The best restaurants in Cork

03/09/2026: Gorges Bar, great atmosphere,very good beer.

01/09/2026: A great little shop with perfect coffee and cakes.

14/09/2026: One of my absolute favourite bakeries. The pastries here are genuinely incredible, especially the pain au chocolat and croissants — easily some of the best I’ve had. Everything tastes incredibly fresh, the pastry is beautifully flaky and buttery, and the pain au chocolat has the perfect amount of chocolate without being overly sweet. The croissants are just as good and absolutely worth trying, but the hot chocolate might be one of my favourite things here. It’s rich, smooth and goes perfectly with the pastries, especially if you manage to get a fresh pain au chocolat alongside it. My biggest recommendation is to get here early! The best pastries can sell out surprisingly fast, and after trying them you can understand why. I’d much rather arrive early and have the full selection to choose from than risk missing out on the pain au chocolat or croissants. If you’re nearby and enjoy proper pastries, I couldn’t recommend this bakery enough. Get there early, order a pain au chocolat and a croissant with a hot chocolate, and you really can’t go wrong. Definitely somewhere I’ll keep coming back to.

13/08/2026: Ear damaging noise see measurements in attachment. Recently returned and glad say great food but Too loud because there is no sound absorption on the walls and they have a cement floor.

16/09/2026: Beautiful pub friendly staff 😀 and great Guinness!

11/09/2026: A great place to stop during a trip.

27/09/2026: A very nice place to go. Worthwhile a visit .

20/09/2026: I hadn’t been here for about a decade but always loved Mary Annes and its ambiance. I wasn’t disappointed! I ate here on about five occasions either family and friends while holidaying in the village. It’s a wonderful pub/restaurant. Food, especially the sea food, was excellent and the vegetables perfectly cooked and plentiful. The wine list is very well chosen and priced. Some really good wines available. The staff are really friendly and professional. They also have an off licence trade in wines which we amply availed of at very good prices. And we sampled the Guinness and Murphy’s most days for medicinal purposes. Excellent quality. I cannot recommend Mary Annes highly enough. It helped make our holiday!

14/09/2026: I particularly booked this because of the Cuban band and everything could not be faulted. The food was excellent, the staff were brilliant, the band were great and overll the night was perfect. The group was called The Latin Formula and did a mixture of popular tunes with a Latin interpretation and some authentic Cuban songs from the buena vista social club, fantastic. Definitely seek this place out again next time were are in London

10/09/2026: Amazing 😁 5 stars because there's no option to give 6! 😁 Amazing drinks, amazing food and very friendly staff! 😁 Defenitely recommended!

04/08/2026: Excellent restaurant in a beautiful building. The chicken supreme was the most delicious I’ve had in a long time, and the dessert was excellent as well. Despite the place being fully packed, the food arrived very quickly. Everything was tasty and beautifully presented. The waiter deserves special praise — very polite and gave great food recommendations. Highly recommend.

02/08/2026: Gorgeous conversion of an old church. The food and service are quality and it shows by always being busy. Highly recommend this place if you're in Skibb.

08/09/2026: Lovely pub, they don't do food but let us bring in sandwiches.

09/08/2026: Nice bar nice atmosphere....happy days

17/09/2026: Always a great experience. Love the food!

11/09/2026: Healthy meals ready to heat and eat. Lovely sandwiches and a savage cup of coffee. The whole gang are great!

01/10/2026: Good wholesome food everytime. Served by Dannie and her wonderful friendly staff. Our favourite place.

28/09/2026: We go for coffee every Monday, the girls are very good to us and the coffee is amazing 🙂

12/10/2026: these are the best chips i have had in ireland. granted i have only eaten chips at like 4 restaurants in ireland, but i think thats still statistically useful data.

11/10/2026: We really enjoyed our meal here! The fish and chips is amazing: tasty fries and an amazing batter around the freshest fish. The service was impeccable with extremely nice waitresses. A plus for the amazing playlist!

13/09/2026: The food at this famous place did not live up to expectations. It’s well run and judging by the large area for queuing it can get very busy. You can sit with your dog at one of the benches in the covered area outside. Quite a few wasps coming at the food and Apple juice. The had the open crab sandwich, fish burger and fish cakes and it was all ok, but disappointing. Even the fries were only mediocre.

12/09/2026: Absolutely stunning spot, great food, good coffee (cups a little small), lovely decor. Staff all lovely and friendly but docking a star for the cranky miserable looking guy out front (that appears to be management). He killed the mood on both our last visits with his grumpiness and barking orders at his staff. Please cheer up and ease off on the “procedures” - or perhaps move the cranky fella out front back into kitchen and put someone more friendly out there.

26/09/2026: Really lovely food and great service. We dropped in without a reservation on a Saturday evening with four adults and our toddler and they were so accommodating. The food was delicious, everything came out really well and the staff were friendly and attentive.

21/09/2026: Beautiful spot, Jerry and his team were fantastic and food was fabulous

23/07/2026: I have no complaints about the talbot hotel in midtown. The staff were so helpful and friendly, the room was very spacious especially with us having a toddler with us the only 1 downfall was we were looking forward to the swimming pool but the temperature of the water was freezing my toddler was shivering with the cold in the water and spend all of 3/4 minutes in the pool. But over all we enjoyed our first family holiday in the hotel.

16/07/2026: Very easy to book . From the time we arrived to book in , the staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was lovely and comfortable, spotlessly clean . It was our anniversary and the staff arranged chocolates in the room which was a lovely touch of kindness. The breakfast was delicious, a great range . We definitely will be back again.

15/09/2026: We just had the most delicious gourmet experience. Every dish was superb, and the flow and pacing was perfection. The wine list paired beautifully with the dishes. The chef makes it easy by limiting your choices. Everything was as fresh can be. Honestly, I’m pretty sure there were no bad options. The scallops, soba noodles with duck, boulabaise and lamb cutlets were all truly exceptional. Highly recommend! But the place needs a visual makeover. The atmosphere is definitely on the plate.

08/09/2026: HAD A SUPER DELICIOUS MEAL. Friendly service. TOP.

06/09/2026: Amazing scampi, the best I ever had in Irlanda so far.

25/08/2026: Great food and atmosphere. Lovely night thank you