A great hangout, maybe not a great restaurant
Depending on where and when you grew up, when you think of a tavern, you might think of wooden-toothed men in colonial wigs hoisting pewter mugs and talkin’ ’bout a revolution. Or maybe you think of Bennigan’s at the mall, where you and your best friends gossiped about boys while splitting a Monte Cristo sandwich, paid for with babysitting money. Both perceptions are correct, in that taverns have always been gathering places first and eating houses second. Murray’s is no exception to this rule.
I was only a few sips into my Paper Plane, a citrusy Aperol-and-bourbon concoction, when the hostess offered us a high-top table. Our waitress, tiny and friendly, greeted us promptly and took our orders, shouted over the din of humans and music.We received our entrées not too long after the arrival of our spinach artichoke dip starter, which was runny and vinegary and served with thin tortilla chips that weren’t up to the task of conveying a heavy dip from point A to point B.
Of the signature fish and chips, it’s a shame that a gorgeous, high-quality piece of fish was undermined by the greasy batter. The fries were fantastic, though, crisp and salty and addictive.
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