Murray's Irish Bar - Berlin

after being closed for 4 weeks, my local is finally open again!!!Yippee, drinks were alright but the food was very very delicious. Thank god the old chef is still there! I´ll be back!!!!!!

went to the former OEI and was very impressed with the atmosphere in there now! had a good time and enjoyed my drinks, company and food, c ya soon

Went down there and had Sunday dinner with the family and friends. Was very pleasant, the food was good and so were the drinks. Will be going back again for sure.

whats with the new manageress? bring back the craig, or we´re not coming back!!! We´ll only eat and leave in future

What's the problem with the new management, I was down there recently and everyone seemed so friendly....?!

by far the best bar in berlin now all the drug nuts are out of there!

Well I have to say, what an amazing place this is!I've been to Murrays now on several occasions and find it most delightful!!The staff are wonderful, the food, probably the best in berlin and the music EVERY Friday,Saturday and Monday is just marvolous.Please people believe me, this is the place to go!!See you soon

I agree with "family guy" who said: "by far the best bar in berlin now all the drug nuts are out of there!". I wonder if the snide remarks about the new management come from people connected with the old management.

Went to the pub the other day and had a fantastic time!!! Everybody was having fun, a good laugh and excellent food, see you all soon again!!!!!

Well,Im glad that the drug nuts are out, but where is the heart of the pub? Whats with the new manageress? The staff is not allowed to drink or to laugh. No craig like before! Thank God, that Keith the kitchen-chef ist still there. The pub is borin like the re-opening in nov. We'r not feelin welcome anymore. However the live music fri and sat is just great!

I heard this bar used to play american football games on the weekends. Is this still true? I just moved to Berlin last week and was looking for a place to watch the playoffs.

yes, the bar is showing american football and the manageress said that they´re planning a massive nite for the superbowl with american food etc.

showing american football but not irish rugby???? come on......

Was in there last night for the first time since last summer... can't quite put my finger on it but somehow it feels now like any other Irish pub outside Ireland. More like an interpretation of an Irish pub than the real thing: when I first went in there in late 2006 I was really surprised by the genuine/authentic atmosphere, how there were so many Irish people there and how felt like being back at home. Now it's somehow like a "sanitised" version of its former self. They were actually enforcing the smoking ban too. All in all I just think it's more upmarket - I'm sure it will do well, I guess the new management know what their target demographic is but I doubt I'll be back. The beer was pretty pricey too, €2.30 for a kleines Berliner but at least they have a better selection on tap than before.

hey, course they are showing rugby! They even sorted out screens etc to get rid of all the disturbances. Six nations starting on feb 2nd.I´ll be down there.

What happened to the Emerald? Did they re-open somewhere else?

whats the craic?the only irish barman sacked??its a sad day when the "irish" is taken from the irish bar. Jolted customer

Great Pub, great food, better prices than the rest of the Irish pubs we've found since moving over here, and it's always showing the rugby(been here since september and only now did we find a place that you don't have to ring ahead and make sure, only for it not to be shown or turned off because they can make more money if they show football). It's a bit out of the way, but we will be going back there.

My first time back in my "local" since the change in ownership. The place doesn't look much different, staff are friendly but quiet, drinks cold and food tasty. But remember to bring plenty of cash as they don't yet have a card machine yet. Funnily enough it turns out this is actually the CUSTOMER'S problem and they'll happily expect you inconvenience yourself as you trek down and back from the bank in the rain. Fitting right in with German customer service in general...

Its good to see this place full again, great atmosphere for the rugby last night (reminds me of the days under Rupert). Food good, service good, TV reception satisfactory, all in all good to see the pub moving in the right direction again. Looking forward to the rest of the 6 nations......

Back from Ireland after 1 year in my local pub. Its a borin atmosphere. Where is my favorite Liza and the irish barman? Im missin the always friendly blond waitress. No welcome for me. Waitin for a re-opening somewhere else... Im no drug nut. Im a simple customer

is it still irish owned?

Why have they bothered to change the name... the old name was great. All the people I know still call it the emerald. Doesn't seem as lively as before. There is one really sour bar-maid there now. We miss Lisa and I don't see much of an improvement: the toilets still look like they fixing, simple things like broken cupboard doors in the toilets make it look shabby.

We were in there last night for the first time after re-opening. Unfortunately what we've been told was true. The best Irish Pub outside of Ireland (The OEI) has turned into a boring shithole wiht no atmospere, unproffesional+unfriendly staff (Murrays). It's a shame !!! We miss you Liza

Great food, excellent live music and the Guinness is the best in Berlin. The staff are friendly and professional so I am surprised by the sudden flurry of negative views. I've been going to this pub for the last 5 years and had to live through the steady decline. In the end the OEI wasn't a pub (they never had any stock) but a convenient place to buy drugs. Since the change to Murray's I have become a regular again and I'm glad to see a lot of the old regulars returning. Bruce, the new owner, says he wants to get it back to the pub we all loved, as CMO so rightly says, the best bar outside of Ireland. They've come a long way in a short time and I think it won't be much longer before they get there.

The best irish pub outside Ireland? James Joyce on Bathurst, Toronto

What a load of crap, same musicians every weekend. unfriendly, boring, boring, boring

I agree.Same old shit each week.Food is good though.Bring back the fun!!

We're going to be in Berlin this weekend, and I have been charged with finding somewhere to watch the Munster vs Saracens match - does anyone happen to know whether the rugby will be on at Murray's? (If so, the boyfriend will be overjoyed!)

Did you click the "What's on..." link on the pub's own website? It tells you what they will be showing. Looks indeed like the rugby is on. 1pm Sunday.

Great, thanks Bob. I had a look at the website, but for some reason the events I can see only go up 13th April...anyway, good to know!

The new owner is South African and likes rugby, every match I've wanted to watch since I found out they showed rugby regularly, including Magners Leaue has been shown here.

Was down there the other day, great food and drink, nice atmosphere. My one criticism is that they never seem to have any horseradish for the roast beef!

Definately the best Irish pub I've been to in Berlin. Great food, Bulmers and of course sport! Saw a really good musician there recently, Ken Burke. Really enjoyable!

dear black1, just to let you know there´s always horsradish there just ask the chef and not the staff, so enjoy your roast beef more next time!!!

aesy now lads,since its repoened this bar is getting better and better,it might be a slow process but rome wasnt built in a day,it does miss liam but has the next best thing now that steve is back in the kitchen,the manager is cool too.