The best restaurants in Cork city council

12/05/2025: A good football field inside the complex, artificial grass, not bad

10/05/2025: Great set up good pint and plenty of room

17/05/2025: Very nice food. Forgot an item with the delivery. They brought it to the house in quarter of an hour. Very friendly and considerate service. Will definitely be ordering my succulent chinese meals from here again.

22/04/2025: Phoenix House Chinese Restaurant in Cork exceeded my expectations! The menu offered a wide range of options, and the food was consistently delicious. Friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere made it a great dining experience. Highly recommend the [dish name] - it's a must-try! Great value for money and definitely going back soon.

29/04/2025: Brilliant cafe big and airy very friendly staff outdoors area very reasonable priced here great for lunches close at 3 large free of parking for 3hrs

01/04/2025: The service was very good. We had coffee and cake

02/07/2025: We went there after a Concert. It's a really good place for having a final Beer or Gin Tonic!

26/06/2025: The food was delicious, but what I ate was a little spicy.

17/07/2025: Last Saturday morning I took my friend to the restaurant for breakfast for her birthday. The weather was perfect, and we were seated outdoors, it was the kind of morning that makes you feel grateful just to be there. We ordered coffees and soon after, our food. The food did take about 40 minutes to arrive, but we didn’t mind too much at the time since we were enjoying a relaxed conversation. Unfortunately, things took a turn. About 10 minutes after our meals arrived, a waiter came over and let us know our table had been reserved for other guests and we would need to leave in less than 30 minutes. He explained that the waitress had forgotten to mention this earlier. There was no offer to move us to a different table. It felt rushed and awkward, I genuinely lost my appetite. About 15 minutes later, the waitress, who was lovely and very apologetic, came back and kindly offered to move us to the side chairs so she could prepare the table for the next guests. We couldn't go inside because we had a dog with us and we totally understood that. We agreed, but sitting there we no longer felt welcome, and I couldn’t enjoy the rest of the meal. I ended up taking it with me, paid, and we quietly left. It’s a shame how the situation was handled, it left us disappointed, especially considering it was a special morning.

08/06/2025: They squeezed us in on a busy Sunday morning! Excellent coffee and the best BLT I've eaten in years ... probably helped by the fried egg and the cajun chicken that the waiter suggest was "out of this world" - he wasn't wrong. Going back tomorrow for lunch 😋

29/06/2025: The food was very good and I definitely recommend it for breakfast/brunch.

18/06/2025: Staff are lovely and welcoming. Highly recommend Joe's Cookie. As soon as i got it I received looks from other customers and enquiries about what it was and that it looks great😂

06/06/2025: Got different dishes over last month and all were delicious. The chicken fried rice was exceptional.

09/06/2025: Great pub with lovely staff. A large beer garden. There is always a lovely open fire in the bar for those cold and wet nights

18/05/2025: Filthy. No body is cleaning the place. The dirt in the porch nearly stopped me going in. Nice chap with good manners served us but I won't be going back.

17/06/2025: Expensive entrance fee for a room full of information boards; too much reading

12/06/2025: Such a special place with beautifully warm and welcoming staff. Thank you for giving us shelter from the weather and for the perfect start to the day 😊

18/06/2025: Lovely bar. Atmosphere is great. Got very very busy after 10pm so if your not a big fan of crowds that's a heads up for you. Cocktails were divine plus they had a really good offer on them before 10pm

12/06/2025: Went when there was a jukebox band on, was a good vibe but drinks were a joke. Paid 24€ for a jack and coke and a vodka cran, got the same thing in another bar plus 2 shots for 19€, been a few times but would definitely have pre - drinks before going in, the people inside are a mix of mams and creeps, luck of the draw. Bartender ignored us 4 times before serving us. Also very little crowd control in there, it's like a tin of sardines

24/04/2025: Very poor service. I ordered a portion of chips and was told it would be 5 or 6 minutes. 20 minutes later I watched people who ordered 20 minutes after me receive two boxes of chips and mine were nowhere to be seen. I waited at least 30 almost 40 minutes.

17/04/2025: So apparently a "spice box" is just some fried chips and crispy chicken. A spice box should have seasoning, onions, peppers, chillis etc. would not recommend.

18/07/2025: Go what I expected! Would use again if in area!

13/07/2025: They have a very friendly and helpful staff, I've been served for almost every one of them and they were all excellent. It's a nice place to eat in and I'd recommend the drive-through as well. One of best chain takeaways in Cork.

01/07/2025: Great place to have food , it is always delicious 😋 and the staff are so friendly It's a win win

29/06/2025: The service and the wait times were very small. I had a great time today. I like the way that it is very close to the opera house and close to dunnes so people can just go in and get clothes or shoes and then come in to nandos and get some very nice food. I just want to give special mention to the manager called Grant he is very funny and very nice. (Thanks again to Grant)

06/07/2024: Nice wine bar with tapas style food in the happening Victorian Quarter. Particularly like the wine flights where you can try three different types of wines in each flight.

27/05/2024: What a nice wine bar, and the staff is sooooo friendly. They let you taste the wine first if you're not sure if you like it. They are in good spirits and really enjoy their work. Highly recommended!

12/06/2025: Highly recommend BiteSize, ordered a bday cake online, a few weeks in advance for collection, it was ready early on the day, the lady was very helpful in the cafe and the cake was absolutely delicious! It was huge, easily got 14 good size portions out of it. Ordered the choc raspberry custard cake, it was so yummy and beautifully decorated, including the personalised message in the price. Would definitely order another cake from here. I've also tried the small cakes in the cafe over the years and they are all delicious also! Thank you BiteSize! 😊

21/05/2025: My husband and I stopped in for a quick breakfast before heading to Killarney and had a great experience. The spinach and cheese strudel, original scone, bacon/mushroom quiche, and latte were all delicious! The staff was really nice as well, and the owner of the cafe was especially kind. We are just tourists passing through, but will definitely come back if we are ever in the area again!