Murphy's Law

Very friendly and welcoming, was a great atmosphere on st Patrick’s day. Owners where great to us and made some great friendships there. Would highly recommend great bar!

Went here with my boyfriend got to play darts and owner was Great!

My girlfriend and I went in midday and it was completely empty. Yet the experience was awesome because we didn't have to talk loudly and we didn't have trouble hearing each other. They had darts which was awesome. I think they even had a couple arcade games in there. I give it five stars because of the name of the bar. And the experience I had at around 1 or 2 p.m. . Definitely would go again.

Went to go in and of course got ID’d like everyone should be. They took extra long looking at our Id’s and eventually let us in. We chill out at a table and go to get a drink. Noticing the bartender seems to be avoiding us he calls the bouncers over and tells him he wasn’t serving us because we looked 12. At 24, I had never been more shocked in my life. I understand making sure to not serve underaged people, but maybe invest in a ID scanner if you feel like you can’t trust the guys outside and that way you don’t turn away people who are literally of age. Won’t matter to the bar since it is just 2 people, but we definitely won’t go here again.

The stuff that legends are made of. Whether it's Saint Paddy's day, or a hot summer's day and you could use a cold one on the way home from work, Murphy's Law is the answer. From the ownership to the bartenders to the doormen, you'll get excellent service and most likely make a friend. Welcome to Murphy's Law, where what can go RIGHT, will.

If you are looking for the most divey bar in town, this is your spot. My girlfriend and I walked in to 20 rugby players eating Mac and cheese out of solo cups. None of their taps worked and the AC was broken. There was however a box fan in the middle of the floor to cool down the large rugby players after their game.

When we came (around 1am) there was four people standing in the front, in line, waiting to get in. It was so cold outside! We look through the window inside and it wasn’t crowded at all, it was half empty! And then someone opened the door and let those four inside, but left the three of us waiting. But it was cold! Why would you play the stupid game of making a line in front on such a cold day!? And the place is half empty! For me doesn’t make any sense

This is one of the few classic Southie bars remaining. The staff are great. Go in, be polite and respectful, young crowds of Southie kids frequent the bar.

It's closed down. Guessing it's permanent. Came during the middle of their posted hell hours and it was locked up with the lights off. Wanted to check it out because of the Bourdain show

I went to Murphy's Law on a self-designated Southie pub crawl. I came here because I had seen Murphy's Law in an episode of Anthony Bourdain. Murphy's Law was exactly what I expected. It is a great place to have a drink or 4 ... and I am sure I would be a regular if I lived close by. My review is a drink review only. For sure, I was satisfied. The beer tap options were more than decent. Behind the bar I noticed most of my familiar friends from the whiskey family. The prices were more than fair. Murphys Law has great T-shirts for sale and I bought one for my daughter. I even posted a pic. I would be happy to go back anytime. Cheers.

Service terrible. Bartenders rude and discriminating. I was visiting for a fundraising event for a surgical mission group and our group decided to go here afterwards which was a huge mistake. The way he spoke to my friends and I was abhorrent. I haven't been spoken to that way in so long I didn't know people were still out there that are like that.

Service is awful. Say no more! The bar tender's are racists....come on it's 2022. Told our male friends to get out that they didn't belong at this bar because they had an accent. Made horrible sexist remarks and comments against me and my female friends. It did not come from the locals it came from the bar tender who then encouraged others to join in with harassing comments. We had been in the bar for hours peacefully prior to a few new bar tenders coming on. They poured our drinks and then while we were distracted playing darts took our full drinks and pitched them. When we said hey our drinks were full we just ordered. They called us liars and then became verbally abusive. I was shocked considering we had been there for over two hours. The bouncer who had been our bartender earlier questioned the other bartenders and they said they had no idea what we were talking about. The bouncer had been our bartender prior and knew one of our friends who is a local. He offered us free drinks next time, but we said we will never give this place a next time!!! If I could give this place zero stars I would because they do not deserve any, but it won't let me post without.

