The best restaurants in Cork

05/12/2025: booked our Christmas party here, the staff and Lauren who we were dealing with were amazing , the food was excellent and really nice relaxed atmosphere, highly recommended

23/11/2025: This place is busy. We are almost at the holidays and the tables were all reserved for parties and functions. Standing room only so a friend of mine and I stood at the bar for a while until a couple of stools freed up. Since the parties at the bar were catered ordering food seemed difficult. We only had drinks and chatted nicely until the DJ came on and the music got louder. Then it got difficult to hear our conversation but we really enjoyed the music. 80's and 90's music which was nice and everyone started dancing. So much fun to be had and the dancers were in front of the door and getting out was a challenge. Overall my rating is 4 stars because we couldn't sample the menu. The drinks were good and the service was great. I will definitely return at a less busier time.

03/10/2025: Today I went to Velo Café, totally exhausted and struggling with the weather. I had a big buggy and wanted to sit outside. But the lovely lady invited me to take a seat. I just got green tea, nothing else, but the treated us like a VIP client. I was able to feed the toddler and just got a break from my day. I'll be coming back here because the staff is absolutely lovely. Reny&Jude

21/09/2025: We have never waited that long to get our food in cork.

10/08/2025: Didn't have food so can't say anything but the rob roy is definitely up there as one of the pubs in cork for all ages, music and atmosphere is top notch

18/06/2025: The usual welcoming craic..The big man was excellent with us

25/08/2025: I had my birthday party at Hannah Barrett’s and it was amazing! The staff were so friendly and welcoming. Thanks a lot ❤️

04/07/2025: Great, friendly and quiet local pub

28/12/2025: Very small cafe with more seats outdoors than inside. The coffee is decent taste and size. Price 4.10 for a large size

08/12/2025: Absolutely beautiful coffee ☕ very welcoming staff also highly recommend

16/10/2025: Interior is dated. Coffee was below average, totally overpriced food too.. I won't be back.

26/09/2025: I had the coffee here and it was bitter I think they added too much coffee. I can drink strong coffee but this was bitter and adding sugar didn't help it. It is overpriced and not really high standard and a few of the staff look depressed there but the staff were nice I just felt bad for them. If it's all of them looking a bit sad it's usually the way they are treated by management, i know from personal experience. Edit: Excuse me but I don't care. 1 I don't go to Ucc, 2 This is my review of your café I have given other places 1 star your not special. 3 if you are going to threaten defamation you have to prove that what people say are false. 4 I never knew about you threatening a staff with a weapon allegedly now I regret ever going to your cafe as that is disgusting to have that as a rumour. This comment you made makes you seem deranged. I never knew about the rumours I stopped in and had bad coffee which is what I put down and your staff seemed sad how would you know if you ain't there. You have to things in your personal life. Get a grip not everyone is going to like your cafe

28/12/2025: Terrible location horrible service mid roms

23/12/2025: We stayed in this hotel for the santa bed and breakfast the kids had a great time. The pool facilities are great the small pool is very safe for toddlers. Staff very friendly and hotel very clean

18/01/2026: It was so so tasty. The steak sandwich came with a sauce (like gravy). They really lay the steak on thick. They also have great gluten free options. I had a gluten free bun with my burger. Staff were friendly. For parking, you'll most likely need to park in a parking garage.

16/01/2026: Antonio was an excellent waiter—friendly, attentive, and very professional. His positive attitude made our experience even better.

24/12/2025: The staff are welcoming and the atmosphere feels relaxed

23/12/2025: A nice comfortable bar in Cork city, with good stout, good food and nice staff. Reasonably priced too.

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.