Coriander Nepalese & Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Cork

*Disappointing Experience at Coriander - Rude Service and Poor Attitude

My wife and I, along with her family friend, visited Cork, Ireland, for a short trip from England. We decided to try out an Indian-Nepalese restaurant called Coriander, which we found on Google Maps. Unfortunately, our experience was far from pleasant, and I feel compelled to share our disappointment.

We called ahead and reserved a table for four just five minutes before arriving. Upon entering, the restaurant was nearly empty, with only four tables occupied, including ours. A young man handed us menus and said he’d return when we were ready to order. When we called him back, one of our party wasn’t ready, so we politely asked him to come back later.

Five minutes later, we were ready to order, but this time, a different waiter with a beard approached us. His attitude was immediately off-putting. My wife, who was feeling unwell with a cold and flu, requested a room-temperature soft drink. His response was shocking: “You guys can order hot drinks, why do you need a soft drink?” This was not only rude but also completely unprofessional. We were taken aback by his dismissive and condescending tone.

When we ordered the lamb chops, he didn’t bother to explain how many pieces would be served or provide any details about the dish. His demeanor throughout the interaction was cold and unwelcoming. It was evident that he didn’t want us there, as he seemed much happier and friendlier serving the local Irish customers. This double standard in treatment was both noticeable and unacceptable.

To make matters worse, the restaurant’s signage outside prominently displays “Indian Restaurant,” but the staff’s behavior made us question their respect for the culture they’re representing. It felt misleading and, frankly, disrespectful to use the Indian title if the staff harbors such attitudes.

The waiter spent more time on his phone than attending to customers, and his overall behavior suggested he was doing us a favor by serving us, rather than treating us as paying guests. The lack of basic courtesy and professionalism was astounding.

I cannot recommend Coriander to anyone. The service was appalling, the attitude of the staff was rude, and the overall experience left us feeling unwelcome and undervalued. Save yourself the disappointment and...

Came here last night and the only thing I could say about this place is that it is fabulous. The atmosphere, the staff, and we can’t forgot the most important part! The food! The food was Michelin Star standard. I came along with a group of friends and we all had different starters to share between us.I had the momos, and my friends had crispy prawns,chicken wings,paneer shashlik,aloo tiki and the Somosa chaat.And let me say this, the garnishing on the food was absolutely lovely! Onto to the mains, I had the lamb shank(Mr.bibek recommendation) which was absolutely lovely!the lamb shank literally melts in your mouth,it falls off the bone. The lamb shank was excellent! My friends has the meat thali which was absolutely lovely!they also had the tandoori chicken which was cooked to perfection!it has the right amount of spice and everything for it!. We also ordered the chicken jalafrezzi,that was absolutely fabulous!and the lamb madrash which was absolutely fabulous Oh no we can’t forget the dessert,one of my favourites,the chocolate brownie,it was absolutely lovely!it was plated and garnishes with love!and it was also made with love like all the other dishes.we also ordered the carrot pudding which was very very good. This is my experience at Coriander douglas and ballincollig! I highly recommend everyone to try this restaurant out for themselves! THANK YOU CORIANDER FOR THE BEST FOOD I HAVE...

Me and my friends ordered home delivery food on the 31st May which includes some veg and non veg dishes and lots of Rotis. Majority of the food was okay nothing great few points to take is Paneer starters had excessively large chunks, the chicken wings were super dry, the dishes were oily and a bit overly spiced, but that's not the reason to give one start, the Rotis are. The roties were a disaster they were thick dried up lumps of horribly cooked dough which had a texture of a 10 day old dried bread, they were so huge and thick and un-apetizing that we thought it was for Animal consumption and not for humans. We were so disappointed that we had to cook our own rice at home to complete our dinner. A restaurant that charges a premium for being Indian and Nepali and does not know how to cook and present a simple Buttered roti deserves a one start. The good part is that after paying 220Euros for this mean we got a free bottle of wine, I thanks the owner for that. I for sure will never visit or order from this restaurant till they understand the concept of edible...