Mulligan's 11-22-19

Mike and I were out on a Friday afternoon running errands.  We decided to look for a good Happy Hour.  After reading a bunch of reviews on Yelp we decided to try Mulligan's in Ellisville.  It is on the corner of Clarkson and Manchester in a strip mall.

When you walk in you see the large bar area.  It was PACKED.  I see why it is known for its happy hour (that lasts until 6 on weekdays).  They have LARGE glasses of wine and cheap beer.  We put our name in for supper and then stood around the bar for about 15 minutes looking for a place to sit.  There are probably 20 seats at the bar and another 25-35 at tables around the bar.  Nobody was budging.  They were drinking and eating cheap Happy Hour appetizers.  In the entire time we waited for our table (about 20 minutes, only one couple moved).  People weren't waiting for tables ahead of us.  They were just there for the bar.

So, when we got into the dining room (not as big as the bar area) we were still able to order a cheap drink (I had the house Cabernet, and Mike had a draft beer) and some cheap wings.  We got 18 small wings for something like $10.50.  The wings were good.  They were hot (fresh from the fryer) and the Buffalo sauce was fine (I'd have liked it a little hotter, but that's a personal preference).  

The dinner menu is all written in golfing jargon.  They have a wide variety of sandwiches and wraps.  I ended up ordering the 2 piece fish and chips.  I said I didn't want the cole slaw that comes with it.  The waitress (who was very good) offered me several other options.  I chose steamed broccoli because Mike loves that and would eat it.  Mike ordered a Reuben sandwich with a side salad.  The waitress told us that the side salad was an up-charge.  We said OK because we were probably going to share it.  Well, she went ahead and made it in two totally separate bowls and brought us each salad dressing.  I thought that was nice of her.

Mike's Reuben was really good.  It had a lot of meat and it was put together well.  Mike fish and french fries were blah.  The french fries were perfectly fine.  The fish was 2 pieces of frozen pre-packaged blah.  They had no taste and were overly breaded.  I should have just eaten the rest of the wings (that we put in a to-go box and decided to take home) and not ordered an actual entree.  

Our Happy Hour food and drinks was better than the meal.  I see why people go here for Happy Hour.  If you are ever in Ellisville and looking for a place where you get a lot of wine for your money...to go Mulligan's.