McCooles @ The Historic Red Lion Hotel

Our mission at McCoole's is to provide a fine dining experience, for a casual dining budget. We strive to offer the finest food at affordable prices, while maintaining the highest standards of excellence in customer service. We present an attractive and delightful atmosphere, combined with a pleasant staff to provide 100% guest satisfaction. McCoole's Red Lion Inn is located at the intersection of Broad Street and Main Streets in Quakertown, PA. The inn originally opened in 1750 under the ownership of Walter McCoole and was known as McCoole's Tavern during the Revolutionary War Period. The Tavern's name was changed to the Red Lion Hotel in 1793. The inn was used as a meeting place in 1799 for organizers of Fries Rebellion. A rebellion by Germanic Pennsylvanians against a tax imposed to fund a war with France. The Pennsylvania Germans felt the tax was part of a plot to establish a British monarchy in America and were therefore opposed to it, as were many others. John Fries organized a rebellion after several protestors to the tax were arrested and marched on the building where they were being held. The prisoners were freed and Fries and the other protestors returned home. However, Alexander Hamilton declared the protestors traitors and that they were guilty of treason. They were declared guilty in court and were hanged at a location opposite the Red Lion Inn. Fortunately, President John Adams stepped in and pardoned the protestors. As the town of Quakertown grew, so did the inn. The inn received an expansion in 1810 and received another addition in 1865, allowing travelers to have a place to stay while passing through on a new railway system. Today, the McCoole's Red Lion Inn has been reopened as a restaurant and bar for dining.