The best restaurants in Cork city council

31/05/2025: Always lovely but getting a bit expensive

17/03/2025: Ordered a delivery tonight online paid in app and told a 50 min wait on confirmation took an hour and 55 mins. Food dropped on doorstep and delivery guy in his car 10 seconds after knocking on the door. Food was luke warm at best and chips cold , wanton & spring rolls crushed and broken . Won't be goung back anytime soon.

28/07/2025: Came to Cork to watch Michael McIntyre @ The Marquee. There was a food hall called The Black Market near the venue so we went there. We needed either vegetarian or a halal food. There was a smash burger place which we really wanted to try but there were no burgers left, the burger stall directed us to Dips. We were not disappointed. We ordered a Korean chicken dish, 2 x Malaysian chicken noodles and a beef curry. The food was fantastic. Good portion sizes and was very tasty. The service was fantastic. Good variety of dishes to choose from. A touch expensive but feel Cork is an expensive place. Highly recommend.

15/07/2025: The Massaman curry was very good and I did expect that considering the crew are from Malaysia. Other items are good as well and the seafood seemed fresh. One thing I did not like is the serving bowls, it is quite hard to eat from it. Hope they can change it to something tried and tested. Overall would recommend for east Asian food in the black market.

25/08/2025: Just wanted to quickly take some time to thank the Imperial Hotel and its staff for an absolutely fantastic, relaxing and enjoyable stay. As a solo traveller, the room was quite spacious and very clean and tidy compared to rooms in other hotels I’ve stayed in and felt super safe the entire stay (I’ve also slept the best at this hotel, the bed and pillows were divine!). The hotel was in the best possible location in the city - close to the train and bus stations and right around the corner from the main streets. Nearly everything was within walking distance which took away the stress of trying to navigate public transport in a foreign city, especially as a solo traveller. Throughout the stay, staff went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable and were always happy to have a chat and share their recommendations. I would 110% recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Cork and would happily return for another stay in future.

22/08/2025: Stayed in room 123, the room smelled absolutely disgusting! Damp musty stale smell in the room, wallpaper peeling in the corner and black spots and marks on the duvet, We were told we could not access the room until 3pm due to cleaning so obviously the cleaners left this room in this state before we were allowed access to it also the concierge dropped our bags up to this room before we returned to access it which means at least two separate sets of members of staff were in this room and deemed it acceptable for paying guests. The one window opens about half an inch all the way around which didn’t allow any air into the room, The one radiator didn’t work we were unable to help the issue of dampness in the room, We paid 256euro for the room for one night,The concierge met us at the door to take our bags and we were offered champagne on arrival which was a lovely first impression, the staff were very helpful the two girls at the reception desk were very friendly and directed us to where we wanted to go in the city, the concierge staff moved our luggage for us and directed us on how to access the carpark but the room was genuinely a huge disappointment we didn’t want to stay in it any longer than necessary, there was no visible mould but it literally stank. On the booking.com website it stated private parking but after booking we discovered that unfortunately we had to park our car in a multi story carpark in a sectioned off area for hotel visitors which was also accessible to anyone and everyone in Ireland with no monitoring other than a chap called “Tom” who you had to call if there was an issue, this parking was also not included in the price and had to be paid for at check in, (15 euro) this carpark isn’t really nearby either it’s about a 7/8 minute walk at a decent pace (no problem for us as the weather was nice but typical Irish weather would mean you would be soaked going to pick up your car) We looked at the booking.com page for the hotel after and indeed this is stated but only after you click into the Parking tab (so I will have to check for this in future as I always would look for the hotels with parking included but I never realised they could say it was included but then charge separately for it) the lobby and downstairs of the hotel looks beautiful and again the staff are super welcoming but once you did any deeper the cracks will begin to show, I informed the reception staff of our experience when we were checking out but I’ve yet to hear any response from them, Maybe we were very unlucky with the room the hotel offered us but our impression here wasn’t a good one.

03/09/2025: Spacious rooms, clean and tidy. Friendly and helpful staff. Approximately 15 minutes drive into Cork centre.

29/07/2025: A bit of the beaten track, but a great bus service just minutes from the hotel. We stayed for three nights end of June into July, nothing too much trouble for the very friendly, helpful staff. Hotel itself was clean and well presented. A little dark in places, especially the bedroom corridors, which could do with brightening up, some areas were a little tired looking. Our bedroom was comfortable and had all we needed. Overall a nice hotel.

