Bunratty Tavern Owner Hoping for August Opening

Back in January, Eilish Havey and her husband Jim were hoping to open the Bunratty Tavern this month. However, the process is not moving as quickly as they would like and the couple is now planning for an August opening.

The tavern will open at 622 Main St. in the M.F. Charles Building and Havey is waiting for the landlord to obtain a building permit and resurface the roof, she said. The owner still has a lot of work to do on the exterior, including painting and completing the patio area, but once the roof is complete Havey can begin work on the interior. The windows and doors are being made off site and she expects them soon.

"We'll be working side by side with him [the landlord] getting the inside finished while he gets the outside finished," she said.

Havey will have to put in an application for an extended liquor license due to the delays, she said.

Because there are several new businesses planning to move into the M.F. Charles building, including Orange Leaf and a bank, the landlord has a lot of work to do on the entire space. There will be a lot of construction going on in the next few months, Havey said.

Some progress has been made in the building. The sprinkler systems and structure support are complete, Havey told Patch. 

She is hoping to open Bunratty Tavern in August this year.

"If all goes well, we are talking August for the opening," she said.