Great food, great service, great owner! Excellent mini…read moreIrish, and they let me customize it!!

"THE BEST FULL IRISH IN THE COUNTRY!!!!"…read more 5 Stars. Five. If I could give more I would. If you love breakfast, you need to take a trip to Midleton, Co Cork. At The Pantry, you'll be served what can only be described as The most serious contender for BEST FULL IRISH IN THE COUNTRY!!!! This is not something I take lightly. I have enjoyed far too many a Full Irish's up and down our fair island...and I'm not joking - SO MANY breakfasts. But never have been inspired to put my feelings about any meal in writing...nevermind post them online. Until now. I first wandered into The Pantry just over a year ago looking for a breakfast...we were met a smile and welcome from Gordon who runs the show. He was quick to find us a comfortable table with plenty space for our buggy (a high chair was available but we didn't need it) and to bring us some tea and coffee (both great by the way). We each ordered the Full Irish. Breakfasts are cooked to order and service is efficient and attentive. Food arrived in good time. Respectively, each item on each plate was cooked perfectly. Food was out of a frying pan and not a deep fryer. Each meal came with tea/coffee and toast...as it should do. We got to speak with Gordon after our meal. He told us about his experience running the The Pantry, about how they bake their own bread daily, about all the different local suppliers..for the sausages, for the bacon, for the pudding, etc. The Pantry is a bright and welcoming cafe/bistro serving a tempting variety of foods throughout the day. Go for a coffee and a cake of go for The BEST FULL IRISH you're ever likely to be served...go for the welcome alone...just go. FIVE STARS. 5! Following that, and in the interest of a fair and impartial review, I should mention the negatives: Each time I visit, I can't help but be reminded of the fact that I live 161 and a half miles away (260km)...and I can never help but think about how long it might be before I'll be able to get another breakfast here. That's me. That's my review. Cheers Gordo. You're the man.

Murphy's is my new favorite ice cream spot! Their flavors are so unique and the staff in each…read morelocation have been so kind. Be sure to sample a variety of flavors since you can add two kinds to a small cup or cone. I'm amazed at how unique each location has been. Murphy's is the best!

While visiting Killarney to ride the jaunting cars around the national park, I was recommended…read moreMurphy's Ice Cream by my tour guide. Ice cream is one of my many favorite types of desserts, and since County Kerry's cows are known for producing extra rich and creamy milk, I was really excited to get extremely creamed. The shop was very bright with a simple and natural design. They had some unique flavors like Honeycomb Caramel, Dingle Sea Salt, and Irish Brown Bread. The scoopers who helped me were very friendly and let me try as many flavors as I wanted. I finally decided on getting a small size of the Dingle Sea Salt and Kieran's Cookies in a cup. The ice cream was sweet and delicate, the Dingle Sea Salt had a very light salted vanilla flavor and Kieran's Cookies were like an Irish cookies n' creme. Because of all the hype on the creamiest milk being produced from around the county, I was getting ready for a creamsplosion up my yapper, but after my first lapping, I didn't think that that my scoops were as rich and creamy as other frozen novelties I've had the pleasure of savoring. But because their ice cream is said to be very natural, using only fresh ingredients from around Ireland, it might just be that my taste buds are already accustomed to over-processed artificial ingredients!

How can I not search for ice cream when I travel? Options are quite limited in Cork. I was happy to…read moresee there was a wait line - must be good stuff! I tried two new unique flavors and ordered my safe choice - pistachio. I was a tad upset to see it was green but it was light green so that's a tad better. I loved that there were tiny chunks of pistachios mixed in. It wasn't overly sweet and the texture was grand. It didn't melt fast. I ordered my scoop in a cone but I don't think they are freshly made. Regardless, this is probably the best you can get in Cork. I had pistachio gelato in a restaurant and it sucked compared to this.

Wow, this place is DELICIOUS! I am an avid ice cream/gelato lover and this place blew me away. My…read morehusband and I got one scoop each: biscotto and cookies and cream. I could have eaten 5 more scoops, was that good! I also tasted the pistachio which was seriously good too! Definitely check this place out and be sure to get more than one scoop or you'll regret it!

Great food. Nutella crepes were amazing. Service was even better. Nice little place. Serves ice…read morecream as well.

Great local place that has many flavors of ice cream made in house. They have 1 scoop €2.25, 2…read morescoop €3.50 and 3 scoop for €4.75. They also have several pastries and soft serve to choose from. The service is great, kind and attentive. Pretty small but always great supporting small local businesses. I've seen more people have ice cream in this town of Cashel than anywhere else in Ireland which is interesting.

