I really tried to give this spot a chance. Overall, the hotel is great. The harvest Café is very reasonable. The pitchers sports bar is just disappointing on all fronts. On our first night, a Friday night, we arrived at the hotel with 45 minutes until the bar closed. Getting drinks was difficult, but it was near the end of the shift and, so I didn't think much of it. Luckily we had brought a few beverages with us and we went to our rooms and had a few drinks after 11 PM. As a sidenote, 11 PM is an oddly early time to close a hotel bar. On the second night, we arrived almost 2 hours before bar/kitchen close to have dinner and drinks. Nothing went well. Our server would disappear for extended periods of time... Presumably to bus food from the very distant kitchen to the bar. If the bartenders are going to double as Servers/bussers, then they should have more than two working a busy Saturday night. Eventually, a manager showed up to help for a few minutes, but he quickly left again. I had to actively flag down the other bartender to assist us at one point when our bartender was gone for an extended period of time. Even that took more effort than it should. If you only have two bartenders, and you know you're going to each be gone for long periods of time, then you should cover each other and check in on other guests. On top of that, our food took way too long to come out. We didn't get anything complicated, and the place was not that busy. The kitchen is clearly just slow. Eventually, our food arrived. It was decently prepared overall, but our friend ordered the beyond burger and made it clear that she was vegan and did not want cheese or dairy or mayonnaise. Despite this arrived with mayonnaise on it so she had to eat it with half the bun removed. The bartender eventually noticed, but at that point we were starving and she was already eating it so his kind offered to have them remake it didn't really help. The most concerning aspect was what happened to me the next day. I got the Caesar salad with the crabcake added. It had clearly gone bad. I had diarrhea for 36 hours afterwards. The only thing I had eaten earlier in the day was food at Busch Gardens, that I shared with others. No one else got sick so it had to be the crabcake. I guess it could've been the Caesar dressing, but that was for sure out of a bottle and less likely to be the source. And either case food poisoning During the drive on Sunday was not fun. I was still dealing with it by Monday morning as well. The only reason I'm giving two stars is because the bartender was nice despite being overwhelmed, and he took 20% off of our bill because of the mistake made and the long wait. Eat somewhere else if you have any choice. The only reason to eat here is if Everything else has closed or you're just too tired to leave the hotel. read more

My sister, dad, and I stayed at DoubleTree Hotel, so we decided to give the pitcher's bar a shot. The food menu was limited, and we were expecting the sandwiches from the pictures on yelp. Now, I must say, the french fries are great!!! Theyre spirally and fresh tasting. I wasn't a fan of anything else. The "soft" pretzels were hard as all get out to the point it hurt my teeth to bite into them. Shame too because the flavor of them were good. Drinks were really good too, and the bartenders are willing to make any drink you ask. The best part of the meal... Our waiter, PEYTON! He is Truly remarkable, appreciative, down to earth, willing to help, and friendly.He even joked along with us. :) One of the BEST waiters I have ever met! Thank you, Peyton! The only reason for the 4 stars and not 5 is because of the food. read more

Pitchers Sports Bar - This is the "soft" pretzel appetizer. SKIP THIS! The pretzel was so hard that I could hardly bite into it! - Sports Bars Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

We stopped at Pitchers after a fun evening at Busch Gardens. For a hotel restaurant, the prices are not too insane. My plate of fish and chips was around $14. The plate was served was two medium-sized pieces of fish. The fish was a little on the "crispy", but I like it that way. The food was pretty decent, but the service was a bit of a mess. Our server seemed so indifferent towards everything. Perhaps, he worked a double shift and was super tired. I understand that everyone is not super cheerful, but c'mon. We were the only ones eating in the restaurant part of the sports bar, but it took so long to get simple things like water and other condiments Unfortunately, one of my friend's food fell on the floor so he had to wait even longer to eat. Of course, accidents happen in this type of work environments, but it would have been nice if the server had offered him a beverage or a small salad while the kitchen made his order again. read more

Pitchers Sports Bar - a plate of fish and fries - Sports Bars Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

