Take A Sneak Peek Inside The New Wycombe Inn, Opening Soon

WRIGHTSTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Renovations at the Wycombe Publick House are nearing completion and is expected to reopen sometime this fall under a new name and under new ownership.

Workers are putting the finishing touches on the restaurant located on Mill Creek Road midway between the Lingohocken Fire Station and the historic Wycombe Train Station.

“The restaurant is ready to go, but we are waiting on the manufacture and installation of an additional ADA compliant railing outside the building that the township wants us to install,” said Warminster resident Jerry Driscoll, who purchased the business in March. “When that is completed, we can receive our occupancy permit and get the doors open.”

The restaurant will open under the name The Wycombe House - serving traditional tavern fare (burgers, cheese steaks, etc.) along with a southern-influenced American cuisine menu featuring some exciting new dishes including steak smothered in pork chops, chicken fried steak, a New Orleans gumbo, bacon and bourbon stuffed chicken breast, chicken and waffles with a bourbon maple syrup among others.

“We’re not going to be a beer and shot kind of place, but also not a Five Star Zagat-rated restaurant. It’s going to be a place that’s comfortable for family members and their children,” said Driscoll last July. “I want it to be a place where I would want to take my wife and my kids to.”

Between renovations and the purchase of a liquor license, Driscoll has poured more than $1.5 million into the Wycombe, including the conversion of four apartments on the second floor to handicapped accessible bathrooms, creation of a small billiards room and a private dining room for birthday parties and special occasions.

Renovations have also included what he calls “an upscale” of the entire building, including rewiring the electrical system, the installation of new plumbing and addressing structural issues with the building.

In addition, the Wycombe has a new bar, a new bar top, new ceilings and a fresh coat of paint.

This week, Driscoll posted photographs of the interior of the newly renovated restaurant on its Facebook page. Click here to see more photographs.