The best restaurants in Cork

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

14/01/2026: Just got Apache there usually usually get it most weeks absolute disgrace Pakistanis working in there called Food the kebab was absolutely disgusting. It was cold and Meet would remind her out of it. Something out of the freezer. It was disgusting but one order from them ever again and I was a good customer Get rid of the Pakistanis and put in the proper Irish staff. They can understand you as well on the phone.

03/01/2026: We ordered food at 9.35 and did not arrive until 11.15 an hour and 45 minutes later. We understand it was new years but there was no level of communication from the store and I am guessing the phone was taken off the hook because it would not ring for over 45 minutes as we wanted to cancel our order. When the food arrived the pizza was hot but could have been cooked a lot more as it was wet on top, the taco fries were honestly stone cold, they must have been sitting there a long time and the camberet bites were fine. If the order wasn’t leaving the store when I rang I would have cancelled and asked to be refunded. I am so disappointed with the food quality and the amount of time it took as we have used apache a lot over the past year especially for events such as my daughters christening and my sisters day 2 of her wedding. The only positive about the whole experience was the delivery driver, he was so apologetic and friendly. I submitted feedback online but still have not received any contact. Such a pity as it used to be a great takeaway and there are some lovely people working there.

31/03/2026: I was so disappointed with the sweet and chili chicken and the katsu kare, I don’t know if is there anyone in the kitchen who really understands about asian cuisine but it's very confusing. I've ordered a katsu kare and it had coconut milk in it... like, why??? It is a japanese dish guys, come on. The service is just fine but the food is just... I don't even know what to say. And also the rice, is it just basmati rice for all the dishes?? why tho?

22/02/2026: In a group of 10. One of our friends entered first through the open door in front of all of us 20 minutes after opening time. I.E. 4pm and was roundly and rudely told to get out. If the door had been locked or if it was before 4 pm we would have waited but we were all so shocked and hurt by the way our friend was treated. There was no excuse. The person could simply have said so sorry we are not ready yet could you give us 20 minutes...great! But obviousely the person must be dealing with rude clients or simply had a bad day who knows but i personally will not be going back. I would say this place lost about €500 plus tips plus good reviews. Who needs this. Ups Big mistake, Big mistake.

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

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.

22/01/2026: Shop closed due to refurbishment.

01/01/2026: Very helpfull to my mum, as she isn't great on her feet,and the staff is always there for her,thank you

25/11/2025: I had the regular brest in the bin meal and I have to say for such a big food chain the chips were very few, a small amount of chips on a little paper bag. I think it may be only this outlet as chips from other hillbillys were a fill little bag and more. Honestly for such a cheap item I can't understand how they get away with serving chips that you could count out. The brest in the bun was nice could have done with a little more sauce. The onion rings were ok batter was a bit oily instead of crispy. Then there is the extra charge for any thing that comes with Coca Cola like a sugar tax. Another sneaky way of hiking up the price of meals. As for he service it was pleasant, quick and professional from the young member of staff. That was about the only positive experience. As for the meal over all it was not value for money.

06/10/2025: Love Hillbillies in general, love the Chicken and gravy in particular, usually its very nice unless chicken is left under the heat lamp to long and drys out. Was in Mahon today and ordered a Burger Meal and 3 Tenders meal, server put me in for a Burger Meal and 3 tenders which I didn't know as still cost 24 euro, but when I highlighted I was missing items server says I only paid for 3 tenders, so to purchase the other items I hadd to pay for separately for the chips, drink and dip which ended up costing me more money than it would of as a meal because the server got the order wrong in the first place.

21/04/2026: The food is always nice when we collect it, but we decided to get it delivered and this is the state the pizza arrived in.

20/03/2026: my friend rang here to order a pizza for himself before and told me what he ordered and where from. so i rang here and told them to take everything off his pizza and just give him a plane cheese instead. forever grateful ye did that 🙏

20/02/2026: Best Chinese in cork by a country mile .

27/01/2026: MANFU HOUSE IS GOATED the food is so summers and the people working there are always so friendly and quick💞

08/04/2026: Best value in town, very yummy, crispy and flavourful. I guess I came in luck today.

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

05/04/2026: Found this place half full but lively and quickly grabbed a table grabbed a beer for myself and a drink menu for my wife and they told me they were not allowed to make drinks even though there were 4 guys doing nothing behind the bar. Boss came by so asked him and said they were too busy. 1st time I heard that. Lovely place inside and looks fun. Didn't eat food but it looks good. Just DO NOT COME if you want anything but beer

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.

27/03/2026: My family are regulars and usually the service is great. The ladies there always treat us with such kindness. Today I was served by a man, who I presume is the owner. It was going alright until the card I was using wouldn't accept being tapped and needed to ring to get the pin. All was fine. I turn around to leave and I hear him talk about me before I even have the door fully open... "What was her deal on the phone" as if he was expecting me to magic up the money even though he was right in front of me when I said the words "What is the pin again?" down the phone.

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.

28/09/2025: Fancied a doner kebab. Wish I hadn't bothered. Probably the worst I've every had. Very little salad. The meat was warm but very dry. And the pitta bread was hidden under the meat ,uncooked. Will not be back

20/09/2025: Extremely rude staff longer waits stone cold food and soggy wet chips. Told us we would need to wait another hour to get fresh food sent out. Absolutely shocking customer service.

19/12/2025: Attending regularly with an elderly friend. Today just took the biscuit,so to speak. €20 on absolutely Rubbish food. Tea and coffee just passable. Staff could not be more dismissive or unfriendly. The toasted sandwich was anemic,asking again to be toasted properly and i then needed a fairly good set of teeth. No sorry, no explanation, no please no thank you,and certainly no smile €20 is a lot of money to me,and as it was my turn to pay im absolutely fuming at the money i wasted on way below average toasted ham cheese and onion. For goodness sake ye really need to up your game. FURIOUS 😠