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Omar's Carriage House
Eclectic · Norfolk, VA
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313 W Bute St
Norfolk, VA 23510
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About Omar's Carriage House
A 19th century timber merchant, Captain John L. Roper, bought the property after the Civil War. The family carriage, horses, riding equipment, and even a sleigh were kept here in the carriage house. The family's mansion, facing Freemason Street, was demolished in the 1930's. For years, the old carriage house stook idle until one of Mr. Roper's granddaughters decided it would make an ideal tea room.
In the mid 1940's Virginia Bruce Roper converted the facility into a restaurant. It's reputation grew as a quaint tea room where good food and good friendship were regularly enjoyed. Artists and celebrities frequented The Carriage House. Among them, Mrs. Douglas McArthur returned in 1980 and was pleased to find that the Pecan Pie a la Jan had been improved.
In 1974, new owners turned the business into a night spot known as "Round the Corner." Old recipes and ties to the origin were abandoned for sandwiches and liquors. Repurchased again in 1978, it was renamed back to The Carriage House, renovated, and returned to its original menu, including aged, seasoned beef, and fresh seafood.
A curious old legend lingers of a ghost that lurks the Carriage House halls from days of dinners past. It is said to be the wispy ectoplasm of a pre-Civil War slave with a penchant for playful service. Menus move, the lights dim, friends hear funny things...and wine mingles the soul. If you listen closely, you may even hear mellifluous moans emerging somewhere around your friends as they sense the succulent flavors of Carriage House meals.
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