The best restaurants in Cork

07/01/2026: Great variety, good hygiene, food fab

21/12/2025: Lovely quiet place compared to the Marina Market. The big horror themed art pictures on display is a let down though. No need for it. If you're thinking of bringing children in here I'd strongly advise against it.

30/03/2026: Hands down the best food I've ever tasted. Everytime I come home to Cork I make sure to get it. Absolutely delicious. The staff are so polite and the restaurant is beautiful too.

15/03/2026: Good food. Just really squishy small seats. But the ramen was tasty and filling

30/07/2025: A great experience. The beer garden at the back of the PB is very relaxing; it's a covered, cemented courtyard. If you want to chat, you have to stay at the counter. We enjoyed it. I highly recommend it.

26/07/2025: When you can go to a local pub and have a Beamish, Murphy’s and Guinness life is great. Don’t eat (don’t try really) and just wanted to sit with a pint and talk. Everyone was super friendly…I accidentally dropped a 10 Euro and the good folks at the table next to us pointed it out.

19/09/2025: Beautiful place, great coffee and good music!

06/09/2025: Hipster café with a very nice atmosphere in Cork City center. When I went there it was really packed, but still very enjoyable given the good vibes and good music. Nice coffee too for 3'60€.

27/03/2026: Nice place for a beer when you are thirsty. Not a crammed pub space. Has a nice patio with a pizza place (Pompeii Pizza), next to the brewery tanks. Different beers on tap. Friendly people.

25/03/2026: It's not a remarkable place, it's a random bar, it does have a good open space, and I think they sometimes have Irish music, but when I went at 8pm it had already finished.

28/11/2025: The best sandwich I have had in a long time!

05/11/2025: Best salad bowl I've ever had in Cork!

17/10/2025: I was having breakfast this morning, I order eggs Benedict, and I think the rashers were cooked the last year. Be careful with the ingredients guys.. it's really annoying.

16/10/2025: Lovely atmosphere. Street side seating also.

12/04/2026: My beloved Uni 😍😍😍 Many years of learning and having fun 😊 Highly recommend!

05/04/2026: I visited UCC on Saturday and it was raining. I planned to go to the student restaurant and the library but they were closed for a holiday. However the view of the main building was great. I felt like i was in Harry Potter

12/04/2026: Good food and friendly staff, good Italian music.

04/04/2026: Went with 3 adults and 3 children food was super tasty ,service was very good and the staff were really nice,if you’re in Ballincollig well worth a visit,highly recommend.

17/03/2026: We had a great experience at Coriander. First of all, we had no reservation and this place was pretty packed (always a good sign) but they found us a table and treated us really well. Service was fast and friendly and there was no rushing us out afterwards. The food is brilliant. Amazing flavours, colours, smells...beautiful presentation. We had the Papadoms with mango and tomato chutneys, House Special Aloo, Lamb Saag, Goan Prawn Curry, Saffron Pilau Rice and Garlic Naan. All fantastic. Be warned, however, this is proper curry...even the items with no chilli 🌶️ symbol on the menu could knock your socks off if you don't have the constitution for it. Our socks were very much knocked off...but the food was so fantastic it was worth every penny, and I'd go again in a heartbeat.. I just might try the Butter Chicken or the Korma next time!

28/02/2026: Surprisingly food very delicious and tasty, staff friendly. Definitely coming back for more delicious food

29/03/2026: Only downside, Guinness wasn't the best

20/02/2026: Went here tonight for some food , big mistake and even bigger let down , I got a chicken burger and chips , there was no taste whatsoever in the burger it was terrible and the chips were all burnt so badly that they were completely unbeatable , a member of staff asked was everything OK, i showed her the chips and she fully agreed with me and apologised straight away , I would definitely have got nicer food in supermacs fast food takeaway , I basically paid €20 for an apology , first and definitely last time going here , Cork is full of really nice places to eat I just happened to pick one of the worst places to waste my hard earned money and time , please for your own sake dont make the stupid mistake I made by going here....

04/01/2026: Had a lovely coffee and scone. Staff very nice and friendly. Beautiful location

22/12/2025: Was there last night for a birthday meal in the booth. gave 5 stars for the room but only used the restaurant. Have stayed in the hotel before so I know it’s great. The Mabel Crawford Bistro is beautiful, fantastic food and even better staff. 10/10 can’t wait to go back

13/09/2025: The food at the restaurant (and the hotel in general) saved the weekend at this place. Service at the hotel lacks attention to details but certain staff members managed to save the night. Food was really good.

02/09/2025: My experience was like, are we on planet Earth or in another dimension? Everything was so perfect. I loved the bar outside the hotel by the river, which was mesmerizing. I drank two Guinness beers, which is my favorite despite being in Cork, and they're loyal to Murphy's here. The staff are always on top of things, and you're treated like royalty. I highly recommend this hotel, and especially this bar, because it stands out from all the other hotels. All the best for your future.

18/04/2026: Great bar for food and a few beers.

17/04/2026: Lovely pints and decent food. Nice attentive staff. Decent Live music, good sound and at a reasonable volume which only enhanced the atmosphere.

29/03/2026: Ilpadrino has as much in common with Italian cuisine as a moose has with Christmas.

21/03/2026: We started with the sambuca prawns, which were genuinely delicious – a nice sweet kick to the sauce that worked really well. However, at €12.70, they felt overpriced for the portion size. My mum is coeliac, so she had the olives without bread as they don’t offer gluten free bread. It was disappointing to see there are no gluten free pizza options at all. She ended up ordering the spaghetti alla bolognese, which unfortunately was very oily and lacked flavour. I ordered the fusilli con gamberetti. While there were plenty of prawns, the dish itself was let down by the pesto completely overpowering everything else, making it quite unbalanced and hard to enjoy. We also got chips on the side (not gluten free). At €5.40, I expected something fresh, but they were clearly frozen and not worth the price. Service was also disappointing. The female host wasn’t particularly friendly, and one of the waiters came across as dismissive and unhelpful, which didn’t make for a great experience overall.