Chowning's Tavern

Food was not very good, especially the vegetarian sandwich

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

Horrendous wait and extremely overpriced

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Very disappointed! This was only one of two options for "real" food for lunch at Colonial Williamsburg open on a Tues. When we got here we ordered a chicken burger and pulled pork sandwich. You would think it wouldn't take that long. It took 45 minutes. Instead of fast food being fast it took soooooo long. That on top of the many bees and it was just a very sad experience. The poor guy on the grill did have the wind blowing smoke in his face. But every order was taking about 45 minutes to get filled. This place definitely needs some help in efficiency and quality. For the price it was a sore disappointment!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Sandwich, VA Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich

Had a great hearty meal here when we stopped and stayed the night on our way to South Carolina. Had a great Porter on Tap that was refreshing on a brisk November night. Genuine, Old World feel. Walking through the Colonial Streets on a cold night into a warm inn with Hearty Food and good beer. Felt like time traveling

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Amazing food and atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Welsh Rarebit

Chef Charles and the staff were amazing. The food we had was hot and delicious. Definitely recommend eating here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a bad experience at Chowning's Tavern. We had a group of around 30 people order chicken pot pie and apple pie for dessert. First of all, the chicken pot pie was lukewarm, which might explain why our party experienced explosive diarrhea the next day. Additionally, the lemonade we were served was so watered down that it tasted like a lemon had farted into it. It didn’t help that it also tasted like powdered lemonade. Not to mention, the servers smelled like pee. The only positive thing I can say about this place and our experience was the apple pie—it was pretty good. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place if you want to avoid getting sick the next day.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Pie

A bit pricey but good

Wonderful and historic place with fantastic atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shepherd's Pie, Welsh Rarebit, Chowning's Sampler Platter, Corn Chowder

Unfortunately, this was my first food experience in Williamsburg, and I have had many better besides this. The $6 fries had only 21 fries in the order, there was no onion on my burger, no dill pickle spear as advertised and a 2oz cup of coleslaw. I spent $62 and I was still hungry and the food was less than desirable. Go to the bakery or go off site to find spectacular food. This was not good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Stopped by the back outside dining area of Chowning's Tavern to grab a bite of lunch. They have a very limited menu set up for quick preparation and turnover. Meal choices of grilled chicken, hot dog or hamburger sandwiches are cooked to order and served with a side of coke slaw and bag of chips. The food was good but nothing exceptional for the premium price paid but the proceeds support the work of Colonial Williamsburg so console in that thought. The food within Chowning's is a totally different menu and quality so do not judge that with what is served out back in the garden area. I just wish the price paid would have been a better match with what was served.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

About 20 people there when we went at 1pm on Saturday. 10 minutes waiting in line to order. Told they were out of some items and out of glasses for beers. Made alternate food choices. Waited almost 20 minutes to be told they ran out of gas for the fryers. Decided to just get a refund at that point. Then waited 10 minutes to be told a manager would be there in 7 minutes. Took him 15 minutes to show up then another 20 minutes till he actually till someone asked what I was waiting on and they realized no one had talked to me about my refund. Yep, that's over an hour, and I still have to wait and see if the money goes back into my account. Definitely an experience that had a negative impact on that day of my vacation.

Chef Charles is the best!Told us about the Beef Tastys and what made us delicious Butter in the crust cream with the beef ?One of us got the hamburger from the grill YUMMY! Great place to sit and eat

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Extremely friendly staff and some of the best fries I have had for only $6

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries

A wonderful place to cool off eat abs

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5