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Fluid Eating's Review of Murphis Karaoke Bar & Restaurant
From private K-TV rooms in China where skateboarders crooned Taiwanese love ballads to the Dun A Ri bar in Kings’ Cross where belting out Summer of ’69 with a fat middle aged chav felt like the right thing to do – my experience with karaoke has been diverse. So naturally, I was curious to see what Murphi’s in Farringdon had to offer in terms of quirk.
Upon arrival we are greeted by the lovely Nolley Adam – the Thai chef and karaoke master, whose bubbly enthusiasm adds to the bar’s charm. Murphi, himself who introduces us, explains the plans for the next month – they will open a sushi, Mexican and Thai restaurant upstairs, and move the karaoke down to the lounge styled lower level.
The bar is brilliantly situated – steps from Farringdon station, across the road from Turnmills - making Murphi’s the ideal pop-in spot for little sing song after too many pints with the colleagues, or your ladies on a wild girls’ night out.
The bar features iconic American artwork and serves your typical poisons. Our neighbours drowned themselves in Moët and sang Christina Aguilera tunes like overdoing it was going out of style. We happily stuck to our vodka sodas mixed and served by the friendly and accommodating barmaids.
The word karaoke comes from the Japanese ‘empty’ and ‘orchestra’ and emerged in the eighties as a way for business men let loose after a hard day of dealing. There was nothing empty about Murphi’s pub on our Friday evening – however everyone was certainly letting loose, which is exactly what this highly unpretentious, merry bar seems to be designed for.
Chloe McCloskey (Updated 07/08/2007)
Murphis Karaoke Bar & Restaurant Food & Drink Menus
Listed below are few sample food and drinks items available at
Murphis Karaoke Bar & Restaurant. These lists are not enhaustive, but are instead designed to give you an overview of the venue's
offerings and assciated prices.
Murphis Karaoke Bar & Restaurant Food menu
The Murphis master chef is one of the best International chefs. Experience for 25 years and maintains quality, quantity and excellent service. A specialist in preparing International Food (Malaysian, Mexican, Thailand and Japanese Food).
Murphis Karaoke Bar & Restaurant Drink menu
“the upsairs was small. the karaoke was fun. we was made to feel unwelcome. the down stairs was very unfriendly, unwelcoming and we was made to feel unwellcome, did not like it at all”
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— [ Unknown ], essex
(05 Jul 2010)
“Great place to let your hair down and meet nutty, cool people. Try the food its mouth-watering.”
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— [ Unknown ], london
(07 Apr 2010)
“What a night... I must admit it did take a while for the venue to be packed and once it was packed i wish it wasn't cos u had alot of people geering you on to do the most stupid things atimes but what a laugh... thinking about it now still makes me laugh”
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— Eloise, uk
(05 Apr 2010)
“dog's bollocks if i'm allowed to say that lol...will be there again this weekend”
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— [ Unknown ], london
(05 Apr 2010)
“Horrid place and nothing like the review. Absolute dive and the barstaff are hideous and not welcoming at all! It is not a place to go for fun as this is apparently banned!!! take my advice and avoid this place!!!!”
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— bennie, London
(08 Jan 2010)
“An unplanned night out with colleagues was made worthwhile by the warmth atmosphere of this well located prestigious karaoke bar and night club,the Murphis karaoke bar and night club situated some few metres from farringdon station.
I'm really not a good singer but I was tempted to be part of the most recent, eye catching computerized touch screen karaoke system which makes Murphis to be far ahead in the karaoke world.
We were personally impressed with the services and the friendly atmosphere created by both staffs and customers hereby making Murphis the right venue for them fly days.”
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— karaoke London, London
(13 Jun 2009)
“An unplanned night out with colleagues was made worthwhile by the warmth atmosphere of this well located prestigious karaoke bar and night club,the Murphis karaoke bar and night club situated some few metres from farringdon station.
I'm really not a good singer but I was tempted to be part of the most recent, eye catching computerized touch screen karaoke system which makes Murphis to be far ahead in the karaoke world.
I was personally impressed with their services and the friendly atmosphere created by both staffs and customers hereby making Murphis the right venue for them fly days.”
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— Londoner, London
(13 Jun 2009)
“I cannot think of a better place to go for a crazy night of drunken singing. This place totally rocks!!”
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— Karaoke King, London
(05 Dec 2008)
“This club was absoloutly awful. We went as a large group, getting in was awful the bouncers drooled over us and wouldn't let us pass for a good five minutes trying to make small talk, leaving us standing in the cold, the club itself has a dirty interior nothing to show for itself but a tiny dancefloor that one of my friends fell over as the lino was coming up at the edge, we spent about half an hour trying to get a drink but the bar man was too busy trying to talk to a women at the other end of the bar leaving us drinkless and bored. The same songs played countless times. When we did finally get served the drinks were expensive and watered down - sambucca was sippable. The toilets were horrible broken and dirty with no locks and one of my friends was approached quite fourcefully out side when coming out. Over all i would not recommend this club at all, if anything stay well away and if you do decide to go for the "chique filth with a hint of dancehall kareoke" take some latex gloves, a”
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— L Cavalier, Essex
(21 Sep 2008)
“If only i could give a minus rating. The service was extremely poor the bar staff downstairs don't know what they are doing. It's as if they've never worked behind a bar before - waited 15 mins to get served at the bar, there were only 20 people in the place. If you want food i would suggest you eat elsewhere beforehand, the food was substandard. Girls, if you must use the toilets take a friend to make sure the door stays shut as there aren't any locks on the doors, also they can stand in front of the large hole in the side of the toilet to protect your modesty. Whatever you do don't lean of any of the wooden banisters you're liable come crashing down with a thud. All in all a big disappointment of a night that was supposed to be a birthday celebration. I definitely won't be going back, if you to enjoy a nightout singing karaoke i suggest songstar for the playstation and not this place.”
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— keith joseph, london
(21 Mar 2008)
“Well I thought it was bloody hilarious! We went on a Wednesday, it was totally dead but we had a whail of a time hogging the mic, and had a total love affair with the background screen - picturesque landscapes and crabs graciously moving across the sand HA HA HA I can't wait to go back!”
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— Sally, London
(09 Jan 2008)
“Dont know where these people went but it wasnt the same place I went to on Sat. What a waste of a place...”
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— Sins, London
(03 Dec 2007)
“I visited this bar when i stayed overnight in London. What a fantastic night i stayed upstairs which was a bit quiet at first but great atmosphere and friendly locals. Would definitely go there again!”
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— LISA ELPHICK, swansea
(30 Sep 2007)
“I had a ball of a time. We celebrated my birthday at Zyrus and found it difficult to leave at the end of the night. Will definitely go back. Read the review and must say I find the bar staff most competent and friendly. There's one barman who makes a killer Mai Tai, unfortunately he could not mend my hangover the next morning.”
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— Michael Sowers, London
(15 Jun 2005)
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