Decent dive bar. Cathy was a traditional old lady bartender, friendly, and into her regulars as she should be. Crossword puzzles, local news on tv, yelling at regular for playing that metal crap on a quiet Wednesday afternoon (playfully). Unisex bathroom where you can actually leave a dump. Very clean. Only drawback is all cash.

Wasn't impressed. Waitress was great but overworked. The guy who brought the food out could care less.

Cash only? I know. It has always been, hasn't it? Some people find this irritating, but odds are the prices would be much higher if they had to pay some astronomical fee for processing cards, so, I appreciate that this is still one of the few Irish bars in town that have stayed cash only. I like this bar a lot. It's good to come here with a few friends, grab a few drinks (which are sometimes on the strong side, though I try to stay away from liquor...) or a pint and catch up, or get a lil rowdy. The crow ebbs and flo--- well, shows up late? I'm not really sure. Sometimes I've been here with like three other people and then you go out back to rip butts, come back in and there are like 40 other people there who weren't there when you walked out just 5 mins ago... I have never quite understood when and why this place fills up - but it does! The drinks are not all that expensive, the bartenders are nice (my friend lives right down the street, so she's a regular we sometimes meet up here for drinks) the bathrooms, yeah, are of the dive-bar-persuasion, but you know what? Hold it, or get over it. Or, better yet: hover!

Cool for being open till 3am, not cool for never feeling quite safe in there. The patrons mostly act like original Irish gangsters from the 90s (even the ones with no affiliation to the Irish ethnicity), but it's unsettling when you can't tell the difference. And this place doesn't serve food.

omg!!!!!! as many of you know I have already reviewed this fine establishment and I needed to give it another review. So one of the other establishments in Southie that I highly enjoyed, there was this bartender Brie. She was amazing!!! now that I gave you my backstory, I was pleasantly surprised to walk into Murphy's on a Sunday night only to find Brie behind the bar slinging drinks like only Brie can. This was a huge move by the ownership. They not only brought in a beautiful talented bartender but added more class to the classiest place in the city. Long story short, Murphy's Law has done it again and moved way past all other watering holes in Southie. Stop on by order a drink or 2 or 3 or 4 and make sure you tell Brie that Eric sent you.

Everything I want in a dive bar is here. And by that I mean erotic photo hunt, darts, and cheap beer. It's cash only, but there is an atm available. Two TVs make for easy sports viewing. The staff was quick and friendly. Everything I don't want in a dive bar is not here. And by that I mean other people. Murphy's Law was super quiet on a Saturday night-plenty of room to roam and you could hear yourself think.

I say to my friend, "take me someplace where the guinness is cold and the looks are hard. I don't need to get hit on, I just want to do some boozin' and a seat to sit in while I'm doing it." ***Enter Murphy's Law*** Immediately upon arriving I feel at home. The bartender looks at me like, "What the f*ck do you want?", but kindly says, "What can I getcha darlin'?" I bellied up to the bar while taking it all in. Its dark, unpretentious and exactly what a pub should be. When my a**hole friend asked for some sort of foofy shot that should only be served in some uppity club, the bartender quickly said, "I don't know how to make that sh*t, get back here and make it yourself." I'm in love. Murphy's Law will always hold a special place in my heart. I hold my liver and give a cheers to you Murphy's.

Nice bar. The owners are really hospitable and the beer is reasonably priced $3 for the cheap and $4 for the nice stuff. The new Casey Affleck/Morgan Freeman movie, "Gone Baby Gone" has a big seen shot inside this place.

Love you, Murphys Law. You are always there for me, and everyone else that is not ready to end their evening at 1 am. Fantastic service, strong drinks, amazing bartenders - and you'll even cook me a pizza at 2 am. You rock.

