The Henry Clay Inn® Restaurant

A great, quiet and graciou9s hotel in the middle of a wonderful shopping area, close to Randolph Macon College, great restaurant, wonderful baked goods, impecable staff eager to hep

Service: 5

Invited to a Birthday party with 30 people expecting problems since so large not seeing alot of staff like other restaurants but 2 gentlemen worked together so in tune with each other. Their hospitality professionalism, and promptness waiting on each and every individual person with drinks, refills and excellent food was amazing ! I can't get over the quick service yet would take time to give service with a smile and when our waiter was spoken to by our elder people just to chat , he took quick time to make a comment back to us that would make us all laugh resuming his duties non stop at the same time.
I don't take time to write reviews but definitely taking the time now because staff is so well deserved of over 10 stars , food was delivered and served at the same time hot and delicious ,not 1 person had to wait for him to get a refill or another drink or anything else because his focus was all of us.

Service: 5

A great experience. I would highly recommend! Staff is great.

Service: 5

We spent 4 nights at the Henry Clay Inn. Upon arriving on our first night (7:30 p.m.), the lobby was very dark with no one in site. There was no occupied check-in counter. After several "hellos" , we were greeted by William who was expecting us. He showed us to our room and answered some of our questions... very nice.
Our room (2 double beds) was on the small side (no dressers, small vanity, not enough towel bars), but I guess it was to be expected for an historic inn. It was clean and the beds were very comfortable. The train noise was not a problem at all... kinda cool.
There are no coffee makers in the rooms but they have two Keurig stations, one right outside our room. Again, the lighting is minimal so kinda spooky and hard to read the coffee pods. After using the coffee bar, we asked an employee to refill several items and left for the day. Nothing was refilled. We went to the kitchen pantry and refilled some items ourselves. On another evening, items had been refilled but the water level was low, so we ended up refilling the reservoir ourselves.
Our main disappointments were the poor lighting and the Keurig stations not being monitored.

Service: 3

Dined here on a week night and the food was great but our server, Richard, really made our experience special. The location was cute and everything we had (caprese for appetizer, salmon and coq au vin for dinner) was delicious. I would definitely recommend and would return.

Service: 5

Outstanding experience. The food, the help, the house, all excellent. There should be a notation somewhere on the booking site that there is no one present between midnight and 7am to deal with any emergency or issue. Guests are just locked in the house on their own. This just seems like an incident waiting to happen. I would have liked to have known this was the case.

Service: 4

Expensive. I was put back when i was firmly told, I would be charged $500. to clean the room, if I smoked; I don’t smoke.
I won’t be returning…

Walkability: Center of town.

Service: 3

Great Brunch and Dinner menus. Unable to highlight specific dishes, they're all delicious. Service is friendly, courteous and efficient. Reasonably priced for an upscale menu and setting. You must indulge and experience dessert! The pastry chef is World Class! Shout out to Andy and Richard.

We were here for a birthday. The location is great.

Service: 3

As British tourists we get scared travelling the entire states but lemmie tell you upon getting here, we were greeted instantly by a man who offered a lift too us helping us get too our campsite which was amazing called Andy, Richard then the following day none stop helping us out trying too get us too Richmond after losing our train, then William come in clutch he’s a fantastic man helped us get an Uber during a thunder storm too get us too safety in Richmond fantastic gentlemen, and will “we left the bloody tip” :)

Service: 5

The Henry Clay is a unique experience in this day of cookie cutter hotels serving fast food meals. The building is charming, the rooms are comfortable and the restaurant is an amazing surprise. I have stayed there many times and the charm and convenience continue to bring me back.

Service: 5

We had dinner on Saturday night and it was fantastic. The meal was fabulous and the service was top notch. Highly reccomend!!

We took my mother for dinner on Saturday night. The food was fantastic and the service was top notch. Highly recommend!!

Passing through and decided to give this place a try for brunch. EXCELLENT! We had the pork belly & lobster Benedict as well as the banana blueberry pancakes. Richards served us, he was sweet & gracious. He even told us local folklore, shared some interesting facts.The dining room has a bit of a dated vibe, but I thought it added to the charm of the bed and breakfast.

Service: 5

You can have a room overlooking the visitor centre and the tracks.Nearby activities: Food places, train day.

Service: 5