From left are Libby Hughes, Frank Hughes, Ted Hughes, Christy Hughes, and Barry Nolan. Photo by Colleen Healy/The Almanac
Potomac residents will soon find a pot of dining gold at the end of the rainbow with the opening of the new Irish tavern, Lahinch.
Owner Christy Hughes, who also owns The Irish Inn at Glen Echo, decided to open a new restaurant at Cabin John shopping center because “it is a great area and there is no tavern in the complex. I want to bring really good Irish food to Potomac. We will offer lunch, dinner and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. I’ll be joined by my brother Frank Hughes and general manager Barry Nolan and Chef Ted Hughes.”
The tavern is named after a town in County Longford known for its golf course and as the best place in Ireland to surf. The tavern is built with reclaimed wood from barns in the Amish country in Pennsylvania and will be decorated with antiques from area shops.
The menu will feature traditional Irish dishes sourced with local food such as corned beef and cabbage, rack of lamb, shepherd’s pie and fish and chips. On the weekends there will be Irish music.
Hughes hopes “we will have great clientele that will visit us two or three times a week and that they will know each other and stop by the tables to say hello. I want to have happy customers, a happy staff and a happy place to dine.”
Lahinch will have its grand opening April 20. The tavern is located at 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac in the Cabin John shopping center. For more information go to www.lahinchtavernandgrill.com or call 240-499-8922.