My husband made reservations for our anniversary. We expected a certain level of service, atmosphere and quality based off of reviews and what they said they offer. When we got there it appeared pleasant and clean. The waitress (who we found out later was the manager) was nice and knowledgeable but was very casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt with her hair messy and a blue star sticker on her face. We thought it odd but was not even on our radar until other things started happening. We found it odd they had disposable paper napkins, salad dressing came in a disposable plastic cup, the music was louder pop like music and the staff at the hostess area were casually talking about random things pretty loud considering what we expected the atmosphere to be like. As far as the quality of the food we thought that the pieces of lettuce were large and chunky which can be a personal preference. The bread was cold and the butter was hard and not spreadable and the water tasted like chlorine. We could not drink it. Over all for what we spent it was very disappointing.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Elise Husar
My husband and I have been here a few times for date night. The food is genuinely very good and flavorful, but the overall experience hasn’t matched the higher-end price point.
Service felt rushed and not very attentive, which took away from what should feel like a relaxed, upscale dinner. Small details also disappointed us — like basic, dull knives that made the food hard to cut. We were also surprised to see store-bought salad mixes being used in the kitchen, which didn’t feel in line with a “luxury” dining experience.
Good food, but the service and finishing touches need improvement to justify the cost.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Erin C. Anthony
Love coming here for birthdays
Lauren Chase
Amazing wine pairings with each course of dinner. Wonderful staff and owner,Jim. He is very involved and will be cooking and in the dining space greeting tables. He can do it all and with his quality staff they make it look so easy. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Duck Breast, Crab and Corn Chowder, Sautéed Sea Scallops, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Dark Chocolate Pot De Creme, Roast Rack of Lamb, Chowder, Crab and Corn, Wagyu, Blue Cheese \u0026 Bacon Salad, Filet and Shrimp, Crab Crusted Salmon, Ahi Tuna, Pumpkin Soup, Roast Parsnips, Smoked Salmon Salad, Wine Reduction, Cork and Table Cheese Spread, Sauteed Chesapeake Bay Rockfish, Greens Salad
Kris Renee
This restaurant is a schizophrenia wonderland. Lets start with the neon pink sign followed by the 1950s black and white checkered hallway. You are asked seated behind a heavy tan suede cloth curtain. Then you are seated at wooden tables with no table cloths and weird knick knacks. A ladder, a cubby with books and old maps on the wall. It was very quiet. Oddly quiet. We were the only people there and that should have been a red flag. The appetizer a shrimp and corn chowder or something to that effect was disgusting. I could smell it from a mile away before it ever reached the table. The taste was revolting. The duck salad was ok. Except the duck looked like strips of left over Arby's roast beef. The dinner I sent back because what they did to the halibut was criminal. First of all, it shouldn't be rubbery like a dogs chew toy. Second, they essentially kicked the fish down a mountain of table salt and then just for kicks tossed it into pancko bread crumbs. I sent it back. All you could taste was fishy saltiness. Why would you do that to such a beautiful fish? Also whatever was under the halibut was not farro it was burned crunchy rice. Got the steak with mash instead. Why were the steak medallions so tiny? Who is back there with a cookie cutter carving out tiny pieces of steak? Also. That was not a mash. It was a parsnip pure, and overly sweetened. The only thing worth its weight was the cheesecake factory cheesecake which I know was not cooked by the chef. It was very obvious. The wine pairings made no sense. We ended up getting McDonald's on the way home. We won't be back. Skip this disgusting restaurant. Fire the chef. Shut it down and start over from scratch.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Amy M Levans
The best food in Fredericksburg hands down.
Food: 5
Dean DeCrease
Interesting spot in an old theater in the middle of the historic district. We had the 6 course tasting menu with wine pairings. Everything was very nicely done.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samara0418
We booked Cork & Table as our rehearsal dinner venue for our wedding in Fredericksburg this October, and I could not have been happier! Jim was so incredibly helpful. He adapted the menu to everyone's dietary needs, and worked with me on wine choices and realistic budget numbers. Day of, everyone on staff was beyond helpful and professional. We're a bit of a chaotic crew, but I never felt stressed or like I needed to manage the night. The food was AMAZING. Everyone talked about how good the rehearsal dinner was even through the rest of the wedding weekend! They even had dessert that fit all our dietary restrictions. We also brought in our own cake (it was also my mother's birthday), and they were absolutely lovely about bringing the cake out and then serving it up. If anyone is looking for a gorgeous, private space to have a family event I could not recommend Cork & Table more!
