Excellent food in a lovely atmosphere. The waiter told us this space had been used for businesses…read moresince the early 1800's. I enjoyed a delicious salad with pecans, blue cheese, poached pears, and grilled chicken. My friend enjoyed the mushroom soup and flatbread that looked awesome, too. Would return here often if I lived nearby!

My server Kim was wonderful. She was upbeat and professional, polite, all rolled up into fantastic…read moreperson. The atmosphere was traditional, American decor. Fried brussels sprouts in a teriyaki sauce were overly salt, however they were cooked well. Our salad was wonderful and the lasagna was very tasty, if any obtain more marinara sauce to make it above par( wink-wink), and I would have to rave about the desert, which was a Keylime tart. Not with a graham cracker crust, but with a butter cookie crust, which was wonderful. Don, the chef actually cares. came out doing lunchtime and visit every table in the dining area, including spent time talking with people at the bar. Nice old school eatery with a little DuPont family history attached to it. You can discover that on your visit.

There's just so much to love about this spot! Great food, including fresh burgers. Great service -…read moreefficient, friendly, and the right amount of attentiveness. Great relaxed vibe. The bar is big and was full. They offer pool tables, great menu, great specials menu. It's next to a parking garage, plus street parking. Relaxed fun atmosphere. Games on TVs. It checks all the boxes if you're looking for great bar food in a fun atmosphere. Highly recommend.

food was pretty good, wait times for getting the food was good, our server was super rude the…read moreentire time, rolling her eyes and did not care about our table (we had 8 people so it wasn't going to be a low tipping check either)

This is a great old school tavern in the very heart of Chadds Ford. The ambiance is cozy, has a…read morevery historic feeling and always very clean. This homey tavern offers excellent service and the food overall is consistently very good. They have fresh buck-a-shuck oysters and clams at happy hour and all day Thursdays. The baked clams are simply magnificent! Their chicken wings are large and well spiced with a nice glaze. Their burger is a classic style tavern burger - perfectly cooked and juicy. The French fries are pretty darn good too! The wild striped bass entree is excellent as well. Fresh striper that is flaky, delicate - typically this is one of my go-tos. The variety of desserts are very good and big enough to be shared. Enjoy!

Amazing hidden gem! Great food, decent prices, amazing service even on a super busy Saturday night…read more There was a live band so the restaurant was packed to the brim. Valet or self park. There were near 100 cars in the lot and still space to park somehow! The place was packed when we got there but we were seated in a minute! And in that time we were told by other staff that they'd be there shortly. Once seated, our server came by a few times in the 5 minutes we spent deciding on what to get haha and plenty while we were dining. I say this because it's not often you see such a packed restaurant feel like such an efficiently well oiled machine. We were there to see the band and some friends so we just got the pulled pork truffle fries, which, mind you, were some of the best fried we've had anywhere! What a pleasant surprise, as we were just grabbing a quick bite to share before having to head off. The ambiance was great, which I'd wager to be the case even without the music seeing the elegance of the decor and whatnot. The whole place was clean, not an issue in sight. Props to all the staff and management at the Chadds Ford Tavern!

We do frequent Brandywine and always look forward to the ambiance and food. Tonight, the bartender…read morewas Jeanine and was so pleasant and attentive. Really loved it! We sat for dinner tonight and had Craig as our server. It was not crazy busy on a Tuesday night. We always love the quality of food. My husband had the filet mignon and I had the seafood ravioli. Both were amazing. We spilt the chopped salad and could not believe they charged $1.00 for splitting the $14 salad between the two of us. Really? After a $70 steak, you charge a splitting fee? The principle does not sit well with us. The service, unfortunately, was not what I expect. He did get tables all at once, which I understand, but we felt like our table of 'only' two was a burden. I really do not like leaving a restaurant feeling like that. All in all, the food is always amazing from a taste perspective. The bar experience for a couple cocktails is also always great. They really need to work on the service aspect in the restaurant. Customers should never feel like a burden. We do love the ambiance in general and the quality of food has not disappointed.

After our less than stellar experience the first time we came here, I had given honest but…read moreconstructive feedback on OpenTable regarding the restaurant. The manager had reached out to me on OpenTable and offered to send me a gift certificate to encourage me to come back, so we did that last night and our experience was AMAZING and truly one of the best meals we've ever had even with some of the sides, not being our favorite. We happened to have an entire area of the restaurant to ourselves and our waiter was attentive, gave great recommendations and was friendly. I had a piña colada sangria and a glass of sweet riesling, both of which were excellent. My boyfriend had two old fashions which he also really enjoyed. Once again, we were blown away by the appetizers. The crab dip is probably one of the best things you can get here. The grilled Caesar had excellent flavor and the shrimp were a good size. They were offering a special Wagyu steak that evening, which I decided to get and my boyfriend had the 12 ounce New York strip. This was my first time having Wagyu and it was cooked perfectly, medium rare to my liking and just melted in my mouth. We also ordered sides of plump crab meat so that we could top our steak with it, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, and shredded brussels sprouts with bruschetta. While the mac & cheese and shredded Brussels left more to be desired, it didn't lessen our dining experience in the least. We ended dinner by sharing a delicious crème brûlée served with a biscotti (not picture because we ate it too fast!) If it hadn't been for the manager Michael teaching out to let me know he heard my feedback and offering a gift certificate to dine with them again, we probably wouldn't have come back, given this is about a 45 minute drive from the city. But I can honestly say that this experience completely changed our view of the restaurant and we will definitely be returning for future celebrations.

