The best restaurants in Cork

04/09/2025: Friendly staff … great ambience…

30/08/2025: Great food and drink and friendly staff

25/10/2025: Owner stole my seat while gone to get drinks for me and a friend and threatened to kick us out if we didn't comply. Don't come here on a busy night.

23/10/2025: Pint in the morning top quality Guinness

03/10/2025: Delicious food, especially the hake nanban don, a type of pork, rice, and soup. The service was also very friendly and fast.

02/10/2025: Food was totally bland, very disappointing!

17/11/2025: The best cafe in town! Beautiful staff who are always so welcoming and kind. Great coffee and delicious veggie options. Views over the river are an added bonus.

04/11/2025: I had a really nice mocha , perfect for a rainy day. The place is small and cozy, which I liked. However, the service was a bit slow and disorganized, and the staff didn’t seem very friendly. Still, it’s a nice spot to relax with a good coffee.

09/11/2025: It’s a fantastic place , ideal for a getaway, weather with family or for a couple or even alone .

08/11/2025: It’s the little things that count and In many of these Fota are failing. One of our party ordered a coffee and asked for a biscuit to accompany it but was told you can’t have a biscuit until after 4- how stupid is that! At dinner steaks were only offered ho share for 2 people- crazy! In general the food was fine but not fantastic and certainly not great value for money. If you charge top prices you need to deliver top class food! Three times during our one night stay the room key failed to open the door which required another trip to reception for a new key. For a 5 star hotel this is simply not acceptable Fota resort needs to up its game and certainly improve its F/ B offering so I’m afraid it’s only 3 stars from me

09/11/2025: Nice restaurant, steak bavette was delicious and chocolate tart very tasty. Lovely service.

27/10/2025: We stumbled on this restaurant after not being able to get into a different one. It was a great find! The food was incredible, the staff was amazing, and they were extremely kid-friendly! They provided us with a great experience on a busy evening, getting us in quickly even though we did not have a reservation.

02/11/2025: loves all his customers met with respect and welcome. beautiful food especially at a late time

28/10/2025: Incredible place, always so friendly

25/10/2025: One of the best pubs in Cork City. Great relaxed atmosphere and pizza and pints are stunning !

09/10/2025: The atmosphere is incredible, the bar has a pet-friendly garden which makes the environment even cooler, a great place to go with friends and their punt is simply wonderful.

20/10/2025: Staying over night in a nearby hotel and popped in for dinner. Mary our server was tremendous, she made us feel welcome which made the experience that much better. The food was also very good. Would definitely recommend!

20/10/2025: Delicious food, big portions, and the friendliest staff! The beef nachos are just 👌🏽

22/10/2025: One of the best places to have a coffee when the weather is nice.

22/10/2025: I was served a glass of water in a plastic cup which I believe is less sustainable than if it were glass. Music quite lively, maybe not the best background for conversation or working. BUT food was great and service very warm and friendly.

10/11/2025: Fantastic spot for a party. Food was exceptional and the staff a pleasure to deal with.

04/11/2025: Loved the lamb shank and the tiramisu !

14/10/2025: Old Rustic bar in South Main Street, the City Center of Cork. Across from the old Beamish and Crawford Brewary, there's a lot of history in the area. There's a younger crowd frequenting it now, and they have some seating outside. The staff are nice as is the atmosphere.

07/10/2025: Nice pub. Good music. Not the best beer selection. Used to have real candles on each table with wax spilling over the bottle they were in, now changed for fake candles. It's a pity, it was part of what made it a cosy pub.

11/11/2025: A lovely pint in a traditional bar.

29/10/2025: Great little place to grab a pint. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

30/09/2025: Perfect cafe for a quick bite or brunch. Coffee they serve is perfect. We also got mango smoothie which tasted heavenly. The sandwiches we ordered were absolutely tasty as well.

04/09/2025: Nice clean cafe with lovely coffee,

27/09/2025: Wonderful cocktails, great music and ambience, and I cannot say enough good things about the people that work here. I celebrated my 30th birthday AND engagement here, and my fiancée and I were shown such incredible hospitality by everyone we interacted with. I wish I could remember our bartender’s name, he truly made the night special. It’s been a month since we returned from Ireland, and our night at Paladar is one of our favorite memories from the whole trip. Highly recommend spending your time and money here!

20/09/2025: The atmosphere was good but was pressurized to finish the dinner for the next customer. I understand the time limit on the table but since we sat down we were reminded on several occasions the time limit which made us feel unwelcome.