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Dining at one of Williamsburg's three functioning Colonial taverns is all about soaking up the 18th-century atmosphere: the mobcapped serving wenches and aproned lackeys; the pewter candlesticks, brass sconces, and thick wooden trestles; the visit from balladeers and the actor "host." And while you're not here for the culinary experience, the food, it ends up, is pretty good. Call ahead if you're visiting between January and March, when the taverns close sporadically for renovations.
Next to the courthouse, this is the rowdy one, complete with balladeers in the evening and interactive entertainment. From 5 pm on, expect to be roped into...more
Installing her tavern in the spot Jane Vobe abandoned for the King's Arms was a good move for tiny, rotund Christiana Campbell—hers became George...more
While the food may not exactly be considered haute cuisine, this chophouse that Jane Vobe opened in 1772 is still a superior establishment vying for the top...more
Evidently, the powers that be decreed four full-on taverns with a large "Bill of Fayre" to be overkill, so Shields has become a coffeehouse instead. While...more
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