The best restaurants in Cork

09/08/2026: Great coffee. Super efficient Panamanian girl!

02/08/2026: They are very kind, highly recommend, excellent coffee

28/07/2026: Awesome venue, caught a free reggae festival, really cool gaff!

26/07/2026: Music was trash, drink service was good but the lady Dj on Saturday night suckkkkeeddd

13/07/2026: Super simple food served with a smile. My only complaint was there was was just too much of it. We went back the following night.

11/06/2026: Good value. Low prices, relaxed atmosphere. Service is good. Nice quite pub, tucked away down a lane of skehard Road. Price of the pint is excellent

29/05/2026: We organised a 50th birthday party here. Emmet and Aoife were so helpful and accommodating, the food was absolutely delicious, the function room is a fantastic spacious venue, the bar staff were brilliant on the night I would have no problem in recommending the Mount Oval to anyone, such nice people to deal with, 👍

17/05/2026: Had to change from Guinness to Coors as it was undrinkable. The Coors that came was under filled and flat.

20/02/2026: Beautiful food in both premises, but on the two occasions I've visited Balance District I've met the same woman with an attitude. Never met her before , don't know her. Not even thank you after paying. For this reason alone, I won't be returning. She really is a dreadful person.

14/01/2026: So only for 1 or 2 waitresses that get distracted in conversation. I once waited 20 minutes for 2 take away coffees and then was giving then in a ceramic mug! After asking twice I was in a hurry so very inconvenient for me. The 2 waitresses were busy chatting behind the counter on a busy time, so disappointed at this. I never went for a take away coffee again. But go for breakfast from time to time.This place is amazing 👏 food is top 😋 the new waitress Alison is amazing great service and great at her job very efficient.

08/07/2026: Good fast service. Nice ambience. Food was good. No complaints. I would recommend.

05/07/2026: One of the best Chinese restaurants in cork. Always flavoursome and fresh. Staff are amazing and take care of you. Would highly recommend

13/09/2026: Been going here a while and normally ordered a shot of espresso with ice in a to go cup so I can put a protein shake in it as my milk. Went in for one yesterday the person taking me order was extremely rude to me. I don't think I've ever ordered from them before so I do get not understanding what I was asking but they didnt ask me to clarify and snarled at me. I then got the espresso with ice in a hot cup, which was okay but also made less sense to me. I just wanted what is essential an iced americano without water added. I will continue to go as the coffee is good but this experience had shadowed my care for the place

11/09/2026: The matcha was brown, lumpy, and tasted like fish.

27/08/2026: Me and the boys loved the food. Top form

19/08/2026: why is yer man so secretive about where he gets the prawn crackers from?

18/07/2026: I was denied entry as I was wearing inappropriate shoes which were a flat sandal (sandals in 28 degree heat in July) and my niece also had sandals on, bear in mind there were people in there with runners on. A homophobic reaction by the staff in my opinion. I will not be returning and I will be spreading the word. Avoid

07/06/2026: This pub used to be one of my favourites in Cork and the management changed, now it looks like be running by teens, poor service, very awkward behaviour, basic unwelcoming environment. This pub is not as busy as used to be and people probably is avoiding to be there.

11/07/2026: Very friendly staff.good selection of beer well layed out so plenty of room to socialise.drink outside in the warm weather..highly recommend to go for a few

29/06/2026: The service and the atmosphere was class ,food top notch call out to Michael the server should be in charge his chat to customers is brilliant.can I say one thing if staff come on duty please iron your uniform it looks a hell of a lot better.michael keep up the good work well done .

05/06/2026: It's amazingggggg! I remember when I was in Italy 🥹 My favorite in cork City ❤️

19/05/2026: Great cheap and fast option for food in Cork. The pizza was delicious. The menu had a nice variety of pizza options. Seating inside was limited but it is a cool place to sit and eat.

25/03/2026: Nice bar but the young fellas behind it could learn how to serve people properly. I waited to get served for about 10 minutes. They kept serving others who had come to the bar after me. Tunnel vision. I pointed it out to a barman..got a shrug, and he still went & served other people.. he finally came back and took my order 5 minutes later. Very poor service. Chicken Burger I ordered arrived with about 6 chicken goujons inside it...wasnt a burger at all.

23/08/2026: What a fab place for a party! We booked the inside/outdoor area for a small birthday party and it was the perfect venue! We booked via email with no hassle. Such a lovely spot and staff were all lovely. We didn’t have food but it looked great. Thank you

02/07/2026: We had our Summer Party here just last weekend. Just wanted to share what amazing hosts Goldbergs were to us. Food was incredible and atmosphere was second to none. Thank you to everyone at Goldbergs for making our night what is was. We will definitely be back next summer. Pat and everyone at Alpha Automation.

09/08/2026: The chicken balls which cost €15 had so much batter in them u could make a pancake with it 🤮.

04/07/2026: Our family loves this place and definitely recommend!!

05/08/2026: Amaizing place to have coffee and a snack!