denise5374 said:
I found that the traffic around that area, can't remember the intertate # was terrible. We left BG at 11pm on a Tuesday night and traffic was bumper to bumper standstill! Couldn't believe it!
A number of years ago we stayed at a timeshar in WIlliamsburg calle Powhoutan Plantatin(not sure of spelling) but it was beautiful Our unit had a glass enclosed patio witha Hottub in it. Heavenly!
I've stayed at Powhatan Plantation too! It was a nice looking area but when we got there our room hadn't been cleaned and didn't get cleaned until 7 HOURS after we checked in (and I was RAGING like a madwoman). The people there were horrible but the room was nice once it got cleaned. You don't have to have a timeshare to stay there either.
And that interstate- it's called I-64 and it is HORRIBLE. I'm guessing that's the one you were talking about. It has tons of backups and is ALWAYS under construction. Never believe you can get anywhere quickly on it unless its 2am on a Monday night in February
That's usually the way people take to get home. Depending on where you're staying it might be better to take 60 or 199 to get home. As I said in the other 'burg thread- I've lived here 5 years and just figured my way around the place efficiently!
Someone mentioned taverns before as a place to eat. The best one is Kings Arms and try to avoid Shields (it's not very good IMO). Actually none of them are top notch and surprisingly enough will serve 400 people in one sitting (not leaving much room for quality). So you're paying more for the fake Colonial experience than the food. They are pretty overpriced and mediocre, but if it's the experience you want, go to Kings Arms.
tar heel mentioned Seasons- it's a great place to eat and pretty well-priced for the burg. Berrett's is a good (but expensive) seafood restaurant and the Trellis is a VERY GOOD restaurant (also expensive) that is right near the other two. It is famous for it's "Death By Chocolate" dessert (over 2,000 calories in one slice and it BETTER be called death by chocolate!
) They opened the Fat Canary a year or two ago and it is outrageously expensive (Colin Ferrel ate there multiple times last summer when he was filming here). It's right next to the Cheese shop- a fancy but SOOOOOO GOOOOOD sandwich shop (but they are stuck up so they don't have lettuce- don't ask for it
). You can get bread ends (the ends of the loaves they use for sandwiches) for 75 cents and then a little tub of house dressing- I highly recommend the dressing
All of these that I mentioned are right on Duke of Glouchester (DoG) street (the main CW street).
Up Richmond Road from DoG St. a bit is Wawa- the ultimate in convenience stores and much beloved by the city.
If you want a quick lunch to eat outside or something, they make great hoagies and have tons of options.
By the college up Richmond Road a little further (hop skip and a jump I'd say) there are the college "dellys". They are Williamsburg's version of bars for the college kids. We aren't allowed to call them bars because the old people here voted against that.
But one of them, the Green Leafe Cafe has GREAT food. Good sandwiches, etc. Very good place to eat for lunch and right up the street from CW and usually isn't that crowded during the day (well sometimes in tourist season). (I spotted Colin Ferrel there the night before a wedding last July!!) Paul's Deli is right next to that and has a more sporty feel to it and GREAT subs (hoagies, whatever you wanna call them). You can get them hot or cold.
Farther up Richmond Road (60) there are TONS of restaurants- every chain you could imagine and a few stand-alones. Don't go to La Casita (mexican)- I've heard it's horrible. The Seafare looks quite unassuming but is actually pretty expensive so beware. There are also tons of b-fast places (Pancake houses for you southerners). Mama Steve's is a pretty good one right about at the intersection of Richmond and Ironbound. And of course there is an ever-so-popular IHOP.
Right at the end of that strip is a little place called "Sno-to-go". It's got shaved ice and REALLY good ice cream. Get a stuffed snoball for the ultimate williamsburg experience. It's right past Andy's Pancake house on the right going out of town towards the outlets. If you see the Chrysler dealership on your left you've gone too far. You MUST got to Sno-to-GO!!!
If you keep following RRd a little further before you hit the outlets (btw- GO TO! I work there and so does
pumpkinfish 
) there is a road called Old Towne where there is a Food Lion shopping center. In there is Guiseppe's- an italian restaurant that is actually really cheap. Before that is Captain George's mentioned earlier- it's a seafood buffet that is about $30 a person (not incl drink) and is good if you'd like to gorge yourself on food but can be mediocre.
There are tons of other restaurants and if you have specific questions fell free to ask away.
