The best restaurants in Cork city council

06/06/2026: I've been a patron of this establishment for 24 years and it has never disappointed me by far one of the best restaurants in Ireland, with amazing atmosphere and amazing food 👌

26/05/2026: The food is just okay. Not bad, not great. The Nachos appetizer was okay and the Nachos tasted like generic, store bought Nacho chips. The spare ribs were also just okay. The Taco dinner was average and the fajitas were also very average. The service was friendly but slow and the atmosphere is small but nice.

24/10/2025: Friendly staff, delicious cake, great value, only criticism I could make would be the music is a touch loud?

19/10/2025: I know this place is called The Grumpy Baker but I didn’t realize that was referring to your experience. Absolutely never leave reviews but our experience was so ridiculous I had to say something. My friends and I stopped in for a quick bite to eat. Two of us had tea we had just grabbed from the market but the rest did not. We all ordered a ton of food and coffee. The place was only slightly busy and had plenty of tables open but they all had reserved signs on them. When we asked if we were staying, we mentioned the signs and were told that they only put reserved signs to literally deter people from sitting down because of how busy they get. Red flag number one. Secondly they charge you more for eating there as opposed to take away. Which is just weird. I don’t know if that’s common in Ireland but it certainly isn’t in the States. Red flag number two. When we told the girl we’d eat in, a different staff member mentioned we couldn’t stay with tea from somewhere else. Which we very easily agreed too and said that’s fine we’d take away. The blonde girl taking our order (which I’ve seen other reviews talking about how rude she was) then continued to bring it up after we calmly agreed to leave saying that it’s disrespectful to their business for us to have brought it in. Even after these comments, we completely understood and said it’s fine we’ll take away. We then proceeded to move over to wait for our food only to stand there watching at the very least 6 other people come and go with their food. Almost the entire place was cleared out and we still hadn’t received our order. At that point I was almost positive the blonde girl serving us was doing this on purpose because she walked past us several times and refused to look at us. It seemed that she was more interested in being on her phone and chatting to her coworkers than asking us why we were still waiting. After who only knows how long, a completely separate staff member who was incredibly kind asked us what we were missing. Once we told him our order, he got us out right away, which means that girl just didn’t get our order ready since we watched this employee put our order in the oven. It was so wild. All in all this was a horrible experience and the name of the business says it all. The food wasn’t bad but it definitely wasn’t good enough for us to ever deal with that again. For the rest of our trip, our group could not stop talking about how insane our experience there was. Will not recommend.

21/04/2026: They have an offer on their website that says any noodle or fried rice dish and a second one for 50% of the price. We called today and the offer was confirmed to be in place for collection only. So I head there instead of choosing delivery. Upon arrival only two dishes were ready and they said that the offer is only on Wednesday. Their website, and phone attendant , clearly said otherwise and they refused to prepare the other 2 dishes. We think that’s very bad customer service and organisation.

06/03/2026: THE MASSAMAN BEEF CURRY IS SO GOOD, TRULY THE BEST TAKEAWAY MEAL I HAVE EVER ORDERED. INCREDIBLE AND BIG PORTIONS

17/04/2026: There today..stil hungry coming out veg 1 carot 1green 1pea and tiny dollop of spuds

15/04/2026: Pleasant atmosphere, friendly service, elegant, quiet A very tasty breakfast Huge portion, standard prices I recommend

01/12/2025: Lovely coffee here today and I am fussy! Lovely staff too thanks ☕️ we did a walk in and it was very quick

27/11/2025: Coffee is absolutely gorgeous, my favourite cappuccino in Cork! Açai bowl is outstanding too.

10/12/2025: Staff are very friendly and helpful 🙂

12/10/2025: Beautiful Cafe with a lovely cosy interior and atmosphere,theres also a Charity Shop next door with some lovely items available and reasonably priced....both the Cafe and Charity Shop support Down Syndrome which is fantastic to support

25/04/2026: Great place with lovely food and friendly staff.food is great and their fresh cakes

18/03/2026: Best breakfast roll I had in a long time

23/05/2026: Bit slow to get drinks service initially but then really good after that and excellent food. Had a great meal.

16/05/2026: Great food, great atmosphere and excellent service. The burger was honestly one of the best I’ve had in Cork. Really nice location by the river and the whole place has a fun vibe. Staff were friendly and the food came quickly. Definitely coming back!

28/09/2025: I love this pub, place very clean and the staff very good !

31/08/2025: Cozy pub with plenty of seating for our group, nice bartender

27/04/2026: Great lunch and pint of Beamish! 👍

18/04/2026: Didn't have food was at the live music lovely staff and great atmosphere will call again

01/06/2026: Amazing burgers, always delicious and consistently perfect. A special thanks to Gabi and Ana Paula for their incredible service. They are attentive, friendly, and always make the experience even better. Highly recommend!

29/05/2026: Nicest burger in the city, hands down. Beef quality is top class 👏🏼 the skinny chips are delicious too and the vanilla milkshake!

07/06/2026: Usually very quick service, but around 8pm on a Friday (5th June 2026) service was very slow. Queue was building up, but the manager was taking temperature of food and not helping other staff. It took us 20 mins to order and then another 2 mins waiting at the till as the person assigned there went on break and the manager has gone to the back. Thankfully the person in charge of deliveries noticed and jumped on the till. Very disappointing service but food is good as always. Hope this gets sorted out.

29/05/2026: If you’re not accepting cash, which is bad enough, please let us know before we order. Cash is King!,

13/06/2026: The hands down best kebab in Ireland. Service is usually great and the place is kept clean.

11/06/2026: Best kebab in cork. Fantastic home made bread/wraps

03/11/2025: 03/11/2025 at 14:15. Ordered a hot chocolate and a kinder mocha. Server barely even looked at us as she gave us the drinks, while continuing to chat to a coworker. Gave us the wrong drinks, wouldn’t have been as bad if she wasn’t so rude.

08/10/2025: Really cute place to spend some time ! The coffee and matcha were delicious ;)

29/12/2025: Was in a couple of days prior to Christmas. Belting atmosphere. Had 3 packets of scampi fries as an accompaniment to the Guinness so feel the food rating is fair.

23/12/2025: A great place for a pint sitting outside on a sunny day!