Tourist trap. It's a nice big venue but reeks of fish inside. Had the fish & chips but the batter was so thick and over fried that I couldn't cut it properly. The fish was tough and dry. The fries were also dry like they were a bit freezer burned. The dipping sauce tasted like factory premades which was so not appetizing at all. Oh, also I tried to order coke and the server said 'We're not servers you gotta go to the bar to order it.'?????That did not make sense to me since she would bring the food, water and also the hot sauce upon request BUT the coke. What kind of restaurant policy is that? It was pretty absurd and did I mention they're overpriced? Stay away, it only looks nice on the outside. read more

We came as a table of 5 for dinner. Service was friendly but slow. Apps took about an hour. The disgruntled but somewhat apologetic manager did comp our drinks in return which was appreciated; I don't drink alcohol or sofa so this was not relevant to me. Unfortunately I ordered the shrimp tacos which consisted of two very small tacos and a heap of fries. Tasty but I left hungry as I never eat fries, and I have never eaten in a restaurant that serves fries alongside tacos. The food was of average quality, portions small in general, with the exception of the fries which accompanied the shrimp tacos and lobster roll. The view from the patio is beautiful, that would be the main reason to eat here. read more

We were a small group in Halifax with some friends visiting, looking for a nice seafood experience while we were on the Waterfront. We chose Murphy's for the location; the view is very nice. The restaurant was fairly empty when we visited, but we still had to wait a considerable amount of time to be waited on. While looking over the menu we asked our server if any of the fish were local/fresh, and what items were made fresh in house to order - We were appreciative of our servers honesty, but severely disappointed in how short the fresh list was. They listed off a fair bit of standard items that were imported or frozen, including a lot of their fish, sides and (bottled) sauces. We understand every restaurant needing to save costs in some regards when it comes to fresh/local vs frozen, but the balance was completely off here. We ordered a few dishes to share and agreed - The quality just wasn't there. Our server was pleasant (though seemed to be a bit under-trained), but the restaurant lacked any atmosphere and the food was sub-par. We won't be returning or bringing any future guests here. read more

Hostess was friendly, showed me to my table and said server would be right over. This didn't happen. Waited 10 minutes, asked hostess again about sever, she apologized and 5 minutes later he showed up. He was awkward but friendly, probably new. Ordered a beer and burger and fries. It took a long time to get the beer. Burger and fine were fine but the burger patty was small. read more

Absolutely horrific service. Waited an hour for our food. People seated after us were already served their food while we were still waiting. It wasn't overly busy either. Food was meh.....don't go there. Waitress did not check on us nor did she bother to apologize. First time in perhaps a decade I didn't leave a tip. read more

Went for a happy hour on a Friday afternoon! Excellent service, beautiful view and really great food!

Sat on the patio, on a bright Summer afternoon, so that was quite pleasant. The waitress warned us that they had recently switched fries and encouraged us to go with sweet potato fries because the regular fries were "not receiving good reviews" We ordered drinks, bacon wrapped scallops to start and then a burger and fish and chips. Our app and entree arrived at the same time. The scallops were served on a bed of greens that looked like they were rejected from the salad station for being too wilted, and one of the 5pcs was so small that I at first thought it was simply a folded up piece of bacon. By this point our drinks were empty, and would remain so for the rest of service. The first burger patty was about 2/3 the size of the bun. I sent is back, asking the waitress if they couldn't provide a bigger burger, could they at least find a slider bun. The second burger was bigger, came on an untoasted bun, and was over done. The fish and chips were not remarkably bad, and if they used a more flavorful fry oil they might have even had some taste to them. The fries (regular and sweet potato) were alright. At least as good as you would find at a fast food restaurant, I assume. The dipping sauces were quite good. After I had finished my entree, our waitress came back and asked how everything was going. My girlfriend gave a noncommittal "ok", and we continued, trying to finish her food so we could go someplace more enjoyable. Our drinks stood as empty as our hopes for the meal. In the 30 minutes we had between finishing our food and receiving the bill we enjoyed the view, piled up our empty dishes, including our app dish, which was still on the table and stacked our glasses, so that the waitress would have an easier time of busing our table. At one point I idly wondered if I could just take the dishes to the kitchen myself, to get them out of our way. I understand that this place is a tourist trap, and that the burger and fish and chips are not their "star" menu items, but the quality of the food and service made me feel like they assumed they can have a successful business without any repeat customers. read more

