The best restaurants in Cork

09/04/2026: We stayed at the Fernroyd House when attending an academic conference at UCC and we couldn't have asked for a better experience! Tony and Avril were lovely hosts, providing wonderful meals and all amenities. The location and ease of arrival from Cork Kent was quick by bus and we were in a very central location near to anything we needed. I would absolutely stay here again in the future. Thank you so very much!

14/12/2025: First class accommodation with yummy breakfasts & excellent friendly hosts. Go there!!

16/11/2025: It’s great place! Thank you the barista Matheus good service and care with clients! Congratulations 🇮🇪

01/09/2025: Only takeaway cups despite having seating inside and outside. That's enough to put me off but the quality of the coffee has declined too.

12/04/2026: Does not open as early as listed.

08/04/2026: Beautiful Food and choice of menu . Staff friendly and owners really nice

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

15/09/2025: After leaving west cork early this morning and in need of a light snack 😋 I had a spiced beef sandwich on gloriously fresh bread. The native Barry's Tea to accompany my sandwich. Lovely little seats at the stall so ate and watched the world go by. Absolutely delicious food and a huge selection on display. I highly recommend. It's located within the historic English market which was rather busy so it was good to see that too.

28/08/2025: Lovely open air deli sandwich stall, seating included on the end comfortable cozy bar stools and foot rest. Wonderful staff caring attentive to orders and all ways ask how you’re doing. Would definitely come back again and again. Best sandwich’s in town 🥪🫶🏼

21/11/2025: Any time we come in here lately for lunch or breakfast, I get mine relatively fast but my partner has been waiting 20minutes after I get mine. So I’m all done before hers comes out. What’s the point in having lunch together if it ends up we don’t have our lunch together, the place isn’t even that busy and other people that come in after us have gotten served before hers comes. If it was the odd time you would get over it but has become a regular occurrence so it’s disgrace really and we decided we won’t be coming here again.

02/11/2025: Best omelette in Ireland I ever had

06/04/2026: Good food, extremely slow and disorganised pick up service if you order online better off just ordering in person

07/03/2026: Delivery driver just passed my place in togher to go to the airport and then back to me weird

29/10/2025: Very icy staff constantly bickering at each other. Saw rats around back of shop with open door!!! If you have any self respect, avoid this over priced deli counter. There's a spar down the road that does a nicer munch for a quarter of the price

03/09/2025: Price is a little on the high side, couldn't fault the food.

11/05/2026: I went to Royal Palace last Thursday, Got a Chicken Curry and Fried Rice. The food was absolutely beautiful, the curry was to die for. The service was wonderful and the experience was memorable. I will be a weekly customer here at Royal palace from now on.

04/05/2026: It's well run, consistent and always good.it won't blow u away but it hits the mark. Highly recommended

07/12/2025: Superb. Ambience, festive decor. Amazing team. Warmest welcomes with smiles. Beautiful setting. Incredible menu, food choice & cocktails. Family birthday celebration for my husband with his sisters down from Dublin. Busy spot always. Booking advised. All round venue for scones & Tea, breakfast, luncheon and evening meals. Classy venue.

07/11/2025: Table quiz on Wednesday. Super fun.

10/08/2025: Clean, cosy place. Staff are very friendly. Got pizzas today they were amazing! 10/10!

06/08/2025: Always incredible pizza and service. Lovely staff and cosy atmosphere. The vegan cheese is delicious too! Potatoes are ok but I’d love if they added chips to the menu. The pizza is so delicious we don’t mind though .

13/05/2026: The service is truly exceptional, along with the staff, and there is no doubt about that. Additionally, the cuisine offers a genuinely exotic experience. The ambiance is pleasant, and the seating is remarkably comfortable.

03/04/2026: Had a fantastic experience at Kanok Thai! The food was absolutely excellent—full of flavour and clearly made with care. The portion sizes were very generous, which made it even better value for money. What really stood out was the staff: incredibly accommodating and welcoming. Even though they were about to close in 15 minutes, they still went out of their way to take our order and make sure we were looked after. Truly great service and a place I’d happily recommend! Must try foods: halo halo,turon and crispy pork menu!

18/02/2026: Went in here for a quick drink. Had Murphys and a G&T. Prices on par with other pubs in the area and London. They had the 6 Nations game on (Ireland v Italy). Wasn't a loud pub as sometimes you expect with pubs showing sports. Would recommend

22/01/2026: Could be a good pub but the owners distaste towards the English came across very badly. Traditional Irish pub with a great selection of beers but hate the English, stay clear.

26/04/2026: INSANELY good food and fantastic service

07/03/2026: Sliced has been in Ballincollig for years and it was lovely. I don’t know what’s happened the place. The food is not like before and the service… Went there after school as my daughter had a play date. It was empty, obviously not peak time but they have a good deal on the kids menu of 3 courses for €11.95 with a capri sun. We got our food and then didn’t see the waitress again. I had to ask for the table to be cleared because literally no one came down to see how we were getting on or see if we wanted anything else. Then my daughter and her friend had to go find someone to get their desserts. The staff couldn’t give a sugar that we were there. Then to top it all off, I dealt with a gentleman named Gary who said he was the manager, he overcharged me and when I brought it up, he got super defensive acting as if I was attacking him, basically threw his staff under a bus, weird carry on man. Won’t be back anytime soon which is a shame as I loved their pizza.

16/05/2026: Tasty Kerala food in Cork. Service is great.

02/05/2026: Fish curry was horrible... Full of oil and red colour.. too pricy for quality...