Fairham's Bar duo announce new Penwortham Spanish tapas restaurant Casa Brío in Priory Lane
“A place for good coffee, great food, wine and most importantly, good times..”
The team behind one of Penwortham’s best-loved bars have announced they are opening a new Spanish-inspired café, bar and tapas restaurant this autumn.
Fairham’s Bar duo Liam Stemson and Ellis McKeown have revealed they are taking over the African Village restaurant in Priory Lane, around the corner from their popular wine and cocktail bar in Liverpool Road.
The pair have been working to take on a deli as a separate business since earlier this year, and in May they addressed rumours about a possible takeover of town eatery Artisan Deli.
Today, they announced “we finally found our casa (home)”. It will be called Casa Brío - “a place for good coffee, great food, wine and most importantly, good times” - and they will open its doors this autumn.
They said: “We’ve been keeping a little secret for a while now and it’s been SO hard not to tell you, but now we can finally reveal...We’re opening Casa Brío in Penwortham!
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“If you’ve followed us through Fairham’s, you’ll know how much we love creating places where people can come together, enjoy themselves and make a few memories along the way. And now, we’re doing it all over again.
“Casa Brío is our next chapter, but it’s something completely new. Inspired by our love of Spain, its food, its culture and the way people come together around a table, Casa Brío will be a place for good coffee, great food, wine and most importantly, good times.
“Think brunch, lunch and light bites by day, before things get a little more Spanish in the evening with tapas, wine and plates made for sharing.
“We’ve taken on the former African Village on Priory Lane and we’re going to give it a completely new lease of life. There’s been a LOT of secrecy and planning, but now the fun really begins!
“Casa Brío is completely separate from Fairham Gin and Fairham’s Bar. It’s another adventure from the two of us, Ellis & Liam, and something we’re incredibly excited to bring to Penwortham.
“Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the journey along the way including the renovation, the people, the food, the ideas and everything in between.”