Murphys Grille

Waited an hour for our cold food to arrive. Overpriced and understaffed. Some of the dishes were good (like the Salmon the seafood pasta) and others were really not. We did not enjoy our night.

It’s a hole in the wall with a bar trying to be a fine dining restaurant. The wait staff was the only pleasant part of the dining experience. The food was passable, but no where near worth what they charge for it. $ 12 for flavorless fish & chips which we had to drown in malt vinegar just to enjoy them. The pulled pork was fatty and almost inedible. As a second choice to the Pourhouse in town (which was being remodeled) we left the place wishing we’d waited till the next town and grabbed pizza instead.

Good service, nice patio area. Reason for the few stars is due to the food… Sub par and overpriced. We got the ribs and pork tenderloin with berry chutney. Both sounded great on the menu, but fell short of their descriptions. Ribs were ok, but really nothing special. Berry chutney on the pork tenderloins most had a sweet and sour taste to it. Decent wine list, few beer options and they do not have a full bar.

Came here yesterday for lunch and had a great panini sandwich! This place is a great pit stop if you are wine tasting in the town of murphy’s and need to take a break to fuel up! The restaurant is conveniently in the middle of murphy’s downtown and has nice covered outdoor seating.

I have been to this restaurant several times since we are limited in fine dining for our area. The service was impeccable especially for a busy Saturday night. During my visits I’ve had the steak, pasta, chicken Marsala and they are all phenomenal. My daughter had the seafood pasta and she loved it. For lunch the Santa Barbara chicken is my favorite. Also hands down the best calamari around although Sarafina’s in Arnold is close. If you want good food & good service for reasonable price I highly recommend this restaurant! (And don’t worry about the Unilocal reviews from years ago… this place is awesome!!!)

I really like this place. I’ve had lunch on the patio several times & more recently dinner inside. Both were very enjoyable. Must say their wedge salad is the best I’ve ever had. Never had anything that I wouldn’t order again! This place is a do!

Usually when I’m in town & happen to have my dog with me, I’ll dine at Alchemy. A while back I discovered this business also has a pet-​friendly outdoor dining area. We are there, 2 of us, and a water bowl was provided for my dog, their menu had more variety than Alchemy, and I decided this would be my new go-​to place to grab a bite when in Murphys. The food was very good, too. That visit in the past is the ONLY reason I give them 2 stars. Today’s visit would be negative 2 or more.
Today I was waiting to be seated. There was a couple in front of me. The server/​hostess finally approached with a big smile, asking, «Table for 4?», looking at my small dog as the «fourth», welcoming her as well. I was initially very flattered at the warm welcome, then replied that I was not with the couple in front of me. She sat them, then returned with a far less welcoming demeanor, and told me that since it was a busy day, she would be unable to allow me to eat there with my dog, because some people have allergies (my dog is a breed that people with dog allergies own, due to her hypoallergenic nature, incidentally). Odd that she failed to mention this when she thought I was a part of a larger paying group.
Obviously my money and myself aren’t worth the trouble in her eyes unless I have more people with me. Never mind that I tip more for good service when I dine alone, and require less attention as a single diner, and the table gets turned over faster. I was thoroughly disgusted at the experience, walked down the street to Alchemy & was warmly welcomed… Along with at least 4 other diners with dogs, in their outdoor dining area. I’ll never patronize this business again, with or without other diners, with or without my dog.

Friendly service. Quiet setting. Good menu selection with posted and surprise specials. Cooked/​prepared to order so be patient. Good food takes time and it was worth the wait.

First I must say that our server Emily was fantastic! She was fun and very personable. She was quick on her feet and did a great job. We were a party of 8 and they quickly accommodated us. We ordered the seafood pasta, new york steak, and Mediterranean pasta and rib eye streak. First the seafood pasta which should have salmon, cod, clam, shrimp was missing the fish (both salmon & cod) The mashed potato’s which came with the steaks were cold. Not just one order but all of the orders with the mashed. The New York steak was ordered as med-​rare, however came medium well. The Cesar salad was bland dressing tasted like mayo. The prices of the food is too high for this quality. The bright spot was Emily. She handled the difficult situation great.

