Murray’s is a traditional Irish pub in the heart of Dublin with live music and Irish dancing every week.
History of Murray’s Bar Grandma MurrayIn 1908, Grandma Murray opened Murray’s Pub here at 33 Upper O’Connell Street. Until 1924, the street was known as “Sackville Street”. It was renamed in honour of Daniel O’Connell, a Nationalist leader of the early 19th Century whose statue stands at the lower end of the street, facing O’Connell Bridge. O’Connell Street has often been centre-stage in Irish history. It formed the backdrop to the great 1913 Dublin Lockout gathering, the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish Civil War of 1922 and the destruction of Nelson’s Pillar in 1966. By the end of the 19th Century, Upper Sackville Street had developed into a commercial hub. Bars, restaurants and hotels, many of which are here to this day, began to open for business. Here at Murray’s we’ve been serving the people of Dublin for over 100 years. Best of all, Grandma Murray’s descendants still run the pub to this day!

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Louise Mulligan
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I had to think how will I put it so came to conclusion and this is it. I love Murrays Bar in Upper O’Connell Street, I love the Music groups “Dubh Linn” & “The Celtic Gypsys” playing there in the evening and I love the “Murrays Irish dancers” and the Bar Staff super cool but in the evening, waiters up to the managers need to do something about there attitude. Seems this is not only my opinion if you look at some reviews. Unfortunately the manager Jill do not like bad reviews but then the attitude towards tourist should change. Some of staff attitude as well. The waiters main purpose is to serve tourist even if they like them or not but in this insident Jill the manager told me in my face by first telling me I am her friend straight staff dont want to serve me, so what she was actually telling me to leave. I was there with friends in February and the waiter not realising they with me went to their table asking them what they are ordering to eat they said they will order later first having few drinks then the waiter told them he need to know now as he need to plan according to me the waiter is there to serve the tourist not sure what needs to be planned. Previous times I book a table with Jill when I get there other people is sitting at the table so what happened to the booking disappeared but Jill the manager love to do so if she dont like you, so what is the point one book a table and the requested table but as a tourist you are not allowed to be annoyed if the the booked table is is given away. As a tourist you book the table for example 18 nights Do why is the booking not honoured. Then you rude if you dare question that. Strange quite a few tourist complain about the staff I had it just fortunate that I was told in my face as a “friend” as they will never do so to other tourist. Tourist are then not allowed to complained as you will be treated like trash. Then you order food which is lately not the same standard as it use to be and when this is not how you ordered it as tourist spending average 150€ per night you not allowed to be unhappy either as the waiter throws tantrem then obvious the waiters means more than the tourist who spends money there you just need to pretend all is fine when it is not. Then the manager Jill comes to you not interesting to listen at your side of story as the tourist telling you the waiters dont want to serve you. But also telling you, you her friend in thr same sentence a friend then delete you and block you on social media as her friend fake and two face friends. If this makes the Manager happy so be it. This is not all the manager seems not to like a few people that use to go to Murrays some locals some tourist. This was really news but the good tips were great to the waiters actually sorry I have ever tipped them seen they not really wanted to serve me for a month. This all happens infront of other tourist in the restaurant. You tell the manager Jill (supposed to be your friend) if thats the case there are many other pubs in Dublin that loves the business for the bill seen you not welcome but with no guts to bring it self sending you a waiter to bring it thought they dont want to serve one does not match anyway, then all sorts of stories goes around afterwards to what happened as you friends enquire your absence for example that the tourist was escorted out Murrays Bar not sure about this one and when was this escourt done seems they dont have enough work to gossip and putting tails to a story but thats Ireland. Suddenly the staff that called you their friends ignores you very strange is it not but reason for that they are scared for the manager Jill to show that they your friend as this is obvious the manager Jill gave that instruction. So be it. Really think this manager should change her attitude towards tourist as I was not the first many other tourist were unhappy before of the manner she speaks to people might be sweet to the staff only a selected group of staff they not all treated the same, but not to tourist as at a previous occassion I was with or close by when she told tourist they cant sit at a certain place they did not dare question that as immediately the attitude came in like if you dont like it you can leave. The tourist gets their bills while the dancers still dancing as the excuse is they going home at 11pm so this means the tourist had food they must leave now but still music till 11:30pm and weekends 12pm . If you look at the amount of empty spaces lately Murrays is not so packed as it use to be as a tourist that went there regularly I could immediately picked it up. The place is stuffy the cooler air never get switch on in summer times The dancers is so hot as they just do not switch it on. So Murrays Bar with current manager there is not what they pretend to be if they dont like you as a tourist they will push you aside. Otherwise this could be such a lovely place, myself recommended this place to so many tourist world wide to people but this manager Jill will cause people to go to other places, as said music fantastic there is nothing better than these groups dancers brilliant but staff with this manager will cause tourist to go somewhere else ratings will go down for the restaurant from 5 to 2 as everything can be excellent but staff can cause damage to a business plus a manager that have a attitude
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