The best restaurants in Cork

23/08/2025: A truly welcoming bar! The staff is friendly and very professional, always attentive to customer needs; the atmosphere is clean and meticulously maintained. Ideal for both a quick break and a relaxing moment. Highly recommended!

19/08/2025: An excellent place with personality and great cake!

16/11/2025: Excellent service and great food⭐️

21/09/2025: 5 star 100 percent. Excellent service and food was just amazing . We arrived with no booking but this wasn't a problem and was swiftly brought to a table . Our food arrived shortly after ordering and it was just amazing , portions were large and cooked perfectly. I would highly recommend visiting this place . We will definitely be back next time we are in the area . Well done to everyone working at The Model Farm 👏👏

11/11/2025: Just behind Ritu as the best curry in Cork.

03/11/2025: I tried this restaurant on the advice of a dear friend. It was exceptional. The food was the most authentic I have ever experienced, full of flavour and nicely presented. The staff were plesant and attentive. I will certainly be visiting this restaurant again and recommend that you don't hesitate.

10/10/2025: Great soft serve. The oat based option is fantastic. The dark chocolate sauce and fruit topping make it all vegan. But the vegan options could be better shown on the menu.

20/09/2025: We visited Swoon for the first time today roughly around 5pm. Behind the counter was the most pleasant server by the name of Matthew. Very smiley and happy, overall just a complete breath of fresh air! Lovely to see.

05/11/2025: Ordered a coffee and a sausage roll, but after waiting 25 minutes, I still hadn't gotten the sausage roll. I then had to join the very slow moving queue to reorder the item which I had already paid for. When I finally reached the top of the queue, I was met with attitude from the person behind the counter, and was offered no apology. I then had a lukewarm microwaved sausage roll and a cold coffee for which I paid over €8.

05/11/2025: Excellent coffee with beans from all over the world, from Ethiopia to Colombia. If you're looking for a great speciality coffee, this is the place for you. If you want to have a coffee, read a good book or write, this is also a great place. A coffee shop for everyone in Cork.

20/10/2025: I really like coughlans (great pints) but I have to say something about the gig venue. We were at Luka Bloom yesterday and the set up was bad. Great to see Luka but I had to leave halfway through. First of all there were too many chairs in the small space (seated gig). It was also boiling. This meant that we were jammed in a sweat box with no room to move. After a short time sweat was pumping off us and not being able to move meant I was in agony. To top it off the chairs weren’t linked so anyone could push their chair back, pinning the person behind them. I know they won’t do it (as they’d lose money) but a fix would be to get rid of a line of chairs. This would give everyone some room. Also link the chairs so people can’t move them. When I couldn’t take it any more and finally dragged myself out of our row (couldn’t do it without literally stepping on people’s feet) I had to take a minute to calm down in the outside area. I’ve been going to gigs all my life and never had this experience. I hope they take these points on board.

20/09/2025: Great pub. Lovely atmosphere. Great music/bands.

09/12/2025: Excellent place to eat and/or hang out, food is all good, Burgers, Chicken wings, Roast of the day. Can't fault the place.

21/11/2025: Great spot for food and drinks. Family owned. Staff are top notch across the board.

03/11/2025: Has become one of my favourite spots for pizza and a pint. Staff are always sound. The pizza and pint offer is great.

28/10/2025: Came in for food and drinks with a group of friends who are all 19 and 20 years old at 8pm on a quiet Tuesday night.We ordered the pizza and pint deal.Bar staff (two blonde girls) were shockingly rude, they laughed in our faces and said that they were over 20s and suggested we try a “fizzy drink” instead. Then they charged us for miwadi , safe to say we will not be returning or recommending Tom Barry’s to anyone soon.

23/11/2025: Really good Vegetable Soup. Homemade and hearty

19/11/2025: Thank you, chef! It was delicious, amazing!

23/10/2025: Great cosy café, friendly staff, immaculately clean and outdoor seating too.

19/10/2025: Such a great coffee shop. Coffee is amazing, staff are super friendly and the atmosphere and people are so friendly

28/11/2025: We couldn't have chosen a better place, with a welcoming atmosphere and live music. The staff were very friendly and the food was excellent. We'll definitely be back when we return to Cork!

20/11/2025: The Irish coffee left much to be desired.

03/12/2025: The atmosphere is always amazing, the staff are polite and quick, the food is always delicious, and the beer is ice cold.

02/12/2025: Went in on Sunday past and was greeted by a nice young lad behind the bar. Place looked ideal for what I wanted which was to watch the football. I Ordered a cup of tea as it was before 12.30 and chicken fillet burger. The food was the worst I’ve had in a long time. I ate about a quarter of it and stopped and wasn’t asked why by a different older server when he lifted the plate. Just asked if if I was finished. I had said please no tomato and I had doorstep size chunks on the plate, I asked for garlic mayo for the chips and it was all smothered over the burger and was way too much, the chips also very mid, the bap was solid as a rock and the coleslaw was clearly put into the ramekin the day before with no cover in the fridge as it had a skin on it. I left 20 minutes into the game as I was starving. If you’re hungry don’t even entertain this place for a second in my opinion

14/09/2025: lovely spot, needs a bit of cosy added, so many options in line of pastries and savoury food

07/09/2025: €8.95 for a coffee and a scone. Way too expensive. Coffee was nice scone was ok. Got a pastiche de nata also for nearly 4 quid... Really poor left it behind. Staff were really nice.

28/10/2025: Staff are very friendly and helpful 🙂

12/10/2025: Beautiful Cafe with a lovely cosy interior and atmosphere,theres also a Charity Shop next door with some lovely items available and reasonably priced....both the Cafe and Charity Shop support Down Syndrome which is fantastic to support

20/09/2025: Never fails to deliver, always leave happy .. recommended 🙏

31/08/2025: I had an absolutely wonderful experience at Mount Oval Bar & Restaurant. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, the food is delicious and beautifully presented, and the service is outstanding. A special mention goes to our waitress, Sabina, who made the evening truly memorable. She was attentive, friendly, and professional, going above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. Her genuine smile and excellent recommendations added so much to our dining experience. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great food, excellent service, and a lovely atmosphere. We will definitely be back!