Zandri’s Stillwood Inn Closes Banquet Hall In Wallingford

WALLINGFORD, CT — After 40 years in business, Zandri’s Stillwood Inn has closed its banquet center due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Zandri family is in the process of transitioning to the next stage in their business life and returning to their catering roots, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports owner Jim Zandri is returning to off-site catering and is in the process of transforming the banquet hall into a climate-controlled storage facility. Zandri’s Stillwood Inn has been a staple in the Wallingford community, hosting numerous fundraisers and events over the years.

“As many of you may already know Zandri's Stillwood Inn, our banquet center, has sadly closed,” the owners recently wrote in a post on Facebook. “Like many other local businesses we were negatively effected by the coronavirus. Although these last few months have been difficult we at Zandri's offer our sincere gratitude to the thousands we've served since opening our banquet hall in 1979. Thank you for your business and for the memories!

“With that being said, we are still available for catering! We may not have the banquet hall, but we still have our food and we still have the ability cater to you!

“If interested in doing an outing or having food catered please call our office at (203) 269-6695 to make arrangements.”

Zandri plans to have the climate-controlled storage facility, which will have about 55 separate units in a variety of sizes, ready for customers around Oct. 1, according to the Record-Journal. He is also hoping to use the food truck he’s been building for catering events.

Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here.