Stone Rooster, no Gilda
Apr 21, 2021 John Mello appeared before the Marion Selectmen on April 21, in search of a liquor license for Gilda’s Stone Rooster. MARION — South Coast restaurateurs John Mello and Joe Sauro are looking to reopen the Stone Rooster, without Gilda. Gilda Downey opened Gilda’s Stone Rooster on Route 6 near the Wareham line in 1979 with her late husband Paul. The bar was known as a mecca for jazz music, and the shows Downey held at the spot landed her a lifetime achievement award in 2014 from the New Bedford Jazz Festival. Mello and Sauro recently purchased the bar from the now re...