Dullahan’s owners buy Finn’s IR & T
“(Jon Ferrie), the former owner (of Finn’s), had come to us, in his own way, and asked if we were interested,” said William “Will” Camp, Dullahan’s owner, along with Benjamin “Ben” Harmon. “He lives in the area out here and got to know us early on at Dullahan’s. I think he wanted out of the restaurant industry, kind of retire from that, so we were able to help him with that.
“Ben and I had always wanted to expand our restaurant ventures,” he added. “We weren’t thinking it would happen this quickly after just opening Dullahan’s this year, but when opportunity knocks … and we have a strong support system with our family and friends.
“And, when not a single person tells you it’s a bad idea, you kind of think you’re on the right track. The good thing is Ben and I are strong partners and good friends, so we’re able to divide and conquer in a sense.”
And now, Finn’s is open for lunch. Its hours are 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Sunday.
Patrons will find the restaurant’s name will remain the same.
“(Ferrie) had built a pretty good brand and pretty good reputation as far as an Irish restaurant with nightlife and musical entertainment on the weekends,” Camp said. “That’s right in line with what we’re building here with Dullahan’s, is an Irish restaurant, Irish pub, great food … so it was a no-brainer to kind of keep the name and the concept the same.”
With the Irish roots, he added, “we’re going to integrate and blend the Southern roots of East Tennessee into the cuisine.”
In addition, “You’ll have a guy that takes you back to the history and ghost stories,” he said. “HGTV, I think, had a special with the Baker Peters house as one of the top 50 most haunted restaurants in the United States.”
