Out of town friends insisted, in spite of my warning. Touristy, pretentious. Good service but food was nothing special

The City Tavern was disappointing in that the food was just average. Too many good restaurants in Philly to waste your time on average tasting food. My wife's meal was also not very warm, but she refused to send it back. Mine - a lobster and shrimp potpie - was piping hot and had abundant amounts of meat - but... More

If you want to travel back in time and have some "old fashinoed American" fair, this is the place to go! Period dressed wait staff and an historical building will make you want to don a powdered wig! The food is very traditional and some what unusual (braised rabbit,pheasant), but they also offer traditional fair, like crab cakes and steak.... More

a nice visit if you're not too cool for that. I was grateful they included a tofu dish on the menu. Don't expect any of the food to blow your mind (go to one of the many, many fabulous alternatives nearby for that), though the bread basket is fun.

We were attracted to this place because of this history and the menu. The food was suburb. The service was mediocre at best and the prices on everything was very high (12.95 for a kids meal, 7.75 for a 10oz. beer). If you're looking for value and service look somewhere else. If you're looking for good food and a unique... More

I eat at many restaurants more expensive than this. I had the sausage Wellington. I've made hot dogs in croissant wraps that are way better. $40 for 2 hot dogs and a beer is rediculous. Service is slow and hokey. Definitely would not recommend. On the plus side the building and wall hangings are interesting.

The food was very, very good. We had the crabcakes and the salmon. The crabcakes were the best I've ever eaten. They also served complimentary breads, one of which was a sweet potato biscuit -- delicious and unique. It was made with sweet potato (of course) and pecans, and it tasted like it also had some molasses. We also got... More

Everything about this visit was excellent, all the staff are in period costume, a harp player in the lower hall, the serving staff helpful and informative, the beers brewed to 18thc recipes, the excellent breads and the lovely food. recomend this strongly to any visitor to Philly

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal at the City Tavern. The colonial-era bread was great and the beer sampler was fun, especially the quirky spruce beer from Benjamin Franklin's own recipe. Overall, I thought the experience was really well done. It's not a tacky t-shirt / key chain type of place - the City Tavern has achieved a... More