The best restaurants in Cork

09/11/2025: Best bar in Cork, Great staff, friendly people and the play list is amazing 👏🏻

09/11/2025: Lovely cosy bar pints beautiful

09/08/2025: Probably the best bar in Cork city! Great atmosphere and the staff are sooo sound! We came for the dart board but stayed for the friendly staff, unreal service and bang on customers!! Pleasure to have a few there!!

01/06/2025: Nice bar & a good pint of Beamish

16/11/2025: Had a really nice steak and a good IPA. Staff were friendly and it had a nice overall vibe.

01/11/2025: Very good restaurant, the waitress was very friendly and kind. The food was excellent!! I recommend it

30/11/2025: Best place in Cork. The chicken was super tender, great flavor, tasted awesome. The service was at another level. They even let us celebrate a birthday and we were without reservation. Great atmosphere just go to try it.

29/11/2025: The food is very good and the service is excellent.

08/11/2025: -Burger was burnt and hard -Fries tasted like the freezer smell Chicken sambo was nice. I'd skip 1

03/11/2025: We had the afters for our son’s christening at The Briar Rose at the end of September (a very overdue review!) and we couldn’t have been happier with the experience. Abbie looked after our every request with incredible care and patience — we’re Irish living abroad, so I’m sure I must have driven her a little mad with all my questions, but she was always so responsive and reassuring. Even on the morning of the christening, as I was dropping off the cake and setting up decorations, my first encounter with Bryan immediately put me at ease. He was friendly, flexible, and so attentive — truly the standout for us on the day. I was feeling a bit stressed about timing and food service, and he handled everything effortlessly, making the whole experience so much smoother. The food was absolutely sensational — everyone was raving about it! The venue itself was perfect, exactly what I had envisioned. There was also a really lovely bartender (can't remember her name but she was from Pittsburgh - I put in a drinks order for 60 people and she didn't even bat an eyelid!). The team was thoughtful in every detail, and we can’t wait for another event there in the hopefully near future. The Briar Rose is the perfect spot, and Bryan was a true gem — we are so grateful for such a wonderful experience! Thank you! Olive (the Boston girl!)

09/12/2025: Good combo sandwich, fries and milkshake, best price Tuesday and Wednesday.

17/11/2025: It's better than competitors in the area but nothing was really standout. Respect for the meal deal, you get some decent food for the price point. However was given the poorest seat in the place where I could barely squeeze behind the table and given a beautiful view of the cleanup station. Also had to ask for cutlery and extra straws cos those paper straws just ain't it and collapse easily.

21/11/2025: Very authentic place with delicious food 🥘

25/10/2025: Me and my family were really dissapointed by the pork soup yesterday. I used to go frequently and was super excited to try the soup after veing months abroad. The soup was tasteless...not sure if I'll go back.

08/11/2025: -Burger was burnt and hard -Fries tasted like the freezer smell Chicken sambo was nice. I'd skip 1

03/11/2025: We had the afters for our son’s christening at The Briar Rose at the end of September (a very overdue review!) and we couldn’t have been happier with the experience. Abbie looked after our every request with incredible care and patience — we’re Irish living abroad, so I’m sure I must have driven her a little mad with all my questions, but she was always so responsive and reassuring. Even on the morning of the christening, as I was dropping off the cake and setting up decorations, my first encounter with Bryan immediately put me at ease. He was friendly, flexible, and so attentive — truly the standout for us on the day. I was feeling a bit stressed about timing and food service, and he handled everything effortlessly, making the whole experience so much smoother. The food was absolutely sensational — everyone was raving about it! The venue itself was perfect, exactly what I had envisioned. There was also a really lovely bartender (can't remember her name but she was from Pittsburgh - I put in a drinks order for 60 people and she didn't even bat an eyelid!). The team was thoughtful in every detail, and we can’t wait for another event there in the hopefully near future. The Briar Rose is the perfect spot, and Bryan was a true gem — we are so grateful for such a wonderful experience! Thank you! Olive (the Boston girl!)

23/07/2025: I got Lunch Sandwich Special here yesterday for a small party in my house Sndwiches, wraps & rolls...different variety of each...all very fresh tasty...and all enjoyed by my guests!!!Most asked where I got them and had no problem passing on details... Would highly recommend

09/07/2025: Staff are always lovely, food and coffee are great and very reasonably priced in comparison to other establishments in the Blackrock area. Really good selection of sandwiches, almost too good though, hard to make up your mind 🤣

02/08/2025: Interesting museum. It's very small and contains a lot of exhibits – unfortunately, many of them without any explanations. For example, at the entrance, there are many photos on a screen, but the information is lacking. Overall, the museum could use at least twice as much space, and the exhibition needs to be made much more user-friendly. It's very noisy in the space (a former church). The café is nice, with delicious cakes and friendly staff. There's a small garden with a pond at the back.

25/07/2025: Didn't actually visit the museum just went in for lunch. The cafe is excellent. I did walk many of the mining trails and the information plaques were very good.

26/10/2025: Cosy great service & nice drinkd

27/09/2025: Best cup of tea I've had in years - lovely comfortable seating outside for a nice place to sit down midday

20/11/2025: The family pack or variety pack are nice deals.

16/11/2025: Great food , brilliant service 👌

01/11/2025: Very nice Cappuccino, excellent quality

04/10/2025: Absolutely fabulous and fantastic, such a beautiful ambience for a cafe, very comforting and positive. Wonderful service and absolutely delicious products on the menu! Definitely my go to for a cafe!

10/09/2025: Driver went to the wrong house. When I rang I was told I had to pay again to get it delivered after waiting an hour already for my food. Terrible service

03/09/2025: Amazing peri peri chicken, love the pizzas and best beef burger in cork. Halal certified.

14/06/2025: Another small Irish pub to enjoy a pint at. Hot in there.