The best restaurants in Cork

06/11/2025: Lovely meal with friendly staff. Busy during prime holiday time. Always great quality and quantity of food

02/11/2025: The restaurant owner was very friendly and didn't discriminate against me because I had less money. Everyone can eat here if they're passing by; accommodation is also available.

06/09/2025: Best pub in Ireland, spectacular!

10/08/2025: Excellent place for a relaxing pint

25/05/2026: Food Alcohol Football Pool everything you want in one place, Chicken Krapao the best

11/04/2026: Great food, reasonable price for family, friendly staff, highly recommended. We will be back soon.

01/07/2025: We discovered this wonderful pub during our Ireland road trip and what a fantastic find it was! The Anchor Bar is tucked away on a steep street, well off the beaten tourist path - which is exactly what makes it so special. This is where you experience authentic Irish pub atmosphere: cozy and rustic with beautiful maritime décor that perfectly suits Cobh. But the absolute highlight is the stunning view over the bay - simply breathtaking! The prices are very reasonable and the barkeeper (a genuine Liverpool fan) was incredibly warm and welcoming. We had wonderful conversations not only with him but also with the other locals - these are the moments that create the best travel memories. Anyone visiting Cobh who wants to experience an authentic Irish pub away from the tourist crowds should definitely stop by here. Highly recommended!

31/05/2025: Very good small Irish bar with great views of Cobh Harbour

21/09/2025: We were here today September 21st, Sunday at 2:30. And it's closed for season. But Google maps said it's open. Dissapointing

05/09/2025: Very delicious food, friendly, attentive service. Reasonable prices. Friday special: starter or dessert plus main course for only 20 euros.

30/11/2025: Incredible Restaurant, the products are of high quality. My dish was gorgeous, the staff are very friendly. I recommend this restaurant without hesitate.

22/11/2025: Love popping into Ellens for breakfast or lunch. Lovely food and great service. Highly recommend Christmas Sandwich very tasty.

08/10/2025: A cracking little local pub with a really lovely atmosphere, open fire and good pints.

19/09/2025: Perfect, local pub. Sorry to miss Mary, but Brian is terrific. We saw Mary this visit (2025). She's awesome! Doing the ghost tour Sunday!

06/05/2026: Nice pizzas and kebabs good special offers and deals, friendly staff, usually able to pull up outside and collect pizza

21/04/2026: Great food and very helpful staff . I come here alot andi must say that I enjoy it everytime. I tend to try different items on the menu at different times and I must say the food is very high standard and quality 👌

23/05/2026: It is a good food and nice people

05/05/2026: I don’t usually leave reviews, but got an email post my stay requesting one if possible. I stayed at the Schull Harbour hotel recently in their self catering apartments (2 x 6 bedroom apartments) with a group. Overall we had a very nice experience. The location is fab, right in the centre of Schull and easily accessible to many west cork towns. It was a great base for our group. The receptionist was really nice in any dealings we had with her and the apartments are a good size and are well equipped. One of the 6 bed apartments has a far bigger living space than the other, so maybe bear that in mind when booking if you anticipate spending a considerable amount of time in the property. We added on breakfast each morning which was a great standard and had a really good à la carte selection. We also had a dinner on one of the evenings from the set menu in the bar. We were there for an occasion and the management team had kindly allowed me to make substitutions to the menu. The food was very good and the portions were generous. I would say the bar staff did struggle with the service and honestly seemed pretty overwhelmed at times even though it really wasn’t that busy. At first it was quite stressful to be honest, but we adjusted our plans for after the meal and once we weren’t under time pressure we were able to relax and just embrace the chaos! I do want to be clear - the issues were not due to lack of effort or attention, it was clear that the team were really trying and working hard which is all that can be asked! I would say that more training might help the team and the customer experience. I imagine as it’s early in the peak season there might have been a lot of new team members still finding their feet. There was live music which was really nice! My one real true negative note from our stay is that the pool and leisure facilities were out of service due to an equipment issue with the HVAC system. I understand these things can happen and are outside the managements control - but I was disappointed that the hotel continued to insist that the facilities are “complimentary”. I disagree with this, I booked this accommodation specifically to have access to the use of these facilities for the group - so I was disappointed that they seemed to think these were not part of the base rate for our stay. They didn’t see the need to offer even a token of compensation / gesture of good will in response to the issue (even a bottle of wine for the apartments or something small). I had specifically booked this location for these facilities and paid more than alternative options so that we would have access to them. We were lucky, we had nice weather so were able to pivot to other activities. but if the weather had been bad this would have hugely negatively impacted our stay. Overall we still really enjoyed our stay and I would definitely come back again. The staff were nice and were clearly working very hard, so a big shout out to the team.

11/04/2026: We came down from Dunboyne and we were looking forward to the swimming pool sauna and the other facilities. I got an email on the day we left telling us that the swimming pool and all the facilities were closed. As this was part of the package provided we thought that we might get a reduction in the price as the pool and facilities were still out of order 5 days after we left. The main TV just has the terrestrial stations which was disappointing as we wanted to watch the Masters golf. The manager said it was too expensive? Is that why the swimming pool was closed? Makes you wonder.

27/12/2025: Great spot, fab food and attentive staff⭐️

23/11/2025: Great place if you’re craving a nice and sweet breakfast! I absolutely love their huge pancakes. The girls that work there are very nice and friendly. Would definitely recommend this place.

17/03/2026: We had a fantastic experience with DUNES BAR & BISTRO AT INCHYDONEY ISLAND LODGE & SPA. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming ( espescially Sinead), and the service was quick without feeling rushed. The food was absolutely delicious – the Irish chowder was excellent, but the real highlight was the soda bread served with it… honestly the best! The desserts were also amazing and the perfect way to finish the meal. This wasn’t our first visit, and it definitely won’t be our last. Highly recommended!

17/03/2026: Lovely food & friendly, accommodating service 🙂

06/02/2026: A regular kinda chipper. Does it exactly what it says on the tin Could do with having a proper sausage supper on the menu (Dont use pork in any products).

25/11/2025: Nice takeaway, good food, reasonable price and good service

18/04/2026: Saturday morning, fast seating at inside table, great service and generous portions (panini and latte). Local dine in cafe and central location in heart of town. Limited menu but quality food. Recommended.

10/02/2026: (Traducido por Google) Tuvimos una parada más hermosa aquí para el almuerzo. Estaba extremadamente ocupado en ese momento, pero el personal fue excelente (Original) Had a most beautiful stop off here for lunch. It was extremely busy at the time but the staff were superb

04/04/2026: Superb. Had a family dinner here couple of weeks ago. Important occasion for us and the staff were excellent, food absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended

16/03/2026: Celebrated my Dads 80th birthday here Saturday evening. 19 adults and 2 children. Had a fantastic time here. The food and service was excellent. Had a set menu and they made a gorgeous birthday cake, so delicious. Thanks to Kasia and her team for everything. Will definitely be returning for lunch and dinner soon.