Isn't Michie Tavern impressive?! We saw the photo on the website as we were planning the trip, but it is even more beautiful as you drive onto the property. The ride over Afton Mountain to Charlottesville was quite foggy, but, thankfully, the rain held off for the trip there. We met our friends and wandered around the gift shop until we heard the dinner bell ring as time for the meal approached.
As we entered the main tavern with our friends, we had our choice of tables with wooden benches. This is one of several fireplaces that warmed the cozy rooms. We walked through the establishment trying to decide whether we wanted a warm but darker room or one of the rooms with a view and no fireplace. Ah, can we have both?
As you can see, we chose the room with a view. It was beautiful. You can't tell from this picture, but we could glimpse UVA Hospital from our table and also a partial view of the city and mountains in the distance.
We went through the buffet line filling our pewter plates (like the ones on the mantel above the fireplace) with fried chicken, pork barbeque, green beans, black-eye peas, mashed potatoes and gravy, stewed tomatoes (which I passed by, but thanks anyway), cornbread, bowls of stew, did I miss anything? There was a lot!
Our server brought us any refills we wanted, and we topped off the meal with sharing a peach cobbler. I couldn't imagine leaving without trying their cobbler even though we were fairly full of food without dessert! We sat for four hours eating, talking, and catching up (and opening birthday presents!).
Later, we walked around outside and toured this gift shop, Meadow Run Mill built in 1797, before time quickly came for each of us to head in opposite directions back home.
What a great day and what wonderful fun with our friends, Fred and Chris. All in all it was a great double date!
~Deb
Sounds awesome! what a fun day!
Posted by: Tammy | Monday, March 10, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Oh that looks like such fun!
I am so glad you all had a great time together even tho' you passed by the stewed tomatoes! Now Deb....why didn't you try those? Hmmmm?
The cobbler sounded VERY yummy, but Jeff would have loved blackberry cobbler more.
Did you buy anything in the gift shop?
Posted by: Wagner Family | Monday, March 10, 2008 at 07:28 PM
Sounds like a lovely evening! I always enjoy going out on a double date with our friends too.
Posted by: Islandsparrow | Monday, March 10, 2008 at 07:36 PM
What wonderful pictures! So glad you all had a lovely time together. A four hour lunch with special friends is a real blessing! The scenery looks beautiful...we have missed seeing mountains!
Posted by: Dorothy | Monday, March 10, 2008 at 08:24 PM
Glad that you had a fun day.I would have eaten the stewed tomatoes and passed up the black eyed peas!!
Posted by: Tammy | Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Hi Deb,
What great fun! Mitchie Tavern is one of our favorite places to visit. I especially love the gift shop! I could spend hours in there. We loved the atmoshere at lunch time. The wait staff in period costumes...more fried chicken...the fireplaces...more fried chicken...:) The only thing i didn't like were the metal cups that our drinks were served in...made my teeth hurt.
Posted by: Julie | Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Yes it was a fun day! Four hours just WASN'T LONG enough! :) You captured the day well Deb. Lord willing, we will have many more, and even sneek in a few UKROPS lunches too! :)
Posted by: chris | Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 07:31 AM
Ah, Michie Tavern! It's been ages since I've been there! Sounds like you had a great time! I guess there's nothing better than good friends and good food! :)
Posted by: Pam | Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 03:18 PM
I'm jealous. Double dates, sounds like a wonderful way to get together once a year with brothers and sisters in Christ. It's been too long since we have seen a 3d version of you two. Now that we've settled down into one location, could we join next year and make it a triple?
Posted by: Sandy Scolaro | Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 08:17 PM
mmmmmmmm............the food sounded like it was great!!
Glad you got to visit with your friends!
Posted by: Courtney, Jer.33:3 | Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 08:18 PM
Hi Sandy! Where in the world did you come from...reading the blog??! Long time no see! Tell Shari hello and that we would LOVE to get together with y'all. Y'all are actually probably closer to us than the OD's. Let's keep a triple in mind!
Thank you to everyone else who commented, too!
Posted by: Deb | Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 10:10 PM
HEY!!! Sandy and Shari!!!! (too many exclaimation marks huh Deb!? :)) We will definitely have to do a three some very soon!!
Posted by: chris | Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 10:23 PM
This sounds SO fun. I'm wishing you'd mentioned the price...hubby and I are going to the Bell House in Colonial Heights for our anniversary soon. There are so many nice B & B's in this historical area. (Looks like you're in VA, too.)
Posted by: Carmen | Monday, March 17, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Carmen, the cost for the meal was $15.95 per person but did not include the beverage or dessert but did include as many servings as you wanted from the buffet line.
Thanks for stopping by!
Posted by: Deb | Monday, March 17, 2008 at 01:51 PM