The best restaurants in Cork

02/10/2025: Best coffee i the city, food is amazing Staff brilliant!

23/09/2025: A truly excellent example for new traders. The reputation, the name, the good service, and the pleasant atmosphere of a sunny day have been winning over Cork and the surrounding area. It's a great start here. It opens early and closes early around 6 p.m., but it's a daily struggle. The food is all top-notch, and the staff are very good. This is the only way to get the job done. A highly recommended place. I'll be stopping by for a second time for an espresso. I just hope it's sunny. I wish you much luck, joy, and victories. This place definitely deserves it.

10/08/2025: Good place to go for a few drinks

28/05/2025: This pub is one of those pubs where you go there for the first time and you will definitely like it. It is a pub frequented by locals from this area and surroundings and also when the students are celebrating those student weeks this pub is very cool and laughs from beginning to end. I had the privilege of being there and only with the locals it was very good, fun and very friendly, I really liked it, in fact I loved it and I recommend it to anyone in the area to go there.

09/09/2025: Beautiful house, perfect location, best breakfast with vegan options, kind and generous hosts. Peaceful.

13/07/2025: We absolutely love Fernroyd House. My family of 8 stayed here, occupying 4 rooms. Each room was spacious and lovely, each also having its own ensuite bathroom. The made-from-scratch breakfast (including fresh baked scones!) was delicious & the perfect way to start the day. Tony and Avril are amazing hosts. The location is great… bars & restaurants all very walkable. We would stay here again in a heartbeat!

11/09/2025: Very pretty garden centre with a nice cafe enclosed. Lovely coffee.

04/08/2025: Drove a long way to find them closed, rang before I left and their voice mail stated they where open 7days a week < they are not, they close on bank holiday Mondays!!!

29/08/2025: Good food and drink but the place is full of flys and the staff do nothing about it except keep saying sorry. There are a few bug zippers up by the counter but not anywhere else.

15/08/2025: Sandwiches are really very tasty but I do think for €8.50, they could put a few crisps/salad on the plate. Presentation is everything. I know inflation is crazy these days but I think if you’re paying nearly a tenner for a sandwich then they should add something with it. Other than that very tasty.

02/10/2025: Really gorgeous hotel, and the staff were so friendly and helpful. Beautiful views.

02/10/2025: We stayed two nights at The Montenotte in September 2025. Rooms are nicely decorated and very quiet with views of Cork and harbor. The restaurant is beautiful but food is just average for the price. The Glasshouse bar was exceptional with excellent servers and bartenders.

25/10/2025: Delicious food and good service.

24/10/2025: The food was okay, but the cutlery made eating an adventure. The knife was so blunt, you could have just as easily cut with a spoon. The atmosphere is unfortunately anything but cozy. We went because of the reviews, but we couldn't agree with them.

20/08/2025: Brilliant service and fantastic range of fresh baked breads, cakes and deserts. Really good value too.

26/07/2025: Cakes and buns are amazing. Beautiful savoury options. Great coffee. Wonderful smiling staff and great value for money

13/05/2025: Kinda old style pub .good service .very relaxed

19/10/2025: Excellent beer selection, very engaging and knowledgeable staff. I would absolutely return.

19/10/2025: Added this to our list from a YouTube video recommendation... TOTALLY worth it. Great service. Friendly staff. Excellent beer (of course). We were only in for a couple (pints that is) this time but still excellent conversation and absolutely felt welcome.

02/10/2025: Great service and delicious Burgers 🍔 thank you

22/09/2025: We were on a flying visit back home to Cork and it was a no brainer that we would stop off at this fabulous restaurant. We ate there pretty often when we lived in Cork and always had a really enjoyable experience. We didn't have a reservation but we just wanted to have a good meal before heading off to a Culture Night Punk reunion gig. We told the waiter that we wouldn't be overstaying and he sorted us out with a table immediately. I know the chef, Michael, pretty well as we both worked together a few years ago and he came out of the kitchen to warmly welcome us back. I had the Thai Red Curry with prawns and it was so tasty and had a delicious creamy texture and was immaculately presented. I can't remember the name of the dish my wife had but we both devoured the very generous portions that were put in front of us, washed down with two superb glasses of Sauvignon Blanc. And the whole meal was very reasonably priced. Cork is definitely a great city for restaurants and culinary experience and Cork And Fork is, without doubt, at the top of the list of local eateries. Definitely, DEFINITELY, pay a visit there cos I guarantee you you will not be disappointed.

03/09/2025: Great coffee and the sandwiches are delicious too

29/08/2025: Here is another popular café, very well known by the people of Cork for its food that will make you take your hat off even when drinking a simple espresso. Café Gusto opened here and here it was better to have a small, crowded room than a large, empty one. Here people come and go all day long. It closes around 6:00 p.m. Cafés of this quality deserve the best. We are very grateful for the wonderful service and charming friendliness. Thank you very much.

20/10/2025: I love this place sommuch! I've had sushi here, and it was the nicest tuna sashimi I've ever had, and I wanted to try the meals, and now I have I can say everything here is excellent. it's a little expensive, meals are around 18-20 euro, but to be honest out of other options in cork, I have to say it's absolutely worth it

10/10/2025: The first ramen in Cork I Really like! The ramen was delicious! Highly recommended

22/02/2025: Lovely Food, Atmosphere and Friendly, Helpful Staff 😀

03/02/2025: Love this place staff are super nice great place for a catch up and a coffee food is lovely

15/06/2025: Lovely welcome firstly Very Child friendly Loads of parking Service was great and staff are lovely Food was top notch Will 100% return and defo recommend

03/06/2025: Celebrated an 80th birthday in the upstairs bar. A great night was had by all The food, service and decor was excellent. The staff just could not do enough for us.