Came here for dinner with my wife and infant son on the first night of our 11-day east coast trip,…read moreand honestly it set the perfect vibe for the rest of the trip. The food gives you that fine dining experience without the pretentiousness. The staff is warm and friendly -- shout out to Chet for his amazing service. They were also very accommodating to our son who was in between napping when we began dining, setting up a high chair for us in a way that would allow him to continue sleeping in his car seat. We started the meal off with some seared scallops that were perfectly arranged. Next, my wife had some seared tuna while I ordered the Colorado bison -- both items off of the special seasonal menu. The dishes were incredibly flavorful and the veggies that surrounded the meat added a nice complement. I also really enjoyed my California cab, as did my wife with her house Manhattan. We will definitely be back next time we are in Delaware, and highly recommend to anyone visiting the Hockessin area!

We dined here last week. The service was excellent. The…read morefood was good for the most part. Points to improve: my appetizer of country pate was served with blackened toast. (Server rectified) The pasta carbonara was prepared using guanciale instead of bacon or pancetta. I found it too rich and almost over cooked. The duck wings appetizer my friend had were excellent. The fresh fish entree was delicious. The cheesecake dessert was a thing of beauty. I would probably try again, but it's a half an hour away. (We passed way too many other restaurants to try)

Fantastic Mother's Day brunch. Expensive but worth it! Had never been in the banquet hall before…read moreand it was noisy! But plenty of room. The buffet held everything you can think of : shrimp, mussels, crab claws, oysters, prime rib & lamb to name just a few.

Overall it was alright but I wouldn't go again. It was extremely overpriced for the quality we…read morereceived. I ordered a drink and after a few sips I noticed numerous ants in my drink. The salads were very good though, I really liked the strawberry feta one. My mom and I both ordered the 6oz filet medium and while mine was medium hers was very overcooked into medium well/well done. She also had made her order a surf and turf but her lobster was so insanely small and extremely overcooked and tough for $38. The sides that came with each entree weren't anything special either. Very soggy veggies, and the potatoes weren't that good. The bordelaise and bernaise sauces with our steaks were very good though. Aside from the food the service was alright. It just felt like they weren't paying that much attention and that we were always waiting for them to come back to the table for a while. Which I understand they were probably busy, but the restaurant was actually not that full, there were maybe three other occupied tables in the room we were in and they seemed to be taken care of by other wait staff. Also, when they brought our appetizers they brought plates for each of us and it looked like they were dirty so she would grab the top one and shake off whatever was on it on the table before putting it in front of us. It was only when she saw our concerned faces that she explained that it was pepper or something from the appetizer she was holding, but that didn't really make sense for it to be on every plate. Overall I wouldn't come back, I just liked the fried lobster Mac and cheese appetizer, strawberry feta salad, and bourbon toffee cake dessert. The ambiance was also nice I'd say. It was peaceful, elegant, and spacious. It was an alright experience but just extremely overpriced for what we got in my opinion. If it was less expensive I'd maybe give it 3 stars but you can't have such high prices if you don't live up to the expectations that those prices set.

Pros: Good location. Opened on time. Flavorful food…read more Cons: Noisy atmosphere, poor service, worst of all very, very tiny portion size. Pricey. I would definitely try other places first.

I was in town for my best friend's birthday and we needed a place to grab lunch. She has a Yelp…read morecollection of restaurants she wants to try and Sweet Amelia's was on it. I'm so happy we came it, it was DELICIOUS! We were seated immediately. The service was great. This cozy restaurant has a lot of great natural lighting and homey decor. We were a group of three. One of our friends ordered the shakshouka and adored it. My bestie and I decided to share plates and got the fried scallops and squash cream tonnarrelli. The tonnarrelli was almost like a squash mac and cheese, it was delightful. And the scallops WERE INCREDIBLE! You have to order these. I'm drooling thinking about how delicious they were. Do know that things are a bit on the pricier side here, but I recommend doing things family style.

My wife and I were starving after spending the afternoon walking all around nearby Longwood…read moreGardens. We initially planned to have dinner at the restaurant, but our GPS led us to the adjacent sports bar with the same name. We were seated at a high-top table near the bar and greeted by our friendly server. The menu was similar to the restaurant (I think), but regardless, we were looking for pizza and a beer. They offer two styles of crust: NY-style and Neapolitan. We ordered a cheese pizza with the latter wood fired crust. Our pizza arrived in a reasonable amount of time and was fine. The crust was not as light as I thought it should be. The pie was a good size and plenty for both of us. Service was great the entire evening, and we enjoyed our meal.

I visited Giordano's recently after a lovely visit to Longwood gardens. It was a Saturday night and…read morewhat I first noticed upon walking in was that the place was dead, so many open tables. I wasn't sure what to make of it as I would have expected a full house on a Saturday night. I'm going to start with a few opportunities. First, the initial glass of water I was brought was not clean. There was literally some food on the side of it. Second and keeping on the topic of water, the waiter did not come back to fill empty glasses of water. Next, I was looking forward to the tomato garlic bread but it was hard when I but into it. Finally, my counterpart ordered a burger and after eating about half of the burger, each bite was like biting into a pallet of salt. It was like someone accidentally spilled a salt shaker so he obviously couldn't finish it. On the positive side, the place was quiet which was nice, the manager (or maybe it was even the owner) when we asked for more water bought us a carafe so we didn't run out again (which I love), and also when we left I accidentally forgot my takeout container on the table and again the manager (or owner) ran out after us to get it to us which I appreciated so much. Relative to the food, it was average (minus the salt side of the burger which was not good). The soft pretzel appetizer was good and I had lasagne which was decent enough. I will say it was a huge lasagne portion (two squares)! Overall, I'm not sure I'd go back with so many other options.