The best restaurants in Cork

12/04/2026: Food is nice but it is expensive for take away.

22/03/2026: First time dine in, the food was amazing the service was a bit behind. Complements to the chef and team. My wife and I had a dish with tiger prawns and lamb. Everything really tasted good. Very impressed with the size and I ended very satisfied.

09/04/2026: We stayed at the Fernroyd House when attending an academic conference at UCC and we couldn't have asked for a better experience! Tony and Avril were lovely hosts, providing wonderful meals and all amenities. The location and ease of arrival from Cork Kent was quick by bus and we were in a very central location near to anything we needed. I would absolutely stay here again in the future. Thank you so very much!

14/12/2025: First class accommodation with yummy breakfasts & excellent friendly hosts. Go there!!

27/10/2025: Excellent Chinese. I'm not from Cork, stumbled across Noodlee Mahon. Friendly staff, more importantly the food was very good. Most bad reviews seem to surround the delivery time, didn't impact me I was in the shop. I'd 100% recommend and will return if I'm back down that way.

15/09/2025: We ordered take away few days ago and it was delicious, my wife got vegetarian chicken cow main and I got black bean chicken. Food was great, delivery less than 30min. Will order again for sure

16/11/2025: It’s great place! Thank you the barista Matheus good service and care with clients! Congratulations 🇮🇪

01/09/2025: Only takeaway cups despite having seating inside and outside. That's enough to put me off but the quality of the coffee has declined too.

29/03/2026: The pizza was delicious and the staff is very friendly. Thank you lads.

20/02/2026: Delicious authentic Italian pizza 👌

12/04/2026: Does not open as early as listed.

08/04/2026: Beautiful Food and choice of menu . Staff friendly and owners really nice

15/09/2025: After leaving west cork early this morning and in need of a light snack 😋 I had a spiced beef sandwich on gloriously fresh bread. The native Barry's Tea to accompany my sandwich. Lovely little seats at the stall so ate and watched the world go by. Absolutely delicious food and a huge selection on display. I highly recommend. It's located within the historic English market which was rather busy so it was good to see that too.

28/08/2025: Lovely open air deli sandwich stall, seating included on the end comfortable cozy bar stools and foot rest. Wonderful staff caring attentive to orders and all ways ask how you’re doing. Would definitely come back again and again. Best sandwich’s in town 🥪🫶🏼

29/10/2025: Very icy staff constantly bickering at each other. Saw rats around back of shop with open door!!! If you have any self respect, avoid this over priced deli counter. There's a spar down the road that does a nicer munch for a quarter of the price

03/09/2025: Price is a little on the high side, couldn't fault the food.

18/02/2026: Went in here for a quick drink. Had Murphys and a G&T. Prices on par with other pubs in the area and London. They had the 6 Nations game on (Ireland v Italy). Wasn't a loud pub as sometimes you expect with pubs showing sports. Would recommend

22/01/2026: Could be a good pub but the owners distaste towards the English came across very badly. Traditional Irish pub with a great selection of beers but hate the English, stay clear.

08/06/2025: Classic local pub in a quiet neighborhood. We visited during the hurling match and had a great time with our fellow patrons. Ursula and her staff made us feel welcome and gave us a history lesson about the pub and area. Thank you for a great time.

03/06/2025: the staff refuses to serve because I'm not a regular.

18/11/2025: Had to stop in to see "the mural" and fish. There's a cool area out back. On that particular night... Not our crowd. So we left after one drink.

11/11/2025: Terrible atmosphere. Worth seeing.

17/01/2026: One of the best Spice boxes I've had.

29/10/2025: I usually go to this place after doctors.

02/10/2025: Came here on a busy day when they were really understaffed. The staff were so lovely and patient with everyone even though they were clearly stressed. Very impressed

13/05/2026: The service is truly exceptional, along with the staff, and there is no doubt about that. Additionally, the cuisine offers a genuinely exotic experience. The ambiance is pleasant, and the seating is remarkably comfortable.

03/04/2026: Had a fantastic experience at Kanok Thai! The food was absolutely excellent—full of flavour and clearly made with care. The portion sizes were very generous, which made it even better value for money. What really stood out was the staff: incredibly accommodating and welcoming. Even though they were about to close in 15 minutes, they still went out of their way to take our order and make sure we were looked after. Truly great service and a place I’d happily recommend! Must try foods: halo halo,turon and crispy pork menu!

26/04/2026: INSANELY good food and fantastic service

07/03/2026: Sliced has been in Ballincollig for years and it was lovely. I don’t know what’s happened the place. The food is not like before and the service… Went there after school as my daughter had a play date. It was empty, obviously not peak time but they have a good deal on the kids menu of 3 courses for €11.95 with a capri sun. We got our food and then didn’t see the waitress again. I had to ask for the table to be cleared because literally no one came down to see how we were getting on or see if we wanted anything else. Then my daughter and her friend had to go find someone to get their desserts. The staff couldn’t give a sugar that we were there. Then to top it all off, I dealt with a gentleman named Gary who said he was the manager, he overcharged me and when I brought it up, he got super defensive acting as if I was attacking him, basically threw his staff under a bus, weird carry on man. Won’t be back anytime soon which is a shame as I loved their pizza.