Clover reinvents ‘The Eg’ with £3m Post House spend

Clover hospitality group has reopened the former Eglantine Inn after investing £3 million in the former South Belfast favourite.

Now known as Post House, the Malone Road venue was acquired by Clover in September 2022, joining a portfolio that includes Whites, Henrys, Fountain Lane, Margot, Pug Uglys and The Bone Yard.

Clover has recruited 30 hospitality staff for Post House, which is being positioned as a sporting and entertainment venue by the group.

Group director, Mark Beirne, said: “I am very proud of the Clover team and our partners who have worked so hard over the last year to restore this important and stunning bar.

“The Post House has a rich and long standing history in the south of the city and as the current custodians I am confident that we have creatively restored the bar, breathing new life into the area and providing a superb venue for an eclectic clientele.”

O’Donnell O’Neill developed the design concept, which is based on the building’s history as a Victorian post house, while Dickson Fitzgerald Architects designed the new bar.

“The brief from Clover was to redesign the building to better reflect its origin as a Victorian post house, and we are very excited with the end product.

“Our plans involved removing the entire modern front façade and rebuilding a traditional elevation in brick with windows and door patterns reflecting those of the adjacent David Kier building.”