The best restaurants in Cork

19/09/2025: Clean, prompt, good vibe, easy interaction. I'm a fusspot who always makes my own breakfast, and the lady was 100% there for that and everything came out perfectly. Great place for a nice traditional breakfast, 100% happy with the experience.

05/09/2025: A true Irish pub, this one can say is 100% Irish. Irish food is served here, and of course, a full Irish breakfast. I can tell you, after a full Irish breakfast, you don't need food for the rest of the day, but it all depends on how much money you intend to spend. Birthday parties are held here; the pub is huge, so you can do whatever you want.

22/04/2026: Favourite place to grab cup of coffee, they offering really tasty one. Also I've noticed place looks nice and tidy for the last few months. Well done guys.

14/04/2026: 14th April '26 A recent upgrade to accommodate the M&S Brand. I think the indoor seats are gone now, but will check. 2025 A fairly modern petrol station with a Subway, a good hot counter and self service coffee machine, and also a mini market selling the usual stuff. Outside there is a self service laundromat which is very popular. There are some seats and tables inside the shop. They must have a public toilet but I don't know where it is. They have an ATM in the shop which can be used when the shop is open. Some staff are very friendly while others are very bland. Craig is a credit to the company, a gentleman with excellent customer service skills.

12/06/2026: I love the Fellas Peri Peri chicken 🤤, it’s my favourite! The restaurant is very spacious and parking available, in case it’s easy to park on the McDonald’s side. I come here with family and is halal food, it always leaves me with a full stomach, this is one of my go-to places.

02/05/2026: €13:50 for Doner Kebab meal; rubbery few slices meat with handful of chips. Service not bad though.

04/05/2026: The lady doesn't understand English

07/04/2026: Great place great food, nice selection of food too

25/10/2025: Really friendly staff, delicious food and reasonable prices!

12/10/2025: Went to the Brasserie Bar, and it was great. The vibe was just okay, initially I felt a bit bored. But the service made me really happy, especially thanks to Aisling and Vitor. They were amazing, so friendly and made me feel comfortable. They truly made the night easy and fun.Definitely a go-back spot for a drink and a good chat!

27/12/2025: Both my friend and I got spiked there a week ago, be careful with your drinks ladies

06/12/2025: The service today 06/12 was dreadful , the two bar staff on had zero observational skill or job coordination - they repeatedly messed up orders , wine was being served in half pint glasses and one person was left waiting over 20mins for a single pint because the bar man had literally forgotten he existed despite taking his order - for a city pub you would expect to have servers who are competent - the most frustrating thing is the fact it wasn’t even that busy and during the day …. I wouldn’t be in a hurry to return , many other pubs close by with great service , a duo of Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder would have worked better behind the bar today

08/06/2026: Great place for food and drinks great atmosphere staff are lovely and friendly . They also do a great selection of cocktails. Wings r savage. Nice and spicy if u can handle the heat the chef will gladly give u hotter ones. Which were unreal

16/05/2026: They could improve the ambiance . Tables looked very bare . I couldn't fault the staff or food , but they could do with improving the variety of foods on the menu

08/06/2026: Always great service and friendly and helpful staff too. Food is always perfect.

05/06/2026: Great wee store has most of everything, lovely people great service.

27/04/2026: I have been to many kfc all over ireland l, but kfc cork was special experience. Hot food, good service and Dona was polite.Overall good experience 👍👍

03/04/2026: Hi, we came to your store today to find out if you are halal, your staff couldn’t advise us as they didn’t understand, please can you advise if you are halal, thanks.

24/07/2025: Very good coffee is drunk here with some very good snacks, although everything is very good, breakfast, lunch and snacks, the competition is very fierce here in the city of Cork in relation to cafes and snack bars. A few years ago, you didn't see a cafe, so to speak!!! Now they are everywhere. What I mean is that this cafe called Noir has to create its brand, its specialty, so that people are interested and identify with it. I hope it stays open for a long time and I wish you the best of luck in its development.

24/07/2025: The coffee here is very good, along with some very good snacks. Although everything is very good – breakfast, lunch, and snacks – the competition is very high here in Cork regarding cafes and snack bars. A few years ago, you wouldn't see a cafe like this anywhere else, so to speak! Now they're everywhere. What I mean is that this cafe, called Noir, needs to create its own brand, its own specialty, so that people become interested and identify with it. I hope it stays open for a long time and I wish it the best of luck in its future endeavors.

29/05/2026: Horrible service. lazy and grumpy waiters. The lady didint even want to bring the menu, she just said what they have by heart 😅. nice food tho.

18/04/2026: Really disappointing experience at Suttons Bar & Bistro. We were told they would provide plain pasta for the kids, but what arrived was just bland, unsalted boiled pasta with no care or effort put into it. When we asked for a sauce to go with it, they brought out chilli sauce — completely inappropriate for kids. We were also told the burger would come with cheese and sauce, but instead it was just bread with a few chicken tenders. Completely different from what was described. This was supposed to be a special dinner for my son’s 7th birthday, and it ended up being a real letdown. €95 spent on a meal that didn’t match expectations and spoiled an important evening. I wouldn’t recommend based on our experience.

27/03/2026: Restaurant quality with takeaway prices. Always super quick too. The pizza is fire and the calzone is amazing. Always great, huge shoutout to the delivery drivers too as well as the counter staff. Gem of a place really

31/01/2026: Hi I bought a pizza through deliveroo tonight and i received my order with a hair on it. I just want to know what they are going to do about that.

07/12/2025: Had a coffee this morning, coffee was good but service......not a hello, thank you or goodbye, so sad 😢

27/10/2025: I was in Cork for one day and found this spot on reddit. It was the best iced coffee I've had in Ireland in six months. Very good!

20/09/2025: I haven’t had coffee anywhere else but Costa for a long time, but I have to say this: your team is really very amateur. Maybe it’s not their fault, but they do everything wrong. I just wanted to let you know :) If you’d like, I can help you with this free of charge :) Because this is not normal.

29/08/2025: I've been a Costa customer for many years, especially this one. I often compare going to Costa for a coffee, or espresso, to going to church on Sundays. The difference is that it's become a routine here to go every day in the late afternoon, catch up with colleagues, and spend a couple of hours here at Costa. It has a beautiful terrace, and inside, there are many tables. The staff are all professionals, but they don't wait on tables. You can use the Wi-Fi, after all. It's a place to have a good time and a meeting point. I wish you the best of luck and many years of success.

22/12/2025: What was not to love! Great choice of lunch items, hot and cold. Great personable staff. Comfortable and laidback vibe. Parking outside the door. Might move to 5 ⭐ on my next visit when I've had the chance to sample more than a tasty, toasted sandwich and checked out the toilet facilities. Dec '25 back again. Enjoyed a seasonal ciabatta. Lovely staff again. Toilet facilities ok, not great in terms of cleanliness but it may have been just before a mid service clean to give them the benefit of the doubt.

17/12/2025: One great place badly needed in the area. The staff are extremely helpful and pleasant.. they do delicious sandwiches and homemade cakes. They sell their coffee by the bags. It’s got a nice atmosphere and they do great coffees .