Best Historic Restaurants in Williamsburg

So nice to know that this institution still exists, operating at the highest standards as it always has. Superb!

Le Yaca is consistently a premier restaurant! Lunching and dinning there is always a treat!! The food, presentation, and warmth & professionalism are consistent season to season & year to year. Located adjacent to the Williamsburg historic district, La Yaca is a lovely hour from Richmond via your choice of routes. Wines by the glass are outstanding, whether one orders ala carts or from one of the two 3 course menus, the size & presentation of each plate is perfect. Dining in La Yaca is perfection!

We had a great birthday dinner at Christiana Campbell Tavern Stephanie our server was excellent, there was some informative entertainment, and the food was delicious. Every single dish that we had was amazing. The specialty drinks are also really good. I had a whiskey punch and it was amazing! Totally recommend the Christiana Campbell Tavern. They did a great job post Christmas. I have to say that the crabcakes were excellent and we are from the Chesapeake region… So we know good crabcakes!

Booked for the Terrace Room and requested a pretty view as we were celebrating my husband’s birthday. I was pleased that the Christmas decor was still in place, and elegantly done. I had read mixed reviews on the food. We started with the Charcuterie, and then scallops for me and salmon for him. Bananas Foster cocktail was perfect. Banoffee Entremet delicious. There was absolutely not one misstep or one item to find fault. All the food was delicious and prepared to our liking. The pace was perfect as we were dining; not gulping food to move onto the next must do. Karen, our server, was solicitous and attentive without being intrusive. She was knowledgeable and made good recommendations. I have a citrus fruits allergy; she verified each item I ordered was “safe”. She even had my husband’s dessert plate decorated with a Happy Birthday! We had a lovely evening and will return again.

We did a round of dinner visits to three of the colonial taverns during Christmas week. The wait staff/Historical interpreters really make the experience and we had three very good ones. The food was all good but I didn't have high expectations for the beef and I was not surprised that it was good but not great. We were there for the experience and all the other food was pretty good as were the drinks and local beer. It was a fun time and an experience that we'd probably do occasionally when visiting WIlliamsburg. We'd recommend it for anyone who hasn't been