The best restaurants in Cork city council

13/09/2025: Food is very nice and good sized portions but pricey. Recommending the slightly spiced chicken salad bowl ( which has a spiced yoghurt sauce) and the barnyard chicken toastie ( which has a BbQ mustard sauce). The fresh cream desserts are equally generous in size. It had a very airy open sit down area. They blend their own coffee as well.

03/09/2025: Stellar service from staff. On my own, feeding my baby and they went above and beyond. Owner really looked after me. You can see how by setting an example at the top - it trickles down. Everyone is fantastic. I’ll happily pay for that kind of service.

30/12/2025: Staff is fantastic and the atmosphere is welcoming, they are very knowledgeable about cocktails and drinks. When we are in town we always drop by for one or two and have a great time.

29/12/2025: Once inside, the Edison is a really nice, small bar. The decor is nice and the bartenders are all lovely and chatty. However the bouncers are very unwelcoming and interrogated us going in (searched our handbags!!)

17/03/2026: Website says they close at 11 PM on Mondays but showed up at 10 and staff said grill was closed so half the menu was unavailable. Food was rushed and staff were already checking out. Don’t trust the listed hours — go earlier or don’t bother.

22/02/2026: We went here on Sunday afternoon around 2pm. My pita fell apart thick cabbage barley any sign of meat, all sauce poorly constructed product. My partner had Shawma for a change it wasn't a bit as described in the picture. We use the Mahon Point unit which is by far superior. No wonder the Patrick street shop was empty. Standard was far below par. You need to get someone down here fast to sort things out. They barely took notice of our complaints.

06/03/2026: The 4 in one after a few pints is 10/10

16/01/2026: Food is good and great value. They sorted me out with something gluten free and I was not sick! EDIT: Unfortunately, the second time there were wheat noodles in the order and no offer of a refund or a replacement. So, revising from 5 to 2 stars

06/03/2026: Food was ready super quick ! Quality has met the expectations. Lovely free fortune cookies & icecream.

25/02/2026: Disgusting!!! I was in Ramen Dennehys cross this eve and the guy clearing the tables wasn't wiping any down, every single table that got cleared he would come down just lift the old food plates off and go to the next table! The next people to use the tables are sitting in dirt , same guy then handled the drink glasses without cleaning his hands ! What type of training is given to the foregien working there? No point in using cheap labour if your not going to train them in basic food sanitation, how people are getting sick from visiting this dive each week I wonder? This "restaurant needs to be inspected ASAP until the staff are thought how to not posion everyone in the area

14/02/2025: Very friendly staff and good service but food wasn’t good. Pasta al limone was inedible because it was so bitter and the tiramisu was frozen in the middle. Disappointing.

08/02/2025: recently visited Don gregorio, a fresh pasta spot in the city, with high expectations, but unfortunately, my experience was a mixed bag. I ordered the spicy pasta with guanciale, and I was disappointed to find that the dish didn’t include any guanciale at all. The pasta itself was clumped together, likely because it wasn’t loosened enough with sauce, and the sauce lacked flavor. For a restaurant specializing in fresh pasta, this was a letdown. On a positive note, the **mortadella focaccia** was excellent—well-prepared and flavorful. The **coffee and cannoli** were also highlights of the meal, and I’d definitely recommend them. One frustration was missing out on the **ragu special**, which is one of my favorites. I wasn’t informed about it by the staff but overheard the waiter telling other customers. It would have been nice to have been given the same opportunity to try it. Overall, while there were some bright spots, the inconsistency in the food and service left me underwhelmed. I might give it another try in the future, but for now, I’d recommend sticking to the appetizers and desserts.

14/02/2026: Very disappointed hard lumpy rice ordered red Curry got potatoes veg and soy sauce.. big thumbs down 👎

28/01/2026: Korean wings lovely flavour. Very generous portion. But meat on the wings very over cooked. Depends on what your in to I guess. But I went in here to get ramen. The place is called ramen. So I ordered ramen. Do not come here if you want ramen. Came with potatoes and rice. No ramen noodles. Bowl filled with cheap burnt dark soy sauce. No dept or flavour at all. No acidity, sweetness , spice, garlic, onion or ginger flavour to it all. I rarely leave reviews but I really think this place needs help.

11/12/2025: They have got some unique tasting food here,i like!

08/12/2025: Unfortunately, for a place called Soba house, this has to be the worst yakisoba I've ever had. It doesn't have any actual flavor. It's just...sauce. But bland sauce. The fried chicken is also really poorly done, and unfortunately, a couple of mine were raw in the middle. All in all, not worth it. Which sucks because I was told this place used to be good. Guess not anymore.

30/11/2025: The food would be nice, but a strong old oil after-taste, more than once. For the premium price they charge, this needs to be fixed. Waiting area OK to wait through the rain.

06/11/2025: Best Chinese around always hits the spot

20/02/2026: Delivered to my home beautiful thanks

09/02/2026: Anytime I’ve tried to order from here, delivery would take over an hour despite living nearby. Ordered tonight and after an hour I called the restaurant they reassured me the order was on the way and after another 20 minutes no sign of food, rang restaurant three more times and they wouldn’t pick up.

24/02/2026: Staff are amazing here and the coffee is too!

21/02/2026: I visited Dialogue Cafe in Wilton Shopping Centre on Wednesday. The staff were very nice, but unfortunately, the latte I ordered was extremely bitter, so much so that I couldn’t drink it. It seemed like the coffee filter hadn’t been cleaned properly. Really disappointing.

21/02/2026: I went in 1:18AM to order a pizza but Mohammed said in the shop they are closed. My question is why advertise open until 1:30 AM if they don’t serve nearly 15 minutes before closing time. Even he doesn’t asked what I would like…. Very bad experience, I was a regular costumer. I never will go back!!!

22/11/2025: Used to like popping in when in Cork City but found the waitress unfriendly atmosphere just unwelcoming not a place i want to stay in and enjoy lunch so left without ordering.

14/11/2025: Had lunch in here today, the portions were very small for the price - much better value to be had in other cafes in the city. The staff were rude, and it felt as if we were inconveniencing them by being there. Would not recommend.

01/12/2025: I’ve never left a google review before but the chicken in this place was so bad I feel obligated to warn anybody else who tries ordering from here to Stay Away. I got the ginger and spring onion chicken and it was genuinely inedible and cost nearly 13 quid.

27/09/2025: Went there last night. We enjoyed the food but I think I got food poisoning, as that same night I woke up with severe tummy pain and afterwards I vomited non stop until I’ve nothing to vomit anymore. Should I be contacting them to inform them of my ordeal?

07/09/2025: Don’t know difference between latte and cappuccino

07/09/2025: I had a strawberry milkshake, It was disgusting, too much milk no strawberry flavour at all, Very liquidity, never going there again The staff were fairly stressed out, Not a great atmosphere there , €10 for two cold drinks, Ridiculous!