This is the bar of the Southie kickball league and they welcome us with open arms. They even have cheese-its, chips, grapes, and lots of other snacks waiting for us. Cheap beer, good crowd, jukebox and darts. Low key bar, but I always have a good time. Parts of Gone, Baby, Gone were filmed here and the bartenders will talk your ear off about it. It'll be released in October. They don't take credit cards, but there is an ATM.

Definitely a hard-core southie bar. Stopped in to grab a few beers and close out the night on my southie tour, however, was a little wigged by the air. What do I mean? That night, I had that feeling you get when you feel like there's tension and something is about to go down...generally the byproduct of a large crowd of under 30 drunk males. Sure enough, a fight closed the bar down for the night which ended my debauchery about an hour ahead of schedule. However, the owner was nice and chatted us up for a bit. Apparently they're filming more movies there - she wouldn't say what - but it'll be on the silver screen again in the near future. If you're looking to get in just to see the bar featured in Good Will Hunting and Gone Baby, Gone, then this is the place to be.

If you are looking for that "Good Will Hunting" feeling when exploring Southie, this is the place to come. Outstandingly hospitable and entertaining, Murphy's Law didn't disappoint with either the heavy pours that were mentioned in the other yelp reviews I read, or the "whatever hits the fan", which this particular night happened to be a regulars organized juke-box review of MoTown and boy bands with singing, dancing and improv performance on the scale of Kayote Ugly (not quite THAT good, really). The bottom line: Had a genuinely great time. A great neighborhood corner bar atmosphere, outstanding service, cheap drinks, good company.

I want so bad to love this place. I really do. It's too bad I feel like the bar is fighting itself for its identity. We walk in and are instantly delighted with the horrible, tacky decorations. It's rancid and glorious. Perfect. Tacky Christmas lights everywhere. Horrible photos and action figures line the walls and bar. And then you notice it... an article explaining the visit by Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations fame. I adore Bourdain and his evil take on food and drink. But why do I get the feeling that his visit hurt this place? Why do I feel like someone told the owners they had to do the following: 1. Add beers to a tap that you don't know how to pour. 2. Play obnoxious pop-friendly music. 3. Invite a kickball league to have a few drinks here. Now, I love kickball and have played in leagues. I appreciate it. It just doesn't fit. The bartender, bless his old heart, couldn't pour my Guinness. And, oddly, had a worse time pouring my boyfriend's Harpoon IPA. It literally took him over 5 minutes to get the IPA poured. They need to not worry about being modern or popular... they're better off dirty and horrible. It could be a great dive if they'd stop trying.

This is a cozy neighborhood pub they have a good selection of alcohol and a wide variety of beer including some ipa's i was surprised when i walked in a short irish lady named peggy greated you she loves her pub and is very proud and if your a Ben Affleck fan this is a must go pub becase the movie was filmed here and she will be happy to.show you personal pics of.her and the shoot. The place was clean and you just got thst warm feeling when you walk in this is a southie must go

Friday night I met Shamus...the friendliest, jolliest Irish bartender a girl could hope to find. Shamus was thrilled to see me and my friends...as aside from him...the bar was empty before we arrived. I asked him for a rum and coke and was pleased that it was only $4.50. Score. I'll have another then. Shamus chatted us up and when the locals started migrating to the watering hole, he greeted everyone with a smile and by name. The bar is pretty dingy...however, you can tell a lot by a place from the condition of the bathrooms...and the bathroom was clean, well-kept and smelled fine. Murphy's Law is chill and laid back but what will bring me back again is Shamus (and the $4.50 mixed drinks).

Cash only. Nice little $75 or so ticket if you dare try to park on the street. Douchey owner/bartenders will ignore you forever if there if any media or film or performing troupe of monkeys in there. Two words: SELL OUT I was embarassed to bring people there who wanted to see an authentic 02127 bar.

