Murphy's Tap Room

What a gem!!! Murphy's is under new ownership now and still has friendly top notch staff. Great dive bar with billiards, shuffle board, darts. Great drink prices. Used to be smoking and cash only but now updated to no-smoking and credit cards happily accepted. Perfect place to meet up with friends.

Murphy's a great, old-school, no-fuss dive bar with a dying neighborhood vibe, which the next generation will not know that they are missing until it's too late. It's super friendly, but in representation by the staff and the locals that crowd around the bar, and as it's a cash establishment, it's more than affordable. It's a real dive bar, so the beer and drink selection will not be too extensive, but if you're looking for 60 different kinds on a rotating tap, you're in the wrong place. It's dimly lit but no longer smokey, which is great when you just want to hide from the world.Nothing bad to be said about the place, and it's nice to be treated like you're part of the neighborhood, even as a married-on person (my husband lived here about a decade earlier, and so he's still recognized by staff and regulars).

Murphy's is the best. Friendly faces, cheap drinks, pool by the hour, snacks, and exceptional bartenders. Happy hour crowd is super chill and as the evening wanes and the night begins, the bar becomes more and more lively. I have had endless good times here. This is easily my favorite bar in the city and what I imagine heaven is like. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would.

Location: Prime Regent Square (South Braddock stretch) Located on same side as Map Room, Dee's. 61B bus accessible, parking on corner in lot across from McBrooms. Police presence heavy around 2am at both gas stations (cop block.) I don't endorse drunk driving nor a police state.Facility: What you see is what you get, don't like it... fine leave. The bartenders are all aces. Friendly to the point of a second family. Deb and Dan are some of the most patient and kind people I have ever met. They have 3 pool tables (one has shallow pockets... that one is for the amateurs) at $5 an hour, 2 dart boards at $.50 a game as well as shuffle board. Prepare to part with your id as collateral for everything coming back in one piece and in case you break something. TV's everywhere and not all are locked so ask to put a game on beside your group.Clientele: This place, again, has a family feel. Legend has it Grandpa (Murphy) opened the bar and has been passed down. It is an Old Irish Pub and nobody cares your background as long as you are respectful and tip. It's cash only so hit the ATM before coming. Always bring more than you think you will need, you are guaranteed to make some new friends and end up buying blackjack shots if you get smoked on the pool table.Music: This place could be in a magazine for one of Pittsburgh's greatest melting pots. You have old heads who have been coming here for years, hipsters that try to sneak in a vape here and there (no longer is smoking allowed), movers/shakers and the occasional one-and-done. The diversity of the colorful jukebox waves is a testament to tolerance of every person that comes through the door. I have been caught climbing a chair every now and then to Shazam a song (be careful they spin.)Food: Murphys is tolerant of bringing in food from the outside. Clean up after urself and tip heavy for convenience. El Burro, Thai Palace, Square Cafe, Ease, Dees Dogs are on the block. Nobody will bat an eye for eating outside food at the bar, but ask before bringing other food in as a courtesy. Note that they do offer bar popcorn, homemade sandwiches, chips, gum, jerky and nachos. All at unbeatable prices!Drink: Ask about specials. Yeungling mugs are cheap. Pitchers are cheap. Craft Beer selection is limited. About 10 drafts (to my recollection) and about 15 bottle selection all pretty standard import/domestic. Basic liquor selection all wells available. I have been on them for a long time about getting a good scotch, but they keep only Dewars White Label and J&B if you know to ask. Good cheap whiskey such as Old Grandad, Old Crow, Evan Williams, Beam and Jack. In conclusion: Cheap beer, liquor and shots reasonable price. Diverse crowd/music. Good hearted staff. Pool tables/Darts/ShuffleBoard/TVs. Great place for locals to watch sports games. Inexpensive good time with a 5-star meal nearby you can grab to bring back.

After reading a majority of the prior reviews of this place, I feel like I should get out the soapbox again, because some of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Especially the one that never stepped foot inside. I mean how do you write a review of a place you NEVER experienced. And all the complaining about the smoke...get used to it. What did you do years ago when people were allowed to smoke wherever they went? Yes, I know it's a nuisance. Yes, I am a smoker myself, but I have enough common sense to be a polite smoker (this is my personal choice, and it is your personal choice not to smoke, as it is a business' choice to allow or not allow smoking in its establishment).Anyway, let's move forward. I was skeptical of this place long before ever reading reviews, and long before I discovered Yelp. The outside of the bar looks old, which may have been a factor in deterring me for so long. It looks like it would be a one room tiny bar, but looks are deceiving, it is actually a big space.The front is a typical barroom. The bar takes up a good part of the room. But there is a fair amount of space for people to walk about freely when going to the door. Behind the bar is a small seating area where there are bar stools. In the back of the place they appear to have just about everything you would expect a bar to have. Pool table, multiple dart boards, and I even believe a shuffleboard table. I cannot speak of how it is in the back as I only glanced on my way to the bathroom. The bathroom I had used however, was rather small. Just enough room for you to do your business and turn around to wash your hands.The staff here on the particular night I attended were polite, funny and nice to chat with. They were knowledgeable about the brews on tap and every beer they had in stock. The drinks, by the way, were truly amazing. Just the right mixture of everything when they made up your drink of choice. And just to make sure you were enjoying the drink, the bartender came back around and asked if it was to your liking. The bartender even made sure it wasn't too strong and offered to add to the drink to balance it better.As for the limited food they had to offer, I cannot really talk about. The food I did see that patrons ordered looked palatable, so on my next visit I might give it a try. I have to say, that any place that offers popcorn for $.25 is alright by me (better than having it sitting on the bar and you have no idea who has put their hands in there).

Nice little place. It's a dive bar, friendly staff and nice patrons. Everyone seems to know each other but they aren't rude to newcomers. It's within walking distance from my house so I'll definitely be coming back!

Rating on bar/drink service only. Total dive bar, which I love. The place is dimly lit and people were smoking inside. The alcohol was cheap but you have to pay cash, and they do not allow you to keep a tab. Not horrible, but kinda annoying. I think this kind of bar would be fun for a group so you could take advantage of the shuffle board and stuff like that.

This is a great little Irish pub. Several pool tables and darts. Cold, cold beer!! Big space and a nice staff that were friendly.

It's a typical dark and smokey dive bar. I don't say this in a negative way. It is what it is. Drinks are reasonably priced. There's a jukebox and darts. Fun crowd, mostly regulars. As a former RS resident it was a place within walking distance to meet up with friends.

Stopped by for my second stiff whiskey of the night. The guy at the door carded me... in 62 years young, I mean, come on. Any way, nice little spot to take a loud off after a long day. Friendly crowd too. I would've stayed for a third stiff whiskey if I didn't have to make it home change out the catalytic converter on my mint condition 1989 Honda Accord, only a hundred and fifty miles on that bad boy.