Finished the meal with a perfect Tiramisu. Coupling this meal with a nice choice of wine and being served by lovely friendly staff, made this whole evening one wich will remain fondly in our memory for a very long time. Thanks! PS.......If Hannah, our terrific server gets to see this review, please tell her we went for the infinity tattoos........she'll know what we mean, ha ha! :-)