Murphy’s Irish Pub

Reviews

• JR

  Janna R

  1 day ago
  3.0
  Nice outdoor seating. Took a long time for anyone to come to take our order and when the food arrived, it was tasteless (rhe6xook must have forgotten to salt the fish) and the fries were soft and mushy. The cider was good so that yields an extra star.
• HT

  h THREE

  5 days ago
  1.0
  Gross, unsanitary, and unsafe. A hotbed of unaccountability and DUI's waiting to happen. Walking into Murphy's at 6pm on a Saturday evening I immediately noticed how many drunk people were in the restaurant and not like cheerful, rowdy, and drunk but literally falling out of their seats onto the floor drunk. I also noticed how dirty the place was, the restaurant was very dark and you could tell how dirty it was even in the dark. After being there an hour there was a commotion at a table in the main dining area, a young man stood up and ran outside. He was vomiting just outside of the foyer (7pm). Throughout the evening there was a middle aged woman that kept falling down and passing out. Even though she was blackout drunk the bar kept bringing her drinks. Eventually she blacked out again falling onto the stage, and knocking a bunch of the band's equipment over as well as knocking other patrons over (10pm). This is when I noticed there was one security person to try and police roughly 200 over-served intoxicated people. The police did show up at one point, it looked like they were looking for someone but ended up leaving. The only reason I stayed as long as I did was because the band was so good. When you see the atmosphere that Murphy's encourages you get an idea of why there's so many problems at the ocean front. I imagine nothing will change until someone gets hurt or worse.
• MT

  Mario Tango

  Apr 22, 2026
  5.0
  During a short off season vacation with my wife we decided to try the this little gem. Great food, great service. We met a few good people as well as Richard and his dog, who is the local 4 paw, Molly. Would certainly recommend!
• CE

  Chris Eppolito

  Apr 12, 2026
  5.0
  We came to Murphy's on a local recommendation and it did not disappoint!! Actually, WE WENT TWICE...for lunch then the next day for dinner. OMG, everything was incredible. The beef nachos were potentially the best we've ever had. The fish and chips, the reuben, incredible. Then the bangers and mash, the wings, and the Irish stew...ALL just off the hook. We'd come back AGAIN if we weren't leaving tomorrow. The coldest beer is just a bonus. 😲
• MV

  M VA

  Apr 11, 2026
  5.0
  Visited on 04/09/2026. Whenever we stay in Va Beach we always eat at Murphy's House. The food is always good and fresh, great customer-service and the atmosphere is nice and friendly. The prices are reasonable and they even have a band/singer some nights. Def recommend checking them out. I am surprised the rating isn't a little higher. 10 out of 10 for us!!

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