An Authentic Irish Pub Opens in Paranaque City

You won't miss it.

Mulligan's, an authentic Irish Pub, has a distinct look. Having just opened yesterday in Aguirre Avenue, BF Paranaque, the place was almost packed by 9pm tonight -- it's second day in business.

Mulligan's reminds me of Murphy's, a favorite habitue of expats in Makati's Legaspi Village. The beers are definitely European and abundant in varieties. There's even a beer-all-you-can promo for 295 pesos from 5-8pm. No service charge on drinks, but there's 10% on food. And for those like us who drink lots of water, you'll have to buy mineral water as they don't serve complimentary water. They don't have iced tea either. Too bad.

The food is a mix of Irish, Euro-fusion and Filipino -- for those like my kids who'd always look for Pinoy classics. We ordered Salpicado, Calamares. chicken wings, all-meat pizza, french fries, mashed potato and onion soup. Everything was superb! Oh, and the pizza was baked from a brick oven on top of a small trunk of burning wood -- pugon-style. Sarap!

However, despite having been in the restaurant business for a long time, service was slow. Besides having no complimentary water (c'mon, it only costs 100 pesos for three 5-gallon bottles!), there was no official receipt and no credit card available. Cash basis only. No one told us until we asked when it was payment time. I hope they brief the staff well next time. Because dining is about total experience. Even if the food was great and the experience wasn't, it will be hard to bring back customers.

Chicken Wings & Salpicado:









Mashed Potato & French Fries:









All-meat Pizza & Onion Soup:









Calamares and the Pizza Brick Oven: