The best restaurants in Cork

12/10/2024: Fabulous dining experience, full house on a Saturday night provided for a lovely atmosphere helped by laid back, pleasant, friendly staff who were well trained and super at what they do. Great building with old style large shopfront windows. BYO policy at no extra charge which is pretty unique! Every dish was fresh & delicious, mussels, sea bream, haddock, beef all cooked and presented to perfection. Totally enjoyable evening finished off nicely with a reasonable bill. Definitely recommend.

16/09/2024: Fabulous restaurant in the picturesque setting of Rosscarbery village with large windows to take it in and we had the perfect table inside the window to enjoy it. We were advised on arrival of the BYO policy with local pubs happily allowing takeaway drinks to the restaurant or shop with off licence a few doors away. Complimentary delicious bread was served immediately which is becoming more of a rarity. The BYO is also complimentary even though they chill your beers and supply wine coolers and glasses at your table. We started with mussels and portobello mushrooms, our mains included haddock, crayfish & a slow cooked beef pasta dish finishing off with yummy desserts. Each dish and mouthful was cooked to perfection and so flavoursome. Roast veg were served with mains, water bowls not forgotten with mussels, food and service was perfection. Finally the dreaded part……the bill but this was almost as good as the food!!! This restaurant is extremely well priced, something we don’t see these days…….value for money offering superb quality food and pleasant service in a really nice atmosphere makes for a night out that you’ll want to and can afford to repeat several times. Highly highly recommend.

28/07/2025: Get the seafood platter!! Easily feeds two with a portion of chips. Delicious. A wide range of non-alc beers

16/07/2025: A solid five star review for Dinty's. The T-Bone steak is a must to order, absolutely deliciously cooked steak with a great portion of chips, possibly the best steak in Ireland without exaggeration. The waiters are very friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere of the pub is very warming, a nice authentic style pub with creative decor. There are plenty of food options, and the food is moderately priced. I would definitely come back to Dinty's when I get the chance, truly worth a try.

08/07/2025: Great pub. Fun atmosphere and the landlord it the salt of the earth. A must if you visit Bantry.

27/05/2025: We were in Bantry a couple of years ago. My brother and I stopped in while our wives were shopping. We had a couple of pints and struck up a conversation with the barkeep. He had spent the summer in California. Nice way to spend an afternoon.

10/08/2025: Really lovely fresh takeaway, chips are amazing and staff lovely

25/07/2025: Traditional fish and chips no waaay… I received undercooked flavourless chips and a fried piece of leather soles….delivery was late. I thought they were cooking up a masterpiece…nahhhh never again…

23/07/2025: Crusty old cakes and an abusive owner. Don’t go near this place. Food was weeks old, dirty cups but don’t dare complain because you will regret it

17/07/2025: What an amazing cafe. Filled with artefacts from grandma's place. The coffee was superb. The atmosphere awesome. The scones...best I've ever had. Great conversation with Peter who does all the baking himself.

14/10/2025: Excellent coffee and cakes whilst my wife shops

02/10/2025: A place where paintings and ceramics are exhibited. Very interesting. In addition to having an excellent restaurant, you can visit the artists' stalls.

27/08/2025: The campsite is well-kept and clean. Our expectations were higher based on the reviews and photos. Given the reviews, we thought there would be a restaurant, but there wasn't (August). The campsite is quiet and peaceful. There are no children's games or children's areas (at least not in the area reserved for camper/tent camping). Showers are included in the cost of the pitch. The owner was extremely kind. We had a great time. It was perfect for one night.

27/08/2025: This is a well run and fantastic location for all your caming needs. The on stie bar has food all evening with live entertainment and friendly staff. The facilities are top class with everything you need. Well done to all involved and I hope to return to the hills of Glengarriff soon. Many thanks Darren Roberts

09/10/2025: WOW… You need to try this place in Youghal! I’ve tried multiple different dishes on the menu, and it’s always delicious (breakfast, lunch & dinner)! The experience is then made even better by the warm, friendly and attentive staff who all make a big effort. The amazing view over the ocean is another beautiful part of the experience here. It’s inside the golf club, so there’s loads of free parking which makes life easy! You don’t need to be a golfer to eat here. It’s open to everyone and I highly recommend! 10/10, five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

30/08/2025: Tips & Improvements What a lovely spot! Below Youghal, there's a kilometer-long sandy beach. Up on the mountain around the Table 8 Bistro is the golf course. How cool is that :-) The older folks keep fit by swimming in the sea at around 20 degrees Celsius, and the youngsters play golf around the Table 8 Bistro. You have to see it! The food at the Table 8 Bistro is very good for a bistro, the view is magnificent, and the staff very friendly. We'd love to come back. Improvements That huge bush right in front of one of the windows really blocks the view of the sea and the landscape. You should really consider relocating it. We certainly didn't understand why it was planted in that exact spot. Leave me a heart :-)

10/08/2025: Lovely breakfast Lovely friendly staff, and great to see it so busy 😀

06/07/2025: It used to be one of our favourite places until now. Last week we went for lunch. It was around 12.30 and they always made the lovely pad thai noodles, which is my favourite (what I got the previous week) but this time, for whatever reason, they could not make it. Today we decided to give them a ring before going, asking if it was possible to get the pad thai. The waitress asked if it was for take away or for eating in. As we said it was for eating in the reply was "if it's for take away MAYBE, for eating in we don't do it on sundays"...what utter non sense! If you consider they close at 6pm you have literally 2 hours to get there and get your choice off the menu, unless they decide something is not available on that day. Goodbye Thai Irish, you used to rock, not anymore

09/10/2025: Homey. Friendly. Pleasant. Family-friendly. Inexpensive.

25/07/2025: Our go to coffee spot each morning in Cobh. Friendly staff and great coffee (americano)

16/07/2025: Ok, for a coffee during the day, but that's about it. Even a very poor selection of pastries at 2:30pm in the day.

07/10/2025: Lovely old style Irish Bar with alcoves. Very good staff, service and quality of food and drink.

18/09/2025: We stopped there for a coffee break. The café at the front is a good option, but the pub further back is also huge. The scones and cakes were excellent, the service was super friendly, and you could tell everyone loved their customers. 😊 A lovely experience.

30/10/2025: Proper chips and decent portions! Friendly staff. Bit on the expensive side

10/10/2025: Definately stop by for a quick bite if you're in youghal

02/10/2025: Wether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner this place is always a safe bet. Yet to get bad food here and ive tried it on many occasions, the takeaway option is also very handy.

08/09/2025: Very friendly staff and delicious food. Highly recommend 👌