Williams Tavern Restaurant Washington

This place is worth a trip to Washington in and of itself. I planned a trip in as a sort of side mission on my way to the crater of diamonds and the crystal mine with my family and I expected it to be just that: a side mission to pass time until we could check into our air bnb. But it ended up being one of the highlights of our trip. Robin, our waitress was a gem, friendly, polite and so warm. When I looked at the menu, which is just a simple print on office paper, I noticed that the prices for the entrees were pretty reasonable, which usually makes me suspicious of food quality. In Houston, where I live, at a plethora of restaurants, a chicken tender entree for 8.99 is literally frozen strips and fries from Sam's club. Nothing special and child sized. I was surprised by the tavern even though I already knew it had 5 star reviews. We ordered: Jalapeno peppers A Reuben with fries A chicken sandwich with fries A bowl of broccoli cheese soup with a ham and cheese sandwich Two plates of chicken tenders and fries And the house special, meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy and black eyed peas. First, the poppers were home made, and the best I have never had. The soup was home made, the Reuben was very well put together and my husband ate it like he had never had a meal before in his life. The chicken was actual like white meat chicken breast, hand battered and fried, and were huge and perfectly cooked. The meatloaf was phenomenal and rivaled my granny's, which is truly saying something special. Peas had great flavor and the home made bread served (especially the corn bread) was very good as well. Go in, eat, buy some apple cinnamon jam, and tip well. You wont be sorry.

A group of three of us came in about 15 minutes before the restaurant closed, and they happily sat us at a table and served us. The food is some of the best around. I had a Reuben sandwich and it was the best Reuben sandwich I've ever had.