In 1956, Carl Arena Sr. purchased a small restaurant in Bushnell's Basin in Pittsford, NY. At the time, it served the local neighborhood and acted as the home for his off- premise catering business. As his business grew he purchased other hospitality related ventures in the local community including: the former Silver Stadium concessions, Monroe Community College Cafeteria, the former Cadillac Hotel, Top of the Plaza, and the War Memorial concessions. Over the course of the next 50 years, this small restaurant, mainly under the guise and leadership of Mr. Arena's two sons, Joe and Carl Arena, Jr., the Burgundy Basin has evolved into one of the Western New York's largest and most successful banquet facilities. Recently, we have received the Democrat and Chronicle's Rochester Choice award as BEST BANQUET HALL for the 4th year in a row.
In 1976, Joe and Carl Jr. purchased the Burgundy Basin from their father and by 1977, they had put a major facelift on the building and expanded seating capacity by over 50%. In the early 1980's, expansions continued as they added an outdoor pavilion area and made internal improvements to the office and kitchen.
In 1982, they stopped providing off premise catering and in 1987 they closed the restaurant side of the business down. Although the off premise catering and the restaurant had both been profitable and successful for many years, Joe and Carl wanted to concentrate on just one area of the business hosting the on-premise banquets and weddings.
The expansions continued as the business flourished. By the early 1990's, they had expanded all the party rooms and increased the seating capacity by over 100%. Currently, the Burgundy Basin can seat anywhere from 25 to over 1200 guests.
The year 2006 represents 50 years of business for the Burgundy Basin. Joe and Carl have committed themselves to a business that is focused entirely on providing guests with a high quality food and customer service in a relaxing enviroment at an affordable price
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Burgundy
Basin
1361 Marsh Road Pittsford
Pittsford, New York 14534
phone.(585) 248-2660
fax.(585) 248-0535