The best restaurants in Cork city council

03/04/2026: Perfect dinner experience, as always. Noticed some new menu tweaks made to continue offering gorgeous food and drinks at affordable prices, versus pushing prices on to the customer. Genuine neighbourhood cafe touch!

30/03/2026: We've not been back to the Castle for a while but it was always a family favourite. Delighted to return this weekend to the same friendly faces, great service and excellent food, fab vegan options too. Thanks Jerry as always

08/03/2026: It's been too long to be reminded how outstanding this restaurant is. Fine dining without the BS. I try hard to not be the guy who photographs the food, but how could I not show off the attached creations. They are works of art. 👏👏👏 to the unseen (but hugely appreciated)kitchen staff. A nice friendly welcome by maitre d'. Extremely comfortable tables and a spectacular menu including a "proper" vegan menu. Staff are very nice, apart from one cold member - they've been there a while and is a tad serious, a bit intimidating. If they lightened up, everyone would feel better. Such a fantastic treat.

06/03/2026: Terrible food, considering the price, it's a joke

16/03/2026: Best chipper in Ireland. Best fish supper in Ireland.

12/03/2026: The best fish and chips in Cork. And the service... unbeatable. Quick, friendly... Everything spotless... It's worth the queue.

24/03/2026: Arrowhae (if misspelled i apologise) was our server, and absolute pleasure. She was so bubbly and helpful. Food was to die for. Highly highly recommended.

21/03/2026: Wonderful Restaurant Exceptional service by Mr. Álvaro, fantastic SUGGESTIONS. BRILLIANT professionalism, sensitivity in making the right choices. Thank you to Mr. Álvaro. French onion soup, Creamy burrata, Confit duck leg, Angus cheek based on Burgundy sauce, Roast beef rib. Everything was wonderful.

09/12/2025: Nice and pleasant place, the waitress was very friendly and the chai latte was very good 🤗

20/11/2025: Cool café right on the River Lee with some outdoor tables. Delicious, handmade pastries and excellent coffee. Friendly service behind the counter. It was very noisy during our visit because a large group of young tourists was also in the very small space... but that shouldn't be the norm!

20/03/2026: My daughter Ava played music there with her friend a number of times. She is a very professional accomplished musician. She got great feedback from the customers who enjoyed the musc. The Kingsley used her and never laid her or her friend for the music performance 's. This behaviour cannot and should not be tolerated by this establishment. This is iny opinion is exploitation. These girls are now dissalussioned. This behaviour is totally unacceptable. John Hallinan Ava's Dad.

11/03/2026: Fabulous hotel! The outdoor heated pool overlooking the River Lee was a highlight—so relaxing with a beautiful view. Highly recommended! ✨

16/10/2025: Highly overrated. I found this place in Google maps as we were visiting Cork and desperately looking for a quick lunch. We were the only people who ordered food at that moment, however, it took a while to get it. It looked like there was only one stressed-out lady at the counter and the kitchen. Tea and coffee came quite fast, but we waited for pancakes and omelette around 20 min. Pancakes were hard and cold inside and omelette with "salad" meaning rocket with two blobs of ketchup. And THE WORST: I found LARGE pieces of EGGSHELL inside.

12/10/2025: Had a lovely vegan sandwich here, the service was great and the value was incredible.

14/03/2026: Excellent take away - some reviewers seem to think this is supposed to be a restaurant and are giving it negative reviews. Ignore those dopes, it’s a take away and an amazing one at that !

10/03/2026: Well done Miyazaki, spotted on shinkansen to cork

12/11/2025: Awesome staff with great coffee and the sweet treats are awesome too

09/11/2025: Amazing coffee, and the warm chocolate croissant, omg, delicious 😋

11/11/2025: Great food & coffee. Freshly made burek was fantastic. Super friendly service. As a bonus, dog friendly 😊 which is unique in itself throughout Ireland.

04/11/2025: Best place to go for coffee/tea, food or beautiful cakes.

01/12/2025: One of Corks best pubs. Suitable for all age demographics. Decent live music and sport on the TV. Lovely creamy pints of stout too

27/10/2025: Great place to watch rugby. Great pints, service and atmosphere!

24/03/2026: Nice pizza & kebab house with good staff and delicious food. I often order from here for delivery, this time we were eating in, and it was a great decision

23/03/2026: I love this place I used to go here with my dad the food is tasty and the service is great and the lunch menu deals are really cheap which makes it 10 times better

29/03/2026: They served us past serving time!!! They are the best

28/03/2026: Lovely staff, good food. My go to for meals. Must try on your visit to cork.

15/03/2026: I can give my opinion on the pub and the food. We were very lucky because we went on Mother's Day without a reservation and a table just happened to become available. We enjoyed our meal, although it took a long time to be served dessert. My turkey "ham" was tasty, but a bit dry. The rest of our party ordered lasagna or beef stew and were very satisfied. The house special dessert that day was cheesecake and it was spectacular! The atmosphere was lively, with families, people watching football, etc.

14/03/2026: Service was good but the food was not nice, very little portion and for a crazy price. 15 euros for a bit of tomato soup and a toasted sandwich that was not even nice and very small. No fries or anything else. A rip off.

04/09/2025: So many savory options! Best Italian I have had since going vegan. Got there, given an hr wait, went nexdoor til she called us over earlier than expected, and she waited a little extra while we finished our pints. Kind service staff. Loved the fresh ingredients. My pesto ravioli with sweet potatoes was fantastic. The linguine were perfectly al dente and we could see them being made. Saved room for dessert, the strawberry hill was delicious. All so perfectly balanced, really. Try the appetizers! We got the socca farinata. My Omni bf and I (vegan) thought this was some of the best food we've had. Cozy, romantic, welcoming, & affordable, too.

31/08/2025: Love love love!!!! I'm dairy free and it was a delight.