The Original Isaac Hunter's TavernOct
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2009
Behind the Bar
By: Zack
First and foremost, thank you so much for visiting our website. We hope to see you around the tavern sometime too! (If you haven’t already, become a member)
Whether you’re here because you want to know a little more about what exactly is going on at that new place on Fayetteville Street, or you just want to know a little bit about what it’s like working to open a bar in one of the fastest growing cities in America, you’ve come to the right place.
This blog is one of the many ways we want to connect with you. We’ll be keeping you posted with the upcoming events at Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern, as well as Raleigh in general. Occasionally we’ll post a few stories about the bar, or highlight a local artist we like. Often, we’ll post here because we want to hear what YOU have to say.
We’ve striven to make Hunters a place that we can be proud of, and we hope you’ll choose to be a part of our family once you stop by for a few drinks. We know that there’s no way that we can live up to the legend of the original Isaac Hunter’s Tavern but we’re determined to capture the spirit of that local watering hole that changed North Carolina forever, and became the birthplace of our hometown.
We’ve dedicated a lot of time towards making Hunter’s as authentic as possible. Our bar is built out of reclaimed wood from an ancient Guilford County tobacco barn that had to be torn down to make way for a highway. We tried to emphasize as much of the history of our building as possible in our design. Our signature cocktail list has quite a few recipes that you might never have heard of unless you were around back in Joel Lane’s day. They probably didn’t have table-top shuffleboard back in 1782 but I think Isaac would have been a pretty big fan.
We all agreed from day one that we wanted to build a bar that was dedicated to celebrating exactly what makes Raleigh unique, and why we are proud to call it our home. The story of Isaac Hunter’s Tavern lies at the very heart of who we are, and what we want this bar to aspire to be. We wanted to create a place that was more than just another bar downtown. We’re not in it to make a million dollars and then jet back to our mansion in the Alps. We’re here because we wanted to build a bar that was by Raleigh, about Raleigh, and for Raleigh.
That’s our mission statement. Please feel free to let us know how we’re doing.
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Check out some of our newest photos on Flickr!
We’re located a block away from the capital at 112 Fayetteville St. Drop by and say hello!
more wines since we first opened, so make sure you stop by and check them out. I’ve heard nothing but good things about our Riesling, so make sure you try a glass next time you swing by.
