[MonctonRad]

Write-up on the new Gahan House restaurant to be located at FiveFive Queen. Excerpted from the "Atlantic Restaurant News" website:

In New Brunswick, MHG plans to open The Gahan House restaurant and brewery on the main level of the Wesley Hotel, a 75-room lifestyle property to be located at the corner of Wesley and Queen Streets.

The Gahan House will serve an upscale casual menu and offer a 160-seat dining room, 16-seat oyster bar, 60-seat patio and six-barrel brewing system.

Established in Charlottetown in 2000, the Gahan beer brand began bottling some of its products in 2008, and since 2011, has been selling six of its canned and bottled brews in New Brunswick liquor stores.

As a result, the brewery restaurant will give MHG a flag in New Brunswick, where Gahan beer has built brand recognition, said Murphy.

The Moncton location will be the third Gahan House restaurant, joining sister eateries in Charlottetown and Halifax.

Complementing the menu of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, pizzas, pastas and beef and seafood entrees is a lineup of six to eight raw oysters sourced from Atlantic Canada. At the time of writing, an executive chef had not been named.

Patrons will quench their thirst from a brewed-onsite selection of six core brands and five seasonal labels, along with a lineup of about 15 non-Gahan craft offerings, including two to three on tap and a dozen in bottles. Intended as a focal point, the brewery will be prominently visible in the restaurant, said Murphy.

The grape will also be represented on the bar menu by 12 to 15 wines focused on Canadian labels sourced from, for example, Nova Scotia and possibly New Brunswick.

The Wesley hotel/Gahan House project marks MHG’s first foray into New Brunswick. Moncton is a good fit for this property, since there is no boutique hotel operating in the market, said Murphy. Moreover, the city has been experiencing economic growth, and with a new event centre and 10,000-seat arena expected to open in 2018, offers plenty of business potential, he said.

A couple of factual errors in the article. The events centre will be 9,000 seat (not 10,000). Also, St James Gate operates a boutique hotel already therefore "The Wesley" won't be the first in the city.

It sounds like Gahan House has the potential to be quite the destination.........