Great neighborhoud pub! The first time I went, I was drunk and I had a lot of fun. Went back this past Friday relatively sober and I still like the place. The pub wont win any interior design award, but the bartender is attentive, the drinks are strong, and the people are friendly & laid-back. If you get there before 1am, its not crowded but after 1am - the place gets crowded and fun!!! Good local pub where if you go regularly, they will remember you!

This place is awesome. I've been coming here for a couple of months on Monday nights. Always great service and an excellent selection no matter what I'm in the mood for. It's one of the best dives ever, and sometimes that's just what you're in the mood for.

I fought the Law, and the Law won. It always does. No exceptions. As long as you keep that in mind, you'll be okay. I'm an independent woman, but I pretty much refuse to go to Murph's after dark without a dude in tow. I've learned this the hard way. Once I went here with a group of my lady friends after we'd been at a fancy dress cocktail party, and it was like Shark Week. There have definitely been times when I've been multi-groped, and got so confused I didn't know whose butt to kick first. It's only like that latenight, though, and underneath its badass facade and tough reputation, it's a great Irish pub. Good Guinness, and somewhat arbitrarily priced depending on how local you look. I've been charged anywhere from $3 to $5.50 for a pint. The $3 was when I was wearing a sweatsuit and no makeup. The staff here is great. No nonsense. I have seen my fair share of fights here, though. One time, I walked in already bleeding and my bar order was "a Guinness and a Band-Aid". Both were given promptly, no questions were asked. Bad ideas, good times.

Went here on Sunday night. It was pretty dead so it was, for the most part, just my group. Some locals were there playing darts. The bartender was very attentive and made us a few rounds of his "secret" shot which I swear was just juice because it didn't get me buzzed at all... and I had four. We then decide to play a game of Ten Fingers, you know, where you say "Never have I ever..." and if you have you put a finger up. (Wait, maybe we were drunk) Anyway, my friends came up with some pretty revealing things and the locals definetely got a kick out of that. There is not much to this place at all but if you live around here, not a bad place to check out. We made the hike all the way from AB, so it can't be all bad.

Best bar in Southie!! This is the only place I will go to get a drink. Beers are cheap staff is friendly and overall it's just a great time!

Murphys bar is a fun little spot for a pint. Legit Irish or Southie experience, good customer service and a cozy environment to wet your whistle. Slainte.

I stumbled into Murphy's Law as I hop off the # 7 bus over an hour early for my appointment at Shag's. Murphy's Law is conveniently located directly across the street from the salon and bus stop. Ca$h only bar. SoCo & Coke - $5 with a decent pour. The co-owner was there during mid-day (1:30 pm) on a Friday afternoon. While sipping on my drink, it was pointed out to me that the movie Gone Baby Gone was filmed there. She was so excited that someone was in the bar during the day and even showed me clips of the movie where you can clearly see the bar in the background. While it was exciting to see this movie while sitting at the bar. I really would have loved to have just had my drink and read my study material. I felt like I had make conversation with her. If I'm ever back in the area, I'll be sure to stop in again, but I definitely don't see myself going out of my way to come here for any particular reason, maybe another hair cut.

Nice little bar. I don't frequent Southie often except to go to Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, but it's clear why this dive has stood up to the years. Its a small Irish bar with a decent amount of beers on tap (of course with the requisite Irish ones). I came on a Sunday afternoon after joining a buddy's flag football game nearby. Freezing and tons of snow outside, I was surprised it was open. We were the only customers, but were greeted by a friendly owner/bartender. Since these guys play weekly, it was clear she recognized more than a few of them. She was more than kind and offered us bar snacks, chips, salsa, and pretzels. She even opened up some new darts for us to use. Clearly, I am unable to comment on the normal weekend crowds. I can imagine how packed this place gets on St Patricks Day. Small bar. Cash only. Great place to get a fresh pint of Guinness.

