2329 W Clifton Avenue
Price for a Guinness: $8 | Overall Rating: 6.90
This place is a bit of a Cincinnati staple, however, that doesn't mean you should cancel your day plans and rush to the door. It's a neat place with some history attached to it. It's been known as Murphy's for a little over 50 years and for about 20 years prior to that it was called Mahoney's.
The bartender is a friendly guy who also keeps to himself for the most part. He poured a rather poor pint of Guinness that ran a whopping $8. That makes it the most expensive pour of Guinness out of all the Irish Pubs in Cincinnati.
Murphy's has 6 Steel Tip dart boards, a pool table, and plenty of space to hang out. It's a college bar at the end of the day where you'll find students from UC shooting Cherry Bombs and playing trap music on the jukebox. I walked in at 12:30pm on a Saturday and got carded at the door, even though I was the first and only one in the building throughout my entire visit. By the way, the dart boards have all seen better days.
For how much of a college hangout this place is, it's actually pretty clean, especially the bathrooms. The layout of the place is also pretty neat as it's basically 3 big rooms with a few little nooks and crannies.
The Whiskey selection is about average while offering Red Breast and of course, Paddy's. There's about 8 beers on tap and every type of seltzer available in the fridge. Behind the bar there are 3 TVs but I don't believe too many people are coming here for NFL Sundays. The TVs are more for the casual viewing to keep awkward people occupied with something.
Overall, it's a cool spot. I believe that nostalgia is a great thing to have but nostalgia alone can only go so far. At the end of the day, you still have to deliver on all of the other things. I don't believe I am undercutting this establishment when giving it a 6.90. If you're not even in the conversation when it comes to picking a place to hang out at for the evening; you are not worthy of being scored over 7.0.
Slainte.
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