Tavern on the James

280 Valley St, Scottsville
(434) 286-3500

Recent Reviews

Stacy Johnson

It’s

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Atiba Harris

Great food great servers thank

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: blt, James River Burger, Steak, Fish, Fish and Chips

Veronica Kelly

The owners abuse local

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Maia Towles

Very expensive and not worth it. Quality is low and way overpriced. We dined in and while the service was good, it took forever to get the food out. I ordered a garden salad and French onion soup. The salad was iceberg lettuce with barely any toppings on it (no meat) for a whopping $15… totally overpriced. The side of soup was $9 and was ok but very salty. He ordered a beef dish that was good but the portion was so tiny, we both left hungry after spending over $60 on snack food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Troy Fallin

Great food, and the service was awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lisa Mullins

We vowed to not go back 2 years ago. Thought we would give it yet another chance. Food meh-(bbq was too saucy - burger mediocre) service poor(we waited 45 min for our meh food). Just overall poor experience again. Go to The Batteau or Luv n oven food truck.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Stephanie Leap

Excellent service and food, we all got the lunch specials and their hamburgers are so,so delicious, and the price was very reasonable and they are very generous Highly recommend!Thankyou and will definitely be

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Herbert Brown

Stopped in on my way through Scottsville. I was definitely Disappointed with the food I received. Service was pretty decent and the beer was pretty cool, but the food was awful. They gave free wings as a special. I ordered barbecue and you could tell that once the wings were cooked, someone just open a bottle of barbecue sauce and poured it on top of the wings. I fish and fries and the fish had an extremely hard exterior and nothing but mush inside. I left this place exactly the way I came hungry.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Karel H.

The most ridiculous menu I've seen in a very long time. Cannot imagine the mentality of a restaurant owner that charges bizarre extra prices for everything. "Build your own burger" is approximately $15 for a patty and bun. They are generous to not charge for the piece of lettuce and slice of tomato. However, cheese or anything else is another story. Add cheddar for $2.77, yes $2.77, American cheese gets a slight discount coming in at $1.89! So add cheddar and your burger is now $18 crazy The kicker is they have a specialty burger called the James. It comes with American cheese and bacon. $16.89. BUT don't ask for provolone or Swiss or cheddar or your burger is now $20. What about that $1.89 slice of American cheese that's being replaced? Do they credit you back for what you're not getting? No. They charge you. So you'll pay for the American cheese you've asked to be replaced with the $2.77 slice of cheddar. How tight are they? Must be a servers nightmare with all these odd priced extras for every little thing. It's just ridiculous. The food is already high priced but not worth it. What a shame. Keep your "extras", won't be back. It took 45 minutes for a burger, no cheese, to be ready. Insult to injury after 45 min it came out over cooked (asked for medium), dry and absolutely no flavor like ground beef cooked too long on too high heat. Definitely won't recommend this place. No excuse for how slow it was. When I came in there were only 5 tables and they had their food. Run don't walk away from here as fast as you can. Thank me later.

Sherrie Fulton

Fun times, people, and tasty food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: London Broil

Kim W.

Always a good meal and a good time!! Their burgers & fries are perfect!! Wings are some of the best! The service was great and to be honest it always is!! Really fun place to dine! Live music and sometimes karaoke. Friendly!

Ed Tracy

French onion soup was excellent broth w onions. Could have been baked a little longer to give me some crisp on the cheese. The Reuben was decent but I found it a little bland, but dipping it in the soup made the two excellent together. French fries or better than the homemade chips which was a surprise. Maybe the chips were cooked beforehand.My vegetarian wife had the grilled cheese and it liked it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ray Clements

Fun small town restaurant with quite a varied menu. Sandwiches to full course lunches in a casual atmosphere. Unbelievable low-priced lunch menu.Parking: Easy to find a park on the main street or in several nearby lots. All free.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potato Soup, blt

Kelly kleinvachter

Excellent bar and restaurant. Great food, large open bar to watch sports, and a separate, multi-level restaurant in a historic building. Very friendly employees. I had the special: pot roast, which took me back to my mother's Midwest cooking...yummmm.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: blt

Steve Garrett

Had a nice lunch, the food was ok and we ate outside. My wife's burger was well done and a bit dry. I had the cheese steak sandwich, and it was ok just lacking seasoning. Fries were great, and the tea was good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

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