The best restaurants in Cork

21/03/2026: Fabulous cafe. Well worth a trip. Quiet corner in Cork. Perfect for a coffee for people watching!

09/03/2026: Beautiful toasted sandwiches and very friendly staff.

27/09/2025: Great coffee and pleasant atmosphere

24/09/2025: Absolutely love this coffee it is all I drink with years and this morning I found a stone in my whole beans. My sage machine nearly broke over this. A terrible noise coming from the grinder and I took it all apart to find a stone that looked just like a bean must have been put through the roast also as it has that coating to it. Not a great way to start the morning. Could have cost me a fortune also if I kept trying to grind the beans.

22/08/2025: shocking standards Since they closing down, raw chips , chicken burger dead dry and black inside meet , chicken wings black inside absolutely disgusting

15/06/2025: Lovely welcome firstly Very Child friendly Loads of parking Service was great and staff are lovely Food was top notch Will 100% return and defo recommend

28/03/2026: Got a mixed kebab out of here last night and it was wonderful. Packed with meat, lovely sauce wrapped in fresh naan. Thanks for the recommendation @Brian Buckley

27/03/2026: My friend Alan Counihan went here tonight and said it was tops. His brother Shane lives in London but Spiceville is always his first stop when he gets home. These men know their fast food. I’ve never tried it myself but it’s on the list

03/05/2026: A good café with a wide selection of breakfast pastries. Good cappuccino. Average prices.

03/05/2026: Location was cold as the heating was not on. One would expect a relatively new building to deliver a better ambient temperature. The food was good with good levels of spice for me.

17/04/2026: I’ve been going to Hillbillies for more than 40 years. I have always thought it was best value for money and the food is delicious. It was our family favourite takeaway. Twice in the last few months we have got home to potions that were halved in size. The curry sauce halved and coleslaw halved in size. When we got home the half pot were not even full they were 3quarters full. The price is so expensive for the sauces and for the sizes they are. We got food tonight and paid over €30.00 for it. That’s no problem when we thought we knew what we were getting and to us it’s worth it. Not anymore! There was about 10 chips in a dinner box. The taco chips were half a box and it’s a smaller box now. Then we looked and there was not much meat either in the taco fries. It was so disappointing for a place we always loved to treat ourselves to. The quality is definitely not there now. We find it hard enough to get into the premises and it is normally worth making the trip through the disaster that is Mc Curtain street road works and no where to park. To come home to half potions was not something we were looking forward to. I was trying to ring to complain and got through to what sounded like a fax machine. So I had to write this instead. I was so annoyed. I was wondering do others find this as well. Update on this matter Hillbilly’s have improved since this review and now the sauces are back to the normal size and portions sizes are better. Still no parking and it is hard to get into the shop. A shop outside the city centre would help majority of people who aren’t able to get into the shop. Blackpool or Mayfield, Ballyvolane or Glanmire Update 16/04/2026 We called into get an early dinner today and we got the most amazing meal. It was piping hot and so fresh. I enjoyed my food so much. The whole meal was worth the money. The quality of the food and the service was of a very high standard. The guy who served us was so pleasant and very professional at his job. I bought some more food for my son, his girlfriend and my mam when leaving and they enjoyed their food also. Thank you for taking my review and working on what I suggested. I believe a great business does this very approach. Keep up the great work you do. We will be back.

14/04/2026: Wonderful burger not to mention the potato, besides being delicious it is well served

29/12/2025: Always love visits here,great cocktails and atmosphere

29/12/2025: One of my favourite bars in the city - especially upstairs! Such a vibe here (quite small though so definitely for groups under 4)

20/04/2026: It was a great time at KFC (Eastgate), enjoyed the chicken meal and the ambience. The food was served hot with all the staff having smiles on their face. Thank you Mahitha (KFC team member) for support all the way during ordering, payment and enjoying meal (#6222).

12/04/2026: On point for that mid day chicken cravings

04/05/2026: Great food and the staff were so friendly brilliant atmosphere there.

03/05/2026: I met friends for a drink sitting in smoking area off the bar. Everything went fine with bar service but towards the end of my visit some other people that were also sitting in same room were being obnoxious. Same thing could happen anywhere but left disappointed since I couldn't hear people talking over the yelling and outbursts.

06/04/2026: The food is awful. I wont come back here again.

21/03/2026: Very good lasagna Staff were lovely

26/10/2025: I never got to go in, but locals will rant and rave about this place. We rang the doorbell and were greeted by an amazing woman. Sadly they had no more room left, but she was the sweetest person. Hopefully we can visit again soon, and have an amazing pint (which every waitress and waiter told us is the best place to have one)

09/09/2025: Best Cork pub I've been in to, and I've been here 29yrs. Didn't even know it existed. Drove past it so many times. Looking forward to my next visit 😊

04/12/2025: Beautiful gem of a cafe in the centre of Cork city! Stunning crockery, decor and atmosphere inside and outside the cafe in a quiet mall. But most of all, clearly the nicest hot chocolate I have ever tasted! The cakes are also very tasty and the staff is very kind and pleasant. Great place to stop by when Christmas shopping. Looking forward to call again...

02/12/2025: It's the best hot chocolate in cork. The shop itself is very charming and the staff are very pleasant and quick.

12/04/2026: Nice atmosphere, friendly service, but poor food. The wings were extremely greasy, the burgers were greasy, the fries were mediocre, and the salad was also greasy and not worth the price.

09/04/2026: Food was fantastic and staff were lovely. Salt went all over my food and was totally my fault, but staff rushed over to take my meal and made me a brand new one, no issues. Staff were very friendly and food was top tear, would go again, absolutely. Chicken burger was lovely and the pulled pork was so sweet and flavourful.

28/10/2025: Brilliant pub, proper bar with great music and sports in offer. Staff are excellent.

13/12/2025: Just go there and enjoy gorgeous coffee and sandwiches, you won’t be disappointed! We were looking for a breakfast on a Saturday morning and my husband had walked passed a few times but it was always full. Now we know why. We absolutely loved our flat whites (in gorgeous ceramic mugs) and our 2 toasted sandwiches sitting in the little indoor space. We will be back!

01/12/2025: Always the best coffee! I always go for the Greek pot or the sausage roll, best in town. Also, they are so sound, treat everybody as regulars. Shoutout to Billy!