Wait just a minute… Im confused! If tonights dinner was any indication… This place should be 5 stars! We were warmly welcomed, sat right away, the server was great and engaging, even brought us out some homemade chips and humus. Very good and no charge.
The wife and i split a wedge salad… Bomb! We also split the seafood fett… outstanding!
We loke a buttery/​oakie Chard and the server delivered one of the smoothest chardonnay’s we’ve had.
Font be afraid of this one. In my opinion… The Unilocalers got this one wrong

This place was a real disappointment; from the condescending hostess to the server that pretty much treated us as an afterthought the entire meal. When placing our order, I asked a question about one item. She fully admitted that she was new and hadn’t even tried it. First: big mistake to admit that — and second, as an employee you should make an effort to familiarize yourself with every item so you can speak knowledgeably about them. Because her description was poor, I made a different choice. I then overhear another server describe the dish so well that I instantly regretted not choosing it. The item I did choose (the canneloni) was a huge disappointment. I’m not overly focused on quantity over quality, but the equivalent of one tablespoon of meat in a 20.00 entrée is ridiculous. My BFs meal was decent, so I’ll give it two stars.
Frankly, I’ve already written too much about this place; write it off and find somewhere else to go.

I had a Great BBQ pulled pork sandwich. I think it was one of the Best!!! And the server was great too!!! Will definitely come back !!!

The service is quite good and the food is quite bad — my husband had the ribs — we are huge BBQ fans — these were grocery store, precooked, preslimed with mediocre sauce —
I had the saffron risotto with prawns — the risotto was incredibly bland, under cooked bits of grit and well, the weren’t prawns, tiny, rubbery shrimps —
The risotto had the tell — tell signs of being microwaved with hot spots throughout —
We both paid $ 26.00 for our entrees — we were there to see a play and had time constraints, so we stuck — it was almost abusive

I had the ribeye here and it was incredible. The food and the service was top notch. I could see people being overly picky in this area. I almost didn’t eat here. I definitely recommend the ribeye and it seems like most of the other food coming out of the kitchen smelled and look delicious.

Fool me twice shame on me… we thought we would give them a second chance (first time was less than memorable). Only 3 parties in the restaurant, and after 45 minutes of waiting for our order, we had to walk out. Went down the block to Alchemy. Had great food and it was served in under 15 minutes (and the place was packed).

Our waiter Joe was THE BEST!!! BUT the food was not :(I had the spinach garden salad and the lettuce was wilted. I asked for bread and my first bite was moldy… big ooops… Last there was not a decent IPA for my husband. In fact there was no IPA at all. So no stars for the beer. We did have a nice relaxing evening on the patio just enjoying the family and of course our waiter Joe who would do anything to please.

Came for Valentine’s dinner. Super friendly staff was very nice to our teenage tag along. Exceptional calamari was perfectly cooked. Lobster tail was very good, surf and turf was very good, salmon was excellent. We’ll be back next trip!

Cute looking place and the servers were stellar. Very friendly and informative and genuine.
Had an excellent glass of wine, and the pita chips/​hummus they serve before the meal arrives was very tasty. The artichoke fritters were also delicious.
However, the meal itself was super disappointing. My daughter had a Caesar salad that was bland, bland, bland. She said it tasted like water and I kinda agree. I had the lamb chop special. I asked for them to be cooked medium and they were rare. There were three on a long rectangular plate, which made it impossible to cut them off the bone. And the flavor was just ok. The mashed potatoes and vegetables were not bad but nothing special.

I’ve giving two stars. One for my glass of wine, second one for how clean it is.
I was really disappointed on food and service

This restaurant was excellent!
+pastas were phenomenal! We had linguini seafood pasta & chicken Mediterranean pasta, both were AMAZAZING: P
+I rather enjoyed the fresh, fluffy, crispy pita chips & fresh hummus :)
+restaurant was gorgeous & welcoming :) European, Italian décor vibe with indoor cooled seating & outdoor, cute patio seating
+prices were good for fresh, higher quality ingredients & local wines :)
+nice, young server provided kind, & proper service
+I’m excited to go back & try other items on their nice, wide varietied menu!