The Waterfront River Pub and Terrace - Napanee, Ontario - Dockside Restaurants on Waymarking.com

This unique pub, in a completely renovated historic limestone building has great food and 20 taps of draught beer including many local crafts.

The pub is situated directly on the Napanee River. Boaters can tie up within 10 feet of the terrace.

The building underwent complete refurbishment both inside and out in 2013. Ironically, it was originally built as a brewery by Mr. Thomas Taylor in 1857. It remained as a brewery, passing to Brewer James Fisher from Portsmouth in 1863 (for 700 pounds!) and then in 1871 to a pair of brewers, Mr William Thomas and Mr John Bowey of Napanee, for $4,700.

In 1880, the property was obtained by Mr John Downey, a grain merchant, who subsequently sold it to the Dominion Bank in 1884 for $9,000. In 1889 The Dominion Bank sold the property to bankers J.W. Murray and R.H. Bethune of Belleville and it became part of the Seymour Power and Electrical Company along with the properties to the west along the river. Seymour Power was bought by the provincial government in 1916 and the property became part of the Napanee Gas Company. In 1930 it was transferred to the Town of Napanee and it eventually became a marina sometime in the 1960s. The marina closed in the 1980s and the property passed through several hands but mostly languished vacant until November 2011 when it was bought and began it’s resurrection into The Waterfront River Pub and Terrace.

Body of water served by this restaurant: River Dockside Entrance: yes Land Entrance: yes Type of Cuisine Served: pub fare Street Side Address: 22 Water Street Napanee, Ontario Canada K7R 1V4 Refueling Station On-Site: no

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