Shields Tavern

Fixed price menu with no options. No charm. Felt fake. Slow service. Uncomfortable chairs and tables. Have to park across the street in a gravel paid lot. Place was just plain weird.

Server was too chatty and offered better service to other tables, but we were happy with the menu and worth the experience.

Vegetarian options: Must tell server in advance.

Dietary restrictions: Does ask if you have food allergies or concerns

Kid-friendliness: Yes and kids menu

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner

Had a delicious salad to start, loved the nuts and vinaigrette. Then the fried chicken was delicious and ended with some hot doughnuts. Highly recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Decent price for all you can eat in a 1700s atmosphere. We enjoyed lunch as a family. It was a very hot day, so the lemonade was much appreciated. There was also a musician playing a flute, adding to the pleasant atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Not cheap, but excellent food, excellent service, live music — definitely worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A delicious lunch with lots of historical information and some lovely music! Our server Danile was especially diligent and welcoming. Thank you all!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was excellent. Had a 3 course meal-salad, fried chicken/beef, mashed potatoes, etc with veggies and all were excellent. Server was attentive as well. Glad we caught it when it was open!

Parking: Parked at the visitors center as we were there for the day in colonial Williamsburg. However, there is parking behind the tavern.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner, Squash Soup, Chopped Salad

Definitely put this on your to do list while in Williamsburg!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner

This restaurant recently reopened in June of 2024 for regular dining. It was an amazing experience! The way it is set up now, eliminates many of the issues in past reviews. The food was very good and it was all you can eat for 29 dollars. The food is served family style at your table. Our first plate of chicken was good. But when we got our second plate, it was even more amazing because you could tell it had just been cooked. I loved the salad and it had a bunch of fun toppings in it. It wasn’t a typical boring side salad.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped in here today while touring Williamsburg and had a wonderful time. The staff were very knowledgeable, and the food was delicious. My wife smelled the fried chicken down the street and insisted we go in. The meal is a great value for the price, with a fine bread starter with herbed butter and a tasty salad. The fried chicken was perfectly cooked with crispy skin and the beef olives were delicious. The only thing that would have made this better was a cold pint to go with the meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner

This restaurant is amazing it is set in colonial Williamsburg and the wait staff are all extremely friendly and knowledgeable.. The food is always served hot and delicious!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner, Roast Chicken, Fried Chicken Breast

Everything was excellent! A note for those with dietary limitations, this place may not be for you. It is a pre-fix menu and they don't seem to want to make any adaptations. I had bariatric surgery, so it wasn't ideal for my situation, however I knew what I was in for and didn't request anything special. Our eight year old was able to order Mac and Cheese and was very happy. He's quite fussy, so we were relieved.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went there for a private event. It was cool, portions were kinda small, although there were 3 courses. I expected more character from the servers, but maybe that was typical of the time. Felt like they were just feeding us as quickly as possible so we could leave. But we did have a good time.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Cake

Food was terrible everything was rushed there wasn’t enough seats for my group food looked liked jail food.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Had dinner here twice with a group. The absolutely worst service I ever encountered. Our dinners were warm at best and very small portions. Only two drink options lemonade and water, no coffee or tea at the end of the meal. I have been in foodservice for many years and this has to be the worst I have ever

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1