I will start by saying that the service was excellent. Wendy was the only waitress in the dining area and she was pretty busy. This is a restaurant inside the Doubletree hotel in Williamsburg and the service at the sports bar echos the service provided by everyone at the hotel. The food was good and not so good. We will start with the food. We ordered the Low Country fries. The description on the menu had cheddar gravy what is that??? We were worried it would be that yellow liquid process cheese. We were relieved when it was really cheddar cheese over the BBQ pork. It was supposed to come with collar slaw which it did but the amount was a it skimpy. The best part of the dish wears the potatoes. We're expecting curly fries but the "fries" were thick cut potato slices which were pretty tasty. Ok now for the not so good - the Cesar salad. The description was grilled baby romaine and blistered cherry tomatoes. This sounded interesting so we ordered it. Right before our food came we smelled something like a paper fire - turns out it must have been our lettuce because it came out smelling like the "fire". The lettuce was charred and not in a good way. It tasted like gas which must be how they "grilled" it. The tomatoes were missing, but Wendy did bring them out once we mentioned it. They were not blistered but that was ok we needed them fresh to off set the rest of the salad. The salad lacked dressing. It was their take on a deconstructed salad. It needs to be removed from the menu because it is just not very good. read more

This was a beautiful place with a perfect view of the indoor/outdoor pool and game room. There are games in Pitchers as well. I had a steak & cheese sub. This was a good sandwich just not thick like you would expect a steak & cheese. (Not much meat inside) My beverage was a Long Island Ice Tea that was perfect. Our server Gabriel was a delight. Now, it was FREEZING in there !!! Gabriel went to the restaurant manager, and also the maintenance man to adjust the temperature. It was still very uncomfortable. Thanks Gabriel for your excellent service. read more

Pitchers Sports Bar - Long Island Ice Tea - Sports Bars Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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This place is decent, for a bar inside a hotel. Their prices are reasonable. I came on a slow night during a busy con. They gets props for fast service, but the bar was dirty with crumbs and the bar itself was in some disrepair. Wobbly bar stools and purse hooks at lilt. Despite good bar drink prices, there's big differences in the bar tenders. All decently friendly, but I wanted one do a nice long pour on the drinks while another barely made the rim of the measuring cup. Also, unless I say I am leaving with my drink, I don't want a clear solo cup, I would like a glass. When activities went on at the stage near the bar, the sound clashed with the bar music playing. I'll be back, but don't expect stellar settings. My chicken tenders were good, plate was a bit greasy and there was dried goo on the ketchup bottle. read more

Went here because we were staying in hotel and kids wanted to eat here. Which was good for me because I could have some beers and not have to drive. I personally do not like eating in hotel restaurants I usually find them not that good. So I did not have anything fancy just a burger with the curly fries they serve. The burger was good and the special curly fries they have I loved (take note my kids where not big fans of fries) The kids had of course chicken fingers and fries. My daughter wanted BBQ wings she loved them and we ordered her another order. The wings where very good. Rob the food and beverage manager took care of us and was awesome. I have to say even if food was not that good Rob made it a good experience. I do recommend if your staying in hotel to try it out. read more

Worst service ever. Servers don't come over, don't listen to what you ask for and don't bring anything when you ask for it. Comedy club in hotel is good but worst restaurant and bar ever Never again read more

I'm giving 5 stars because I think they deserve more than 3 and I need to raise their average. The staff is super nice. When I came down for a look around I saw the waitstaff in a meeting with the chef and the manager and they were testing that nights special. They care about this place. I know super snobby restaurants that don't do that. It's simple and easy way to get the staff excited about selling the special. A no brainer. Good for them. Bottom line this is a sports bar but the special was not embarrassing and the wings were as they should be in a sport bar. Bottom line is this place has a good solid dinner with a very friendly staff. read more

Pitchers Sports Bar - a plate of chicken wings and celery - Sports Bars Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

So this place has the potential to be something great, but they fall short on the delivery. This place is located inside the Double Tree Hotel, Williamsburg, VA. The restaurant looks really good and the bar area looks great too. The menu looked promising too, we ordered the ribeye, wings and seared salmon dishes, The food was pretty good too, so why the low rating? Honestly because I felt like we were rushed and an inconvenience to our server. We ordered our drinks, 2 people had sodas, and we had cocktails. We finished the drinks and were never offered another. Anyone in the food business knows that you always try to get the customer to order more alcohol. That's where the money is and how you drive higher checks and bigger tips! Plus the waitress tried to remove my lady's plate before she was finished eating. I overheard one of the servers saying this is definitely going to be her last night, so maybe her attitude rubbed off on our server. My plan was to finish dinner and move over to the bar, watch some college football, and have several more drinks, but I just went upstairs to my room and watched some college football there instead. read more

Even though this is the restaurant inside the Doubletree it's a pretty good sports bar. They could maybe upgrade their TV's based on the viewing distances but the service is great and the staff is extremely friendly. We ordered some basic bar food and everyone in our party was happy with what they got. Ice cold beer and a good selection of draft options. I'd go back if I'm ever in the area again. read more

