The best restaurants in Cork

24/10/2025: Friendly staff, delicious cake, great value, only criticism I could make would be the music is a touch loud?

19/10/2025: I know this place is called The Grumpy Baker but I didn’t realize that was referring to your experience. Absolutely never leave reviews but our experience was so ridiculous I had to say something. My friends and I stopped in for a quick bite to eat. Two of us had tea we had just grabbed from the market but the rest did not. We all ordered a ton of food and coffee. The place was only slightly busy and had plenty of tables open but they all had reserved signs on them. When we asked if we were staying, we mentioned the signs and were told that they only put reserved signs to literally deter people from sitting down because of how busy they get. Red flag number one. Secondly they charge you more for eating there as opposed to take away. Which is just weird. I don’t know if that’s common in Ireland but it certainly isn’t in the States. Red flag number two. When we told the girl we’d eat in, a different staff member mentioned we couldn’t stay with tea from somewhere else. Which we very easily agreed too and said that’s fine we’d take away. The blonde girl taking our order (which I’ve seen other reviews talking about how rude she was) then continued to bring it up after we calmly agreed to leave saying that it’s disrespectful to their business for us to have brought it in. Even after these comments, we completely understood and said it’s fine we’ll take away. We then proceeded to move over to wait for our food only to stand there watching at the very least 6 other people come and go with their food. Almost the entire place was cleared out and we still hadn’t received our order. At that point I was almost positive the blonde girl serving us was doing this on purpose because she walked past us several times and refused to look at us. It seemed that she was more interested in being on her phone and chatting to her coworkers than asking us why we were still waiting. After who only knows how long, a completely separate staff member who was incredibly kind asked us what we were missing. Once we told him our order, he got us out right away, which means that girl just didn’t get our order ready since we watched this employee put our order in the oven. It was so wild. All in all this was a horrible experience and the name of the business says it all. The food wasn’t bad but it definitely wasn’t good enough for us to ever deal with that again. For the rest of our trip, our group could not stop talking about how insane our experience there was. Will not recommend.

05/12/2025: The burgers are only alright with their cheapish grade beef and no seasoning, it lacks texture too, the fries are also very mid but milkshake was top tier. Staff quite aloof.

22/11/2025: The restaurant is stylishly decorated and the music and volume were quite pleasant. We were served quickly and the staff was friendly. However, it was very warm in the restaurant (not too warm, but not comfortable either). When the burgers arrived, they looked good, but they were very meaty; it felt like 80% of the burger was meat. When we paid, a tip was automatically added, which I found a bit odd, especially since the burgers were already expensive enough, and then we also had to pay a 20% tip, which I, as a group of teenagers, found quite cheeky. All in all, the place was okay, but I found it too expensive and wouldn't go there again.

21/10/2025: Live music and great atmosphere.

14/10/2025: Great pint of Beamish and good service

29/10/2025: Great breakfast. Food is well prepared. Staff are very attentive and polite. Couldn’t ask for more. It’s why I go back!!

23/10/2025: Had such a great experience here today. Went in with my friend and we didn’t have much time & the waiter was THE BEST. We were only waiting 5 mins for a table and he served us immediately and got our coffee and food for us SUPER quick. He told us he was “determined that we make our lecture”. Great service! We meant to ask his name but we forgot! Great staff 👏

05/10/2025: Update: came from USA. So good, came back 2nd night in a row. Masterpiece

27/08/2025: Stop class food enjoy the best in co.cork

10/11/2025: Really enjoyed our meal! Lady serving us was excellent - Pleasant, efficient & attentive to detail. Drinks came promptly. All good - Keep it up!!! Cheers, John

09/11/2025: Lovely lunch here recently.food is done to perfection and so fresh . Very reasonable prices. Staff super friendly.

17/11/2025: Lovely place with great service from the bar from George! Lovely gent very efficient and made a great drink

14/11/2025: Overall, I'd never visit again. For the cost the food was abysmal, the staff were perfectly pleasant and the place was clean and tidy. I'd ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala. The rice reminded me of poorly made boil in the bag stuff, very watery and without flavour, the naan bread could have been used as a frisbee. The curry and chicken were nice enough but honestly for 18 euro it was awful.

23/10/2025: Great music during the Cork Folk Festival!

23/10/2025: The bar itself is nice and has a good atmosphere, but the experience with the staff was very disappointing. It was actually my first time going there after living in Cork for 9 years — and definitely the last. After we ordered and had only been sitting for about 10 minutes, they put a “reserved” sign on our table and told us we had to leave in 20 minutes. On top of that, another waiter made an unpleasant comment when he came to take our drinks, which made us feel even worse. There are plenty of bars just as nice, but with much better customer service. We won’t be coming back.

19/08/2025: Old time cork pub, great spot to chill 😎

30/07/2025: Great local pub. Good selection of pints. Friendly local people and staff.

30/11/2025: Disappointing Experience Despite Good Reviews I visited this restaurant with my friend on Sunday, 30th November at around 4:15 PM. The place was almost empty, with only two tables occupied, yet no one welcomed us when we walked in. We had to wait for a while just to get someone’s attention. We ordered Chicken Tikka and Barbeque Masala Chicken Wings. The Chicken Tikka cost €8.90 for just 4 pieces, and the Barbeque Masala Wings were €7.90 for very small wings. For the price, both the portion size and taste were disappointing. The service made the experience even worse. No one checked on us after serving the food, and despite waving to call someone, nobody responded. Because of the slow service, lack of attention, and poor value for money, we didn’t even feel like ordering the main course. I eventually had to walk to the counter to pay the bill myself. I noticed many 5-star reviews, but honestly, my experience didn’t match that at all. Maybe some customers are treated differently, but for us, the visit was far from satisfying.

21/11/2025: Just had a Deliveroo from them and it was beautiful and in time. Delivered to our hotel with no issues. I had a lamb sag and asked for it to be heated up with fresh green chillies because I love a hot curry. Whenever I do that, I assume it’ll be ignored, but it wasn’t. It was good and hot and there were chopped fresh green chillies on the top. There was a ton of meat in my curry and plenty of beautifully cooked basmati rice. My wife doesn’t like sauce or heat so had a nan and chicken tikka. The nan was exceptional. Not at all oily (despite being called a “butter nan?) Light, not oily, lovely. All in all it was cracking and I very much recommend it.

01/11/2025: (Traducido por Google) destrozando pasta esta noche (Original) smashing pasta tonight

24/10/2025: Good food, everything is fresh, nicely presented, the service is very good, the atmosphere is good…😉👍👍👍👍

03/11/2025: I loved the quality of the product, however the dough has gotten worse in recent months. The toppings are still good. I gave it 5 stars because of the previous quality. I hope they go back to the original recipe.

23/10/2025: Great doughnuts especially the apple crumble 😋

29/10/2025: One of the best coffees in Cork. Quick and friendly service. Fiúntas pasties.

07/10/2025: What a lovely setup and really nice staff. And for once the green tea wasn’t a rip off as it is in most coffee houses. Recommended

26/06/2025: Would highly recommend Ali’s bakery .We recently used gender reveal cupcakes for our big announcement, and they were absolutely perfect! Ali was great to deal with.

14/05/2025: Very friendly and easy to deal with. Birthday cupcakes were beautiful and delivered to the person. Would definitely recommend and use again.