The Hound's Tale

Small, cozy restaurant in Colonial Williamsburg. Took our 3 kids there. We did the whole shabang; apps, drinks, meal and desserts. From the top, apps are filling and decent. Pretzel is enormous and takes up much needed tummy room for the entree. The Charcuterie board is a beautiful presentation but lacks a sophisticated flare. Entrees are where the magic happens. My table got duck, bison, crab cakes, hamburger and sea food pasta. The bison takes 1st place, duck for 2nd, crab cakes for 3rd, hamburger for 4th and seafood pasta to round things up. For the pasta, just too much penne. The bison and duck are lick your plate in public amazing. Kids got root beer float and 2 skillet cookie cakes, which were so yummy. Drinks are so creative and perfect for the seasons. Expensive. Be ready. Overall

Everything was delicious we returned the next night for more. Duck, lamb chops, burger, alligator bites, and the drinks all leave you smiling and craving more. We set at the bar and the young lady was friendly attentive and knowledgeable.

Diners Beware!! Bad service, bad food. We went to the Hound’s Tale a couple months ago and had some of the best food and service Williamsburg could offer. When we saw they had a new location, we were excited to try out the new spot. To celebrate my girlfriend’s new job, we decided to celebrate by going to the Hound’s Tale tonight. We entered the restaurant at 8:30, closing time on Google says 10pm, so we felt like we had plenty of time for a good meal. We could not believe how cool the inside looked. So very open with plenty of knick knacks and chic decor. Lots of potential! Unfortunately, that’s where the good ends. After walking in, there was no host(ess) to greet/seat and there was nothing obvious saying we should seat ourselves. After standing around like fools for a couple minutes,

This was me and my husband's first time in. We sat at the bar. Food and atmosphere were great. The female bartender (didn't catch her name bc she didn't give it) seemed very unhappy and not friendly at all. No eye contact, she was mumbling, not smiling, and just all around grumpy as if she was forced to work someone else's shift or something. If we return, we will avoid the bar.

We made a reservation for four at 5:30 for a booth or table near the wall. ( when making the reservation we specifically asked not to be seated in the middle of the room) We arrived at 5:25 and were to a taken a table in the middle of the room. There was a booth available so we asked for that booth. The rep took us to that table and then a server said we could not sit there because the server had too many tables. (Almost every table was full). So the rep took us to a table in the opposite corner but that table did not have enough chairs so we waited for them to find extra chair. A few minutes after we were seated, a party of four was seated at the booth we requested. They were served drinks immediately. We waited 10 minutes before receiving water. Our server brought popcorn four times.