The best restaurants in Cork

26/10/2025: The best staff Cork has to offer. Especially Ava 💛

19/10/2025: Great little spot for coffee. Fab sandwiches too and always a good atmosphere. Big car park around the back but the entrance is a bit hidden

19/05/2026: Baffling lack of customer service. Waited an hour and 45 minutes for a stone cold pizza to be delivered

15/05/2026: First pizza was burnt. Second pizza was only okay. Not very good especially for the price. I recommend avoiding this establishment.

03/05/2026: A good café with a wide selection of breakfast pastries. Good cappuccino. Average prices.

03/05/2026: Location was cold as the heating was not on. One would expect a relatively new building to deliver a better ambient temperature. The food was good with good levels of spice for me.

09/10/2025: The organic cinnamon bun was heaven!

21/09/2025: The best fresh bread in town. They their vegan soda bread and vegan pastries. Lovely staff. You can also get a bread with vinegar and oil tasting.

29/12/2025: Decent place to watch sports - they have a big area out the back with large screens - and allows smoking.

06/12/2025: Staff are very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Burgers are amazing!!! So tasty.

25/12/2025: Very busy in the run up to Xmas. Pleasant and efficient staff. Plenty of snack options. Great views upstairs out onto the bustle of Oliver Plunkett Street. Will be back.

13/12/2025: Very nice and friendly people with a lot of inner sweetness.

28/03/2026: Got a mixed kebab out of here last night and it was wonderful. Packed with meat, lovely sauce wrapped in fresh naan. Thanks for the recommendation @Brian Buckley

27/03/2026: My friend Alan Counihan went here tonight and said it was tops. His brother Shane lives in London but Spiceville is always his first stop when he gets home. These men know their fast food. I’ve never tried it myself but it’s on the list

01/06/2026: Very light atmosphere. People are friendly. Bartenders are sociable. (kudos to Yannick and Aoibhe) We enjoyed our night.

30/05/2026: I was at this bar with friends to celebrate a birthday. While we were seated outside a lady came to the outdoor area asking for money. When we told her no she procedeed to use derogatory language in the faces of impalas customers. This all of happened directly infront of the security staff. The lady noticed the bouncer and aproached him with a hug which the security staff reciprocated. Then the lady kept going across the tables and left her beer can on our table. This was notified to a staff member who recommended to leave the can on our table in case she came back. The staff member was worried in case she came back to find her beer can was not there and this would make her angry. As a result, we ended up minding her beer can until we left. The fact they allowed people to just walk up to their customers asking for money and being disrespecful towards their clients made me feel very unconfortable. This all happened infront of the bouncer.

20/04/2026: It was a great time at KFC (Eastgate), enjoyed the chicken meal and the ambience. The food was served hot with all the staff having smiles on their face. Thank you Mahitha (KFC team member) for support all the way during ordering, payment and enjoying meal (#6222).

12/04/2026: On point for that mid day chicken cravings

05/04/2026: It is a small pub in the street One gentle man I have met in here bought me four pints of Murphy’s and it was incredible ! I could hardly understand his strong Irish accent but we had a great conversation.

15/06/2025: I had high hopes for this place, but after witnessing what goes on behind closed doors, I can’t recommend it. The lack of professionalism and questionable after-hours behaviour were deeply disappointing. What’s worse, after leaving my honest opinion, I received an intimidating message. That says more about the place than any review could. I was a regular customer. I expected decency, not fear. Not sure if management is aware, but if they are, that alone should be a red flag. Think twice before supporting this place.

14/06/2025: El fenix is possibly the best bar in cork city. Every single member of staff makes sure to make you feel welcomed. Savage music, beautiful pints, best spot in the city

09/09/2025: To be honest, I didn’t feel welcome here as a younger foreign visitor. The atmosphere felt very closed-off, with most of the crowd being 40–60 year old white locals or American tourists. Tourist and people are in here are friendly, however service from the bartender(maybe the owner) was unfriendly and included microaggressions that made me uncomfortable. I was deprioritised and even looked down on when served a beer. I felt quite sad when I leave here and ruined my trip in Kinsale. Based on my experience, I wouldn’t recommend this place unless you already fit that demographic.

04/09/2025: Great place for some Irish music and a pint, in a cosy pub.

02/01/2026: Best pub of the whole trip through Ireland. Authentic atmosphere and Irish spirit. Calm and with service accompanied by discreet Irish friendliness. The pint of Murphys was the best I drank in Ireland and accompanied by good music it tasted even better.

21/12/2025: Lovely drinks for a fair price. Friendly staff and patrons. Relaxed no BS atmosphere. Giant screen for sports. Fireplace.

03/06/2026: unreal! such good prices and service was so quick. our server Bogdan was lovely aswell.

03/06/2026: i ordered loaded fries which they say is sharing plate for 2-3 people but it’s perfect for one person.(€10.50) immaculate 10/10 no notes. service is so quick staff are friendly place is clean and food is amazing!