Forget a 1950s diner! Try the 1700s Tavern!

The food is decent. I think it’s one of those gimmicky locations that you just know the food might not be amazing, but the experience is.

I liked the ambience! I think that’s honestly what did it for me. It was such a unique experience! There’s some fun history to the location.

If you’re sitting next to the windows, beware as any place on the east coast, it gets cold… It gets hot.

We made a reservation. On the night that we went it looked like it probably wasn’t necessary, but I would still do it just in case.

Stopped in Alexandria on our way down to Mt Vernon. Quaint museum and attached tavern/restaurant - Would highly recommend stopping by and paying $5/ticket to walk around or do the guided tour option.

For a small museum, this one is a real treasure. Though there isn't much furniture (period-appropriate or original), the exhibits and plaques in each room are very informative and well-done. It feels very interactive without a ton of effort! I was really impressed and would definitely recommend to other American history and architecture enthusiasts.

Stopped in for a quick lunch after being told from multiple people that this is a "must see" place in Old Town Alexandria. And let me tell you, they were right!
It was lunch time so there were a few groups of people. There was a long wait time to get a table mainly due to low staffing. But everyone I encountered was super friendly and welcoming. After reading the pamphlet about the history of the tavern, I asked the waitress if they still sold the rum punch because I didn't see it on the menu. She said that they do and would check if they had any made. Even though she was super busy helping so many tables, she made a special trip to the basement to get my drink. I felt so sorry for her because then other patrons started asking me what this drink is that looked so good and they started asking for it as well!
All in all, I would certainly recommend and will be going again when I'm back in town. Good food, friendly staff and many, many years of history in this place!

The guide was sick when I came so it wasn’t as fun to just go around reading everything. Worth checking out if you like history. Included in the city key pass. The person in the shop was really informative and nice. I was the only one there at 11am on a Friday .