NNTP-Posting-User: adamf David S. wrote: >We are looking for good restaurants in these areas, almost any kind of >food, with dinners in the range of $15-$30 per person. We know about the >Colonial Williamsburg restaurants, but are looking for others in >Williamsburg, too. Charlottesville is pretty much an unknown to us. In Charlottesville, try Rococo's The Continental Divide, The Metroplitain. Rococo's is Italiany/nouvelle, Continental Divide is South Westerny/ nouvelle, although more robust, and Metropolitain is Frenchy/Chez Painissy nouvelle. Before I left there were a few I did not try, but in my six years at Tommy Jefferson's li'll town, these were the better restaurants. :) Adam (ps get an espresso at Bell Air Market: very good!)
Virginia
Charlottesville / Williamsburg
David S. wrote: >From: [email removed] (David Silberberg) >Subject: Charlottesville / Williamsburg >Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 20:07:56 -0600 Two good restaurants in Charlottesville are the Boars' Head Inn on Rt. 250 not far out of the University area, and Michie Tavern, near Monticello. If you want excellent pizza for a break from expensive restaurants, try Crozet Pizza, about 15 minutes west of C'ville. Call ahead for directions and good times to go. Last time I was there they only had two tables; the rest of their business is takeout.
NNTP-Posting-User: adamf Sara K. wrote: >David S. wrote: >>Subject: Charlottesville / Williamsburg > >Two good restaurants in Charlottesville are the Boars' Head Inn >on Rt. 250 not far out of the University area, and Michie >Tavern, near Monticello. > >If you want excellent pizza for a break from expensive restaurants, >try Crozet Pizza, about 15 minutes west of C'ville. Call ahead >for directions and good times to go. Last time I was there they only >had two tables; the rest of their business is takeout. I'm sorry but I beg to differ: The Boar's Head Inn is at best, mediocre. Ihe Michie Tavern is okay, but as a tourist stop, not for any good culinary experience, and Crozet Pizza is just plain overated. The Brick oven and Rococo's are much better pizza restaurant choices. Adam
Someone wrote: > Sara K. wrote: > >David S. wrote: > >>Subject: Charlottesville / Williamsburg > > > >Two good restaurants in Charlottesville are the Boars' Head Inn > >on Rt. 250 not far out of the University area, and Michie > >Tavern, near Monticello. > > > >If you want excellent pizza for a break from expensive restaurants, > >try Crozet Pizza, about 15 minutes west of C'ville. Call ahead > >for directions and good times to go. Last time I was there they only > >had two tables; the rest of their business is takeout. > > I'm sorry but I beg to differ: The Boar's Head Inn is at best, mediocre. > Ihe Michie Tavern is okay, but as a tourist stop, not for any good culinary > experience, and Crozet Pizza is just plain overated. The Brick oven and > Rococo's are much better pizza restaurant choices. > Adam > -- > ______________________________________ > Adam Finkelstein > [email removed] Greetings from Cville (hi, Adam!): For pizza, our kids (2 and 5) love the Brick Oven, and we do too. We like Roccoco's for their variety, and there are also three Brazilian restaurants in town (Brasil Brazil is great). Best places to get picnic stuff are Foods of All Nations or Freshfields (we're about 1/2 hour from the Skyline Drive for hikes). If you like barbecue, try Big JIm's -- more fries than almost anybody can eat. Taiwan Garden is good Chinese. The most upscale place in town is the C&O which is expensive upstairs but is good on the bistro level too.
If you're driving from Williamsburg to Charlottesville, and you're really interested in good eating, I'd suggest a stop in Richmond for THE FROG & THE REDNECK. It's supposedly French/Cajun (the Frog = Jean-Louis Palladin of Jean-Louis at the Watergate fame; and the 'real' chef, whose name I don't know, but whose bent is toward Louisiana nouvelle). I live in Charlottesville, and it's not unheard of to drive the 60 miles just to eat there. Since it's on your way, it's a real good bet, better than anything in Charlottesville for sure. I must quarrel with the recommendation that Big Jim's serves good barbecue. He don't -- the only real barbecue in Charlottesville is Buddy's, and it's not bad for outside North Carolina. You could get ambitious and try the Inn at Little Washington, but that would take you 100 miles out of the way. I regret I haven't tried it yet, but many restaurant critics consider it the best restaurant south of NYC and east of the Mississippi.