The best restaurants in Cork

19/05/2025: Found a beard hair in my panini when I complained I had the worst customer service from the owner I have ever had in my life I am disgusted will not be returning

27/12/2025: Food not great the hotel needs Upgrade and more staff at parties and weddings . They give a resent glass of wine . Good location right in the middle of Bandon Kid friendly I am sure it’s great value

14/11/2025: I booked a meeting room. The space was prepared as discussed, everything organised when we got there. The staff were very helpful and friendly. It was very good experience, 5 starts, we'll eb back.

28/10/2025: Had fish and chips and they were tasty shop was clean service was on point

25/08/2025: Back again and last time . Its happened again. Fish overcooked, chips overcooked,

07/09/2025: Great wee spot. Food is excellent and the atmosphere fantastic.

19/08/2025: Food is always lovely, reasonably priced, kids portions are big so for smallies, one chicken and chip would do two kids, always accommodating and the sweat treats to take home is a most

06/12/2025: Daily specials can be very poor cooking, my 12 yr old would do better .Not recommended. The amateurish menu board says it all. Management need to visit some properly run establishments to see how it's done. Avoid the lasagne n chips, greasy tasteless. Youghal deserves better.

24/09/2025: Called to this Cafe today with my 2 friends,Had 2 flat whites,coffee ,2small cream cakes,which were cold ,and tasteless,didn't even finish them 😋 at 7 euro each,pure robbery ,and no prices up ,I asked for suger,assistant said it was in wth all the sauces,WE only found 1,suger,asked again,she said they are on other tables,no help whatsoever .2 coffees ,1 tea ,2 cakes 25 euro outrageous 😳, won't be going there again 😑

01/01/2026: The roast pork rice had such thinly sliced ​​pork that I thought I was eating Wagyu beef 😂, and they even included bits and pieces of the pork head and tail. The stir-fried beef noodles only had a few slices of beef, and they charged an extra 50p for scallion oil. I'll never go there again.

31/12/2025: Nicest Roast Duck I've had in awhile, great flavour.

20/07/2025: Lovely terraces area to look out at the coast. Lovely staff and the wine was fabulous!

04/07/2025: Truly the most considerate staff going. I’ve never seen so many waiters and waitresses (amongst others) work so perfectly. I could only dream of service this good again

11/09/2025: Wouldn't let me in because I was standing around the corner. Terrible establishment.

24/07/2025: Great bar and event venue. Fantastic staff and owner. Last of the great pubs.

12/12/2025: Fantastic restaurant ,playgrounds and walks for families,learn about the animals,walk to find the fairies on the fairytale,fabulous out of this world preschool facilities.

14/09/2025: I was surprised to see such setting in the middle of nowhere but busy. Seems to me that the families and kids enjoying the atmosphere. Only one criticism not negative but positive although there are forks available but would be best to place it either at the table or bring it with cake when serving the birthday cake. My children waited politely but other kids just used their hands. Also some napkins needs to be place on the table not at the entrance. Hope they will listen.

17/08/2025: The real deal. Old pub, no frills, best chowder in Cork. Great atmosphere and terrific value. Go.

01/08/2025: Great pub, a bit hidden, superb food and everything freshly cooked, very friendly and accommodating, quaint and cozy.

22/08/2025: Unfortunately, the lunch offerings were very limited, just a few toasties. But they also had mussels, and they were really great. Otherwise, a typical small-town Irish pub.

23/05/2025: There's absolutely nothing left to eat there!

18/09/2025: Atmospheric, great live music, great service.

01/09/2025: Went to see a Saturday evening session. Music was average but the audience of 60 and 70 somethings nursing their Seven Ups all night seem to be hell bent on spoiling the younger peoples' night out with their glaring and hushing. Its an Irish pub for goodness sake. If you want to listen to music in silence spend a few Euro and go to the Opera. House. The manageress who seemed to support this nonsense seemed to be trying to deliver the impossible for zero financial benefit.

30/10/2025: First time trying the golden pheasant after few years of passing and wondering. Sadly was quite underwhelming. Felt as though it had deteriorated from what it once was, food was okay and the fact they had gluten free sandwiches available was great. Personal preference but we found the decor very tacky. Important to mention that the customer Toilets were filthy. We were glad we had eaten before seeing them. Great location, good coffee and pleasant surrounds

12/10/2025: Food is disappointing, specifically the cakes and pastries. It’s a nice venue, but only worth it for the beverages and scenery.

10/01/2026: Lovely food, but despite the restaurant be empty they didn't want to split the bill for a table of 9.

08/01/2026: Came here for the Fish & Chips we enjoyed a year ago. Unfortunately, the waiting staff was extremely unmotivated. (Gave us a drinking cup: "what is that?" "I don't know, I don't pour the drinks") Really takes some of the fun out of going out to eat. Chips were a bit overfried, mushy peas bland. I liked the fish, even though it was not exactly obvious to me whether I actually got the "larger" fillet as described for "Dino's Special".

13/06/2025: Lovely dinner - especially the green curry, linguine and Tartufo desert

10/06/2025: Went here for lunch Sunday with my two children. Tried the carvery which I have to say was very nice. My children ordered Goujons and Chips from the Kids menu. In fairness their portion size was good but they did not like the Goujons themselves. I tried a piece of one and I found it to be a little tasteless. On a positive note the waitress who served us was lovely and great talking to the kids however the the person serving the carvery was engaging in a very loud conversation with other staff and using colourful language. My children noticed this and were a bit upset talking about it afterwards. While this language is probably acceptable for a bar setting on a Saturday night it was inappropriate in front of children and really unprofessional for someone serving front of house. So a mixed bag really. Good solid Carvery and lovely waitress but disappointing kids food and an unprofessional member of staff.