Verona Inn

The Verona Inn is now serving its fourth generation of customers and will celebrate its 65th year in the summer of 2012. Notable patrons include Governors, Members of Congress, Presidential candidates, sports celebrities, and numerous actors and actresses. Everyone has a favorite Verona Inn story. A notable favorite was when Billy Guerin, a New Jer... sey Devils player, pulled the Stanley Cup out of the trunk of his car the night they won it and said, "Let's see if this thing holds beer. Or the time Mark Gelnaw, a longtime customer and practical joker, called to see if the Inn could keep the kitchen open because Joe Thiesman wanted one of our famous cheeseburgers. Twenty minutes later, in walked Mark and Joe. Or the night the doorman wouldn't let Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in to film their show without ID. He went on to become a veterinarian because he "just wasn't good with people." Over the years the owners of the Verona Inn were never able to purchase the property from the family members that inherited it and in 2010 environmental issues with the property forced the business to close. The new location, in the middle of town, was originally built as the Verona Butcher Shop and later became the home of Rose Jewelers. We were able to purchase both the old Rose Jewelers and the Verona Camera store, knock most of them down, and build the new Verona Inn.Read More