Bakestone - Cork

I regularly come for lunch here at about 2pm as it is near where I work. I arrived as usual today and was met by the manager Neil. He said I couldn’t be served as they were closing today at 2pm as he was taking his staff out on a well deserved break. This was on the dot of 2pm and there were still a few people in the queue. I said all I wanted was two salads which were still on display with a server next to them which would have taken all of three minutes to serve. I explained to him that I come here regularly and was on a time constraint. I asked him where else I might go and he said go to the Elm Tree !!!!!. Obviously customers don’t matter much to Neil.

4 of us had brunch here today the place was full when we arrived but we waited 30 mins.. its walk ins only for brunch.. we then ordered got our table.. all our dishes arrived at the same time and we wer all more than happy with em.. well done to all staff involved.. its a busy place.. wish I hadda got names of staff.. we then had more tea and deserts for 4 of us.. food was delicious.. spent 3 hrs there.. fab avo had on a damp grey Sunday with mates in Jan

We have visited here many times but today was a let down the womens toilets were out of use and there was a sign directing women to the wheelchair toilet and I found this to be blocked reported it to the staff a nd I soon saw the manageress going in to try and sort it but to no avail a sign was then put up on the door directing women customers to the men's toilets this was not good enough surly there is a service available for holidays for such breakdowns maybe the staff block could have been opened to the women I would not have ordered food if I knew about this first unacceptable

We called in for lunch and were very disappointed. The soup was tasty, but cold. The pizza margherita was so small at €8 that it would not have fed 1 child no details of size were given on the menu so we presumed it would be a normal sized one. Absolute rip off. And 2 out of 3 of the women's toilets were out of order, and the 3rd was filthy. Won't come again.

Dropped in for a coffee and two small smoothies. The dearest place so far in relation to price that I have been. Informed I couldn't take a seat unless I queued behind the food line to be assigned a table. A staff member overhead and assigned me a table. Coffee wasn't great. Seats were ripped. Will not be going back.