Murphy's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Honolulu

i really enjoyed my aloha friday afternoon spent here. i stopped in for a couple of beers & a bite to eat after running errands in town. it felt like a classic irish bar from the moment i walked in. the bartenders were quick & attentive, helping patrons not only at the bartop but also throughout the bar area.

when i first arrived around 330pm, there were several other customers at the bartop, bar tables & on the restaurant side. TVs throughout the bar played various sports & everyone seemed to know each other. as the afternoon continued, several regulars shuffled in & out, either for a quick drink or to stop & chat with their favorite bartender. very friendly feeling at the bar, even though i was alone & didn't know anyone else.

i ordered a black & tan, as well as the potato skins pupu. i liked that the potato skins weren't the "boats" you usually find at other restaurants that serve them. these were cut smaller—not quite bite-size but just a tad bigger. they were very crispy & cooked perfectly.

for my main meal, i took the bartender's recommendation & ordered the irish dip with fries. it was very good but was a little skimpy on the meat compared to other places that serve similar sandwiches. despite that, the meat was tender with good flavor & the bread was crisped perfectly with a soft center. i'd order it again but would most likely ask for extra meat.

while there, i learned that friday is pie day at murphy's. by 330pm, they had sold out of three pies. by the time i ordered a piece of key lime pie to go around 530pm, they had already sold out of two more pies. in the two hours i was there, several people stopped in for a quick drink & pie to go, so it seems this a popular & well–known friday feature. (side note: the key lime pie was the perfect balance of tart & sweet.)

overall, i'd say my first visit to murphy's will definitely not be my last. i loved everything about this place (to include the very clean bathrooms) & only wish i lived closer to make this my...

Murphy's is one of the few really classic restaurants left that hasn't been displaced by the new super train building. You can still get a really nice meal there for $30 or less. However I must say that in the past few years I guess over the pandemic when we didn't go out in my opinion the quality or the quantity went down. One of my favorite appetizers was what they call the Irish nachos which is basically potato skins with corned beef and cheddar cheese and I remember having those in a regular basis and they were larger and the cheese was more The Corned Beef was more so it's not as good a bargain as it was. But the charm is still there also shepherd's pie one of my favorites and in my opinion the amount of actual lamb was less in the shepherd's pie it looked the same it looked the same size but it was more gravy then meat. The other thing and I'm sorry to say this they are offering some nice fish and chips they offer a nice calamari steak but these are frozen and then they cook them so right now I don't know where you can go to get really fresh well-made fish and chips. Cuz I was very disappointed with the fish and chips we got. But you know the cost is what it is. Fridays is Pi Day. If you want a really delicious piece of pie you go on a Friday but it's not a cheap piece of pie and you could probably in some places buy a whole pie for what it cost for a piece but it's really good. That's just the nature of...

BRING A LEGAL SECONDARY FORM OF ID BECAUSE THIS PLACE CAN AND WILL STEAL YOUR REAL ID

The place looks great, however I was barred from entry because the security staff were unable to confirm that my ID was real. Normally, I wouldn’t mind this because I have an out of state ID and sometimes that happens, HOWEVER, the security guard walked away with my very real ID without even speaking to me. I’m 24 almost 25, I don’t need a fake. The picture that they were comparing my ID to in order to determine its validity was literally from a website titled Oklahoma Fake ID Purchase. I’ve been told this bar pays their bouncers for every fake ID they turn in and they are clearly taking advantage and trying to make a quick buck. Luckily there was a police officer available to help me get my ID back, but imagine if I had been on vacation and I needed to fly out in a couple of days! How would I have gotten home? As a woman, someone collecting my real ID could compromise my physical and financial safety. They need to find a better way of...