Chowning’s Tavern

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Accessible
Family Friendly

Cheers to Tradition

Gather ‘round at Chowning’s Tavern for hearty, Colonial-inspired pub fare, all served up in an authentic alehouse atmosphere. Try favorites of our founding fathers, including savory Shepherd’s Pye and satisfying trenchers served in bread bowls. Want to take a piece of Colonial Williamsburg home with you? Order a local craft beer and keep the traditional salted mug.

Chowning’s Tavern

Indoor dining is Temporarily closed
Outdoor Garden Snack Bar Open “weather permitting”.

Our Hours

Chowning's Inside Dining| Temporarily Closed
Chowning's Garden Seating| Wednesday - Sunday

11:30am - 7:30pm

Chowning's Cider Stand| Wednesday - Sunday

11:00am - 5:00pm

Getting Here

109 East Duke of Gloucester Street
Williamsburg VA

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Phone

(855) 270 5114

Chowning's Tavern - All Day Fare

Savouries

Josiah Chowing's Brunswick Stew
Cup 6.95

Bowl 10.95
A traditional dish from Young Fowl & Beef cooked with sliced onion, tomatoes, limas, grated corn and Irish potatoes seasoned to taste and served up with good bread. Served daily by the cup and by the bowl
To Butter Shrimp
11.95
good bread browned, sauce of wine & garlic butter, herbs
Caesar Salet
6.95
heart of romaine, shaved parmesan, garlic crouton, Caesar dressing
Herb Grilled Chicken Breast add $5
Welsh Rarebit
8.95
A savoury made of Cheddar Cheese and Mustard - Spiced Ale poured over good bread and broiled bubbly with Smithfield Ham
Ploughman's
16.95
Tavern meats cured & smoked in the Virginia Fashion, daily cheese, pickled root cellar vegetables, seasonal grain mustard
Slow Cooked Ox Tail
12.95
East India curry root vegetable, good bread, currant jelly
Salet of Snipped Greens
7.95
Cucumber, tomato, cheddar cheese, hard boiled egg, crouton, choice dressing
Savory Pasty
7.95
An 18th-century savory of both meat and vegetable pasties, served with mango chutney

Main Dishes

All sandwiches include choice of: House Chips, Fruit Cup, Suet Fries $2 upcharge

Grid Iron Beef Steak
14.95
well-nigh a half pound of the finest beef, aged cheddar, butter lettuce, tomato, apple-smoked bacon served on a potato bun
All Smokehouse Beef Hot Dog
10.95
Frankfurters, originating in Germany were well known since the 13th century, served with chili, rarebit, onion
A Trencher of Beef
14.95
slowly smoked brisket of beef, caramelized onion, rarebit, horseradish sauce served upon hearth flat bread
Virginia Pork BBQ
13.95
Slow smoked Boston butt of pulled pork, potato bun, tavern slaw.
Spice-rubbed Roasted Breast of Yard Bird
14.95
Applewood Bacon, Butter Lettuce, Tomato, Caramelized Onion, Sweet N' Spicy BBQ Sauce
A Tasty Meatless Patty
13.95
Organic mix of legumes, grains, and vegetables from the griddle with aged cheddar cheese, olive oil crushed avocado, pickled black bean & tomato relish, potato bun
Low Country Shrimp Boil
15.95
Carolina Shrimp, fingerling potatoes, sweet corn, Surry sausage, spiced drawn butter, charred good bread
Shepard's Pye
16.95
Savory stew of lamb, aromatic vegetables and colcannon potatoes
Seasonal Vegetable Pithivier
13.95
Seasonal mélange of vegetables & potato baked beneath flaky tender crust, spring greens salet of pickled vegetables, dijon vinaigrette
These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, beef, pork, lamb, seafood, shellfish or eggs increases in your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.

Sweets

Peanut Pie
8.95
Eggs are beaten very light and blended with the proper measures of sugar and butter. Poured upon a flakey pie crust and covered with Virginia's Finest Roasted Peanuts and baked nicely with Vanilla Ice Cream
Chowning's Seasonal Ice Cream
4.95
Served with Gingersnaps
Cider Cake
8.95
Pressed Cider, applesauce and nuts enrich an early American recipe in place of the ordinary liquid with vanilla ice cream
American Heritage Chocolate Cobbler
8.95
A rich dish of baked custard and chocolate with a crisp crumb topping served warm with vanilla ice cream
All sweets are homemade by Colonial Williamsburg Pastry Chefs

Beers and Ales

Sample a flight of four beers of your choice $11

5oz taste - $4.50
16oz pint - $7.50
24oz mug - $10.50
Souvenir Pint & Beer - $20
Souvenir Mug & Beer - $25

*Josiah's seasonal beer and ale inventory varies widely. Ask you server about the offerings of the day and seasonal beer pricing.

Draught Beers

Old Stitch Brown Ale Williamsburg, VA
Seasonal Rotating IPA
Dear Old Mum Spiced Ale Williamsburg, VA
Tavern Classic Lager Williamsburg VA
Seasonal Hard Cider Virginia
Vienna Lager Roseland, VA
Brew's of the Season

From the Bottle

Raleigh Tavern Pale Ale 5
O'Doul's Nonalcoholic 5
Bud Light Seltzer 5

Non-Fortified Beverages

Chowning's Tavern Root Beer 3
Sparkling Apple Cider 3
Apple Cider 3

Family Punch Bowls

Lemon and Berry
12
Lemon and Berry Juices with Simple Syrup and Soda Water make this Fizzy Delight

Punch Bowls

Mr. Chowning's Punch Bowl
Served in a Punch Bowl, Made for Sharing, Serves 2-4 people
$28 per bowl

Josiah Chowning's Punch Bowl

Rum, Peach, and Apricot Brandy, Orange and Pineapple

Fortified Beverages

Rummer
12
black strap rum splashed with apricot and peach brandy
Martha Washington's Rose
13
Tito's vodka, rose, stone fruit juice
Cucumber Palmer
13
Rye whiskey, mint tea, cucumber
lemon, pink salt rim
Chowning's Wine Spritz
15
Sauvignon blanc, St. Germaine citrus syrup, mango seltzer
Witches Revenge
13
Black Strap & Pineapple Rums, Apricot Brandy, Luxardo Cherry
Settlers Punch
11
Bacardi rum, peach brandy