Con Murphy's Irish Pub

This place made me desperately miss Ireland. The shepherd pie is made with lamb, and the truffle flavoring in the mash was perfectly balanced. The blackberry margarita was sweet and delightful. The dessert, though? Absolutely amazing. Dulce banana bread bread pudding was so amazing and the perfect density. The brownie alamode was a proper Irish brownie, so more cake-like than a normal American brownie, which is definitely on point for Irish cuisine. Our waitress, Lauren, was vibrant and engaging. Her service was amazing, and she made our visit absolutely well worth the money. Their outside seating is covered, and well heated, so we were happy to sit outside in December! I will definitely be returning. I'm glad I brought my out of town coworkers here to highlight the diversity of Philly. Thank you for the amazing atmosphere, food, and service. ❤️

We happened to arrive on a night with a live band, which made an already loud place even louder, so conversation was difficult. But it was still a lot of fun - the band was good, the vibes were upbeat, I enjoyed it. I got the Bangers and Mash, and immediately had to try to recreate at home. It was VERY good. They have Victory on tap which is always a plus in my opinion. Our waitress was adorable, and we really enjoyed ourselves.

I'm in the middle. The smiling energetic faces that are fooling you are staff members, my latest victims. The guy in the back of the photo, is Alejandro who waited on me last May when I visited from Boston. At that particular lunch there was not an empty seat and a server called off leaving only Alejandro and some woman who has since left to go on to darker pastures. They worked effortlessly. Grace (not the server Gracie) under pressure. Last week I was in Fort Lauderdale and headed to Con Murphy my favorite restaurant. I was greeted by Kayla who possesses a unique gift in her personality of being sassy and charming at the same time. I told her I recognized her when I purchased a gift card and she had no earthly clue how to ring it up. I said, "well you're going to learn." She remembered me. LOL. I'm not sure what my favorite memory is here. It may have been with Adrian. I was craving chocolate. I could practically taste the lava cake as it was being prepared in the kitchen. I thought the sun would come up before I was ever going to see that cake. Adrian informed me with great trepidation that the lava had been 86'd. I had a reaction. I teased him, a fabulous professional. Once I was having eggs benedict for breakfast and Faith came to my table and asked me to move because a large party was coming in. I shot her a look as my utensils and I hesitantly traveled 20 feet ending up in a corner where I had claustrophobia served with home fries. The large party never came. It dwindled in size. I thought about dwindling Faith's gratuity. Manager Demetrius once practically ran an obstacle course through the entire restaurant to present my blonde brownie with whipped cream as the cream was definitely experiencing climate warming dripping onto my sandals. Excellent but it did not quench the chocolate craving. Then there is Alex, a bartender who supplied the greatest laugh. One night I was having the barbecue wings that serve up the best barbecue sauce in all of Florida as far as I'm concerned (although I've never been to Tallahassee so I may be jumping the gun). Bree was serving me and could not have been more pleasant with great recommendations anticipating everything I needed. However my fingers were drenched in sauce and I went through so many napkins that the only thing left was the ocean across the street. A man sitting at a table behind me began a conversation with me informing me he was from New York. I told him I was from Boston and he had no idea where Boston is. Alex from behind the bar heard this conversation and she roared, "talk about denial New York, good God." Alex became my hero at that moment. I had not seen Alejandro all week however low and behold he showed up. Everything now will go right. But God had other plans. I was doing a talk to text with the microphone open. When Alejandro came to my table telling me the food would be out soon, (I had completely forgotten what I ordered at this point) we had a conversation involving his goals. The conversation lasted approximately 7 to 8 minutes. When he walked to go back to the kitchen to do God only knows what, I picked up my phone and saw that I had dictated the entire conversation. Everything from becoming an EMT to Adrian's missing lava cake, and the claustrophobic seating from Faith. LOL. I hope anyone who reads this review will easily surmise that they will make you feel like family here. This is not simply a job for these people. It is a passion with the highest value in customer relations. They truly care that you have a good experience and when they wish you to return, they really mean it. I thank Kayla, Faith, Bree, Alex, Alejandro, Gracie, Julie the general manager, Joelle, Adrian, Demetrius for whom I wish an extended happy birthday, and every employee in the back of the house of whom I did not have the pleasure to meet. You all mean the world to me and I think you know that. I have been living with brian cancer and you guys have impacted me with joy beyond measure making some of my difficulty less burdensome. I'm grateful. God bless.