There aren’t many places in the Bradenton area where you can order a beer alongside a heap of homemade biscuits and gravy. Located in the Oneco area, an unincorporated community outside of the Greater Bradenton Area, Mulligan’s is your classic watering hole with a big bar, a loyal crowd of regulars and ice-cold beer from one morning until the next. Mulligan’s is a classic watering hole, and it loo
ks it, too. The inside is spacious – renovations about a decade ago raised the roof and added additional floor space – with a three-sided bar occupying most of the floor, a couple pool tables, a stage, a small corner reserved for video games and a dozen or so tables. It might fit the mold as the typical dive bar, but it has WiFi access, which is mostly popular with morning patrons, security cameras recording the goings-on inside out and bartenders who don’t put up with trouble. Mulligan’s opens every morning for breakfast. It serves beer starting at 8 a.m., too. So if you’re up for a beer that early, by all means, it’s available. If one needs a tad more of an incentive to have a brew first thing in the morning, here it is: Happy hour starts at 8 a.m. and lasts until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday with drafts for $1.25 for a small glass or $2 a pint, bottles from $2.50 to $3.50 and liquor from $2.25 for wells to $4.50 for top-shelf brands. Draft beers include just a few domestics but plenty more is available in the bottle like Red Bridge (a Gluton-free drink), Yuengling, Sam Adams, Corona and Rolling Rock. Guinness comes in a can. Transfer whatever you like into one of the frosted pint glasses. (And those glasses are cold! I stuck with a defrosted glass starting with my second Guinness.) Smirnoff Ice also is available as are an assortment of wines. Ask about the shot special mon,thurs, n sat. The shots are a buck a piece and pack a bigger punch than what one might expect from a concoction that tastes like watermelon or grape. The food menu offers meals from as low as a few bucks for a basket of fries to $8.50 for some of the bigger sandwiches. The owner brings in homemade specials about every morning, so check the various message boards around the joint. They tell patrons what’s on special or what’s new for the day. The grill stays open until 11 p.m.(or longer) when chicken wings, nachos, pizza, fries and quesadillas cure those late-night, post-beer cravings. Karaoke on Mon, Thurs and Sat(w $1.00 special shots). Pool tournaments are Sundays. FREE pool on Wed Nights!! When there is no karaoke or the occational live band the music patrons can play from the jukebox which ranges anywhere from rap to heavy metal to country or even some Johnny Cash. Mulligan’s also sells package liquor, lotto tickets, snacks and ci******es. It takes credit/debit cards and also has an ATM machine.
