Murphy's Irish Pub at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin

My partner and I dropped in to this bar for a drink today, as a welcome break from the busy tourist bustle outside. The barman was so rude to me that I cancelled my order. Being Irish and also having worked in an Irishbar in my twenties meant that I understood what it's like when it is busy, but in all my years. I have never met such rude people.

Great little find to have a few drinks in between all the site seeing

I asked if they would be showing the el Classico game to which I got the reply “how the **** could I know”, food was horrible too

Lovely friendly place, irish stew ..amazing 😋

The portions are generous for the price it costs. Fast service and good atmosphere on site. Large selection of beers.

One of the most unfriendly service I've ever experienced, if you want to relax with a drink, don't choose this place. The kind clerk also talked about paying by card.

Absolutely brilliant bar... The food is amazing.(try the argentinian beef.. You will not be disappointed its amazing).. The service is second to none.. All the sports you want to watch and live music too... If you go to berlin then this pub is a must visit pub.. Cheaper beer than most other places and an excellent choice

Great live music that made the atmosphere special. Unfortunately, the barkeeping staff was rude. They ignored un on multiple occasions when trying to order

The stuff is very rude. specially weiter too rude. I will never visit again.

Great service and ice cold beer! Can't go wrong when you have both!

The days there were by chance, we just wanted something to drink, then the three of us ordered food at unbeatable prices. Cheeseburgers, fish and chips, chili con carne and the beer. It was great.

Was looking forward to visiting, as every Irish person does when abroad when visiting an Irish bar. Visited here twice darling my time in Berlin. Great bar byt unfortunately a let down. Staff are a little obnoxious. Upon observation, a woman arrived with a pram and needed the loo. Loo is downstairs so she proceeded to get her child out and a bar staff rudely gestered wtf and that was downstairs and ordered woman out. She struggled with the door and he just shrugged and walked off. This to me, is not 'Irish hospitality' so was cringe to watch. .ither than that, was an okay experience but I guess that's just Irish bars worldwide not just here.

Food and drink where great. The serbice was a bit on the slower side but it was also quite full so that can be overlooked. The atmothphere send me to ireland so i would say its on point. The proximity to checkpoint charly is a good thing too.

Visited on several occasions for lunch and drinks on our trip to Berlin. Great atmosphere , fun environment … food simple but tasty and good value , good drinks selection and great location

If you ar staying anywhere near Checkpoint Charlie then this brilliant bar should be your local while you are in Berlin. Great beers at very reasonable prices and good food too but the atmosphere created by the wonderful staff is second to none. Went with my brother and the banter with the staff was wonderful. Often do live music too! A definite must visit!

Foods not the best but cheap and fast and, the service could be better (main bartender = great), but of you go in here on a Friday/Sat night its like stepping into a pub in Ireland. Murphys>Guinness in Murphys obviously.

In short, the food and drink was good and cheap. Invites you to linger.

Great Irish bar near check point Charlie

A classic Irish bar, it is a tourist attraction due to its location, but it has a significant local customer base.

The food was overcooked and the table staff looked like they were on vacation.

Top beer recommendation, Konig Ludwig Dunkel. Cheese Burger very delicious!

Me my friends and family went to have a few drinks after the Berlin marathon to celebrate and once we got seated we went up to get a drink to be faced with the most grumpy/cheeky bar man I have ever seen refused to serve us atthe bar so we got table service that took roughly 30minutes to get our pint each time safe to say we only stayed for 2 as others started to walk out or complain about the shocking service also, Berlin is a beautiful city but this bar will never get my money again 👍

Very nice atmosphere, nice staff, prices for drinks and food are simply great

We went to this venue after taking part in the marathon. We got our first drink and everything was okay we were served promptly. When it came to ordering a 2nd drink I went up to place an order and was basically shouted at saying he wasn't taking orders I found this quite rude and dismissive from the bar man with the long hair. The table beside us overheard our conversation about this and advised us to order through one of the floor staff which we then did. I think the barman needs some lessons in greeting and genuinely just talking to people as he doesn't seem to know how to do that very well. After placing our order for the drink 25 minutes later we still hadn't received our drink it took one of my friends to ask had they forgot about us only to be told they would never do that it. It took 40 minutes in all to be served once so after being in the bar. All in all I would avoid the place like the plague just due to the rude and abrupt barman they have

Great pub with very good pub food, super friendly service. You can sit outside and a small band could perform at a birthday party. Now on the list to visit again

Murphy's will see us again and again. Visited several times and as always it was just great. With the quick and attentive service, who always has a nice saying, you can tell that they enjoy working there. Add to that the great food (schnitzel, steak and nachos are a real highlight) at really good prices and a great beer and the evening can only be good. If you're there on Friday or Saturday, you'll be lucky enough to hear live music. You really can't get any more pub than that. Our next visit won't be until S' Patrick's Day! Everything is really right! P.s. In addition to the normal public traffic, they also managed the big birthday celebration without any problems.

