Image: Shadow Lawn Inn website.
The Shadow Lawn Inn and the Robertson Restaurant in Rothesay has new owners.
Co-owners Jamie and Mary Ann Gallagher announced the sale of the inn and restaurant to Tracy Pitts and Martin St-Denis from Gatineau, Quebec on Tuesday.
Jamie and Mary Ann Gallagher have been owners of the Shadow Lawn Inn since 2010 and it has gone through generational family ownership for 35 years.
“The Inn has been an integral part of our family for so many years. We purchased the Inn from my parents in 2010. I essentially grew up on this property. We have been honoured to serve the community through Shadow Lawn Inn and have had the privilege to be part of so many memorable occasions for families here in our community,” said Jamie Gallagher in a news release.
Pitts and St-Denis come with extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Pitts has worked as the director of food and beverage and director of special events at various locations and St-Denis brings skills from his previous experience working as a senior manager of events and catering.
“We see this as an excellent opportunity to continue to grow the business with a highly respected team of employees whose culture and commitment to its customers mirrors our own,” said Pitts and St-Denis in a joint statement. “We have come to admire and appreciate Shadow Lawn Inn for what it represents in the community and we look forward to continuing the tradition of excellence as the new owners of Shadow Lawn Inn.”
Mary Ann Gallagher says the sale of the Inn was a difficult decision but is looking forward to welcoming the new owners.
“Like we have done for more than 10 years, Tracy and Martin will operate Shadow Lawn Inn with the utmost attention to detail related to service and quality. Their values, management philosophy and culture makes us very comfortable about the future of Shadow Lawn Inn and our dedicated employees,” she said.
The Shadow Lawn Inn is a 4.5-star inn located in Rothesay, New Brunswick. The inn contains an award-winning dining room, the Robertson Restaurant, as well as banquet facilities and a catering business.
The business will continue to operate under the Shadow Lawn Inn name and all future bookings and gift cards will be honoured by the new owners. The financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. The change in ownership will come into effect on April 1.
Liam Floyd is a reporter for Huddle, an Acadia Broadcasting content partner.
