One of Cork's best pubs, and home to the nicest smoking area in the city too. Their beer garden and…read moreexcellent selection of beers are a great way to spend a few hours. There's a good selection of craft beers, with plenty of guest beers for enthusiasts. There's also a creepy number of Virgin Mary statues and portraits around the bar. Either that or I was drinking something a lot stronger than I should have been.

Definitely one of my favourite pubs in Cork. Really nice atmosphere, good music and a fantastic…read moreselection of local craft beers. The beer garden is second to none with lovely decorations and plenty of space for large groups. It's always my preferred location for a birthday or gathering as you can pretty much guarantee there'll be enough seats for everyone outside. There's a lovely little cubbyhole in the garden with sofas and armchairs which easily fits 10+ people if you need shelter from the rain or a bit of privacy.

This bar is great for live music and offers salsa music and dance lessons in the week. The service…read morehere is good there are a good variety of themed nights such as soulnite. This bar attracts the trendy crowd and is a great venue to celebrate someones birthday.

Once a trendy cocktail bar with salsa lessons, it's been reinvented to something much more…read moretraditional. Out go cocktails, in comes the ales. Trad rock and Irish acts replace the salsa music - live music at this bar is fantastic, with great atmosphere and a crowd who like their music.

Late night bar which tends to have live music on Sunday nights which are well worth checking out…read more Great that it stays open a bit later.

Very good music and the general atmosphere of the place. The fact that there's live music or DJ is…read moreadditional plus. As mentioned the kids hanging around there can be a little annoying. Other than that a good place to go for a couple of beers.

Seriously one of my fav bars! A slightly alternative location where quiet nights are awesome…read morebecause of the couches and candle light. Busy nights are fun and loud. On weekends they create a little dance floor and play all sorts of music for different tastes(read not pop or R&B). If you are looking for something a little different this is the place to go. Just walk down the alley from hillbillys

Realising that the students in the first few years of college tend to be the ones with the least…read moreconcept of how much they can drink before falling over or throwing up all over your new floor covering - but not wanting to alienate the valuable student euro completely - the Quad has reached something of a happy compromise in its strict over-21s policy. Catering mainly to post-graduates and post-students of an indie/rock leaning, the Quad's floorspace is generally packed out from Thursday through to Sunday nights, helped by their live DJ at the weekends, as well as their friendly and cheerful barstaff. A lively and varied clientele, never-mainstream music policy and rough-and-ready interior design (without the traditional crowd of badly-behaved young students) combines to make this alternative nightspot a favourite of the newly-jobbed or newly-degree'ed rocker ex-students, as well as a default pub in the late-night circuit of the older Cork indie and rock crowd due to its late weekend bar license.

This pub is in the heart of Cork's commerical district by many banks, insurance offices and…read moresolicitors' firms. This pub is the bar of the Imperial Hotel. The bar of the hotel is mentioned in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. This pub caters to officer works nipping out for luncheon or a few cheeky halves as well as guests in the hotel. The food is very good. There is a huge central bar - a kind of island. There are many tables all around - partitioned off. It is possible to get great privacy here. This place is far from raucous. If this is what you are looking for then go along. There is another W J South's in Limerick.

Whenever I visit Cork TO DO SOME SHOPPING LUNCH IN Nash's is the highlight of my day. I love home…read morecooking and variety and they have it all in a abundance. Difficult to choose but I love the added bonus of being able to take away what I long to taste but can't find room in the tummy for it. Soups and home made brown bread are delectable as are their desserts particularly their fruit crumble. I thank you for your smiling, willing to please service and for making me want to go to Cork more often than I can afford! Congrats Claire and to all your staff on your well deserved award

Our time at The Oriel Hotel was a lovely experience! The staff was absolutely incredible! The rooms…read moreand common areas were clean and well taken care of, every day we were given fresh towels, and the pool and fitness areas were very nice to have! We enjoyed the breakfast every morning. It was delicious food buffet-style for a decent price! The restaurant attached to the hotel was top-tier! I would definitely stay at The Oriel again, and would recommended it to anyone I know who is traveling to Ballingcollig!

I've only been to the restaurant in the Oriel Hotel, and I must say that I've had a great…read moreexperience both times that I've been there. The food is AMAZING, the staff are very friendly and the location is great. I highly recommend trying out any of the fish dishes

Following ten plus years of supporting many of Mr McCabes legendary bars, Im not sure this is what…read morehe had in mind when he created his heritage trail for Corkonians and tourists alike. On the 22/12/2023 as the bar was closing and still pretty crowded, I was waiting for a friend. A doorman asked me to leave due to closing time, and I agreed, thinking he would move on to others. However, he didn't like that I didn't move right away, grabbed my arm forcefully, twisted it behind my back and walked me out of the bar. I didn't resist or become aggressive; I simply said it wasn't okay. When we reached the front of the bar, he let go, and I calmly expressed that his aggression was unnecessary. My watch then fell out of my sleeve and hit the ground. He applied so much force, he snapped the metal clasp on my watch and lightly sprained my wrist. I met my friend, said goodnight, and headed home. On December 24, 2023, I reported the incident to the Gardai and informed the Vicarstown Bar supervisor in early January. There's CCTV footage at the bar capturing the entire unprovoked incident. The bar supervisor assured me he would follow up but never did so yeah, heritage trail.

An excellent addition to Cork's pub scene. The Vicarstown used to be a decent old-man pub when I…read morewas in college, but it's moved away from that following a renovation last year. It's now more of a relaxed, casual, hipster haven. Good enough selection of beer, and there's an excellent smoking area in the back. Good music, friendly service and a handy location too. What more could you ask for?