The best restaurants in Cork

28/09/2025: Great bar fantastic down to earth staff. Great place to go for a pint on your own or with friends.

01/09/2025: The bartender is a sight to behold! Effective and highly professional. We stopped by because it was on our way home and thought we'd have the "second to last" one. The atmosphere was masculine and, above all, older... But it was worth it.

09/07/2026: A lovely place with tasty drinks & food.

29/06/2026: This was the best cappuccino we had in Cork, hands down. Every pls e had great coffee, this one was clearly the best.

01/07/2026: Staff were unfriendly and lacked good customer service.manager delivered my food to my table just left tray on table with no interaction. Very grumpy and unfriendly. There was no napkins salt or ketchup with my food I had to go and ask. Tables were filthy not wiped down from previous customers I had to eat my food from the tray.i ordered snack box. Coke had more ice than coke. Chicken breast was extremely dry like left to long in heater.i wouldn't return .

24/06/2026: It's disgusting, unsanitary, the place is dirty, the tables are sticky, they don't let you use the restroom. How long is this even acceptable? Close this place and let normal businesses thrive. Horrible place!

21/06/2026: Great selection of food. Friendly helpful staff. I like to have a look at the different types of cuisine on offer.

30/05/2026: Their imported sweet range has shrunk significantly

08/07/2026: Every time when you order bigger delivery from this place there's items missing from it. Coincidence?

07/07/2026: Nice quiet breakfast area. Can't turn right exiting.

08/07/2026: I’ve never seen so many staff members standing around doing absolutely nothing while customers are waiting to be served. There were multiple people actively looking around, trying to avoid making eye contact with the till just so they wouldn't have to take an order. To make matters worse, one of the tills broke down. Instead of handling it professionally, the cashier just took the person in front of me, leaving me stranded. When I finally got to pay and asked a simple, literal question, I was met with dirty looks like I was speaking a foreign language. They either genuinely don't understand basic English, or they are actively taking the piss. The staff are completely clueless, incredibly rude, and have zero work ethic. Absolutely terrible customer service.

01/07/2026: Very disappointed with the service at the Blackpool, Cork McDonald's drive-thru on 1 July at around 7:25 p.m. A lady handed me a drink that was leaking. After the lid was changed, I politely asked if the cup could also be replaced because it was covered in sticky spilled drink and I didn't want it making a mess in my car. The staff member kept repeating that "it was the lid" instead of listening to what I was actually asking. She then aggressively poured the drink into another cup, spilling it everywhere, including over the outside of the new cup, so it was still sticky and we didn't even receive a full drink. Her attitude was rude and dismissive throughout the entire interaction. A simple request was turned into an unpleasant experience because of the way we were treated.

06/07/2026: I just dropped a Coca Cola, because I slipped, it was an accident. I had to pay for the of her one. I know there’s no problem, it’s just been a little rude.

30/06/2026: Fantastic place, wonderful people, good beers

30/06/2026: Always super tasty and delivery is quick 🙂

13/06/2026: Always good for a mexican takeaway

05/07/2026: I went into the Macdonalds in Balincollig with my girlfriend for an ice cherry lemon and a coke zero. We were waiting ages before we went to the desk and they didn't have the cherry lemon and didn't think to tell us. Asked would I like something else and I got a chocolate milkshake. They were nice enough to offer us a Mcflurry as an apology for the wait. Mcflurry was grand but the coke was flat and warm and the milkshake tasted off. Drank a bit of it thinking it was the syrup was just cheap but then a few minutes later I was throwing my guts up. I am fairly positive it was sour so it was most likely expired or the machine wasn't cleaned. Was offered a replacement but fool me once is enough. Will not be returning to this location as a value my insides not on the outside.

29/06/2026: clean your coffee machines, absolutely disgusting

07/06/2026: I didn't like it , the salad was like plastic, chicken in salad was a gujon , it's like covering plastic salad with fried oil, sorry but not worth it, the tray with food slippery from oil, food has to be picked up by yourself and brought back and you have to slide yourself through all the narrow spaces between the customers. Not worth the money, it's better to get a sandwich in Tesco.

31/05/2026: Always fantastic helpful staff, delicious food and very reasonably priced.

15/05/2026: Best night club in Cork. Without a doubt. It's very diverse, there's something for everyone. Even coming to Nudes during the day to read a book is fabulous. The space is beautiful and I always feel welcome and safe. I prefer coming to heavy gigs and EDM. This is the place to be for underground music. Thank you for caring and keeping the scene alive. And my favourite part: this room has the best sound in the city. I kid you not!!! Keep going strong! 🤘

07/06/2026: I just went to check the price.

01/06/2026: The Ashly Monster Hotel is a perfect relation between price and quality. The room is confortable, the shower is very good, the service is excellent and the people work there are magics!. With a strategic location, the hotel is very near to the main points you need to know in the wonderful Cork. Thank you very much Ashley Hotel and your team for your kind atention! Un gran abrazo ...

17/07/2026: Really nice time outside on the terrace. Staff very friendly, nice food, drink flowing.

12/07/2026: Chicken wings & strawberry milkshake was excellent!

04/07/2026: You expect something for €4 a coffee, but this really wasn’t worth it. I asked for a short Americano which is usually a double shot and a small bit of water and I got a full mug of coffee. I refused to take it. Next try to sit down and the chairs were dirty I had to ask one of them to wipe the chairs. I get it, it’s not the server’s fault, but it’s definitely the fault of Starbucks who aren’t maintaining the standard you’d expect for the cost.

07/06/2026: I was passing through. I happened to visit a lot of coffee shops in Cork, Coffe, and Dublin. I was surprised by your coffee... We relaxed...

27/06/2026: Just had the "Malaysian" curry from here. 1. The curry sauce itself tasted like it was straight out of a jar or packet. 2. The chicken seemed like it was either cooked many hours (possibly days...) before we picked it up or maybe the animal itself was into weight lifting because I've never tasted chicken as tough as this. I literally needed a steak knife to eat as much as I could before giving up. First and last time I'll eat from this place.

14/06/2026: Great relation Between quality and price, we we got a bento tray and some noodles and was more than enough. Really recommend the green curry, straight from heaven