Haus Murphy's
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Good for: Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol: Full Bar
16 Reviews for Haus Murphy's
This place is the greatest! My boyfriend brought me here saying that they had the best German food around, which didn't mean much to me at the time since I wasn't sure what it entailed, but let me tell you, IT IS DELICIOUS. And the costumes the waitresses wear are pretty great, too.
Let's not forget the ridiculously awesome beer selection and really nice bartenders! This is a great place to go for dinner and a few brews, not so much to socialize since it's mostly old folks from what I can tell, but the food is well worth it.
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Ditto all the previous reviews, I've been to this place 3 times now and have never been disappointed.
This time I shared the Bartlett Pear and Black Forest sandwich.
And of course potato pancakes.
For dessert, we shared an apple strudel.
Absolutely Scrumptious!
I've had the Hefeweizen before...yummmm.
I love the new place, and can't wait to go again!
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Good food. Felt like we were able to enjoy a home cooked German meal! WONDERFUL!
Service was slow, but didn't matter. Location wasn't close to home, but also worth the drive, even with today's high gas prices.
Take the waiter's recommendations of most popular dishes. They know what they're talking about.
I am not a real fan of pork chops, but enjoyed these (pink like the color of ham) and full of flavor. My daughter took it right off my plate and claimed it as her own...and she hates pork chops!
The sourkraut (sp?) and cabbage were delicious. The potato salad was amazing too. Traditionally served warm, it was gone in minutes!
Save room. Just the main dish and dessert is all you'll need. Add a large beer and you're feeling fat and sassy! Also, another good tip: eat early! You'll be glad you did!..check their hours, they close early on Sundays!
Dessert: the BREAD PUDDING was the best ever! I've enjoyed bread pudding by Emril in New Orleans and it was very different and I think Haus Murphy's wins!
Pass on the black forrest cake. Too ordinary and dry, relative to the other selections. Not as special as everything else they serve and therefore, disappointing. Instead try the apple struedel (sp?): Delicious sauce!
A fun place for the family to enjoy something totally different!
I plan to join their Octoberfest the last few days of September!
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My husband and I went here for Valentine's Day dinner. We had fun, but a lot of the fun had to do with the people dining and serving there. The food was good, no complaints. We had two huge beers that we both couldn't finish. The music sets the tone - unique folky [German] music I am guessing. The decor is rather thrown-together and pretty random; there is definitely plenty to look at. I think they have patio seating too, so I'd recommend that because you can people watch on Glendale which is great!
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This place is great fun. Who would have thought you could feel like you were at a German beer garden while in downtown Glendale. Sitting outdoors under the string lights and German beer flags just made you thirsty for beer! Nice selection of draft beers, all were tasty and available in 16 or 32 oz size. Had sausage sampler with very good sauerkraut . Fresh pumpernickel and rye bread to munch on. Simple dinner salads. Tried two types of schnitzel, both were great, wanted to order the gnocchi but they just ran out and then had the chicken Marsala which was just OK.
They had two accordion players playing classic tunes like the "chicken dance song" and "it's a small world after all". Mmm good polka music and beer.
This place does close at 9, otherwise it would be a great place to hang out all night. Will go back again for sure.
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None of the reviews on Haus Murphy's seem to be particularly lengthy, yet they're full of high praise. This will be another.
My high school German class took a field trip to Haus Murphy's and I've been hooked since. It's not on regular rotation anymore due to the location, but the food is wonderful and consistent. Although I make pathetic attempts to diversify, I always revert happily to the schweizer schnitzel when it's time to make the actual decision and sneak samplings of everything else from my friends and family.
I've been going back for nine years and I don't foresee that changing in the future.
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I LOVE this place...every time I go there, I keep meaning to try a different entree, but I can't tear my appetite away from the *excellent* gnocchi!...thus far, I've tried (by picking at other peoples' food) the potato pancakes, the mushroom soup, jager schnitzel, bratwurst, and the German chocolate cake...all incredible and ridiculously filling...and the waiters have been so friendly(not to mention, rather good looking haha)...
