I am torn in writing this review because I have been going to Padre Murphy's for years without issue but my last visit really disappointed.
My husband and I both ordered burgers for lunch - I got the party melt and he had the mushroom burger. I have ha these before and they were always delicious so I thought it was a sure fire bet.
We both ordered are burgers medium well. When the food came out, it took the waiter a long time to check on us - I ended up calling him over. My burger was very dry and the party was swallowed up by the bread and bland fried onions. It was also cooked well done, but I didn't feel like waiting for another burger because we had our daughter with us. I didn't say anything to my husband but asked for ketchup for the burger. Then my husband mentioned that his burger was dry and overcooked and he didn't want to eat it so we called the waiter over again. At this point, I kindly reminded him that we had ordered our burgers medium well and these were clearly well. He then started arguing with me. He said if I wanted it slightly pink I should have ordered it medium rare! I told him my experience has always been that slightly pink was medium well. Nonetheless, we asked for a new burger for my husband. By the time it came out, we needed to leave so we asked for it to be put in a box. It was - and with nothing else - no fries or anything. We didn't get an apology, we didn't talk to a manager and we didn't get a discount on the bill. The only thing that really bothered me was the arguing... After all, it's not the waiters fault if the food is overcooked.
One last thing - I ordered a tall mixed drink and got a short instead... Minor but relevant.
This was the first time I've been really disappointed here but it was enough to make me write a review. Normally the food and service is great and we love to be able to take part in OTB. Let's hope it's better next time!