The best restaurants in Cork city council

29/12/2025: Chips are probably the BEST I've ever had.. the amount you get for €5 is value for money. Highly recommended

16/08/2025: 20 plus years ago I remember this place being thee place to get a takeaway. A few weeks ago I decided to try it out again . I parked outside Richies van first and then decided to go to Looneys where I had many a fine meal in my 20s (25 plus years ago ) . I have to honestly say it was the worst takeaway I have ever had in my 50 years on this earth . Rotten greasy wet battered fish . Burnt chips with bits of raw batter attached . Absolutely disgusting. And trust me I'm not picky when it comes to takeaway food . I will never darken the door of this place again as long as I live .

14/09/2025: Not a very busy pub, the food was mediocre and bland, service alright and general atmosphere friendly. The Irish Open Golf was being played and busy with golf enthusiasts.

22/06/2025: Very nice pub. Nice food and excellent friendly staff. The manager went out of his way to get a game we wanted to see on TV. Thank you longboats. PS they serve super quality beer.

12/12/2024: Such a lovely slice shop, very fairly priced for the size of the slices and delicious.

09/10/2024: Great place to relax and eat a slice of pizza.

13/10/2025: You have to go looking for this smashing lounge bar. Well kept bar, lovely clientele reasonable priced beer and a smashing pint of Beamish

08/06/2025: The most slow service bar I have ever experienced.In my life.Across continents.They clearly serve locals first,even locals acknowledged it.And it was not even busy.Dont waste your time going here.I only went as at a party.The service is REALLY slow.

13/11/2025: Cute little place with good coffee and good food. Service is fast and efficient. I love their overnight oats dish.

22/10/2025: Wonderful scone with a very tasty (probably homemade) jam + fresh orange juice!

13/12/2025: This is a lovely Chinese. Reasonably priced

21/11/2025: One of the top Chinese in Cork City, great food great staff and reliable prices

09/08/2025: Food and Coffee was nice. What was brilliant was the service from Jess ( I believe her name was). She was very welcoming and kind. Atmosphere in the place was nice and chill too.

15/07/2025: Nice place, plenty of seating, friendly staff but over priced for what's on off

22/12/2025: What was not to love! Great choice of lunch items, hot and cold. Great personable staff. Comfortable and laidback vibe. Parking outside the door. Might move to 5 ⭐ on my next visit when I've had the chance to sample more than a tasty, toasted sandwich and checked out the toilet facilities. Dec '25 back again. Enjoyed a seasonal ciabatta. Lovely staff again. Toilet facilities ok, not great in terms of cleanliness but it may have been just before a mid service clean to give them the benefit of the doubt.

17/12/2025: One great place badly needed in the area. The staff are extremely helpful and pleasant.. they do delicious sandwiches and homemade cakes. They sell their coffee by the bags. It’s got a nice atmosphere and they do great coffees .

21/11/2025: Any time we come in here lately for lunch or breakfast, I get mine relatively fast but my partner has been waiting 20minutes after I get mine. So I’m all done before hers comes out. What’s the point in having lunch together if it ends up we don’t have our lunch together, the place isn’t even that busy and other people that come in after us have gotten served before hers comes. If it was the odd time you would get over it but has become a regular occurrence so it’s disgrace really and we decided we won’t be coming here again.

02/11/2025: Best omelette in Ireland I ever had

15/10/2025: Do not go here for breakfast. Can't vouch for the evenings here or the pints. The breakfast was shocking, unfortunately one of the few places open on Sunday morning. Do yourself a favour & go Tara's instead. Everything was under or over cooked, asked for some tomatoes instead of mushrooms. They brought me a cold sliced bit of tomato. Service poor, didn't clear our table. Pumping the diddly at 10:30am, come on. The worst cup of tea I've ever been served in Ireland

13/10/2025: Staff were excellent. Bacon and cabbage was top notch. Never waiting for a pint. Beamish was exceptional. Bravo

28/10/2025: Lovely place, very quiet and perfect for a coffee break. The only thing to improve would be the hot chocolate, a little lukewarm for my taste — it would be even better piping hot!

23/10/2025: I ordered the Falafel Wrap- the salad and the vegetables were stale and when I informed the staff they couldn’t care less. Would never recommend. 0/10

21/01/2026: From the outside it looks like a small pub, but when you enter inside you will conclude that you are in a very large pub with several bars, the staff is tidy and at the service of the guests, the food is freshly prepared and good, the toilets are clean and tidy...recommended.

10/01/2026: This is one of the largest and the oldest bars in Cork. The price is great and the food portions are generous. Not sure if it’s a placebo, but the Guinness here tastes quite weak or almost watery compared to other bars.

09/11/2025: Great value and the best vegan chicken satay!

23/10/2025: No hate but why did our 4 in 1 look like this. Chicken was bad too I almost choked it was like play dough

27/12/2025: My daughter & I visited the Quays bar today & had food that was reasonably good. Unfortunately the place was absolutely filthy, our shoes were sticking to the floor. Toilets were disgusting & absolutely filthy with no toilet roll & when we asked we were told there was none. I dread to think what the kitchen was like.

19/07/2025: Excellent food, very tasty. Really enjoyed it 😋

15/01/2026: Lovely coffee in comfortabe surroundings.

10/12/2025: Starbucks is Starbucks, but the staff here are so lovely, really genuine and friendly, that it would actively incline me towards going there. It’s rare to get service as good as you get here.