MY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, WAYNESBORO AND STAUNTON...

There are so many great restaurants in  Waynesboro, Staunton, Charlottesville and the surrounding areas, I couldn't possibly add them all!

CHARLOTTESVILLE FAVES:

DUNERS RESTAURANT
250 WEST
IVY, VA
434-293-8352
DAILY 5-10PM

FRESH MADE BREAD AND SOUPS. UPSCALE DINING. NEW MENU DAILY. RESERVATIONS NOT ACCEPTED.  GET THERE EARLY!

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN THE STATE OF VA. WONDERFUL FOR A ROMANTIC OR INTIMATE FAMILY DINNER. THIS RESTAURANT IS PROOF THAT LOOKS CAN BE DECIEVING. ONCE I SAT DOWN FOR A MEAL HERE, I NEVER LOOKED AT FOOD THE SAME. FROM THE APPETIZER TO THE DESSERT, EVERY PART OF THE MEAL MELTS IN MY MOUTH.  THE AMBIENCE IS IMMEASURABLE.
P.S. THIS IS WHERE I WAS PROPOSED TO!

LUDWIG’S SCHNITZELHOUSE
2208 FONTAINE AVENUE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
434-293-7185
TUE – SAT 5-10PM

- GERMAN CUISINE. FULL SERVICE LOUNG WITH  A VARIETY OF GERMAN BEERS AND WINES. NIGHTLY SPECIALS. RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED.

AUTHENTIC GERMAN MEMORABILIA IS GIVEN AWAY NIGHTLY DURING OCTOBERFEST WHICH RUNS FROM MID SEPT THRU MID OCTOBER, CALL FOR EXACT SCHEDULE. I PERSONALLY LOVE THEIR HOMEMADE SCHNITZELS. THE WAIT STAFF DRESS IN FULL GERMAN GARB. THE BACKGROUND MUSIC AND DÉCOR ALLOW YOU TO HAVE THE COMPLETE OLD WORLD EXPERIENCE.
STAUNTON FAVORITES:

MRS. ROWES RESTAURANT AND BAKERY
RT 250
STAUNTON, VA 24401
(540) 886-1833

MENU SPECIALIZES IN ALL AMERICAN FOOD. SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER TO INCLUDE SOME COUNTRY ACCENTS. THEY ALSO MAKE FRESH MADE APPLE BUTTER, JELLIES, BARBEQUE, ETC, ORDERED TO GO. IF YOU LIKE DESSERT, YOU'LL HAVE TO TRY THEIR PEANUT BUTTER PIE, COCONUT PIE, OR FRESH BAKED COOKIES.         

IT'S ALWAYS A JOY TO EAT AT MRS. ROWES AND MANY OF THE LOCALS AND TRAVELERS WILL CONCUR. MRS. ROWES WAS VOTED "ONE OF THE 100 GREAT AMERICAN BREAKFAST'S" BY TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE IN MAY OF 1998. I DO NOT NORMALLY EAT COCONUT PIE, BUT I DO ENJOY IT AT MRS. ROWES.

WAYNESBORO FAVORITES

SOUTH RIVER RESTAURANT & THE PADDOCK WINE SHOP
23 WINDIGROVE DRIVE
WAYNESBORO, VA 22980
540-942-5567

MENU SPECIALIZES IN SEAFOOD, FRESH VEGGIES AND HOMEMADE BREADS AND SOUPS. FULL SERVICE LOUNGE. RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED.

SOUTH RIVER IS A GREAT, LOCAL PLACE, THAT’S BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.  IT’S A LOCATION WHERE YOU  ALWAYS SEE FAMILIAR FACES AND THEY HAVE MANY “REGULARS”.
MY FAVORITE NIGHTS ARE TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. ON TUESDAY NIGHTS THEY HAVE “WING NIGHT”. YOU GET DOUBLE WINGS AT A LOW PRICE AND THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF FLAVORS.  THEY ARE ALWAYS FRESH AND COOKED TO ORDER. THURSDAY NIGHTS IS ALL YOU CAN EAT “SHRIMP NIGHT”.  THEY ARE SERVED WARM AND STEAMED TO ORDER.  ALSO, CHECK OUT THEIR WINE SHOP AND TASTINGS.

STONE SOUP BOOKS
908 WEST MAIN STREET
WAYNESBORO VA 22980
540-943-0084

MENU SPECIALIZES IN ORGANIC, LOCALLY GROWN FOODS AND FRESH BAKED GOODS. EAT INSIDE OR OUT. NO RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED. THIS IS ALSO A BOOK STORE (HENCE THE NAME).

STONE SOUP IS A QUAINT LITTLE PLACE THAT I ENJOY BRINGING CLIENTS AND FRIENDS TO. THEIR FOOD IS SIMPLY DELICIOUS AND ALWAYS FRESH! THE AMBIENCE IS WARM AND FRIENDLY. THEY OFTEN HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS TO ENHANCE THE STONE SOUP EXPERIENCE.

MASSAKI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHI BAR
109 LEW DEWITT BLVD
WAYNESBORO VA 22980
540-946-9191

MENU INCLUDES HIBACHI GRILL (STEAK AND SHRIMP, STEAK AND CHICKEN, ETC. W/FRIED RICE) OR FULL SUSHI BAR. ALSO, FULL SERVICE BAR.

IF YOU LOVE SUSHI OR WANT TO BRING YOUR FAMILY TO A PLACE THEY CAN ENJOY AT A REASONABLE PRICE, MASSAKI IS GREAT! YOUR FAMILY CAN GATHER AROUND THE TABLE AT THE HIBACHI GRILL, WHERE THE CHEF WILL COOK YOUR CHOICE OF MANY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS AND FRIED RICE. YOU CAN ALSO SIT AT THE SUSHI BAR AND ORDER YOUR FAVORITE ROLLS, SASHIMI OR SUSHI AND WATCH THE SUSHI CHEF PREPARE IT FOR YOU. IF YOU MEET SONNY (ONE OF THE SUSHI CHEF’S), TELL HIM THAT KATHLEEN AND BRENT SAY “HELLO”.

If you have questions about any of these restaurants or would like to suggest one that I should have listed please email me.