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9,3
1220 Reviews |
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Black Pig Winebar
Kinsale
11/08/2025: Fantastic food, great service and nice ambiance.
07/08/2025: Stumbled on this great restaurant whilst in Kinsale for the night (Aussie touring Ireland for 3 weeks). My wife and I had a wonderfully memorable dinner sharing plates of monkfish, prawns, croquettes and charcuterie board washed down with a very nice Tempranillo. Fantastic food and very friendly staff in a fun atmosphere. Highly recommend.
9,1
849 Reviews |
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Monk's Lane
Timoleague
21/07/2025: Never fails to put a smile on my dial. The food is fab. There's always a lovely crowd and buzzy atmosphere. The staff are warm and attentive. And the tablescapes in Summer are so pretty. I love a place that puts in this much effort across the board.
18/07/2025: One of these dining experiences is West Cork. Well worth a visit. Excellent value and service.
9,0
1010 Reviews |
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Scannells
Clonakilty
10/08/2025: 5 staff behind the bar more interested in talking to each other than serving customers. Then when we did get attention, they were extremely rude....certainly won't be back for the service
13/07/2025: I dunno what the heck is wrong with this place.
I'm new to Cork, Clonakilty and Ireland in general and was denied entry simply because I was alone.
Although I've never been in.... I'll certainly never be back.
Head to GG's instead!
These guys are funny as hell saying they were closing at 21:00. Lots of lads had said the "security" staff packing roofies. Didn't believe it until that night.
9,0
1857 Reviews |
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Man Friday
Kinsale
20/07/2025: Fantastic food, lovely staff, great service and just a beautiful restaurant - great value and big portions!
18/07/2025: Beautiful food. Sweet potato side was unreal. Chips were phenomenal. Even the bread beforehand was delicious
My duck main was phenomenal, my fiancé wasn't overly impressed with the aubergine main but maybe just wasn't hungry enough. Would try something else instead.
Everything was delicious. Everybody elses food looked top class.
Lovely atmosphere and ambience
The creme brulee was the most mouth watering we've ever had. Celebrated our engagement and birthday in style. We will be back again
Great service also.
9,0
1401 Reviews |
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Ferrit and Lee
Midleton
15/08/2025: We just found this as we were walking around ..and what a find ..food was amazing and also a very good selection on menu ..also the whiskey cocktails are a must ...staff were super helpful..our waitress was amazing ...overall a pretty amazing dinner experience
10/08/2025: We visited as a couple for my husbands birthday, it was beautiful from start to finish, we shared the prawns pil pil to start an had steak an seafood pasta for mains. All staff were very friendly was such a nice visit
8,8
2458 Reviews |
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Church Restaurant
Skibbereen
06/08/2025: Main reason for 1 star is at the very bottom of my review.
We had dinner here recently. This restaurant had been recommended to us by a friend who's from Skibbereen, a family member who has been here, and a random person from reddit. We were really looking forward to it.
I can't honestly say that there was anything wrong. I just can't honestly say there was anything to write home about.
What we ate:
Black pudding with brie and mustard sauce
Brie with berry compote
Beef featherblade
Breaded fish and chips
The black pudding was good. Big portion. Tasty.
The brie was a humongous portion. About 2/3 of a wedge you'd normally see in the supermarket. The cheese was nice but the compote was a little bland.
The beef was good. Really nice hearty dish. Came with plenty veg. Way way to much potato. The was a lot of mash on the plate and it came with a creamy garlic gratin as well. One or the other would have been perfect.
My husband had the fish and chips. I am very picky about the kind of fish I eat so I didn't taste it. He described it to me as "donegal catch". The chips looked a little sad.
Other than the food, the atmosphere was a little noisey. The restaurant was incredibly warm. We found it to be uncomfortably so, to the point that we finished our drinks outside in the rain.
Service was good. Only issue I had, which I think is a pretty big issue, is that when paying the bill, I wanted to leave a tip. I told the server who was taking my payment, and she said thank you but its cash only. Now, I could be wrong but my understanding is that if I want to leave a tip on my card, that's my choice, and that since 2022, workers are legally entitled to receive their electronic tips. I know this might be a bit of a pain for management, but I dont think that's a good enough excuse.
02/08/2025: We had the most fabulous meal last Thursday night.
The fish was so amazing I can't wait to go back again.
Christine was such a beautiful person. She
could not do enough. She made our visit to the Church restaurant a special one.
Thank you.
8,8
1583 Reviews |
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Mai Fitz
Lissarda
26/07/2025: Everything here was great! We enjoyed the weekday lunch menu offers. Curry, roast beef, bacon with lots of vegetables and a delicious mash. The prices were quite convenient, huge portions, lovely service.
10/07/2025: Had a great meal here well worth a visit I had cold meat salad so much meat my husband had soup and sandwich lovely good value will be back
8,8
1403 Reviews |
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Hunters Rest
Mitchelstown
30/03/2025: The staff and service was lovely, ordering and serving was fast. However, the food was bad. The lasagne was watery and cold, the chips were half cooked and was soaking with oil as if it was sat in oil and it felt like it was microwaved. The lasagne had little to no flavour and the only thing I ate was the garlic bread. The brownie was okay as well but was cold. The service and the staff were amazing throughout the whole experience but food wise, wasn’t the best.
29/03/2025: This place was busy but our food was served quickly. We had the roast beef special and it was amazing.
8,8
1051 Reviews |
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Copper Grove
Bandon
16/08/2025: Sean minihan is the best server at this fine establishment. Hes a great old young fella
14/08/2025: Had a birthday celebration for our daughter last night at the Copper Grove Bandon. Superb food and fantastic staff.
Thank you all so much.
Úna LongMcDonagh
8,7
1123 Reviews |
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de Barra
Clonakilty
15/07/2025: the interior is unbelievably beautiful and really comfy, they have a lot of drafts, the bartender was very nice and they were playing an emo song, i loved this place
03/07/2025: An amazing place with fantastic trad live music. Enjoyable drinks no food eaten that day there
8,7
361 Reviews |
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The New Haven
Schull
12/08/2025: We had no booking but they took our number and got us in very quickly, just enough time for a pint across the road. It was busy and fun with a great mix of locals and travellers. Food was excellent from the baked bree to the local lobster.
02/08/2025: Excellent in every way. Its not that big so be there early or book (2h before). They're very helpful and accommodating allergies. Highly recommend. We ll be back again for sure
8,7
524 Reviews |
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An Chistin Beag
Skibbereen
05/07/2025: Such a lovely place !!
Small but a must visit if in the area.
The food is incredible as are the staff.
04/06/2025: For me this is a great restaurant. I have been a few times and it's always the same, brilliant food, family feeling, friendly service and super value. For me a great restaurant is one that makes you feel good as soon as you step inside, before even looking at the menu and An Chistin Beag ticks that box every time
8,6
393 Reviews |
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Bayleaf bistro
Bandon
03/07/2025: Planned to eat elsewhere but saw this place was open so decided to try it and very glad we did. Excellent food and a lovely bottle of wine. Service was outstanding, will definately return.
30/06/2025: Very fancy and tasty food, albeit a bit expensive. My sibling as usual ordered too much and couldn't handle the doubled up burger.
8,6
290 Reviews |
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An Crúiscín Lán Cafe
Ballymakeery
16/08/2025: Roadside cafe. Doing what they do brilliantly. Can't ask for any more.
25/06/2025: Lovely friendly cafe. Well worth a visit.
8,6
579 Reviews |
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The Schooner
Ballycotton
10/08/2025: A great place! Staying here feels like home. The food is good value for money and the atmosphere is good.
21/06/2025: (Traducido por Google) Gran pub para salir por la noche en Ballycotton, muy acogedor para ocasiones especiales y la comida del bar es deliciosa.
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Great pub for a night out in Ballycotton, very accommodating for special occasions and the bar food is delicious.