Making a meal of it - from potato shed to casual dining

A Caledon cook has turned a vacant potato shed into a casual dining restaurant.

Ann Henderson decided to make the move as there are no hotels, pubs or restaurants in the village.

She says ‘Back Of Beyond’ is a place where people can sit down on a Friday or Saturday night and have a meal.

Ann has been dishing up food to the rural community for 20 years.

Speaking about 'Back of Beyond' Ann, who also owns Cafe Rose, says this is the year of Food and Drink in Northern Ireland.

“The old potato shed has been lying in a state of disrepair for years. But it's a lovely shed which is built in the same architectural style as the rest of the village.

"So I thought I would get creative and turn the potato shed into a 24-seater casual dining restaurant which serves food which is produced locally, has created a few new jobs and is a place where local people can congregate on Friday and Saturday nights,” she explains.

"With more and more people moving to the village we wanted to provide a quaint eatery for local people, and people from further afield, which offers a totally new dining experience," she adds.

This old potato shed lay vacant for years, but, with a creative eye and a passion for food, Ann has created a beautiful restaurant which boasts its own courtyard, with plenty of free parking on the Main Street and you can Bring Your Own.

Ann adds: "Caledon is a beautiful place.  As a community we are working hard to inject new life into the village, create jobs yet maintain the beautiful historical context of Caledon.”