Our first stop and shortest stop of our southie bar tour. The beer was very flat and warm. Contrary to what people may tell you, that's not the norm for southie bars. The other places we hit were cold and delicious beers. Over the jukebox played Backstreet boys with 30 something women singing along. The music selection in there was just that bad. You'd think that the bartender would have stopped it but, nope. He turned it up. A few locals looked around in disgust at the scene. The place is super, super small. my living room is the same size. That's fine, it's a dive bar I get it. It smelled, I get it. It was sticky and dirty, I get that too. But I don't appreciate going into a Southie bar and hearing pop music, hip hop and boy bands while drinking warm, flat beers. Unless you're a super fan of Gone Baby Gone then pass this one by.

This is the bar you go to when you want to keep drinking but all the other bars are shutting down. I have been recently out and about in Southie and have been to Murphys a few times. Each time was after midnight. The place gets packed at about 12:45 as apparently all the other bars in Southie close at 1:00. Drinks are cheap. Service is relatively fast. Oh yeah...cash only. I hate cash only bars, but I like this one! However, the staff is pretty cool and really nice. The crowd on a Friday or Saturday after midnight is young and fun. Before midnight you'll most likely see lots of locals. I have also been on a Sunday night before with friends and got to see the GBG picture book. I thought it was pretty cool. So if your looking for your stereotypical southie bar this is the place to go! Just bring cash and get there before 1:00am and you'll be golden! Oh and if your hungry you can have food delivered...score!

Good local bar with friendly staff. Cash only.

First thing that keeps coming to mind is POTENTIAL. The layout of this place is great. There is a great hightop area that can fit a few larger groups that is not your normal design. The bar is a good size with nice TV's and a touch tunes box. Two fairly new dart boards that are out of the way of foot traffic and near a large TV-- cool. The negatives- this place needs a really good cleaning. The bar area was fairly dirty with TONS of fruit flys. From watching all of these bar rescue tv shows, the fruit flys near the beer taps is a bad sign. They are probably laying eggs and stuff inside, gross. There were a couple fly traps on the drain grate below the taps. I stuck with bottled beer. They had some arcade games which is always a plus, but they were off/broken. Not a huge issue, just needs to get fixed. The main issue is the bar area; it needs a real good cleaning so the flys go away. It looks like there was 3 bathrooms which is awesome for a bar. The owner was one of the nicest I have ever met. My recommendation is to spend the extra money now to rid the issues i explained above. Until I hear that has changed we will be skipping this stop.

First impression: Bright lights, sports on, warm beer, cash only, smells like there's a hidden body somewhere. Then... The people are so nice! Music came on! The bartender added a bunch of credits to the juke and told us to make the selection! Ah, it was my mistake, to have expected to have been pleased the moment I walked in the door. A little time invested here turned my time into a gem.

I swear I can feel the remnants of a hangover just by walking by this place but, in this case, I mean that as a compliment. Great no frills latenight divebar. Any food they have here would probably come in the form of a Celeste pizza but thats fine. Food is not what one comes here for. Interesting characters for sure and one can definitely feel like a fight could break out any second and thats awesome. Bartenders very friendly as well. Only been here latenight so far but would be VERY curious to see what kind of a crowd it might draw on say a weekday afternoon-one of these days I will make a visit at that time happen as well.

I like this bar. Although I can't pinpoint the reasons why. I don't remember the bathrooms, except that we crammed 4 girls in there. I don't remember the bartenders, except that they loved to share stories about the bar being in Gone Baby Gone and let us look at a photo album of photos of it. But I don't remember any of the photos. I don't remember the prices of the beers besides I had numerous Bud Light bottles. I know we got there a bit before one, and within a half an hour it was full! Overall a good time, and right near my apartment.

I've been living in Southie for four years. This is NOT a bar that I felt welcome at. There were several young kids that made it a point to make sure that our group left. Once the bar opens for late night there's an influx of people that try to make sure they stay in for the late night. We were one of these groups but the "local" crowd that was there was down right offensive. They harassed the girls as to whether they were single or not. And the guys got harassed for which one they were "sleeping" with. Absolutely ridiculous. Do NOT recommend.