Very friendly staff. Food options a bit small otherwise a typical pup.

I came here thrice just to try and experience if I get a good service , but it doesn’t seem the case , this is the worst Irish pub in whole Berlin, I have visited many others Irish pubs like Kilkenny at Alexander Platz , Molly Malone’s , and many more but never got such bad experience like checkpoint Charlie Murphy’s, while ordering food I requested that the fries in my food can it be more spicy as like spicy food and I got reply from the service guy that if u want food you can go to other restaurants this is a pub, which is crazy way to talk to customers moreover the burger I ordered was not fresh at all , I’ve attached photo , I don’t understand the reason I’m from another country like India maybe due to this or I don’t know, highly not recommended

Great pub, good live music, delicious drinks, unfortunately nothing left to eat

A total scam. Don't order the steak. What they say is 200 grams of meat is not even 2 grams. The girl who serves has less cool than a line! I felt completely ripped off and would not return.

Great place and food at fair prices

Amazing Pub! Incredible beer and the service was outstanding made us all laugh and made for very enjoyable afternoon!

Fantastic place for food and drinks, the atmosphere is brilliant and Yehor serving us was incredible and made it great fun, highly recommend with a group. Shall return

Steak is closer to the sole of an old boot than meat

Restaurante ao lado do checkpoint, fomos por já estar com fome durante o turismo. Não achei a comida muito boa, e o lugar muito quente!!! Poderiam ligar o ar condicionado na parte de dentro.

Convenient but delicious food at very good prices. Unfortunately, they don't serve real chips.

Hands down one of the best Irish pubs I've visited! Nice music, not to loud, but still enjoyable. Genuin bar with big variety of drinks, beer and liquor. The food was OK, not spiced as I would. I'm not an expert of Irish food, but I recon that there should be more spice to the food. Def comming back to this place again next time I visit Berlin! Recommend others to enjoy this nice place as well.

We were overcharged for a beer and the guy who served us was very abrupt and dismissed us on several occasions- food was average - We will not return unfortunately because of the attitude of the staff .

Well priced food, customer service wasn’t great

The price-performance ratio is great. The baked nachos are highly recommended. The beer menu is a dream for Untapped users and people who want to try their way through different types.

The bartender was somewhat attentive and was very nice. The waitress acted like she did not want to be working. She told me the Ratsherrn Pale Ale was good but in reality it was a horrendous beer. Maybe it didn't pair well with what I was eating (a burger). I do not recommend that beer though. If you want a burger and a Guinness with potentially less than great service, then this is your place!

Simply enough, it’s amazing, drinks and the food are cheap! And the owner is an amazing guy just like the guys that works at the place!

Avoid this place, slow service, low quality food and rude vibes. 15mins for drinks , 45min for food. I never submit a bad review but this really deserves a warning to others. I wished I read other reviews before sitting here.

Great atmosphere. Food was tasty but lukewarm when served. Advised staff to let the chef know.

Lousy service but they have Guinness

There is such a negative vibe in this place.... Everyone is either rude or not caring to look at your face. After we waited about 10 mins outside, as no staff came out, we went inside and ordered. They acted like it was such a wrong thing to do. Food was okay. Looking at their comments to the reviews, i completely understand why the staff is in such a bad vibe. If i was working in such a bad vibed and understaffed place, i would also be in a rude mood. Good luck for the tourists!

Cool and cozy during a hot sunny summer day.

Lovely Irish bar. Far friendlier than the one at Schiffbauerdamm. Nice staff. Great for a drink and meal. Loads of beers too.

Typical Irish pub! Price / offer: Very good!

Nice bar good location, food was awful, snacks are doritos with some melted cheese and burger was garbage, do not eat here.

