Welcome to the Village Coal Tower Restaurant
Where family, friends and food come together along the Erie Canal.
Summer Hours: M-F, 7 AM – 8:30 PM (Fridays until 9)
Winter Hours: M-F, 7 AM – 8 PM (Fridays until 8:30)
Weekends ALL YEAR open at 8 am
The Canal Tower’s location is rich in history going as far back as October 1825 when the Erie Canal first opened. Boats were pulled by mules along the 362 waterway from Albany to Buffalo.
Schoen (Shane) Place was originally a lumber yard called
Schoen Alley, located along the canal’s towpath. In the
early 1900’s Joe and Charles Schoen constructed the Village
Coal Tower using it for coal storage to service the boats on
the Erie Canal and local residents. Generations later, in
1967, Ted Collins purchased the Village Coal Tower from
the Schoen family.
Working together with community leaders and businesses, Mr. Collins’ vision of a retail center along the canal became a reality and in 1976 the Village Coal Tower Restaurant was opened. Since then, Schoen Place has evolved into one of the areas favorite destinations and we at the Village Coal Tower are proud to be a part of making that happen.
Our goals at the Coal Tower are simple: to provide warm, friendly service to our customers / to offer a broad menu which appeals to all, using only the finest, freshest / and last, but not least, to be an active member of this community. Because, although places such as Pittsford, Schoen Place and the Village Coal Tower are rooted deep in history, only a community and its residents can make such places truly historic.
We at the Village Coal Tower welcome you to relax and enjoy!
We sincerely appreciate your patronage!
