murphy's law irish bar

if you love good old pub food and pub atmosphere you'll like this place. has great food will a few different options to chose from. most staff are really great!however thisplacedoes get really busy on friday, saturday, sunday dinner time so prepare to wait a little while for food.

overall okay to below average, just keep an eye on your things and drinks. some of the staff, not all are plain thieves and will take your stuff as soon as your back is turned, go to the toilet , dance etc. four times this happened to us and the half pint manager chose to ignore the thefts and cautioned us. theplaceis run by idiots and kids who never finished high school obviously. not sure if they are actually qualified to manage as the service and attitude is just plain shocking. tourists running a local pub is not a good idea. avoid theplaceand go down the road a bit further where folk and staff are friendly and welcome your business. do not go here.

greatplaceto go out for a drink with a couple of friends and bucket of fries or wedges.
but would not recommend it for food unless you want to waste your money!

came here tonight with friends,placewas busy as it was their weekly quiz night. we all had lovely meals and would recommend this place. service was good, had prawn cocktail for entree, was really nice, maybe a bit overpriced for the 6 large prawns you get but tasty, mains we had pork belly, lamb shank and chicken breast.
would happily come back.

have been here a few times to meet up with relis out this way.  thisplaceis always buzzing.  its great for a good old fashioned sunday lunch in front of the fireplaceespecially in winter, when it is roaring; or a catch up on a friday night for a drink and dessert.  they have very friendly staff, and a nice atmosphere.  thisplaceis down to earth, and the food i've had here has been very good.

have been here many times for lunch over the last couple of years.my friend and i used to go every friday but now she works and we dont go very often and boy do i miss it.i have found the staff wonderful and the food not the best at times but if you mention they will get it fixed for you without any question and it always come back wonderful [as it should of in the begining.]when we first started going the food was great but chef's change,however i have always found it a greatplaceto dine. lorraine.

this was the second time i have been here and both times have found the staff very polite, helpfull and seem to be really enjoying their work. the menu has a good choice for every one i had the stake which i must say was one of the best i have ever had it was cooked to perfection i was with a party of four and we all thought that the price for the food and drinks was very good value. we will definitely be back and i would recomend that you give thisplacea go as this is the bestplacein the area.

we have been here a couple times, the first time was quite good but the second time we went recently and it wasn't as good as the first time the service was average my son who had ordered the ribs the first time we went loved them and the sauce was really nice, but the next time we went the ribs were gross different type of ribs and hardly any sauce he loves his meat for a 5 year old and didn't even eat them which is rare for him.placeis good for a couple beers but not so much for the food.

without doubt one of the worst "eating" establishments around.
came here a couple of months ago and took over 1 hour from ordering to food arriving. food was very ordinary to say the least. the chicken salad had two or three bits of chicken and the rest is salad. said i wouldn't come back. decided to go again last
tuesday and nothing has changed.
still took over an hour to get some food even though only 1 table of 4 and 2 tables of 2 in the restaurant. the fettucine was dried out from sitting under a heat lamp and had almost no chicken. (do they have something against putting chicken in their food?). the "pork roast" consisted of 3 or 4 slices of roast meat and the rest was boiled vegetables, hardly a roast. if you dare mention how bad the food is, the bar manager then shows nothing but disdain and proceeds to sulk. this is how not to run a business.
i've been here twice and got exactly the same result both times. would not recommend thisplaceand will not be back.

i have to say the majority of the bar staff are good. attentive with friendly smiles. the food though is consistently inconsistent. every week i order pizza and every week it comes out different, sometimes the chef has thrown a handful of greenery on top other weeks i don't see it on mine despite others at my table ordering the same and getting a bit of pretty chucked on. some weeks there's masses of cheese to the point it's an overload then the next there's bugger all. one week there's a generous serving of seafood on top but the next pizza that comes along it's been eked out to the point one slice has nothing on it. it's become something of an in joke at our table. nothing major really, it's all still edible and we all have a good time. but we do wonder what's happening in the kitchen at times. update: i went there last night (12/12/12) it was not at all good. our table ordered fries, seafood pizza and a chicken salad. all were seriously lacking in presentation and quality.

another update: 22/05/13

the food was so bad last night that my partner and i are somewhat reluctant to bother ordering meals there again. the wait staff were very good trying to sort out the problems with the kitchen. however, it's a cosyplaceand we go there each week to enjoy the quiz nite. we will return and hope the chefs/cooks manage to get their groove on in the kitchen.

unless i'm retarded and unable to read - i'm sure thisplacehas on it's website "children friendly". we were there as a group of parents and our kids tonight (11th sept 10) for a celebratory drink and a meal after our soccer club prize giving (drury soccer club)and because there were a few of us,we reserved tables.it's a miserable night and our children (and i have to admit) are well behaved children,however are still children and can be a bit rowdy,played by the bay windows, were told to go outside as they were being too noisy and some of the more senior patrons that were there weren't too happy about the noise and plus the area they were playing in was an adult area (what a load of crock!).i was angry!! and i should've at that point packed up my family,demanded a refund of our $104 dollar meal and gone to two fat cows who have always made us feel welcomed - dirty boots an all.shame of you murphy's law management for allowing your staff to behave this way.my family and i will never go back to your establishment.if the food was good i would've just let that go but it was terribly disapointing.you can rest assured i will be contacting you tomorrow to demand an explanation of your bartenders actions.

not a very niceplacewhen the local sober driver cant even enter the bar because he has a slight stutter due to his speech impediment and when the police say hes fine the call still comes down to the doorman who still says no!

this situation is very embarrassing for me and i would like you to speak to your security as they are not very professional as i did stay around for a while and they did allow intoxicated persons to enter the premises without any questioning

no wonder they cant get the expansion of a 3am licence. they don't deserve it.

went for lunch, ordered nachos these were then microwaved and came to me cold and soggy. if i had wanted a microwaved meal left over from the night before, i would have stayed at home. a shame as i was looking forward to making thisplaceour regular... won’t be going back..

i am/was a regular customer at this bar. the past three experiences has been abhorent when it came to closing. the first time when we went to get a drink at 12.50am we were told the bar had closed. fair enough we thought, so went back a couple of weeks later to the same thing at 12.45. i asked what time the bar actually closed to be told 1.00am. hmmm so this saturday we went again to have the bar closed at 12.30 and told so very rudely by the bar staff. everyone in theplacewas cleared out very quickly and out onto the pavement. everyone was offended by the behaviour and we decided to head up to stampede bar. this was not only the group i was in, but also many others from murphys. when there, the majority of the bar and security staff from murphys headed in as well. everyone is disgusted and appalled by the way the bar ending time ends at random times - not even a bell to call last drinks. myself, as well as the majority of my group will not be back to murphys on saturday nights - loss of a lot of money there i think. quite disgusting, would not recommend an evening out at your pub for people who want a good time!

i am still amazed at the awesome eating experience we have just had. 16 adults 5 children walked in at 11-30am for my mums 60th and were looked after from the time we hit the bar. the staff were amazing, my family are a daunting prospect to even the most seasoned establishments 4 vegos 1 vegan, 2 aitken diets and a herd of grazers. from the pan seared scallop entree to the mammoth mixed grill this was an experience second to none. i have read the 2 negative reviews prior to this what do you want a free meal or maybe you have shares in jordon's ha ha yeah well whatever the case must be your delusional. this is the quintessential gastro pub from the children being served first to the vast variety of whiskey and beer thisplacerocks. thanks wayne