BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Closed after a small fire on Feb. 3, a popular Bethlehem restaurant held a limited reopening Monday evening.
Announced via Facebook, a post from McCarthy's Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar said, "Open today at 4pm. Limited hours and menu but not limited taste! Come by and show your support!!"
McCarthy's, at 534 Main St., grew from a bakery and tea room into a restaurant known for its authentic Irish and British Isles foods made from scratch.
In 2013, it morphed into McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub & Whiskey Bar — adding the Red Stag emblem and significantly expanding menu offerings.
According to Facebook, the restaurant appears to have also been open on Valentine's Day for an afternoon tea with a prix-fixe menu.
McCarthy’s menu features homemade Irish food such as a boxty and scones, along with Guinness lamb stew, Scotch eggs, fish and chips and more.
It’s also known for an extensive whiskey menu and selection of loose leaf teas and desserts such as sticky toffee pudding.
Donegal Square, the adjoining Celtic gift shop also operated by Gardner, was not affected by the fire and has remained open during the closure.
