The best restaurants in Cork city council

01/02/2026: The place itself is charming, very well maintained, and the staff were genuinely friendly. We ordered two glasses of wine, one from Chile and one from New Zealand. To my surprise (I’m usually not a fan of Chilean wine), both were really good, and the pours were generous. The waiter was lovely and even brought the bottle over so I could see the name of the wine. Zero complaints there. Also worth mentioning: in January, pints are €4.50, which is a great deal, even though we didn’t try them. I’m giving 3 stars because we came in mainly due to the advertised snack + pint until 9pm. We ordered the loaded fries with truffle and parmesan. As you can see in the photo, despite being a large plate, they’re barely “loaded” at all. They were essentially fries with some parmesan sprinkled on top. Tasty, yes, but calling them “loaded fries” feels misleading. When we asked for a bit more sauce (the one you see in the photo), we were told no because the kitchen was closed. I ended up speaking with the manager to explain that this didn’t feel fair, and it took him literally two minutes to get it — though not without first insisting again that the kitchen was closed and the chefs were already gone. Honestly, charging €9 for fries with a bit of cheese and a small pot of spiced mayo, and then debating over giving a bit more sauce, really detracted from the experience. We weren’t asking for anything to be cooked — just a simple gesture that would have made the experience much more pleasant. Overall, thank you for the service. I can’t say I wouldn’t recommend it — there are definitely good things about the place — but with so many options in Cork, it’s probably not somewhere we’d return to.

02/01/2026: Most expensive roll in Cork? I've been a customer of the deli here for a good 20 years, but I've found their prices and habits of overcharging have just gone crazy. Despite advertising prices for various rolls, no matter what you get in it, you will be charged the highest price. I've often got a 4-5 item roll, and you will still be charged for 8 items. I recently started to ask for the 8 items, out of principal, and now they are charging €7.50 for a breakfast roll. False advertising and overpriced. Insane.

28/01/2026: Great staff, lovely food, always a pleasure.

30/11/2025: Standards not as good as other dinos , no peas or tarter sauce on fish supper even after they were confirmed with order at counter , curry sauce cold and watery, chips undercooked and hard low quality .

05/10/2025: had meal last night food not good .spring roll not hot. found chicken bone in chicken fried rice. staff weren't good at taking our orders. won't be going there again

28/09/2025: Food was lovely,curry was a bit sweet for me. Staff are lovely

06/02/2026: Food was ok. Service isn’t good. Takes a little too long to get food.

02/02/2026: Got nearly 50 euro worth off food today, the chips and the chicken were so dry and greasy at the same time fare play, curry opened and spilt all over the bag ,taco fries tasted like it was cooking for the last week , last time I'll be eating at any Dino's

21/01/2026: i’ve order pizza from here many times and usually it’s pretty good, tonight my pizza was undercooked, the pepperoni looked raw and the red onions were soggy and slimy. i couldn’t even finish the pizza it was disgusting.

17/01/2026: solomon delea is the nicest most polite and made my entire night good laugh with yhe lads needs a raise

01/02/2026: Members only apparently but the last time we where there it wasn't.

07/01/2026: What else can I say only a 5 star experience from beginning to end. Came in here with the Monday blues with it being my first Monday back to work since the Christmas break. It was 4:30 and looked like they were beginning to close the place down. A young man bursts out of the kitchen and you could just tell he had a passion for his job. He explains that they usually start to close the place down around now but just for me he will stick something on. 5 minutes later he comes out with a piping hot sandwich which was delicious and a flat white with a swan as the latte art. Simply amazing and will definitely be back

07/01/2026: Phenomenal cafe. Food was exceptional, flat white one of the best in Cork and the staff were quick and attentive. Highly recommend!

06/03/2026: spice bag is 10/10, spicy, delicious so seasoned and MASSIVE and so fresh

03/03/2026: Only Chinese around that's 💯% on food and not waiting 40+ mins for cold food , prices are very good 👍

02/08/2025: The fry, one of the very few traditional chip shops left in Cork, well priced, beautiful food, phone in orders available, and they accept credit cards

23/07/2025: I had haddock and it was not pinboned and when I was eating scales were coming directly in my mouth. It was not descaled as well and the quantity was not enough. Very bad experience with haddock. 1/4 and 1/2 pounders are nice.

03/12/2025: The only place I go to in the Marina Market!!

02/12/2025: We visited the Marina Market in Cork today, a 2 hour drive from where we live and my goodness it’s worth it for this food alone! We got the tenders and baos to share. The Korean fried chicken baos in particular are stunning, myself and my husband were very impressed 😍 gorgeous crispy coated chicken, fresh flavours, delicious sauces and pickles. Perfect! Highly recommended!

04/01/2026: The food has gone way up in price not willing to pay that amount remember its a lot of children here everything has doubled so come on now Mr kebab lower your prices as people will go eyes where

24/12/2025: Used to like this place got very sloppy , they now started used frozen chips instead of fresh chips , the frozen chips are tasteless

06/12/2025: Chips were not cooked, hardly get a takeaway as its so expensive so very disappointed for the kids.

29/11/2025: Ordered from here for delivery. Took over an hour (I live a 5 minute drive away). Food was COLD. Driver wasn't very pleasant, he couldn't take the food from his delivery bag and hand it to me, instead just opened it and stood there whilst I took it out.

20/02/2026: Id wanted a footlong half chicken half ham plain with absolutely nothing else done, the man who did part one was friendly and nice understanding its for a child. The lady who did part 2 was not nice, was unfriendly was waving her hand shaking her head at what was apparent she thought riduculous request. Tells me i will be paying for 2 seperate 6inches. She proceeds to toast it, after id specified it was meant to be cold. Sold me orange juice and gave me sugar free oasis. A complete waste of time and money!

17/01/2026: Lovely friendly and very good at her job behind counter.

25/02/2026: Ocean houses food is unbelievable. I wouldn’t recommend anywhere else like I would recommend here. Their satay sauce was the nicest thing ever ate. Please try it.

26/10/2025: Quite possibly the worst spice bag I've ever had. No veg in it. Just chips and rock hard shredded chicken. The spice was literally just a powder mix thrown in with the chicken a chips. Terrible quality.