I was so looking forward to eating some fish and chips. I got here ordered an appetizer and the fish and chips. The appetizer came the same time as the food. So they took it off. The fries was great but it didn't seem like they put any seasoning on the fish before putting on the batter, so it had no flavor whatsoever. In the process of eating my food someone got up and whatever hair they had on them, dog hair it ended up in my food. They refired a fresh batch but I had already lost my appetite. The manager is going to tell me that it's beyond their control and wanted to charge me full price. We finally agreed to half price but she did so reluctantly. I don't recommend coming here. read more

I had a mad craving for seafood chowder and had previously loved what I had on a harbour cruise. We decided to head Murphy's so I could satisfy this craving on e and for all. Don't get me wrong, the chowder is really good! But as with any tourist trap restaurant downtown, the prices are not sensible for the portion size. A shallow bowl cost $14(ish) and some dry bread that was nothing special. I was also disappointed that my bowl had mostly fish pieces in it but that's really just the luck of the draw in a pot of soup. The hubby got some sort of fried fish/shrimp/scallop and fries plate that was okay but bland. It looked a good size for the price of it but then we noticed that the inside bottom was domed so it was less than we previously thought. Please note that my issues are not with the actual portion sizes, which are reasonable, but rather the price for the portion size. If you do what we did before going and check out the website, be aware that it's not updated and the prices are actually about $2-$3 more than listed online. If you choose to drink the sweetened iced tea - they really mean sweetened! And the water had a funky aftertaste. We sat on the patio and though our table was clean it felt dirty, like that clammy, gumminess of an overused picnic table that's been reprinted and the kids have gotten Popsicles and puppy hair all over. Service is fantabulous though, again tourist trap place so they make their money on their attitudes so you shouldn't expect anything less. read more

After a beautiful sail boat ride around he harbor, we were feeling a little hungry so we decided to try this place out. Upon entering you notice the wonderful view, and that's why I'm thinking the prices are a little on the high side. My wife enjoys lobster rolls, and according to the menu they were a winner of an award, so that was a no brainer for her. Me on the other hand decided to go for the nachos, now I would have added chicken to them, but at an additional $5, compared to most others at $3, I decided to pass. The service was fairly quick, but most of the people working there that day, looked like they wanted to jump in the harbor. When the food arrived the portions were good, and the taste was just ok, the lobster roll was not award quality, it was full however, but the flavor was nothing out of this world. As for my nachos, pretty much the same, average. Now like I mentioned, they are on the pricey side, and the food didn't really reflect that, I think it's to pay the rent. So in closing I can't really recommend this restaurant. read more

Ok place. Touristic for sure, food was decent though. Nice patio.

I have no complaints about this place. Even though it's in the middle of a tourist trap- the food, the prices, the view and the staff are fantastic. read more

This place has great views, slow impersonal staff and poor food. Even with a coupon it's not worth it. Not a lot of Gluten free choices and paid extra for bread. Both of us had the seafood chowder, too salty and very little seafood. Keep on walking. There are better places on the waterfront. read more

Returned to Halifax for a family event. Great view but the food was terrible. Fish was supposed to be Haddock but I wasn't sure it was even fish! Dry and inedible. Returned fish for lobster roll which was OK but small. Don't waste your money here. Enjoy the view somewhere else. read more

bad experience. Somehow heard on the harbor hopper boat that I will get 20% discount on meals, so I went to this restaurant. After a close look at the terms, it is 20% off on sides. Anyway. Ordered few things including seafood chowder. Which has nothing as described on the menu and tiny portion. Also the waitress forgot to give me the tiny bread until I asked for it. It ruined my mode for that day. read more

Beautiful view and great potential, but the food was worse than fast food. And yes....the lobster roll came on a cheap hot dog bun. You can get a way better meal for 1/2 the price at many other places. It was also very dirty. read more

Mediocre food and very poor service. As an example, we had to ask for water three times. It was a hot day so we went to a water station to get our own water and they took our cups dipped them in the ice bucket (super unsanitary). read more