The Shack is a great place to stop in for some frozen yogurt. The staff was SO friendly & helped us…read moremake some delicious choices. I opted for the regular size of their "tropical" vegan flavor which was a mix of pineapple & coconut. I also got three toppings: Nutella (YES), shaved coconut & chopped hazelnuts. I have never seen Nutella syrup as an option for frozen yogurt & now I know what I have been missing. It was AMAZING & perfect with the chopped hazelnuts. I recommend stopping in & getting frozen yogurt for take away. There is a park across the street you can sit at & enjoy your delicious treat!

Absolutely delicious donuts! We were walking around the area when we stumbled upon this place 10…read moreminutes before they closed. You can see all the donuts through the glass exterior and they definitely are as tasty as they look! My wife got the oreo donut I had gotten the "absolutely minted" donut. We were so happy this place was still open because the donuts were wonderful! The breading was light and the filling was plentiful. We had tried to make it a point to come back the next day, but it just wasnt in our schedule. People, do yourself a favor. If this place is open, definitely stop in for a sweet treat!

This is a great spot to visit after a trip to the Jameson distillery…read moreThe menu is small (ish) but that's a huge positive - everything they make is incredible! It's a five star dining experience for "nice night out" prices and the owner is phenomenal! Come in, sit down, pick your choices and enjoy the two hour long present to your palette

Cool little cake and dessert shop. Run by a charming friendly young lady this is what yelp is all…read moreabout. Locally run business offering something a little bit quirky. In this case it's some slightly oddish touches. Chocolate cake topped with popcorn or rock n roll brownies with marshmallows. Cool. Downstairs there is some seating and upstairs even more all mismatched and studenty. Really cool hippy vibe! The coffee was great- hot and strong and the service was top. The only slight complaints I have (and thus no 5 stars) are: no wifi available (this could really be a hang out spot for students/hipsters parking off whilst drinking and eating) and the quality of the cakes. I must say though that they were really good, large in portion and excellently decorated and served, I just wasn't blown away by them. I so wanted to but I have to be honest and say that they were just "pretty good!"

I have a ridiculous sweet tooth -- which makes for fabulous food adventures amid terrifying dentist…read moreappointments -- and O'Connaill immediately piqued my interest while exploring Cork. We ordered a dark chocolate hot chocolate, a dark chocolate hot chocolate espresso, and a white chocolate cookie. Now say that three times fast. Everything was wonderfully chocolate-y, though my friend mentioned she probably would have preferred the milk chocolate hot chocolate. All in all, a solid spot for a quick break during the day.

Like Jaws II, O'Connaill's is back and this time it's bigger. Unlike Jaws II, O'Connaill's is…read moreactually good. I was freaked out on a recent trip home to see my favourite chocolate shop closed up and the interior gutted. It wasn't dead though, just waiting to be resurrected. They've expanded into the unit next door, and now it's a far nicer place to sit and sip your hot chocolate or pick up some sugar-filled nibbles. The main change is an increase in seating, and the splitting of the store in chocolate and coffee sections.Hopefully this will mean service will get quicker, especially when the Christmas rush kicks in and those chocolates start jumping off the shelves. As for a recommendation, if you can handle the sugar, get a milk and white. If you want something a bit different, the dark praline is a real treat.

I went to cork for a day trip with my friends and we decided to go to kinsale. We came across this…read morelovely shop and i couldnt resist the look of their macaroons so i decided to go and try it. I had 3 types of macaroons, chocolate, hazel and black current and the three were so delicious and i liked their mixture of ice cream inside the macaroon which made it even better. My friend tried salted caramel choclate and she liked it. I would defenetly suggest the place for those who adores macaroons.

A great little bakery just off the main road through Midleton. The selection of cakes is…read moreridiculous, and it's a good spot for lunch too. The Summer is definitely the Granary's friend. A bit of sun and the courtyard is a excellent spot for some cake and coffee. Just don't wait for a sunny day, this is Ireland after all...

I went there for a quick lunch and they had many options considering the current covid 19…read moresituation. I had a chicken salad wrap with a takeaway tea. The wrap was very nice and all the vegetables and chicken tasted fresh and flavoursome. The service wasn't the best and the staff could be a little more friendly but again considering how restrictive masks can be it was understandable. The staff also provided me with plant milk on request which was appreciated. I ate outside on the chairs and tables provided as they aren't allowing eating indoors. Overall very delicious lunch.