The best restaurants in Cork city council

21/12/2025: Used to be unreal but has fallen off the last few times I've had it.

25/11/2025: Seems expensive for loaded fries but personally I think it’s great value considering it’s all fresh and keeps you so full and very generous with the meat portion also something different to your average chips place with its funky flavours highly recommend

23/04/2026: It's part of the city and always a great place to catch up with friends.

12/04/2026: Place was dead last night went in to watch the masters. Got told to get out after showing valid id. Bouncer is an absolute gomey and not my first time having a problem with him.

24/04/2026: I am a regular customer of Roosters Piri Piri and am always happy with the service and food. I’m not a fast food fan but this place excels with good food fast! From their salads to their pittas, everything is tasty and fresh. Highly recommend their Rice Bowl and their half chicken (if you’re hungry). Top tip: if you’re getting the fries for takeaway - open the box they come in immediately to let out the steam and preserve the crispiness! Otherwise they go slightly soggy. The staff are efficient, helpful and professional. The atmosphere is a step up from your typical fast food joint but far more relaxed than a dining restaurant level. I have eaten here solo and with groups of friends and it’s always pleasant.

24/04/2026: Visited the Douglas branch with a group of friends on the way back from a hike. We frequent the Blackpool branch, but thought we'd give the Douglas one a go this time. The service was extremely slow from start to finish. We initially ordered bone-in chicken but were told it would take 45 minutes, then switched to boneless breasts, which still took over 30 minutes. The chicken itself was well seasoned, but incredibly dry and overcooked. We also paid for extra dips which were forgotten, despite reminding the staff twice about the missing order item. All the self-service sauce bottles (around 20 of them) were empty and we were told that they won't able to refill them. The staff was inexperienced and inattentive, chatting amongst themselves most of the time. To make matters even worse, we were visiting the restaurant at 5pm (nowhere near peak-time) and there were just 2 other tables occupied. The staff even lacked basic courtesies like a thank you, or a goodbye, when we were leaving. The food itself was acceptable/mediocre, but the poor service overshadowed the experience.

24/10/2025: Me and my partner had dinner here on the first night of our stay at the hotel and we were very impressed with the quality of food and the impeccable service from our waiter Jiyan. Will definitely be dining here again. The only thing I would criticise would be that it was a little cold so I had to grab a jumper from the hotel room and I even spotted a women on the table next to us wearing a coat!

17/10/2025: One of our favorite breakfast is at the four hotels we were at. Especially for a vegan which can be limited in the free breakfast in hotels around town, but they had a really good tofu scramble on toast.

23/05/2026: I have ordered often but never again. Pizza burnt and chicken wings raw. I do not recommend!!!

01/05/2026: Ordered a large pizza, got toppings only in the inner pizza the outer pizza is was mostly empty with just cheese. Asked dominos spices but it was full of salt? I don't know how they managed to make pizza this bad. Made me appreciate the dominos in my small town so much more.

17/02/2026: Small portions ,they charge you more money than they show in the Menu ,you tell them and they only apologize. Quality /price is expensive

21/09/2025: Very unwelcoming staff. Food was sad and miserable. My pork roast was completely dried out, the rest of the food wasn't much better.

27/08/2025: Ate lunch here before flying out of Cork airport. We both ordered burgers. I noticed how quickly they came out and how fast other tables got their food too. I worked in hotels myself for years and that is not necessarily a good sign. The burgers themselves were ok but they seemed somewhat ready made. We both had upset stomachs by the evening time. I do not recommend. The staff and service were excellent. I can’t give more than 1 star because of the food issue.

19/04/2026: Food was ok, I had ordered chips and I know they are cooked it oil, but it looked like they weren't drained properly,and the oil left on the plate was black We had all been seated by 7.15 and although we had been given our drinks nearly straight away, I had to go up and ask someone to come take our food order at 7.35 People who had come in after us had gotten their food before we had even had our order taken I understand they are busy with take out orders, I want impressed by the lack of service,

24/02/2026: Great place, lovely atmosphere!! Reasonably priced, lovely food !!

09/11/2025: Really expensive and loads of annoying teenagers inside.

17/09/2025: The girl serving behind the counter was unfriendly, as if she didn’t want to be there and didn’t want to serve us. The milk was served in it’s original 2L jug and again just thrown there almost with words to the effect, if you want some milk here you go. The toilets had just been cleaned but they never replaced the soap and the soap dispenser was completely empty. All of this when the café was practically empty and the staff had not much to do. Never going back there again.

21/12/2025: No joy with booking online so took a chance as a walk in..they found us a table no problem we just had soup and sandwich..very tasty,our server brilliant..maybe French chap..very enjoyable ❤️

21/12/2025: Came here for a family gathering, waiting staff good, attentive. Party of six, my order didn’t appear for 15-20 minutes after the other five orders. For me this is poor form and while they did apologise there wasn’t an explanation given. The food itself is fine it’s a safe menu but the seasoning is limited to salt and pepper and it was very much a soft texture diet lacking in much variety of texture. Prawns limp and most definitely over cooked.

29/10/2025: Would recommend for late night boogies. See photo of my friends and I having fun @ An Bróg :)

28/10/2025: Great lively place with lovely food.

20/04/2026: Got a spice bag and it was dry, no veg, salty and stringy chicken

08/02/2026: Malaysian curry with egg fried rice was delicious! Honestly one of the top five curries I've had in my lifetime. So flavourful. Staff were super friendly

18/03/2026: I was waiting nearly 2 hours and then the delivery driver came and he was really disrespectful and tried to scam me of my money

20/12/2025: Absolutely disaster food.. regret why i ordered from here ..low standard food .. don’t understand english .. Ordered paneer tikka and they sent red sweet liquid curry .. bad taste

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

11/09/2025: An excellent option for those looking for good food. Great service, highly recommended. Pleasant and very clean environment.

07/09/2025: I’ve been to Golden Bites today, the new shop on Washington Street, with my young son. We were warmly welcomed, and the atmosphere was very pleasant and aesthetically nice. However, I do have some concerns. When placing my order, I made it very clear that my cappuccino should be made with oat milk (for health reasons I cannot consume dairy). Unfortunately, I received a cappuccino with regular milk. I didn’t complain at the time because I’m not the type of person who likes to create conflict at an establishment, but I mentioned twice at the counter that it should be with oat milk. Another point: I’m not sure if I was charged for two portions of grilled buttered bread since I received four slices, but I only ordered one portion, which I believe should be two slices. I also wasn’t given a receipt, so I couldn’t verify the charge. Once again, the environment is very pleasant, and the staff was kind and attentive. However, we have already experienced issues with delivery orders in the past — missing items, wrong orders, etc. I expected that visiting in person would be different, but unfortunately, the same kind of issues happened. This makes it a little difficult to want to return. I truly hope this is just something temporary due to the new location