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Jamestown Settlement Cafe

1760 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
757-253-2571
Ranked #165 of 223 restaurants in Williamsburg
3.0 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
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Eastern Shore Maryland
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55 reviews 55 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

Ate here the other day while visiting Jamestown Settlement. It was ok, I had the turkey sandwich and got chips and a fountain soda to go with it. Tasted pretty good, wish they had had a better selection of food. Price wasn't that great for what I got though.

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Scotia, New York
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

This tourist cafe was amazing - particularly for a historic site that caters to a lot of kits. It was not your usual hot dogs and soda. We had really delicious brunswick stew and bread pudding with a wonderful fruit sauce. The salad was also good. I just found the stew recipe online and am going to try to make... More

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Syracuse, New York
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2012

The Jamestown Settlement Café is right on the property at the Jamestown Settlement area. It shares a lobby with the ticket area and so it is very convenient for a lunch break when touring Jamestown. Being a café at a tourist site, you would expect the prices to be relatively high and they were right up there. The food itself... More

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21 reviews 21 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2012

Surprising number of options for a lunch while touring the Settlement. Good seating, well planned.

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Southampton, New Jersey
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2012

Burgers, salads, hot dogs, etc., Large cafeteria style restaurant.

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Duluth, Minnesota
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2012

This was hands down the worst cafe I have ever been to, that includes hospital cafes. First off it is not a cafe at all, it is a cafeteria, you stand in line with a tray to get over priced and under heated food. I grabbed a pre made plain Jell-o (at a cost $3.50!) because I figured it would... More

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Alexandria, Virginia
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 14, 2011

Food was ok, but ridiculously expensive. For 4 adults to eat it came to almost $60 and we barely had anything. They charged $2 for a carton of milk - who does that? Very disappointed in the overall dining experience, especially since it is a family attraction.

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West Reading, Pennsylvania
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95 reviews 95 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2011

Summary: Not Recommended. Go somewhere else and have a better lunch, for less. Food quality is poor. Bill: expensive. Couldn’t get cheese pizza right. Only positive is its easy location: In the Jamestown Settlement Visitor’s Center, so its very simple to just stay there and eat and continue with you touring. The Cafe has a nice setting and very ample... More

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North Chalreston, SC
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2011
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Just had to write a short note - I have been making bread pudding for over 35 years from the same New Orleans recipe - and always claim to make the best, but the bread pudding my husband and I shared (there was plenty!) was the most delicious I have ever tasted!

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Centreville, VA
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 3, 2011
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Jamestown Settlement takes advantage of a somewhat captive audience by jacking up the prices at their in-house restaurant. It doesn't help that prices aren't marked on many items. I said "REALLY?!" out loud when the cashier told us our total. It may be a pain to head out elsewhere for lunch, but you should do it anyway.

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