My husband and I had planned an evening ride around the harbor upon the ship Silva for our Wedding anniversary. We arrived earlier as we were wary of all the construction and just as after the boat arrived at the dock a lovely young lady came up and told us that unfortunately they didn't have enough passengers to go out, and had to cancel last minute. I was sad our night wouldn't be what we had planned, but without missing a beat she offered a refund, a reschedule or a transfer with no additional fee, all right there from her phone! We really did want to go out that night so we chose to be transferred to a different boat. The only thing heading out that night was a Harbor Hopper! And we took it! I'll just say it wasn't quite the romantic ride we had in mind, but we were impressed by the amount of territory and conversation covered, though chilly in the October air they offered blankets and good company. Thank you all around for helping us have our special night out ;) read more

Went here for dinner. Not crowded so we were seated and served right away. I ordered a seafood casserole and Caesar Salad, that was an extra two dollars. Salad was served with the meal on the same plate so lettuce was warm. Good dressing though. Seafood was okay but nothing special for the price. The server never came back to check on us even though the place was nearly empty. No bread or rolls before or with our meal. I guess we paid for the location and the view. I am fine with that, but expected better service and a roll at least. Would try a different place next time. Note the sales tax, even on food, is a whopping 15 percent. Leave a 20 percent tip and you have added 35 percent to the overall cost of your meal. read more

Fairly pricey for the novelty of eating on the wharf. Portion size of the lobster ravioli was insultingly small, and the two items we had wanted from their small menu had "just ran out". The lobster dip was excellent and the service was pretty standard. Overall this is a bit of a tourist trap, skip it for food and walk off the wharf for a better meal. read more

Service was great, but it didn't make up for the disappointing dishes. Ordered the seafood pasta, which included the tip of a lobster claw, Thai shrimp and about 4 scallops. The curry sauce was good and scallops cooked well, but expected better seafood here in Halifax. The mussels came dry, not in any sauce and without the garlic bread. The greens salad came without some ingredients mentioned on the menu. An expensive tourist trap for sure. read more

We had a good lunch on the patio here. The patio is right on the edge of the wharf and offers excellent views of the harbor. The food was average, we both had burgers but the sweet potato fries were excellent. read more

Service was good. View was good. Food ok but not excellent. Expensive. Would recommend getting out of the tourist area and eating some real NS seafood. read more

The one star is for the view only. Have dinner there if you don't care about the quality of the food and really don't know what seafood could taste like. Tourist Trap is the descriptive word here and it is way over priced. The view however, is great on the patio. read more

I loved the lobster at this place. I was part of a tour group recently. I was also here 7 years also and it was great than and it's great now. The staff were friendly and very accommodating. If this place was in TO were I live it would be even greater. read more

Really, the location and waterfront view are the best parts of this place. The fish and chips were so-so, the chips were the best part. Large open Maritime feel. Lobster quesadilla and wraps seemed decent. Stopped by when it was a quiet afternoon, so nothing much to see. read more

I have read bad reviews for this restaurant which made me a little Leary about going, but I did anyway. The location was great, the food is great and the server was awesome. We met friends there and really enjoyed the meal. Hubby had the chowder, one of us had lobster poutine and two of us had fish and chips. No complaints. read more

My husband and I decided to try Murphy's for dinner, and we have no regrets! He ordered the Captain's Plate and I ordered the lobster. Mine was a nice, generous 1-1/2 lb. and it was wonderful. It was the sweetest and most tender lobster meat I've had in a long, long time. I had sweet potato fries and they weren't all sugared up like some places. Great flavor. My husband enjoyed the scallops the most on the platter. Yup, it was fried, but he'd order it again. He also ordered the Captain Murphy's beer for some local flavor. He gave it an 8 out of 10. This may be pricey for lunch, but we thought it was fairly reasonable for dinner in a tourist area. Too many reviews aren't giving this place a fair shake, IMHO. Location can't be beat, wait staff was friendly, our meals were terrific. Watched the sunset from our patio table, had a nice evening, and we were charmed. read more

There were several bars and restaurants to choose from along the boardwalk but settled at Murphy's as it had a great view. I had a one pound cooked lobster and was cooked just right and reasonably priced at $29. I had a 'lobster dinner' at another nearby restaurant for $80 and sure they had a live band but the lobster itself was just ruined because it was over cooked. Service was very friendly , Brenna was very attentive. I recommend this place! read more

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This is literally the worst restaurant in the city. Service - poor, atmosphere - poor, food - deplorable.

