Mulligan's Pub — Restaurant in Grand Rapids

Mulligan's Pub. Not for the faint of heart. This is a Grand Rapids rock and metal bar. Pros+ The music is loud, the crowd is rowdy, and the drinks are stiff. Probably not the ideal date location, but if you're ready to let loose, this is the place to do it. Drink prices are great, and shows are always free. Mulligan's Pub never charges covers or entry fees, yet still fairly pays their performers. Order the "Mulligan's Stew". Cons- The bouncers and staff have attitude. While they do their job well, they give what they get. Treat them, or their patrons badly, and they will gladly eject you. Mulligan's Pub is like a family type environment. All the regulars and staff know each other, and watch out for each other, so if you cause trouble, you will get trouble. Overall, they're nice people, who perform their job well. Just don't expect high class restaurant treatment. Also their pool cues and tables are in rough shape. So if you're going to play billiards, it's recommended to bring your own cue. Warnings! Mulligan's is loud. If you're soft spoken, or want a quiet relaxed environment, this isn't your bar. The jukebox has a warning that if you play unwanted music, the bar will skip it. Remember this is a rock and metal bar. Unwanted music is typically met with "Boos", and that song skipped altogether. No money back for bad jukebox choices. Also, the jukebox is usually pretty loaded down with songs. If you play a song late, you risk it not playing at all. The "play first" function is helpful here if you shovel out the cash. The street out front is the smoking area. There's usually some odd shenanigans going on out there. Also, you're bound to meet one of Grand Rapids friendly vagrant community. They're usually very nice, and occasionally offer gifts for nothing in return. Mulligan's signature drink, "Mulligan's Stew" is dangerous. It's a very tasty and easy-to-down shot, but it's far stronger than it tastes. Many a blackout have been attributed to "Mulligan's Stew", it uses a cream liqueur that might make some feel sick when drank with other alcohols. Also these stews can be ignited due to the presence of Bacardi 151. The Pub does not light them for you, and encourages you to ignite at your own risk. I've seen beards and faces burned from lit stews. Use common sense. Overall, Mulligan's is always fun, always unique, and always filled with interesting and diverse people ready to let loose and celebrate the culture of Grand...

I love the bar its-self, very fun and great people and love the free live music but one of the bartenders is very un-kind. we are the paying customers who essentially leave your tip so you can make an income and I don't know his name, he looks older, completely bald with a long beard and he's skinny. he's a very, very bad and rude bartender. he isn't friendly and most places the bartender is at least kind with the customers but he screams at people even when the lines not really long. I witnessed him not only yell at my group of friends but some random poor dude, he accused him of cutting when in reality he didn't cut and he let us go first. I know most of these reviews aren't taken seriously but truth be told the guy was mean and ruined alot of nights for loyal mulligans customers. I hope he sees this can work on his attitude and how he...

Specializing in cheap drinks and live hard rock/punk/metal, this place is a lot of fun.

I visited (for the first time) to support a local band. Bar was good and the venue setup - for a small venue - was surprisingly workable.

But I was shocked at how destroyed those speakers are. Even when the vocalists were just talking, the distortion of blown drivers was appalling. When the bands were actually playing the venue was distorted mush - like many (even MOST?) of those speakers inside those cabinets are blown.

I don't think it's a bad system necessarily... Just desperately, terribly overdue for repairs. Had I not heard these bands' music before, I'm not sure I would have even known whether I liked their music because I couldn't really...