13/08/2025: I love mac and cheese, but the one from Domino’s Blackpool is honestly horrific. Not something you’d expect from Domino’s, as their food is usually always lovely. The taste and texture were really disappointing definitely not something I’d order again.

19/07/2025: Weird situation here. I just wanted to order a pizza inside the restaurant. they began asking me for personal data such as a full name and phone number. When I refused, they refused to take an order. Is it even legal? The food is great anyway. Update after Domino’s pizza response to this review: They wouldn’t sell me a pizza if I didn’t provide my last name. Please respect customers privacy and write the truth, thank you🙂

05/06/2025: Had the beef stew cooked to perfection reasonably priced will be back

15/04/2025: It was nice to sit in the English Market with that authentic atmosphere and have nice cup of tea. Caramel cheesecake was our favourite.

09/07/2025: Started off great, our food was really good, our waitress was great to start with but must have been busy or distracted. We asked for wine and had to remind her, same for coffees at the end. A minor complaint, the ambience and pleasantness of the place and staff was excellent.

19/04/2025: Great food and top service! One of the best spots in Cork. Always very welcoming and nice setting too. I do think the menu could be expanded though, could add burger or pasta maybe.

30/07/2025: Lovely experience, great personnel!

08/06/2025: Go to place for good pizza. They have amazing options of pizza and you can customize your pizzas as well. You should order double deal pizza which has 2 large pizza at a stealing price. Good for a big gathering party.

25/04/2025: Very friendly staff will go back

12/01/2025: I am ABSOLUTELY APPALLED by the service my family member got today !! We are regulars for years and that is the way they were treated today, and for it the be the owner to have that reaction towards a regular customer is an absolute disgrace. The ladies that work there are fantastic they always greet you with a smile, but safe to say because of the owner!! they will NOT be getting a thing from us after that. I’m sickened!!

08/09/2025: We had the loveliest young lady serve us yesterday. She was chatty and polite offered us iced water with our lunch, so annoyed I didn’t get her name. But we will be back The soup and salad bagel were delicious and for €21,90 we were full all day.

06/04/2025: Fab gluten free bagel, coeliac friendly 😋

26/05/2025: Great pub, had not been in for 40 years. Lovely refurbishment. Plus great food. Must visit again

12/04/2025: The Southern Star is a lovely little bar. A small front pub area with some secluded tables, an area towards the back with ledges against the wall, a pool table (with terrible cues,) and a nice smoking area sitting above the South Link. It’s a little on the expensive side but what you pay for the booze is more than made up for with the atmosphere and setting. They were happy for me to taste the wine (a Pinot noir) while a woman I met there that night was only delighted to let me taste her rosé. Both wines were superb and it’s telling the people were relaxed enough straight from my arrival to share their drinks. They had the Manchester United game on the TV and I’m sure they show the rugby as well. I was hungry and asked for some Scampi Fries but they didn’t have them. Instead they gave me a free bag of Snax. Some friends (one a Jameson drinker) are interested in going, too, and I told them the burgers looked exceptional value. The only questions are when the food truck is open, if they do chips, and the whiskey drinker wanted to know if you get chips with your burger? I think she wants to dip into her partner’s grub... A warm and cosy bar — with space for a smoke if needed — it’s a pub I’d love to take my nearly seventy year old mother to to watch a Munster game, or my buddies who need a break from their kids (or they could bring their kids knowing it’s a fine family friendly place.) Me Mam would definitely love it and my buddies already do; as did I on my night in there. Patti Smith and Black Sabbath playing on the speakers was just the icing on the cake, me bopping away! I’ll be back, if they’ll have me!

28/01/2025: Disfrutamos de la cocina francesa - influenciada en este restaurante. El filete de filete y la caña de cordero estaban sabrosos. El pescado y las patatas fritas, lento - carne de res y hongos de ajo estaban deliciosos

19/08/2025: Tasty food and very cordial staff. Always there with a smile. This is my new favourite spot.

17/07/2025: The worst, by a country mile, of any take away I've ever come across world wide!!!!! Waited oner 1.2 hours for Delivery even though we were 500m from the restaurant. Food was cold and soggy and tasted like crap!!!! Chicken balls the size of marbles.... STAY AWAY... Now I have to cook something else because I'm starving...

31/07/2025: Great food, the onion rings are delish, real not frozen ones, very polite helpful staff, FYI- cash & revolut only, no cards,

30/03/2025: The food never disappoints always perfect and delicious 😋