Mai Herndon with Celtic Font!!! "The Real Craic"

Please Make Reservations Limited Seating Available!!! 804-750-1346.

Well known Irish Traditional singer Mai Hernon, will be performing in Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday, February 23rd at Rare Olde Times Restaurant and Pub, to help launch the world’s biggest Irish festival.  Ireland’s “Fleadh Cheoil” (festival of music), will be held in the town of Sligo, Ireland in August of 2014, and Sligo and Richmond, Virginia-based tour company, Wild West Irish Tours, has invited Mai Hernon and  Mick McEvilly of  “Celtic Font” to perform and celebrate Irish music and dance with the traditions of her hometown of Gurteen, County Sligo. Wild West Irish Tours has recently shifted USA operations to Richmond. Wild West Irish Tours will present a dynamic visual presentation of the “Wild West” of Ireland. Mai Hernon has performed with some legends of Irish music including Dervish, Cathy Jordan, Dolores Keane and Seamie O’Dowd. The show will begin at 12 noon on February 23rd and is expected to finish by 4pm.

The Rare Olde Times Restaurant and Pub will also feature or talented new chef direct from the west of Ireland. Chef Connor Cleary from Galway, Ireland, spent many years as chef in Galway’s renowned Latin Quarter.  We will be featuring a full traditional Irish breakfast. Con’s menu at Rare Olde Times will include many traditional Irish recipes, which he has updated in order to incorporate today’s fresh tastes, maintaining the integrity of the ingredients and showcasing Ireland’s culinary heritage. Michael Regan-Waugh, co-owner of Wild West Irish tours said: “We are delighted to be in Richmond and are new members of the Richmond Irish-American Society. We are looking forward to our afternoon at the Rare Olde Times and celebrating the world’s best and biggest festival of music.” Wild West Irish Tours has donated a FREE Wild West Irish Tour and those who come to the Rare Olde Times.

For more information contact Michael Waugh at info@wildwestirishtours.com, phone 571-236-9650 or contact the Rare Olde Times at 804-750-1346. Please Make Reservations Limited Seating Available!!!

Just added: *Charity drawing of a FREE Wild West Irish Tour (value $2,150) to benefit The Irish Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Project. http://www.theirishvietnamveteransmemorialproject.org/

Chef Con Cleary

Chef Con Cleary’s passion for cooking led him to move from his family’s farm in Kildysart, County Clare, Ireland to Galway City in order to attend culinary school. After graduating, Con began working under Ireland’s top chefs in Galway’s most recognized restaurants and hotels. After spending a year working in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he expanded his culinary expertise, Con returned to Ireland and obtained his first head chef position in Galway’s renowned Latin Quarter. Con’s menu at Rare Olde Times will include many traditional Irish recipes which he has updated in order to incorporate today’s fresh tastes while maintaining the integrity of the ingredients and continuing to showcase Ireland’s culinary heritage.

R.O.U.S. !!!

Here is a brief summary of the rules:

R.O.U.S.

Regular of Unusual Status

Does someone you know have what it takes? Nominate someone to be guest of the month!

How it works:

-You nominate someone (or yourself if you are greedy) by filling out one of our handy dandy nomination forms! Nominee should attend the pub more than once a month because everyone benefits when the person is in house! More about this later.

-Nomination period is the 1st – 19th of the month.

-Three Nominees are selected at random out of our R.O.U.S. box!!!

-Nominators are notified and are to construct a miniature bio and reasons why your nominee should be elected! (Humor and absurdity are always appreciated keep it clean) Please turn in by the 21th!

-Candidates are announced on the 22th of the month and voting commences via in house ballot box, Facebook likes, and website polls (other methods coming soon).  Each staff member also gets weighted (3) votes so be polite to the staff.

What do I get out of it?

R.O.U.S. receives: Half off their one favorite menu item and a happy hour deal on their one favorite cocktail/beer/beverage whenever they are in the pub for that month!

Nominator receives (if their candidate wins):25$ gift card If someone nominates themselves, they do not qualify for $25 gift card(nice try person with no friends)

Everyone receives:  15% off the R.O.U.S. favorite menu item and the same beverage deal as the R.O.U.S.when the ROUS is present. Also that deal will apply from 3:30pm-6:30pm Tuesdays and Saturdays regardless of the presence of the R.O.U.S.

The ROUS of the Year receives:  Menu item and beverage designed & named in their honor a $50 gift certificate and 10% off everything they consume for the whole next year!

Meat and Wine Night!!!! Every Tuesday

Meat & Wine night!!!

(Aka Meet and Whine Night)

Let’s face it Tuesday’s are a hard day… Meet up with your friends and Whine about it Tuesday Night! Every Tuesday Night from 3-7pm all bottles of wine are ½ off and  all of our Main Event entrees are 9.75!*

*Applies to main entrees and bottles of wine only. All entrees are 9.75 from 3-7 regardless of purchase of wine. A food item must be ordered in order to receive ½ price bottles of wine. Please order dinner and applicable beverages by 7pm!