T Murtaugh's Pub

Have been visiting up north for 30+ years and now live here full time; finally stopped here for lunch.  Hubby had the fish fry and I had a burger.  We enjoyed our food; the potato salad and clam chowder that came with the fish fry were especially good!  Nice place to remedy our cabin fever :)

I have been to this bar a few times over the years when up visiting a friend's family. Now, they all live here year round so my review is probably a bit slanted I'm sure I was treated better than the typical summer tourist from Illinois. So service was excellent and the value for dollar is always fantastic. Last time we were pounding long islands that were on special since we had a DD. How much were they? I have no idea since I don't remember leaving the bar and lost my receipt for my tab. Other times, it was tall and stiff captain and cokes for 4 bucks. It is not a pickup joint. It is not clamorous. It is only Irish by the name. But the people are nice and the drinks are cheap. What's not to like?

Super solid "Irish" pub in the middle of Minocqua.

Irish goes in quotes because, well, you know the kind. Sports bars with a super laid-back, casual atmosphere that happen to bill themselves as Irish pubs.

I mean, there are essentially two types of Irish pubs in the good ol' US of A as best I can ascertain.

Type I: Dark woods, low lights, serious Guinness pours, Red Breast, bangers and mash if they're also a restaurant, Irish music in the corner, Slainte all up in the hizzy...

Type II: Sports bar plus some shamrocks from a party store strung up somewhere and an Irish name. (As I've already note, T Murtaugh's falls more into this category... )

But that's not a bad thing, really. I mean, I like the faux-Irish-sports bars myself from time to time. And this one? Good pub food, nice staff, good prices... heck, 6 tiny beers for 6 bucks? Win win win.

A great place for a drink and a bite if you're in the northwoods of glorious, glorious Wisconsin.