Not a dive, Murphy's Bar and Grill is on the contrary, a very nice Irish restaurant. It seems kind of out of place in the south pacific. In the United States, I usually think of Irish Bars as being a New England down to say Baltimore kind of thing. Their website says "Murphy’s has been a haven for mariners, businessmen and locals since 1891."
Our waitress had an Irish accent. I guess that it shouldn't be too hard to lure Irish workers to Honolulu. They played WW2 music over the speakers. The booths were very nicely upholstered. They used nice old furniture. This was absolutely not a dive in any way. In fact there was not a single spec of dust or dirt to be found anywhere.We went there for lunch. The crowd consisted mostly of business people trying to do business over lunch. The business uniform for men here mush be chino pants and nice Hawaiian shirts.
I ate a really nice blue cheese burger with tempura potato fries. I could have washed it down with any number of Irish beers and stouts but, I chose a Maui brewing IPA instead. It looks like if you want to go Irish all the way, then they have the menu items to accommodate that. Their slogan is "where everyday is St. Patrick's Day." If you want to go a little more mainstream, then that's okay too. The IPA was really enjoyable.Points off for being out of scope due to the fact that this was not a diner, drive-inn or dive. Still, this is a really good restaurant worth visiting. It even is part of the local history. I would rate this one 9.0.
Murphy's Bar and Grill
2 Merchant St
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 531-0422
http://murphyshawaii.com
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