The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06
Portland Metropolitan cafe.

| Portland is soon to boast a genuine
metropolitan cafe, an institution that
has been badly needed in the city for
long time. In size, convenience, and
equipment thu new establishment will
exceed anything in the State. The work
OF lifting and furnishing is now being
rapidly pushed and two weeks now will
SEQ 1he piace entirely completed. The
WORK OF preparing this fine restaurant
has been carried ON for sometime but in
very quiet way, SO much. so. that this
Will probably be the first intimatlon
to very many of them that such III elab-
| crate scheme is being completed.
The new establishments, which has not
yet received name, Is to be located on
Center street just off Of Congress street
and it is only necessary to mention thai
Mr.. Thomas j. O'Neil is the proprietnY
of the new cafe to convey to thousands
that the place will have an air of hes.
pitaiity and warmth about 10, that
would naturally permeate place which
was conducted by such a whole souled,
warm hearted nature as Mr.. O'Neil is
known TO possess. A more genial host,
than "Tom," is not among the possible
ties. Few men in the country have
larger acquaintance than he and many
of the people who visit the beautiful City
by the SEA, this summer will find in him
an old friend.
Some idea of thesmagnitude of the e.
Enlistment Mr. O'Neil is preparing for
the entertainment of his guests, can be
| gained for the fact, thatsthe cafe will oc-
/ iok an
| No. 1l4-116 and 118 Center street.
On the lower floor will be tho gentle
mems cafe with fine lunch counter and
private lunch stalls where quick lunches
can be had with prompt and efficient SER
vice. This room is very handsome being
entirely sheathed and finished in the
natural wood and cherry trimmings.
Some beautiful works of cart adorn the
walls aud numerous sporting pictures of
friends of Mr.. O'Neil in the sporting
profession who are legion.
| In the rear is a private office hand
somely furnished and fitted with writing
facilities and long distance telephone for
the accommodation of patrons and the CUR
rent events of the sporting world will be
constantly received and bulletined in the
cafe.
| MIR. O'Neil is great lover as we'll az
owner of last horses and this new place
will be the mecca of the noted horsemen
who visit Rigby this season.
| Up stairs, on the second floor of the
block, to which will lead IL broad and
handsome stairway, will be located
suites Of the handsomest private dining
and banquet rooms east of Boston, whose
dainty private dinners can be served amid
tho most delightful surroundings. This
latter feature so long needed in Portland
will be more than appreciated.
The cuisine of the new cafe will be it's
"pieee de resistance" Mr.. O'Neil has
secured one of the best chefs in New
England and a capable steward and with
their assistants nothing will be left un-
done that tends to the entire satisfaction
of the most fastidious epioure. Game
suppers will be d speciality and the fact
that a private party can be entertained
with such supper, served in metropoli-
tan style amid luxurious surroundings
will be welcome news to Portlanders.
The looationSof the cafe, so near to
Monument Square will be very conveu-
lent. Visitors to Maine this summer,
will find a delightful surprise in a
| thoroughly well ordered metropolitan
cafe where they can be as adequately
served as at any of the big New York
cafes and that Maine people will heartily
appreciate the enterprise that is to give
them such needed resort in the metropo-
lis of the state goes without saying.