I vetoed going to another place to go to this one because of the view. I instantly regretted my decision after looking at the menu. A lot of fried seafood. Good seafood should have enough non-fried alternatives so that you can actually taste what you want to eat. My date got the bacon wrapped scallops which weren't bad but pretty small. I had figured that out when the waitress let us know there were "only five" of them in the appetizer (a good restaurant will serve you three or four for a full meal - the difference being the incredible size difference between the good restaurant's scallops and these). I got the fish and chips which wasn't my first choice but they wouldn't allow me to get the seafood platter and substitute non-fried scallops for the fried ones. Mistake all the way around. WAAYY too much breading (and not very good breading, at that) on the fish. There was a pool of grease at the bottom of my dish at the end and I was only able to eat one of the two fish as my stomach couldn't handle any more grease. They also charged for each soft drink (meaning they charge for refills!!). Who does that anymore. I usually take that additional money out of the waitress' tip if she doesn't tell me ahead of time but I found out after the bill had been paid. One good thing - the view. Definitely some of the best restaurant views in Halifax. But you really shouldn't have to overpay for bad food just for the view. read more

Terrible service. Waited for an hour for the server to tell us they were out of 1.5 lb lobster so we had to get the 2lb lobster. 30 minutes later the server informed us there was no lobster at all. We left hungry after 2 hours without getting a meal read more

The staff were nice but apart from that the restaurant was terrible. Even though half of The seats were empty there was still a half hour wait just to get in. Once we were seated there was another hour long wait before we even got so much as the salad we had ordered. Did not receive a drink menu and the place was understaffed. Unless you want to hear nothing but screaming children for a good two hours would not recommend going. The food is mediocre but not worth the price. read more

Terrible service and food was overpriced and not good. Nice patio is all this restaurant has going for it.

Over priced and NOT good. The food was terrible (bland and poorly made), and the prices were ridiculous! $17 for a lobster roll that consisted of a dry hot dog bun, lobster mixed with mayo... and that's it! nasty. Find a better hidden gem in town! read more

I stopped in with my girlfriend on a packed Saturday afternoon and were immediately sat by a friendly Hostess who took us out to the patio. Maybe that was the first mistake. The views were wonderful but the winds whipping through off the water - not so much. Our waiter arrived within a minute or two and took our drink orders, he did come back tell us the bar was backed up but took our food order while we waited. The drinks and food both came out in a reasonable amount of time. The food was to be the major downfall of this visit. I ordered the stuffed salmon and my girlfriend had the stuffed chicken. They both had the same rice pilaf (reminiscent of prepackaged chicken rice, salty and tasteless) and lukewarm summer veggies with an inedible chunk of a corn cob. My salmon was tasty-ish but it was supposed to be stuffed with lobster and I hardly found any evidence of that. We had to send her chicken back, it was completely overcooked and dry. Our waiter was very quick to grab it, apologize and offer another entree. She ordered a stir fry that arrived quickly and was at the very least hot and edible. Her meal was comped on our bill and we paid and quickly left. We had an extremely professional server and I couldn't complain about any part of the service but the food was lackluster. I wouldn't go back. read more

tourist trap...and the food wasnt good and SUPER overpriced. it was also really awkward when the waiter waited right next to us when we were getting our money out to pay...never had that happen before. read more

Poor service, had to ask to be seated, once seated table sticky gross, had to be asked to be served, argument with servers who had my table in front of me, 1/2 hour for a drink, app and dinner served together, made my chowder cold, drinks and service continued slow, had to ask for EVERYTHING , food not good, bread uneatable. Then they don't take AMX, wow very poor decision. Never again, pass on by and wave. read more

Murphy's Wharf Deep Sea Fishing was anything but. The average depth fished was a whopping 30 feet not even meters, feet. Captain Ed's bait of choice, feathers on a hook. The boat was packed with people, leaving a small 3 foot window for each angler to drop their line into the water. This was $60 dollars that I wish I spent elsewhere. Avoid this unless you have small children that have no idea what 'Deep Sea' means. read more

Enjoyed a wonderful lunch on the patio with the breeze and sunshine. The lobster roll was different and worth it to try but the roll did not blow my mind. My grandmother had the burger which was pretty average. We had a great waitress that accommodated my mother's seafood allergies. The fries are cooked in the same oil as the fish so she had to order a salad with grilled chicken. The kitchen staff was great and made sure that we knew the Ceasar dressing had anchovies so she opted for ranch. All in all we had a great lunch and enjoyed the atmosphere. read more