McMullan's was originally opened in July of 2001 in the basement of a 100 year old building located on the corner of King and Princess in Uptown Waterloo. The facility was greeted by thirsty neighborhood patrons immediately. The space over the century had seen many uses including an auction house, restaurant, warehouse, print shop, livery, and as a practice hall for the local philharmonic orchestra. It’s most notorious use however was as a garage during the American prohibition in the 1920’s. Late at night barrels and cases of untaxed alcohol were transported by underground tunnels from the Huether Hotel. These were then loaded into cars and trucks for distribution across southwestern Ontario and subsequently to the United States. Evidence of this was unearthed during the excavation of the patio where 1920’s license plates and an engine cover (complete with bullet holes) were discovered. On quiet nights you can still hear the ghosts of late night deliveries rolling down the ramp still visible in the ceiling of the men’s washroom!

The original plan was for McMullan’s to be a “Canadian Pub and Grillhouse” but it was not very long before the popularity of the pizza and beer special took off and McMullan’s became the “Canadian Pub and Pizzeria” that it is known as today. Recognizing the potential of the draft beer brewing industry, McMullan’s was the first pub to carry a wide variety of draft beer choices served properly in a comfortable atmosphere at great value. Ten years after the "McMullan's on King" started doing business we opened up our second location with "McMullan's on Highland" in Kitchener. As further proof of our popularity, we needed to add additional space in 2014. We would like to thank our loyal customers for making McMullan’s their hospitality destination for 15 years. Please remember we do take reservations and specialize in hosting variety of private functions.