Murphy's is cool. Nice bartender, friendly patrons, inexpensive prices for good beer (Smithwick's for $3.25? Awesome!), a warm environment and sort of home-bar-y kind of decor. The game's on and there's someone to talk to, they might even know your name ...

Defiantly one of my Southie go to bars. The pub itself has a personality all it's own with the doll and photos behind the bar. Prices are fair and the bar staff are friendly enough. Clientele can vary quite a bit depending on the day and time. Usually it's a nice mix of locals, regulars and dive loves from just outside the area... but there are dark day's (more so nights) when herds of yuppies descend upon this bar (likely due to it's on screen presence) like it's a BWM dealer handing out sweaters, but if it keeps the doors open... Meh.

We wound up here on a warm September night before a concert, and Murphy's didn't disappoint. Let's call it what it is: a dive. Few yuppies to be had (which can be a pro or con, depending on your point of view). It was just my group of 20-something friends, several locals (with maybe 5 teeth between them, but that's beside the point), and the bartender. YES, it was in "Gone, Baby, Gone," YES, that was a mediocre movie, and YES, the bathrooms are crap. But I'm in the Lauren v. school of thought on the bathrooms: "if the bathrooms are too small, stop hanging out in the bathrooms." I peed by the light of my cell phone since the lightbulb in the men's room blew out, but I wasn't there for the bathroom. Beer was cheap, we got a whole table to ourselves, and I got stinking drunk before seeing Flogging Molly: what else could I ask for?

Classic cash-only dive with darts and photo-hunt. Bartender Seamus is affable and the place is good fun. Almost never busy before 11:00, its easy to go with a group of friends and have room to hang out without people bumping into you constantly. Also has the cheapest prices in town. Just realize that its not a cocktail lounge, wine bar, or classy place to impress your guests and you'll be happy with your visit.

Snore, same bar like the rest in Southie, just located way out on the edge of Southie, on Summer/L Street.

My biggest complaint about the place is that they don't take credit cards! There are usually some pretty cool people there although there generally isn't much talent there but there are usually a bunch of cool people, along with a customary small group of dicks. Drink prices are average and this is a dive bar, so you know what to expect. However mostly due to the inconvenience of not taking credit cards I won't go there unless it's between 1am and 2am, (For non locals: Southie bars all have to close by 1am except two bars that were grandfathered in and allowed to stay open until 2am).

Murphy's law is stunning representation of how a bar should be run! With a professional and attentive staff Murphy's offers not only a drink but an experience. With a stunning array of high end cocktails and craft beers Murphy's law bartenders have really perfected the science of mixology. The moment you walk into this establishment you well be greeted with a welcoming environment, the music is an array of smooth jazz and some modern classical. Murphy's facilities are always in pristine condition never failing to impress me with their cleanliness. Their state of the art draft system provides a always changing, always refreshing collection of seasonal beers! The best part by far is their pizza! If your hungry one of the fine staff members will prepare you one of the best pizzas you may have ever had. The Italian style pie has the freshest ingredients with a perfect combination of mozzarella and a slightly spicy tomato sauce. Weather your hungry or looking for a a warm place to have a cold drink, Murphy's law is the #1 pick. So come on in and see what your missing!

This is a cool bar, but don't read these reviews and get the wrong impression. This is a dive by all definitions. If you ever saw the movie Roadhouse then Murphy's Law is like the Double Deuce before Swayze got there, the kind of place where they have to sweep the eyeballs off the floor at the end of the night. During the day I guess it can be quiet with good people, but late night watch out. The last time I was there the bar had to close because somebody got stabbed. Not to discourage people to go, far from it but don't go in there thinking that it is a fabulous bar with a good time to be had by all. But there can be a good sized crowd, with cheap beers and it is one of the few bars that stays open till 2 in Southie, just watch yourself in there.