The Ocean City version of Ropewalk Tavern, the restaurant and bar with locations in Federal Hill and Delaware's Fenwick Island, will open by Memorial Day, owner Marc McFaul said earlier this week.
This Ropewalk (at 8203 Coastal Highway) is the largest of the three, and will feature a 300-foot deck, a 60'x40' pavilion, bars both inside and outside, fire pits, a canopy of palm trees and a large playground for children, McFaul said.
Construction is ongoing, but McFaul said there is a chance Ropewalk Ocean City could be open closer to mid-May. Entertainment is still being discussed, but McFaul mentioned booking dueling-piano performers and having "possibly an Irish music night."
On Friday afternoon, a post on the restaurant and bar's Facebook page said they are hiring "all positions for the spring/summer 2015 season." For more information, go to ropewalkoc.com.
In October, the original Ropewalk Tavern in Baltimore — known by many as the Republican bar with a Ronald Reagan statue — will celebrate its 20th anniversary. In my 2013 list of best Baltimore bars, Ropewalk cracked the Top 30.