If
you come into the BrazenHead dining room and you happen to notice a
rather broad and seemingly mismatched collection of cloths on an array
of tables ranging from two-tops, to lopped-offs, to banquet tables
end-to-end, and you don’t happen to like this, please
don’t say anything to the owner, Will Fanning. You see, most
of the tablecloths belonged to Grandmother Babsheen, and they lay in a
trunk for at least 30 years before anyone got them out, even to look
at. So each one of these tablecloths probably has a story, and Will may
have a great sentimental attachment to any number of them. He likes his
tablecloths. Perhaps you will too, if you consider them as individuals.
But don’t think that we
don’t know how to dress. On most weekends and special
occasions, we haul out the matching ironed tablecloths and fold the
napkins just so. It looks great, if we say so ourselves.
Now, about the food ...
The Fanning Family’s tastes
prevail. No fancy gourmet food here, but ample servings of hearty Irish
and American favorites, served plain and simple.
The Menu
Below are some descriptions of the dishes we typically offer, though we're in the midst now of modifying our menu. In part, this is necessary because we're growing a fair amount of our food here and we need to integrate those good wholesome ingredients into our diet and yours. Bear with us, and we'll post prices again when we get it all sorted out.
Breakfast
See
days/hours
of operation
Irish breakfast
Start
your day the Irish way, with a breakfast of two eggs done however you
like them, paddy cakes (Irish potato cakes), mildly spiced sausages
called bangers (imported from Ireland’s County Cork) and a
slab of ham, garnished with grilled mushrooms and tomatoes, and served
with Irish soda bread.
Lunch
See soup,
salads and sandwiches below, and be mindful that our
hours sometimes change. A brief explanation of that can be found here.
Dinner
(or is it Supper)?
Whatever
you call it, you’ll be well fed.
Salads, Soups and Appetizers
Mike’s Irish
Coddle
Will’s dad was well known for his hearty spud and onion soup,
which The BrazenHead keeps on hand year 'round.
by the bowl or the cup
Soup Du Jour
It might be Irish chili, Hungarian mushroom, French onion, leek soup,
or whatever else is in season and tastes great. In March and April, and
on special holidays, it might be cream of ramp soup. Ask your server.
by the bowl or the cup

The BrazenHead House Salad
Fresh greens in season, with tomato, cucumber, and green pepper, and
raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Paddy
Cakes
The mighty spud, whipped but not unkindly, spiced with onions and fried
up in the old-time Irish way.
Beverages
- Coffee
As many refills as you like
Tea
- We leave the sweetening to you.
Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite; Ginger Ale
Hot Chocolate
Milk
Regular or
Large
Juices
orange, tomato, cranberry, grapefruit
Bottled Beers
Domestic,
Imported and
Non-alcoholic
Beers on Tap
Guinness, Smithwick's, Yuengling
- by the Pint, Irish (20 oz.) or American (16 oz.)
- Wines
Ask your server about our current offerings
Desserts
They
vary, but the array includes all sorts of tasty delights depending on season and the availability of quality ingredients.
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