TYNGSBORO – A new restaurant has opened in Tyngsboro, but Pino at Chateau Merrimack is no ordinary restaurant.
Pinot heralds the new but long overdue beginnings of this distinctive property on Pawtucket Boulevard. This restaurant is one of the hotel’s converted elements from the Stonehedge Inn.
Owner Jonathan Ead confirmed the restaurant opened on a limited basis last week. He hopes to have the system resolved before the grand opening in mid-September.
Rooms are not ready yet and landscaping work is still in progress. However, most of the work is done and the chateau is taking bookings for functions and events.
Townspeople have raved about Pino’s menu and interior renovations, said Colin Loiselle, deputy town manager.
Eid promises an unforgettable grand opening as it swiftly launches many musical events and other celebrations to mark the occasion.
The chateau’s predecessor opened in 1988. The late Gil Campbell, a local property developer, and his wife Marilyn built the inn, which it later sold to General his manager Levent his Bozkul. He sold it to Bige Das. Bige Das ran into tax problems and bankruptcy.
Stonehedge Inn was foreclosed for nonpayment of these taxes and sold at auction for $2.8 million in May 2020. At the time of the auction, Tingsboro owed her $150,000 in taxes. The new owner had to pay these taxes as part of the sale transaction.
Since then, it has taken more than two years for Pinot to open.
Eid’s company, Vienna Capital, acquired Stonehedge Inn in a foreclosure auction two years ago. “I bought it out of sight,” he said.
They quickly discovered an infrastructure issue that needed to be addressed. They added $600,000 to hotel costs, Eid estimated. COVID-19, supply chain issues and state licensing issues have also contributed to the delay.