A cozy pub with a nice atmosphere on the edge of the center of Berlin

Typisches Irish Pub - gutes Bier, jedoch wurden die Biersorten beim Taster nicht erklärt, teilweise auch nicht ganz voll. Essen (Nachos und Shepards Pie) war typisch. Nachos mit Cheese waren lecker. Service war mittelmäßig, unmotivierter und unwissender Kellner.

Food was a salt bomb. Terrible. I was served a skunked beer. Service was slow and grumpy. Don’t waste your time or money here. They don’t care.

A wide selection of delicious beer, whiskey and food. Nice atmosphere, reminiscent of a typical pub. Service is nice and friendly. Live music on Friday and Saturday around 9 p.m. Always nice to experience that. I can only recommend the pub to anyone who wants to drink a beer there or spend a nice evening. I've been there a few times myself and will visit him again when I get the chance. Bottom up!

Cozy place to go for a beer. Lots of choice of beers for a fair price. Quality of the food not great but for the price there is not much to say. Glasses could be cleaned a little better or differently. The beer kills you once you get it on the table.

Cozy pub and definitely worth a drink and/or meal. The chairs are a bit rickety, but that adds to the atmosphere.

Its murphys but unlike the one in mitte its prices are cheaper and there are plenty of beers, ales and food on the menue. Like this bar. Great for a refreshing break whils between checkpoint charlie and the berlin wall monuments.

The bartender was a straight up "hooligan" attitude, lol, angry at everyone. Not sure if it was his normal schtick, but it was entertaining and we did get served. Angered the heck outta two older gentleman trying to enjoy a beer when one called him rude. They ended up leaving mid bartender rant - because he went on and on after they left. Other than that a normal Irish pub.

Walked in as a group of 7. As we did guy behind bar let out a sigh and made us feel very unwellcome. And the service well want can I say. Miserable Miserable Miserable

Very cosy and atmospheric pub. Nothing particularly Irish about it, but still a great pub nevertheless. Had a lovely selection of drinks and in a very convenient location.

Unbeatable value for money; the best cheeseburger for the price. Any time.

Great friendly pub, Newcastle Brown ale, Murphy's, Guinness

Very comfortable.....nice staff....price/performance was absolutely top Definitely coming back when we are in Berlin

Extremely friendly service from Sarah

We sat down for lunch today 7/18/24 and the girl who served us was apparently having a very bad day. His face showed it. We ordered a beer and then waited about 20-30 minutes to order the food. When we go to order it, it tells us that it will take 1 hour to bring it. You could have warned us earlier. And we all have bad days! I understand that. But he managed to make us leave the place with a bad impression. It made us waste time. I don't recommend it 🥺

Love little Irish bar that shows sports. Friendly staff and good atmosphere.

Absolutely fierce nachos... I would say the service was top nacho! Great beer service and nachos! Hot damn those gosh darn nachos were delish! If I had a last wish before I am claimed by the realm of the beyond... I would wish for more chilli con carne nachos from this establishment. If you think I'm exaggerating.... Try them yourself 🤪

This place had quite a bit of a street appeal, and a great atmosphere once inside. The positivity was cut severely short by an impatient and borderline aggressive waitress. It took nearly fifteen minutes to place drink orders, with most taps being empty. She did not bother to tell us that even at 2PM, the kitchen was completely hopeless. She explained only 20 minutes later (when she bothered to return with a horrible attitude) that the kitchen would not prepare any dish for an hour. Immediately we asked for our tab, which she was unable to bring for another twenty minutes. We opted to leave more than our tab in cash at the table and go next door, and were rudely followed asking to pay. You’d think there might have been attention to the table before chasing out customers, but that just was not the case. I try exceptionally harder to be polite when traveling, but very much regret those manners at this place.

Foods isn’t bas but its not the best one. Just okay, service take too longer but the guy tried to be nice

One of the best pubs I’ve ever been .. thanks for the great time 👍👍👍

Drinks and food are, in my opinion, quite inexpensive. I've spent evenings in more expensive pubs. It's absolutely okay to wait a little longer for service because the pub is packed. The live musician was great too! In short: great evening and we had fun! =) Addendum: Another nice evening, but... the toilet is now on the verge of total failure. Only one of two taps... and no towels or hairdryer to dry off... really now? And what's this nonsense about no cocktails because you're sitting outside??? There was an emergency solution, but that can't be it!? Therefore: two stars deducted!

