Dramatic Changes
at Mulleady's Irish Pub
By CATHOLINE BUTLER
On my recent visit to Seattle, I didn't recognize Mulleady's Irish Pub. When I visited a few years ago, Dave Mulleady, who is from County Longford in Ireland, had just opened his first Irish pub in the Magnolia area of Seattle.
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DAVE MULLEADY standing at the bar in his new Seattle pub
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In a recent telephone conversation, Dave told me that he had opened a new Mulleady's Pub. He had moved a little way down the street from the original pub, and he invited me to drop in and see for myself.
What a great job they've done on Mulleady's. From the outside to the inside and upstairs, it's like a pub that you would walk into in Ireland. Visitors feel right at home, and with Dave behind the bar, the craic is 90.
"We opened the old location in 2001 and we had a short lease for five years," Dave told me. "We knew that going into it, and it just so happened - luck of the Irish - that this building opened up for us just around the time we were losing our lease.
"Renovating this new building, was an extensive renovation. We literally tore it asunder right down to the studs, but we had an idea what we wanted to do. We wanted to do a nicer style pub, one like you'd find in Ireland.
"My business partner Carl Rogers and I went to Ireland to look at pubs and decide what we wanted for Mulleady's. Carl owns the Blarney Stone in downtown Seattle and the Old Pequliar Pub, so he's no stranger to pubs."
And all decor at Mulleady's came directly from Ireland and the pub features fine wood flooring upstairs and downstairs. Both the upper and lower level fireplaces, which were modeled on ones in the west of Ireland, are built with a stone-like slate, adding to the authenticity.
A local Mexican artist designed beautiful wrought iron railings leading to the upstairs room, adding a warm touch to the surroundings.
Directly out in the front of the pub is a nice little patio which can seat around 40 people. Dave has also just opened a coffee stand on the patio, so you can sit and sip your coffee (where would Seattle be without coffee?), and enjoy the scenery.
The Seattle Gaels men and women's Gaelic football teams practice in Magnolia every week, and afterwards they gather in Mulleady's for a bit of a social.
Speaking about the food menu Dave said, "We have an eclectic mix of Irish and American food. Our chef has 15 years experience in the business and used to work at the well-known Ray's Boathouse.
"We have received nothing but compliments about our food. We knew when we opened this pub that food was going to be the backbone of the place and a very important part of the equation. We're opened 10 months, and I think we have it all dialed in now.
"Normally every Saturday we have Irish session music upstairs around the open fire, but we've taken a break for the summer months and we'll get going again in the Fall."
"While we're not a sports bar per say, we opened at 5:30 every morning when the World Cup was on and we were packed."
Mulleady's Irish Pub is located in the Magnolia area just off Dravus, six blocks west of 15th Avenue N.W. at 3055 - 21st Avenue W., Seattle. The pub is open from 11 AM to 2 AM, seven days a week. For more information, call (206) 283-8843, or visit: www.mulleadyspub.com.
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