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Can you say Schnitzel? Every time I visit Arizona, I have to stop at this restaurant... very authentic, I had the Wiener Schnitzel, for appetizer the potato pancakes with sour cream and applesauce and some strudel for dessert... Oh, and I had to have a german beer too so that my belly was extra full before I left.. I am german and think this place is very true to it recipes... Not a place to go for dieting... I wish I lived closer!!
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LOVE IT!!!
AGH!
Their Jager Schnitzel is sooooo good.
However, I'm allergic to nuts and they told me all of their desserts are made off premis and they all contained nuts :(
Booooo nuts.
But yeah, good stuff.
Make reservations though, becasue everytime Ive been there it was fairly crowded.
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OK, I am totally biased, as I used to work here.
That being said, it has some of the best food EVER.
If you ever are there for Hungarian Stew nite (which is rarely made), order nothing else but a bucket of it, it is that good. The schnitzel with ham and cheese is excellent, but I always had a to go order of the chicken with the mushroom cream sauce-swear they put crack in it.
Sausages galore!
My friend, who worked there for many years, even made a poem about all the types of sausage available.
The sauerkraut IS THE BEST IN THE WHOLE FREAKIN' WORLD! Seriously. I would eat soup containers of it.
My fav activity was filling the bread pudding glasses.
Scoop of bread for their glass, scoop of bread pudding for MY glass.
If I wasn't busting my ass at this job, I soooo woulda been such a fatty....
Fried potatoes-Awesome. German salad-Delish.
And I don't know if the Virshing is truly German, but it is truly awesome.
It's cabbage with a mild cheese sauce, and it's served on most of the plates. Some don't like it, but I would sneak to go cups of just this, and eat it in back of the beer garden with the pumpernickel bread.
Last, but by no means least, the Reuben at lunch is the bestest. Go. Eat it. You won't be sorry....
OK, 1 more thing:
I spent an entire summer drinking my way through our kegs of Weihanstephan Korbinian, a seasonal beer that is very good, but VERY hard to find (alas).
Whether you prefer the Dunkel, or the FrancisKaner, they
are all delicious glasses of Heaven.....and I'm done...
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I worked in Glendale one college summer and was in love with this restaurant. The flirty waitress with neon blue hair might have had something to do with that. I'd come here for lunch all the time and sample various German dishes I'd never heard of before, always enjoying them. It's just a cool little mom and pop German joint. Not something you see every day in Arizona.
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We absolutely love this place! Not for the health food crowd, but definitely for people who do not mind pounded, fried meat and giant beer. They rotate between 4-5 soups and each are delicious and come with every dinner or you can opt to get a German salad for about $2.00 more. It is impossible to leave this place still feeling hungry.
So simple... so authentic... just the type of place to make you feel like you're back in Germany --- that is, if you've ever been to Germany. If you haven't, check this place out and you can pretty much save a trip over there.
It's hard to go wrong here. The food is classic German --- sausages, kraut, schnitzels, etc. Oh, and don't forget about the tall glasses of beer that you can drink in the beer garden!
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A Friday afternoon of lounging in the beer garden at Haus Murphy's definitely tops my list of favorite things to do. Start with a glass of Weizen, a tall one, then cruise through their extensive menu of Bavarian specialties.
Schnitzel or brats with a side of kraut , black forest ham sandwich, oriental chicken salad(?!), perhaps a strudel for dessert. I opted for the Reuben sandwich on my last visit. Though quite tasty, the corned beef was sliced a bit too thick for my taste- the deli down the street has them beat hands down. Stick with the sausage.
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Haus Murphy's is Old World charm in the middle of historic Glendale. But it sure isn't the place for vegetarians! And while knew I would be surrounded by wiener schnitzels, I also thought I'd be able to find something I could eat. And I did, but barely!
They have a cheese schnitzel, literally the ONLY meatless thing I could find on the menu, but it was good. The potato dumplings are really tasty too.
I think this place is worth a visit, even if you don't eat meat, you can have the cheese schnitzel and a humungous beer and feel like you're in Germany for the day!
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Funny thing is, we took our forgeign exchange "son" here for some comfort food.
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