Me too. The ongoing restoration work in Bonavista (which has more than 1,000 heritage buildings) is funded in large part by a wealthy American couple as well.
The Stone Jug will never make its money back, unless an entree is $10,000+ - but Carbonear's a mid-sized community by our standards (4,700) and not far from Harbour Grace (3,000; but definitely a popular stop for tourists) and Bay Roberts (10,900; basically a subdivision surrounding a big box store complex).
It'll
probably be viable as a restaurant simply in terms of earning more than it costs to operate.