The best restaurants in Cork

22/04/2025: Good food, kind staff,great coffee. It's expensive but you will get your money's worth

16/04/2025: Very good food and very nice service. I recommend it

12/04/2025: Great bar, great staff, great choice of gin, whiskey and beer, great music, great inside stage, great beer garden and outside stage.

30/03/2025: I met my brother for a drink (both of us on non-alcoholic stuff after work.) I was going through a lot with a recent house move, a lot of stress, and thinking a lot about a friend of mine with a disability who died in his thirties and how he'd missed out on all the opportunities I'd been given. Of course I was a bit emotional (not "tired and emotional" just welling up and asking my brother to give me a moment.) A "friendly" woman there thought I was crying to the music. Not the only story of adventure over two or three (non-alcoholic drinks) in there that night.

20/04/2025: Good food! And I loved the Syrian Coffee. It was my first time trying Syrian food and it makes me sad there are no Syrian restaurants where I’m from.

12/04/2025: The best place for authentic Syrian food, Syrian kebbeh meal is a must to try also the chicken brainy is really delicious. The chef and are really lovely and the service is 10/10

13/05/2025: It's honestly very disappointing to have to leave a 2 star review here - Have been a regular customer (actually 2 of us in the car..) for months, coming probably 4 times minimum per week. Have recommended the place to countless friends. But lately the standard has dropped - last 3 occasions the coffees both hot and iced have been bland by previous standards. However the most frustrating part (and also a kick in the teeth) is that the squid loyalty which was already at 10 coffees (much higher than competitor's including bean and leaf who are right down the street and only require 7) is now increased to 12! How the management think that 12 coffees to earn one free is acceptable is outrageous - you're only affecting those who were loyal and supported you early on in the first place. Out of principle you'll be losing our custom

17/04/2025: Coffe is truly some of the best in Cork

06/05/2025: I was walking around my hotel and I went into Paladar to have a wine, the atmosphere from the street was so nice and I couldn't resist it. 😅 The service was excellent. I didn't plan to eat anything, but finally I ordered paõ de queijo (cheese bread) with pulled pork, the combination was delicious! I highly recommend this place.

28/04/2025: They have some great tapas! The waiters are super friendly, and the decoration👌🏻Excellent!

06/05/2025: We really enjoyed our stay here. We visited for 3 nights and the beds were comfy, there was a fridge in the room and the bathroom was very spacious. The grounds are lovely and we went to the fairy trail and played in the playground with our little girl. It was easy to get Bottled water to make bottles which made life easier. Breakfast in the mornings was absolutely class We loved it! The breakfast staff were top class! The rooms were cleaned daily and staff very friendly. We went to the swimming pool at the spa which was quite cold for a baby (26 degrees) and there weren't many facilities for baby changing. I asked the staff could my husband take my daughter and they said that only facilities were in the women's (this was a mistake on their part as there are facilities in the men's too) The only thing i didn't enjoy was our restaurant experience in Amber. I would have expected better service from a restaurant within a 5* hotel.

06/05/2025: The rooms were luxurious, spacious and clean. My wife and I stayed over night for a wedding. It was a nice venue with nice food. My wife is coeliac (gluten free) so she notified staff of this. 30mins after finishing the meal she was throwing it all back up, having had to run to the bathroom. She spent the whole night in bed feeling unwell and missing our friend's wedding. Something must have been cross-contaminated or not prepared gluten free. I spoke to a member of staff that night to log the issue. On check out there was no mention of it so I had to raise it. The duty manager advised that all processes were followed and that it often happens at weddings with so many meals being served and it was just unfortunate. He seemed to be just trying to fob it off - i.e. these things happen and it's unfortunate. I think if the food you serve is often causing people to be sick, you should revisit your processes. We have never had issues at other weddings and often go out for food. The duty manager eventually offered us complimentary afternoon tea and made sure he had our details and would email us in a day or two. We have not received an email in the month since then. ___________________________________________________________ Update: The Guest Relations Manager contacted me the day after posting this review. She was very apologetic and could see in the hotel’s notes that there had been a mix up in handling this issue. She assured me that they take dietary requirements seriously and that it should not have happened my wife. We were offered a complimentary experience to make up for the error and were impressed with how the Guest Relations Manager handled it. She did not prompt me to change the review - her intention seemed to be that we were looked after. She also asked how my wife was since which was appreciated.

13/05/2025: Always good to have a pint at Henchy's

20/04/2025: Pub with a lot of local atmosphere. We stopped at night to have a drink and it was very pleasant.

27/04/2025: I've never had fish and chips this good before A must-see in Cork

25/04/2025: This fish and chips place is absolutely delicious! The fish is perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with no fishy smell at all. The chips are crispy on the outside and fluffy inside—just the way they should be. Paired with their sauces, it’s simply amazing. You can really taste the freshness of the ingredients and the care they put into every dish. One bite and I couldn’t stop. Highly recommended!

20/05/2025: Had just a coffee but many there and breakfast looked ok.

18/05/2025: Located in the English Market in central Cork. Great views of the entire market.

22/05/2025: Lovely place. Great food at a reasonable price. The roast chicken was amazing.

21/05/2025: Good breakfast, delicious selection, something for everyone. Everything was freshly prepared.

11/04/2025: Best sandwich ever!! I had the Ruben baguette and it was perfect. Such a big portion too.

10/04/2025: I genuinely didn't think food could taste this good. Nowhere else even comes close really

23/04/2025: Fantastic service and great coffee, made my day

02/04/2025: Super cozy and great spot. I enjoyed a nice latte and croissant. Their music selection is amazing, i really enjoyed seeing albums I've never known about, Ima have to do some listening Homework later. Great store.

09/05/2025: Very well located, the rooms are good, you have what you need. The staff seemed neither attentive nor particularly friendly, rather stressed and overwhelmed. By 8 a.m. the buffet was already well emptied.

25/04/2025: Restaurant was fabulous Food was great and so was breakfast Lovely location and luxury feel

09/05/2025: Absolutely fantastic, amazing food and service, aleando was nothing else than outstanding, definitely I'll get back every time possible.

09/05/2025: Michela and Alex are perfecto!!! Wonderful time. Will not disappoint.

11/05/2025: Perfect place to watch a sporting event!

06/05/2025: Steak sandwich!! The holy grail!