Pitchers Sports Bar - Bar inside the doubletree - Sports Bars Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

I waited 15 minutes for someone to acknowledge me and then 3 separate people asked me if I had been helped. There were only 2 other customers in the whole place. An 8 dollar beer that took a half hour to get. No thanks. read more

For a hotel restaurant it was not too bad. A bit pricey for the quality. Sweet chilly wings were good. Burger was over cooked and dry. Wife and son enjoyed the salmon and they are picky. read more

The only reason I am giving this bar more than one star is because a pitcher of beer was a really great deal. Beyond that - the experience was awful. A group of 4 of us were staying at the hotel this bar is in and decided to grab a couple drinks around 9:30pm. We sat down and ordered a pitcher of beer and an additional drink. It took about 10-15 for them to come back over to the table and say they were out of the beer we ordered. We then ordered a different beer and waited some more time for our pitcher to come out. The restaurant was also completely freezing. By the time we got to the end of the pitcher, we decided just to leave. We asked for the check and then waited so long for the waitress to come get it, someone in our group just brought it straight to the bar to be processed. The service was completely awful. read more

After a day at Busch Gardens it was great to come back to this fabulous spot. Wait staff was friendly and fast and funny! Cocktails arrived fast. All enjoyed their choices - crab ragoons were creamy and tasty. Burgers were cooked perfectly and the fries are the best! Chicken fingers and wings were delicious. Garlic butter wings not our fav but the Orange ginger were a table favorite. Would recommend this to all! read more

Walking out the door...I was seated and waited for a server. Another family was seated beside me 5 minutes later and their server greeted them and took their drink order immediately. I'm now looking at the host while he's talking to another server like wth??? Where's our server? After waiting and informing him we never got a server, he looked dumb founded like he didn't realize what was going on. Needless to say I left, if you have an incompetent person greeting patrons and can't perform or notice something as basic as directing a server to the last seated customers, I don't want to chance the kitchen. So lucky...one star is mandatory. read more

Tried this place at the Hilton Doubletree before the comedy club in the same hotel, pleasantly surprised that it was nicer inside for a sports bar & grill than expected. While the food was very good and our server was very friendly, service itself was poor. Seems we had to wait forever for anything, our server forgot to place our drink order (advice, don't order premium alcohol, it's not worth the premium price, stick with house brands). Our server was scarce and took extra long to get anything we asked for. We were going to have dessert before the show but it took too long to get a dessert menu so we skipped that. Overall not my first choice to return, but if we ever go to the comedy show again, we'd consider giving it another try. Although there was in interesting Italian place almost next door that we might consider based on the service we had at Pitchers. read more

Great food great music what else can I say more!!! Ohhh and the service was too notch!!!! Thanks too Aaron our server!!!! Love it love it love it!!!!! read more

We had an interesting experience. Not because of the food but because of our very friendly server named Sebastian. You would have thought that you were at Chick-Fil-A by the number of times he said "my pleasure!!" A pitcher of blue moon was $16.50 and domestic pitchers are $12. The chicken nachos were bangin. Our server, Sebastian, was raving about the "adult Mac and cheese" so we ordered it and then he told us that they don't make that entree until 5pm so we couldn't have it. Such a tease. Also, there were beans in the ketchup. read more

We read the Yelp reviews and almost decided to go somewhere other than the hotel bar for dinner and drinks, but we're incredibly happy we didn't let only 3 reviews lead us somewhere else. We had great food and great customer service! If you're staying at the Doubletree near Busch Gardens or are in the area we would highly recommend! read more

The night had so much promise when we placed our order but then everything fell apart. It took at least 25 min for the food to show up. Then as they SERVED the food, they informed us that one of the entrées was "out of stock". It took another 10 minutes for the waitress to come back with a menu, then another 10 to take the order and another 25 minutes for my mother-in-law to finally receive her food. When we asked where the food was, she said she would check with the kitchen but then we saw her having conversations with other waitresses and not going back and checking on the food. All of this with a flippant attitude. The waitress was scarce and hard to find; when she did finally show up it was with the wrong type of dressing or forgetting our appetizer plates. While sitting there throughout the night, we saw two other tables walk out because they were tired of waiting to be served. When we finally gave her our credit cards for the check she screwed that up as well. The manager actually said that Angel was one of her best servers. If that's her best server, then she needs to fire them all and start from scratch. The food was okay. The service ruined the night for us. The Mgr never offered to make anything right. read more