We built it small on purpose.
The people who figured out early already have their table.
The room doesn’t get any bigger.
Get priority access at the link in our bio.
Upstairs is opening.
A quieter room. A slower pace. A different kind of evening from the downstairs pub atmosphere.
Limited reservations are now live for our dining room experience at Murray’s Creole Pub, beginning April 9th.
An experience built in courses, conversation, and rhythm. Choose between a 3 or 5 course progression.
Seats are intentionally limited. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Reserve now on Resy or through the link in our bio.
Taxidermy and woven chairs set the easygoing, beer-flowing scene at Murray’s Creole Pub, which opened in December 2025 from acclaimed chef Lawrence Weeks.
As part of his newest restaurant at 1576 Bardstown Road, Weeks always had something totally different planned for the upstairs space.
That came to fruition April 9, with the opening of The Dining Room above Murray’s.
With just 26 seats, the maroon-fueled quarters host an intimate and upscale tasting menu experience that’s available for reservations just three days per week, Thursday-Saturday.
🔗Learn more about The Dining Room by visiting the link in our bio.
📝🎥: @storiesbyamandahancock / The Courier Journal
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Had a long day? Fresh off of a shift and looking to find that third space to anchor down and unwind. Join us for happy hour. We’ve got $2 oysters, half priced wine, duck nugget happy meals and our play on @ritasdining mini martinis. Belly up at the bar or grab a table from 4-530 Tuesday- Sat.
There’s a new French Creole-inspired kitchen x British pub in Louisville.
@murrayscreolepub opened recently by James Beard-nominated chef @weeksinadaze and it’s a great additional to Bardstown Road.
AND even more recently, they opened up the upstairs called The Dining Room at Murray’s Creole pub for a more upscale tasting menu experience.
Here’s what we tried:
🍹Drinks:
Liminal
Dirty Rice Martini
Creole Coffee
🥗Starters:
Citrus salad
Sweet potato bisque
🥔Appetizers:
Miner’s potato
Escargot
🐟Mains:
Coal grilled daube
Catfish atchafalaya
Check out the downstairs pub or the upstairs elevated experience on your next date night! 💞
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Our Dirty Rice Martini is more than a play on words. It is a refined take on the classic Dirty Martini. We rice wash @westendgin with @parish.rice , swap vermouth for Kawatsura “Olive” Sake, and finish it with French olive brine. Available upstairs in our dining room on weekends
After your shift and before dinner happy hour belongs to you.
$2 oysters, rummy gummies, duck nuggets and fries make a happy meal, and mini martinis.
Happy hour. 4:00–5:30. Weekdays only.
On special this derby weekend
Murray’s Mint Julip- @makersmark bourbon, mint- hibiscus syrup, rhubarb bitters and a dusting of powdered sugar
Post Time Punch- @westendgin , strawberry, @louisvilleteaco hibiscus- citrus tea, lemon, orange bitters, mint
Alongside our Meat & 3: Fried pork chop, cabbage slaw, @ansonmills creamed calico peas, @parish.rice
Shrimp and Spanish rice
Red shrimp served over Spanish rice with smoked tomato and olive
Rooted in Spanish Creole culture, this dish shares deep ties with paella. What we know as paella comes from a long lineage of one pot rice dishes such as jambalaya, perloo, and Charleston red rice. The tradition traveled from Spain to South Louisiana, where Creole cooks embraced it and made it their own
HOT TIP: If you go to Murray’s Creole Pub’s website you can find a coupon for $50 off when you spend $150 using the InKind App! 👀
What does Lana Del Rey and Murray’s Creole Pub have in common? A Swamp aesthetic 🐊
We had a great time checking this place out, and I only slightly felt like I was riding Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland. 🏴☠️
The Boudin Egg Rolls, Turkey Gumbo, and Crab Fried Rice were highlights of the night! 😋
I also loved my boozy Chikory Coffee. Felt like being back in New Orleans! ☕️
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Coal Grilled Daube- Princeton beef belly, whipped potatoes, black garlic glaze, Demi glacé, spiced apples
Daube is a dish that is disappearing through shifts in eating and cooking traditions throughout Louisiana and the South. A dish with roots in Provençal our version takes a modern approach and we grill it over Japanese charcoal after braising overnight and glaze it with a black garlic tare. This is literal oral history.
The citrus salad has quickly become a crowd favorite. Frisée, radicchio, and shaved fennel are layered with citrus supremes, candied pecans, and @capriolegoatcheese , then finished with a bright sorghum ginger dressing. The combination feels like the first hint of spring
