I never got out to this place, was/is it in similar style to Covent Gdn?Anyone stayed at the Bray guesthouse yet? cheers, MikeMcG. _____________________________________
From the Irish Sunday Business Post
30 January 2005 By Neil Callanan The owners of the Porterhouse chain of pubs are to sell their outlet in Barnes in London. They are expected to use the money from the sale to fund other acquisitions in the English capital.
Former barrister Oliver Hughes and his cousin Liam La Hart are major shareholders in the chain. There are a number of other investors in some of the premises including accountant David L'Estrange and architect Frank Ennis.
Hughes confirmed last week that they intend to sell the Barnes outlet, but added that the sale has not yet been concluded.
Meanwhile, the Porterhouse outlet in Parliament Street in Dublin may get its own hotel-style accommodation.
Through a company called Iskasinc, the owners have applied for planning permission to open 11 en suite bedrooms at the pub. If approved by Dublin City Council, an additional mansard floor will be added to the building and the upper floors would also be converted into accommodation.
The pub, which covers the basement, ground floor and first floor levels, will not be affected.
Last year, the original outlet in Bray was refurbished to include a new hotel known as the Porterhouse Inn.
The hotel has 16 rooms, all of which have a stereo system, flatscreen television and air conditioning.
The Porterhouse chain has been growing steadily in recent years. Last year, a new outlet opened in a former art deco garage in Phibsboro on the north side of Dublin.
It also has an outlet in Covent Garden in London and another is planned for Judge Roy Bean's pub near Grafton Street, which the consortium recently acquired, along with Lillie's Bordello, for €5.5 million.