Good service, The food was delicious, we can only recommend it!

Cool service Price performance mega To recommend

What to say! Guys who serve you ad hoc.. Haron plays the role of bartender perfectly while Jesse serves his magic perfectly.. I recommend it to everyone

Staff member wouldn't put on the England game even though it was on free TV and there was nothing else on. Salty as.

Nice bar very cheap worth while a visit for a pint while in berlin food is very cheap €4.50 for chips and a burger great value

Great atmosphere and beer. I do not recommend the food here - Fish&chips (a small piece of greasy fish, Cheesburger - horror, thin hard meat from the freezer, cheese cold, firm, dry artificial bun)

The waitress was not very nice too us

Awful service and awful food. Incredibly rude bar staff and disgusting beer!

Service is absolutely terrible. Honestly, it’s like they don’t want you here. I’d recommend anywhere else. Such a shame but we ended up laughing about it.

Drinks were OK, and the young waiter was very friendly and professional. However, the food was a total letdown. The burger was hard, tasteless, and dry, and the fish and chips were greasy and left a bad aftertaste. Definitely not Irish Pub quality.

Moody staff, they don’t care about customers and no respect. Spent whole afternoon there with friends, paid €100+ and left. Came back back hour later, staff mugged me off for ‘leaving’ the bar after paying. This is quite obvious? After spending that much, we were named the “guys who paid and left”. 😂 Staff does not care, theyre not Irish but typical German and moody, beer is warm and there is no respect at all. Way beter places in the neighborhood or across the street.

Burger and fries for 5€ was a nice offer! 🎉

Ok pub with lousy Guinness and bad service

I don't know, maybe we got it wrong, but one by one. After asking for some time to think, the staff simply ignored us. A good 20 minutes of waiting for the waiter who took the order with great grace. And now the best part - one of the items did not "enter" the table at all. The food is extremely greasy, I understand that in a pub with alcohol such things have a specific purpose for the owner, but don't exaggerate. And also drunk Polish compatriots at the next table. Drama.

Real Irish Pub with great energy as should be. No dress code, no grumpy faces, only happy people ebjoying the time and being nice to each other. The real deal.

Spent 30 mins waving at bar staff for service, completely ignored. Obviously don't need my money.

Perhaps the rudest barman I have ever had the misfortune to meet. If you don’t want to be hospitable when serving people find another line of work

Had a good time watching the football in here, went to the loo just before we went to leave; my girlfriend was rudely accused by the owner of trying to run out without paying. He was aggressive in his subsequent interactions and made her feel extremely unwelcome. We paid and left - there was a very nice Irish waiter who helped us with that and who we don’t want to criticise at all

Typical Irish bar in Berlin probably couldn't pick Ireland out on a map

spent a few days popping in and out, live music was good, friendly staff, football on TV. German and Irish beer, had breakfast one of the following days that hit the spot. generally well run and fire fly place to be

Relaxed place for an after-work beer.

Yes, I don't know now. I waited 30 minutes from arrival to my first drink. 25 minutes before closing time we receive information about the last round of drinks. It takes 15 minutes for the drinks to arrive. 5 minutes later I am told that I have to leave the store within the next five minutes. Conceptually irritating me now.

It's exactly my style. It's quiet during the day, there's live music in the evening, the prices are reasonable, the staff are friendly, I recommend it 🙋‍♂️👍

Very solid, tasty, cheap food, a very nice, cozy atmosphere, nice staff and good beer. Great, highly recommended.

Beer flat don't bother asked waitress did nothing

Great pub with live music and football broadcasts. The staff is very attentive but not intrusive, and special requests are also fulfilled as far as possible. And above all, a great price-performance ratio

Nice irish pub with fresh guinness and tasty food. Very good vegetarian selection. The plant based Schnitzels and Burgers were great. Also the Currywurst. We'd like to come back soon.

Gladly again for a Strongbow Cider with fish and chips!

A really great pub, such a good mix of honest corner pub and pub. You can get a burger here for extremely little money, how that's still possible today is a mystery to me. The beer tastes as it should. There was a lot of excitement at the football game shown on TV, and the atmosphere in the pub was correspondingly good. This is also a good place to go solo to have a beer. Jolly good!