Alison Latimer
Nice quiet atmosphere. Good variety within the courses. Portion sizes were on the small side which is not a negative - was able to enjoy each course without feeling stuffed. My petty negative - what's with the paper napkins? Overall a nice experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tonya
Came to this restaurant for the first time hoping to enjoy a date night and the hostess greeted me with not so friendly tone like she didn’t need us as a customers , I told her it’s gonna be 2 of us for dine in , she looked at the other gentleman and asked if they were still seating people , and then the older gentleman just looked at me and said the food is fixed price and he left me there without asking if we would like to dine in like he thought I couldn’t afford a meal by even mentioning the “fixed price” and I was just looking at the menu to see exactly how the menu would works since I never been here I wanted to know how to pick for the 3 courses option so I wanted for the hostess to finish doing whatever she was doing so I could ask her to questions about the menu, she looked at me and said can I help you ? Like I was standing there all this time and not a single person try to see if we needed help and when she finally asked me if I needed help ,i immediately asked her about the menu she kinda just rushed me thru by saying oh you pick any 3 items off the menu with an attitude , at this point I just knew this whole experience would be terrible if chose to dine here so I left , if this is how you treat customers because they don’t know about your menu then maybe you shouldn’t open the door to serve people who you think can’t afford it , put a sign up and state that this restaurant is for the rich and reservation only
We had the pleasure of dining at Cork and Table for our anniversary, and it truly made the evening special. We both chose the four-course meal, which gave us the chance to try dishes we wouldn’t normally order. For example, I went with the Puree of Roast Parsnips for my soup, something I’d never tried before, but our server mentioned it was her favorite, so we gave it a shot. It was delicious! Every course was beautifully presented and full of flavor. The service was excellent , friendly, attentive, and very knowledgeable. We’ll definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dark Chocolate Pot De Creme, Roast Rack of Lamb, Smoked Salmon Salad
Ben White
Delicious food downtown Fredericksburg. Some seasonal rotations. The chef is a sommelier as well. I had the lamb, crab corn chowder, bacon and bleu salad, and the chocolate pot de creme. My sister had the scallops, smoked duck salad, and parsnip puree. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this place. You get what you pay for.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Malakai Jamaican
Small, intimate, and full of quiet charm. I had the filet mignon with truffle butter — perfectly cooked, melt-in-your-mouth tender. The staff pair each course with local Virginia wines, and it feels like dining in someone’s elegant home. Low light, soft jazz, and genuine hospitality throughout.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beth Cavalier
Excellent food, good service, quiet. Unhurried adult dining
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alicia L
My boyfriend and I were blown away by the delicious food and excellent service. We did the 4 courses with the wine pairings and had a delightful experience. Definitely the best restaurant we have been to in FXBG!
My husband made reservations for our anniversary. We expected a certain level of service, atmosphere and quality based off of reviews and what they said they offer. When we got there it appeared pleasant and clean. The waitress (who we found out later was the manager) was nice and knowledgeable but was very casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt with her hair messy and a blue star sticker on her face. We thought it odd but was not even on our radar until other things started happening. We found it odd they had disposable paper napkins, salad dressing came in a disposable plastic cup, the music was louder pop like music and the staff at the hostess area were casually talking about random things pretty loud considering what we expected the atmosphere to be like. As far as the quality of the food we thought that the pieces of lettuce were large and chunky which can be a personal preference. The bread was cold and the butter was hard and not spreadable and the water tasted like chlorine. We could not drink it. Over all for what we spent it was very disappointing.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
My husband and I have been here a few times for date night. The food is genuinely very good and flavorful, but the overall experience hasn’t matched the higher-end price point.
Service felt rushed and not very attentive, which took away from what should feel like a relaxed, upscale dinner. Small details also disappointed us — like basic, dull knives that made the food hard to cut. We were also surprised to see store-bought salad mixes being used in the kitchen, which didn’t feel in line with a “luxury” dining experience.
