Gadsby's Tavern - Alexandria

Had an absolutely amazing experience dining in at such a historic tavern where Georgia Washington himself ate. The service was fantastic. The servers are dressed in colonial gear and it brings the place to life. I sat in amazement observing everything. The place settings are also antique and traditional to the time. The food was delicious and unbelievably cheap. I got the traditional breakfast which was a hearty 3 poached eggs (subbed from scrambled eggs), thick cut pieces of

I loved that the only lights were candlelight. The atmosphere of the place takes you back to colonial times. But I do have to say that Washington 's Favorite was far too sweet. The orange glacee tasted like grape jelly all over the plate. The jelly was on the vegetables, the potatoes--it made the dish inedible to me. If you are a fan of sweet jelly all over your savory meat and potatoes, then I guess you would like Washington 's favorite. In my opinion it was not good.

Fully expected the historic building would be the main thing food would be secondary, but the food was incredible! The complimentary bread, the meatloaf, the French onion soup were each exceptional in my opinion. I will be back to try dessert because I was way too full from dinner!

I went here with a large working group so we got the standard 4 options, beef, chicken, fish, and vegetarian. I ordered the chicken, it was very good and everyone on my table enjoyed their meal as well. The atmosphere was nice and authentic the wait staff was nice and attentive. The dessert was good. I think it would be fun to go back with a much smaller group.

After going to Mount Vernon, I paid parking because the restaurant was open. My daughter and I walked in and we waited for 20 minutes, but there was no one at the counter. Many people slowly kept coming out, and suddenly a woman looks at us and rudely says... my kitchen is closed now. Idk how you couldn't be nicer or serve 2 more people, I don't think it's possible for a restaurant to run out of food all of a sudden, this was a once in a lifetime experience I wanted to give my