Celebrate at Katie Mullen’s

Celebrate at Katie Mullen’s
Spend St. Patrick’s Day at this authentic Irish pub
Emma Marshall
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

If the stomach had a heart, it would love the Irish and American cuisine at Katie Mullen’s, the new Irish experience at the east end of the 16th Street Mall under the Sheraton Downtown Denver hotel.
Katie Mullen’s offers authentic Irish food and American cuisine with a twist. Prices range from $4.95 to $29.95.
Paul Maye and Tom Cronin, the owners, operate four bars in Ireland and have been the recipients of numerous Irish Pub of Distinction awards.
All the menu items have a home-cooked attribute, providing a nourishing and comfortable fulfillment in the heart of the stomach. Mullen’s Harp-battered fish and chips cod filets, Guinness and Harp beer batter, tartar sauce, mushy peas and hand-cut chips keep it simple and soulful, with the hint of home.
The bar food, or appetizers, are perfect for the pub-seeking crowd on a budget. The Carrick-on-Shannon pub chips are fresh, hot potato chips served with layers of cheddar and jack cheese, bacon, green onions, corned beef, diced tomato and chipotle sour cream. Cleverly presented and perfect with a beer can sum up that masterpiece.
For dessert, Irish sherry triffle-sponge cake soaked in sherry and Irish whiskey with chivers jelly, custard and whipped cream goes for a waltz on the taste buds with the variety of intense flavors. Try that with a little Bailey’s and coffee and call it a night.
The restaurant provides exceptional service with a smile in a well-executed time frame. You won’t find yourself glancing at your watch and doing that awkward restaurant scope for the disappearing server. Even if you did, the elegant Irish atmosphere and furniture will be sure to grab your attention.
Sit back and watch the live entertainment, guaranteed to make anyone feel partly Irish. Whether it’s authentic bagpipe performances or genuine Irish folk music, the crowd is sure to be pleased. For St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish traditional band Pinch of Snuff will perform twice. Authentic bagpipers, ballad singers and Irish dancers also will perform. Worried about a packed house on St. Paddy’s? Katie Mullen’s can serve more than 700 people at a time!
The nearly 12,000-square-foot restaurant provides four different dining areas with themed experiences, perfect for large groups or small family gatherings. It is considered the largest Irish experience in Denver.
The Craic Fest, which stands for enjoying yourself or having a good time, couldn’t be a more appropriate title for the extended St. Paddy’s celebration at Katie Mullen’s. The experience is as close to Ireland as you can get in Denver.
Katie Mullen’s
Address: 1550 Court Place
Telephone: 303-573-0336
Web: www.katiemullens.com