It will be a bit of the old mixed with a bit of the new at Rotorua's only Irish bar when Hennessy's re-opens next month.
The bar on Tutanekai St was closed in March for demolition to make way for a $2 million-plus development that's expected to create up to 20 new jobs.
Operations manager Sue Burnett said work was well on track to be finished in time for the official opening function on December 13.
But, before that, Ms Burnett said the bar would open for two occasions that would serve as test runs before the big day.
"We wanted to treat our Guinness club members to their own special night. Many of them were here when we opened for the first time 14 years ago."