The best restaurants in Cork

11/07/2025: My go to always. No complaints, staff are lovely also

12/10/2025: Always served with a smile, fair enough the prices of sweet treats are expensive but majority of people are not going to get one every day. It’s only €2 for a tea (not a coffee drinker). But try the waffle it’s unreal.

09/10/2025: The baguette is no longer fresh and is as good as a ready bake baguette from Lidl. 2.8€ !!!Thats robbery.The pastries are also not fresh and are put in boxes each night to be reused. Too expensive for what you get…. Staff are very nice, that’s the only good thing…

01/09/2025: Still chewing the beef 2 hours later and still half left

31/05/2025: Always lovely but getting a bit expensive

31/10/2025: i bought garlic bread from here and to be fair they gave us a lot but my god was it a waste. it tastes like i was eating RAW garlic with a bit of bread it was the most vile garlic bread i've EVER eaten do NOT waste your money on this i can't even call it food this is a disgrace it's atrocious preposterous even my goodness if i could take back time id never buy this greasy disgrace i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy a homeless man on the side of the road could do better my goodness. i am appalled. they're pizza tho that's a diffrent story. it was pretty good my friend likes it more but eh

21/10/2025: was in there 21/10/25, the best burger in Cork, v. clean place, nice staff

31/10/2025: Great value ..lovely chips and pies also spicey chips and veg .

23/09/2025: Great food great prices . Good service.

11/09/2025: An excellent option for those looking for good food. Great service, highly recommended. Pleasant and very clean environment.

07/09/2025: I’ve been to Golden Bites today, the new shop on Washington Street, with my young son. We were warmly welcomed, and the atmosphere was very pleasant and aesthetically nice. However, I do have some concerns. When placing my order, I made it very clear that my cappuccino should be made with oat milk (for health reasons I cannot consume dairy). Unfortunately, I received a cappuccino with regular milk. I didn’t complain at the time because I’m not the type of person who likes to create conflict at an establishment, but I mentioned twice at the counter that it should be with oat milk. Another point: I’m not sure if I was charged for two portions of grilled buttered bread since I received four slices, but I only ordered one portion, which I believe should be two slices. I also wasn’t given a receipt, so I couldn’t verify the charge. Once again, the environment is very pleasant, and the staff was kind and attentive. However, we have already experienced issues with delivery orders in the past — missing items, wrong orders, etc. I expected that visiting in person would be different, but unfortunately, the same kind of issues happened. This makes it a little difficult to want to return. I truly hope this is just something temporary due to the new location

14/09/2025: Such a lovely atmosphere. Wine was fantastic. Lovely vibe with the candles and music. Absolutely no complaints.

10/08/2025: Wonderful wine bar, been a favourite place of mine for years. Fantastic wine list, lovely atmosphere and the hosts are always so welcoming.

26/08/2025: Great pub to see matches and to grab pints with large groups of people more than 10 its very large space to accommodate that large groups. Vast selection of beers from stouts to lagers to ciders. There is big screen to watch your favourite sports.

18/07/2025: Popped in because we heard live music. Had a quick pint of Storehouse lager, not our favorite but needed to try it. Open space bar, more modern with the TV and projector so i guess it depends what you are looking for

31/10/2025: We went in for some food and were told when we ordered all sandwiches and wraps are already pre-made and we weren’t allowed to make any modifications to them. Upon hearing this information we expected food to be done quickly as toasted sandwiches and wraps don’t take long to make. We waited 40 minutes before our food was brought out to us while multiple tables that ordered after us were served. When the food arrived there was no red onions in the wrap and no sauce, it was meant to be Cajun chicken and there was no flavour at all, the outside was hot but cheese on the inside was not melted. The garlic bread might as well have been just bread and cheese as there wasn’t even the slightest hint of garlic. They also don’t have sweet chili sauce. Not once in the hour that we were there did anyone come up to check on us or offer us anything more. Also the pricing for a bottle of still ballygowan water was €3 the same price as a coke zero and for water that is expensive. Overall very disappointing and probably will not be returning the food wasn’t nice and the service was poor.

29/10/2025: Spacious internally with some outside seating also available. Great street view available from inside.

26/09/2025: Good food, pizza was good and so we're the curries

13/09/2025: I came into this establishment after a long day working late, I did come into at 11:15pm in the hope of getting a pizza, they were so kind and offered me a seat and said no problem even though they were finishing up for the night, I can’t even begin to thank them for just being genuinely kind and understanding that I was tired and hungry after a long day, they even added fresh tomatoes and rocket to my pizza and it was yummy thank you so much guys you were amazing great end to a long day!!

19/09/2025: Chips were okay, warm but not the best, the chicken was horrible, and I genuinely cannot stress that enough it came cold sort of, and some of it was crispy but majority of the pieces were half soggy which is disgusting and I couldn’t eat it.

21/06/2025: Just ordered delivery, never had food in the restaurant but the delivery was so fast, food was so delicious, the portion was great for the price! Highly recommend! We enjoyed the Pad Thai a lot! Thank you!

21/11/2025: The menu looked great but the quality was very disappointing. I asked if I could have the sauce on the side for the kids pasta and was told this was not possible because the sauce and pasta are already mixed and par cooked. I was pretty surprised to hear that, never heard of this practice outside of maybe an aeroplane! I had a pizza, it was soft and a bit tasteless. Also had the prawn starter which had very few prawns, it was mainly peppers. The service was a bit indifferent. Desserts were surprisingly not too bad. I was also very impressed with the gluten free dough balls, not easy to make good gluten free bread type dishes. We were given colouring for the kids which was appreciated and the space itself is very nice but given how much good food there is in Cork I can't see I would ever go back.

16/11/2025: We couldn't have dinner; at 8 pm, with almost all the tables empty, they told us we didn't have a reservation...

15/10/2025: Called here during the week and got a 5 Tenders meal with Gravy and a Kids Popcorn Chicken meal. It's fair to say they do good chicken and gravy here. Portion size was also very good, For me Hillbillies is the best chicken in Cork but this is up their, well worth a try if you like Fried Chicken and Gravy 👍

23/11/2025: I had a very disappointing experience at Sultan Café in Cork. The staff member who served us was rude and arrogant throughout our visit, and his behaviour felt unwelcoming and borderline discriminatory. Definitely not the kind of treatment any customer deserves. Thanks for the response — it actually proves my point better than my review ever could. Telling customers ‘do not come back again’ is shocking behaviour for a café operating in Ireland, where basic hospitality and respect are expected. Instead of addressing the issue, you doubled down with arrogance and blame. If this is how you treat people publicly, I can only imagine how you behave in person. I hope future customers see this attitude and think twice before visiting.”

22/11/2025: My visit to Sultan’s Café in Cork was horrible. The waiter with glasses was unbelievably rude, didn’t bother taking our order, and made us walk to the till to pay upfront before we were even served. The whole experience felt disrespectful, unprofessional, and nothing like the glowing reviews online ,they seemed to be made up. Based on what I experienced, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone—there are plenty of better cafés in Cork that actually know how to treat customers properly.

16/08/2025: We went for dinner and it was closed. Their website said they closed at midnight.