Good food, but the service and finishing touches need improvement to justify the cost.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Love coming here for birthdays
Amazing wine pairings with each course of dinner. Wonderful staff and owner,Jim. He is very involved and will be cooking and in the dining space greeting tables. He can do it all and with his quality staff they make it look so easy. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Duck Breast, Crab and Corn Chowder, Sautéed Sea Scallops, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Dark Chocolate Pot De Creme, Roast Rack of Lamb, Chowder, Crab and Corn, Wagyu, Blue Cheese \u0026 Bacon Salad, Filet and Shrimp, Crab Crusted Salmon, Ahi Tuna, Pumpkin Soup, Roast Parsnips, Smoked Salmon Salad, Wine Reduction, Cork and Table Cheese Spread, Sauteed Chesapeake Bay Rockfish, Greens Salad
This restaurant is a schizophrenia wonderland. Lets start with the neon pink sign followed by the 1950s black and white checkered hallway. You are asked seated behind a heavy tan suede cloth curtain. Then you are seated at wooden tables with no table cloths and weird knick knacks. A ladder, a cubby with books and old maps on the wall. It was very quiet. Oddly quiet. We were the only people there and that should have been a red flag. The appetizer a shrimp and corn chowder or something to that effect was disgusting. I could smell it from a mile away before it ever reached the table. The taste was revolting. The duck salad was ok. Except the duck looked like strips of left over Arby's roast beef. The dinner I sent back because what they did to the halibut was criminal. First of all, it shouldn't be rubbery like a dogs chew toy. Second, they essentially kicked the fish down a mountain of table salt and then just for kicks tossed it into pancko bread crumbs. I sent it back. All you could taste was fishy saltiness. Why would you do that to such a beautiful fish? Also whatever was under the halibut was not farro it was burned crunchy rice. Got the steak with mash instead. Why were the steak medallions so tiny? Who is back there with a cookie cutter carving out tiny pieces of steak? Also. That was not a mash. It was a parsnip pure, and overly sweetened. The only thing worth its weight was the cheesecake factory cheesecake which I know was not cooked by the chef. It was very obvious. The wine pairings made no sense. We ended up getting McDonald's on the way home. We won't be back. Skip this disgusting restaurant. Fire the chef. Shut it down and start over from scratch.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
The best food in Fredericksburg hands down.
Food: 5
Interesting spot in an old theater in the middle of the historic district. We had the 6 course tasting menu with wine pairings. Everything was very nicely done.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We booked Cork & Table as our rehearsal dinner venue for our wedding in Fredericksburg this October, and I could not have been happier! Jim was so incredibly helpful. He adapted the menu to everyone's dietary needs, and worked with me on wine choices and realistic budget numbers. Day of, everyone on staff was beyond helpful and professional. We're a bit of a chaotic crew, but I never felt stressed or like I needed to manage the night. The food was AMAZING. Everyone talked about how good the rehearsal dinner was even through the rest of the wedding weekend! They even had dessert that fit all our dietary restrictions. We also brought in our own cake (it was also my mother's birthday), and they were absolutely lovely about bringing the cake out and then serving it up. If anyone is looking for a gorgeous, private space to have a family event I could not recommend Cork & Table more!
Nice quiet atmosphere. Good variety within the courses. Portion sizes were on the small side which is not a negative - was able to enjoy each course without feeling stuffed. My petty negative - what's with the paper napkins? Overall a nice experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came to this restaurant for the first time hoping to enjoy a date night and the hostess greeted me with not so friendly tone like she didn’t need us as a customers , I told her it’s gonna be 2 of us for dine in , she looked at the other gentleman and asked if they were still seating people , and then the older gentleman just looked at me and said the food is fixed price and he left me there without asking if we would like to dine in like he thought I couldn’t afford a meal by even mentioning the “fixed price” and I was just looking at the menu to see exactly how the menu would works since I never been here I wanted to know how to pick for the 3 courses option so I wanted for the hostess to finish doing whatever she was doing so I could ask her to questions about the menu, she looked at me and said can I help you ? Like I was standing there all this time and not a single person try to see if we needed help and when she finally asked me if I needed help ,i immediately asked her about the menu she kinda just rushed me thru by saying oh you pick any 3 items off the menu with an attitude , at this point I just knew this whole experience would be terrible if chose to dine here so I left , if this is how you treat customers because they don’t know about your menu then maybe you shouldn’t open the door to serve people who you think can’t afford it , put a sign up and state that this restaurant is for the rich and reservation only
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
We had the pleasure of dining at Cork and Table for our anniversary, and it truly made the evening special. We both chose the four-course meal, which gave us the chance to try dishes we wouldn’t normally order. For example, I went with the Puree of Roast Parsnips for my soup, something I’d never tried before, but our server mentioned it was her favorite, so we gave it a shot. It was delicious! Every course was beautifully presented and full of flavor. The service was excellent , friendly, attentive, and very knowledgeable. We’ll definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dark Chocolate Pot De Creme, Roast Rack of Lamb, Smoked Salmon Salad
Delicious food downtown Fredericksburg. Some seasonal rotations. The chef is a sommelier as well. I had the lamb, crab corn chowder, bacon and bleu salad, and the chocolate pot de creme. My sister had the scallops, smoked duck salad, and parsnip puree. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this place. You get what you pay for.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small, intimate, and full of quiet charm. I had the filet mignon with truffle butter — perfectly cooked, melt-in-your-mouth tender. The staff pair each course with local Virginia wines, and it feels like dining in someone’s elegant home. Low light, soft jazz, and genuine hospitality throughout.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food, good service, quiet. Unhurried adult dining
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My boyfriend and I were blown away by the delicious food and excellent service. We did the 4 courses with the wine pairings and had a delightful experience. Definitely the best restaurant we have been to in FXBG!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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