Murphy Brownes — Restaurant in Killarney Municipal District

My wife and I really found a gem when we stumbled upon Murphy Brownes on high street in Killarney. We heard from exiting guests that their fish and chips were incredible, so we ordered that along with their cowder.

The beer battered fish and chips were fantastic. The fish was both hearty and tasty and the fried batter to actual meat ratio was perfect. The tarter sauce had a great tarter flavor that enhanced the fish without overtaking it. The chips were rather standard, but they were warm and fresh so I couldn't ask for much more there. The plate also came with a lovely salad that provided a medley of flavors. There was a spice to it with peppers and arugula, a refreshing taste from cucumber and tomato, and then a sweet taste from what I believe was a little mango. All the flavors came together beautifully to form a delicious side salad. The descriptions of their main dish salads sounded wonderful so if you're looking for a good salad be sure to stop in there.

The chowder was also great. I generally prefer thick, chunky chowder. This one had more cream than I'd usually like but they made it work with a good amount of fresh local fish in there and the cream base had such a compelling flavor to it that I found myself eating the whole thing faster than I'd intended.

The staff was all friendly and helpful. The actual restaurant itself was very fancy, with a great mixture of rustic and fancy. One small detail that I appreciated: real candles. Many restaurants are transitioning to the safer, more cost effective electronic candles but they just aren't quite the same.

Definitely check this place out if you're looking for a great meal...

Avoid at all costs. I went here on Mon 30th October with three friends of mine. It's one of the worst meals we have had as a group and we have being going out for dinner in Killarney on a regular basis for years. I had soup for starter and the slice of white bread with it was half stale and the butter was slightly sour. At this stage I was nervous about my main course Salmon dish. I was right to be concerned, the Salmon was totally overlooked and dry, the brocolli was over cooked and from my experience as a chef it was re heated and was also gone off, sour to the taste. The roast potatoes were tasteless and boring. My friends food was in a similar par, infact, we called a halt to the meal after the mains . The thought of getting more food of this poor quality didn't appeal to any of us. The person who cooked this food is no chef in my honest opinion and to add insult to injury the prices are away above what they should be for this this level of cuisine. Standards of food have dropped dramatically in Ireland for the last couple of years, more people should vote with their feet and avoid these establishments. We will never return to this...

Visited this week and we were all very happy with the meal.

Pros: Nice staff Beautiful decor Comfortable booth Good menu Excellent food

Cons: Nothing in particular on offer for kids, no menu or colouring pages or anything. But they were very welcoming and kind to the children

I had two starters instead of a starter and main. I had the duck spring rolls, spiced and tasty, though the side salad had loads of diced cucumber, grand if you like it but yuck for me!. Also had the mussels - delicious. Husband had the goats cheese tartlet, it was gorgeous. Mild but flavoursome and served warm. And a buttermilk chicken.

Kids shared ours and also had a portion of chips (oh my god the chips... I don't know what they did to them but they were super good) and they were kind enough to also make a portion of garlic bread that I spied on the menu as part of another main course.

Kids had ice cream for dessert, I had a slice of yummy Lemons curd cheesecake and husband had chocolate brownie.

We came out full...