The best restaurants in Cork

12/12/2024: Such a lovely slice shop, very fairly priced for the size of the slices and delicious.

09/10/2024: Great place to rest and eat a piece of pizza.

12/09/2025: I don’t just want The Cottage… I ache for it. The mere thought of their food sends shivers down my spine. The way the curry clings to the rice, silky and luscious, feels almost indecent. The naan — soft, warm, perfectly charred — is a scandal I can’t resist sinking my teeth into. Every order is an intoxicating rendezvous. I open the bag and the steam rises like a lover’s sigh, teasing me, taunting me, promising satisfaction. One bite in, and I’m undone. The Cottage doesn’t just feed me; it possesses me. This isn’t takeaway — it’s temptation incarnate. I’d give it a thousand stars if I could, because five isn’t nearly enough to capture the delicious torment of craving The Cottage.” Everytime I step through those doors and smell the aroma of the curry cooking in the back I just KNOW that mr shaikh and his son Nauman are cooking up a storm!

03/08/2025: Very nice fast food im Little Island

21/06/2025: Came in for a drink tonight and was met with arrogance from barmaid she was not polite to us but was very friendly to her regulars

04/06/2025: Cosy pub with friendly service, good beer selection. I only had a drink here.

25/09/2025: Does double pepperoni mean only two slices of pepperoni on every pizza slice!? It is an extra cost to get noteven a regular amount of pepperoni It's a pizza so it doesn't need to be artsy or fancy just look at a photo of what we got VS what they are selling

19/09/2025: I didn't like the way the staff treated me. I ordered a pizza, and the cashier didn't ask me how I wanted the crust. When I tried to tell him I wanted thin crust, he said he wouldn't change it, that he was sorry, but he couldn't make the change, even though he didn't ask me when he took my order. I also asked for the code to go to the bathroom, and a rude girl answered me, not giving me a code, but opening it from the counter. In my opinion, if you can avoid this place and go to another Papa Jones, I don't recommend it.

01/10/2025: This restaurant is an airless casual wine & soba bar, not a fine-dining, high-end Japanese restaurant. No sashimi, sushi, or really anything that we were expecting. I reserved for the "main bar counter," about a month in advance as it is advertised as a chef's counter. It is instead a server station/overflow space where all we witnessed was three gals struggling to pour a pint. Menus are cheap paper with a long (tiny printed) specials board listed on a chalkboard. It is recommended to take a photo of these specials on your phone & "zoom in." We were not walked through anything despite saying it was our first time. I have never been asked to take a photo of something at an upscale restaurant in my life. Service was poor. Food was boring and expensive. For a bistro with a long list of specials, I would have expected to hear about a few of them. And for a wine bar, maybe a pairing could have been suggested. I would have rather spent our night in Cork anywhere else.

29/09/2025: Very similar experience to those listed; was expecting a 'Michelin star standard' experience and was very disappointed. The service was excellent but the prices for the standard of food were astronomical in comparison to what you get. An extremely underwhelming wagamama or soba springs to mind.

25/08/2025: Terrible experience. This was my fourth visit to the place and I have to say today was the last one.We went for lunch today and we found the entire staff sitting and eating.The man who took our order was constantly getting up to bring drinks and food and then sitting down to eat again.While he was takin our order he was very impatient. This is very unprofessional.We got the wrong drinks order. Looking at him eating we didn't even bother complaining. I work in the restaurant for more than 20 years and I really understand the restaurant dynamic and that the staff needs to eat but paying customer shouldn't be involved in the process.

25/04/2025: We loved eating at Soba for the second time, it’s a great place. The food is really tasty, but the service is the best! The waitress was very kind and careful. We are very happy to have this place close to home. Thank you!

10/02/2025: I love that pub I was there yesterday and I will try and get a sauna there with my friend and meditation too

06/01/2025: Unusual spot in Cork with bar, sauna, ice bath, yoga... very friendly staff

21/09/2025: Very unwelcoming staff. Food was sad and miserable. My pork roast was completely dried out, the rest of the food wasn't much better.

27/08/2025: Ate lunch here before flying out of Cork airport. We both ordered burgers. I noticed how quickly they came out and how fast other tables got their food too. I worked in hotels myself for years and that is not necessarily a good sign. The burgers themselves were ok but they seemed somewhat ready made. We both had upset stomachs by the evening time. I do not recommend. The staff and service were excellent. I can’t give more than 1 star because of the food issue.

30/08/2025: Tried their Chai latte and its pretyy good.

26/08/2025: What a disappointment this order has been. Since when we have switched to paying 3,5€ for a Barry’s tea?

27/09/2025: Would be 5 stars but carbonara pasta small bit overcooked. But tasty

23/09/2025: Excellent service and very good food 😁

26/07/2025: Had a gorgeous takeaway from there. Loads of good quality food & lots of prawns

25/06/2025: Excellent for a healthy dinners.

18/09/2025: There food is just wow and there service was good to me and there atmosphere is also excellent

24/08/2025: I loved the pizza while my travel to cork. A must try at cork

02/10/2025: I was there last night. We didn't know they closed the door at 6pm there was still a queue, so we popped in to grab our coffee. The stuff didn't say anything they will close the shop. There were still a few ppl inside. Anyway, we grab our coffee and sit down on the table, and then the boy named Jose or a very similar name starts screaming "guys we are closing," in a very rude way. We were actually kicked out. The coffee was disgusting. Milk was burnt order were wrong. Was actually a very bad experience. I definitely will not go back there!!

19/08/2025: Outstanding service and very friendly workers all you want see, people full of energy and the customers not wanted wait to much time, it’s like a production line never stop or if something wrong happens only with machines a part of that Starbucks keeps rolling, Starbucks franchise is one of the best you can get is half away for success.

27/07/2025: Excellent. One of the hotel mistakes of the trip.

24/07/2025: I recently stayed at this hotel, and I have to say, the staff was a major letdown. From the moment I walked in, I felt like I was bothering them. The front desk staff (Martha) seemed uninterested and gave off the vibe that they'd rather be anywhere else. Throughout my stay, I encountered similar attitudes from other staff members. Requests were met with delays, and it felt like pulling teeth to get any kind of assistance. It's a shame because the hotel itself had potential, but the poor service really dragged down the whole experience. I won't be returning, and I'd advise others to consider other options where the staff actually cares about their guests. We had tried to complain to the manager Joe about the attitude of his staff, he told us “customers like you are not worth being customers”.