The proper name is now The Tavern (drop the hotel) as they have moved out of the old hotel. The food and service are good, but unless you're prepared to wait 30-45 minutes to be seated, you ought to try elsewhere. This is one of the few downtown restaurants with parking and attracts a lot of tourists. We are locals and used to be regulars here, but since the Covid problem waits are simply too long. It's not clear to us why the waits are that long while you can see empty tables and booths inside.

I love this place and eat here often. Best burgers ever! Best homemade chips with ranch dip ever! Nice tap beer selection and good wine selections. Be sure to check out “Wine Down Wednesday” for great discounts on wine by glass and bottle. They will cork and you can take it out if you don’t finish it. Great service at bar and table.

Wife & I had dinner here on a Friday evening. They were super busy, but we found a place at the bar and ate there. I had a superb ribeye steak and a local beer. Wife had a thick juicy pork chop and a tasty Bloody Mary. Food was delicious and served within minutes of ordering. We’ll be back!

We were visiting from out of town for a show at the civic center. Typically when there's a long wait at a restaurant and we ask to sit at the bar, we have to awkwardly ask other guests if seats next to them are taken. Not here. When we asked about bar seating (after learning the wait for a table was an hour and a half) the host immediately went to check, and then escorted us to two seats together at the bar. The attention to service was great throughout, and we were pleasantly surprised when one of the owners came by to ask about our experience. Coming from another touristy town in NC, this was a delightful and refreshing experience.

Our party of four went there on a busy Saturday night. Everyone loved the items they got and the desserts were crazy good. The homemade chips were impossible to stop eating and my burger was made to perfection. The staff was top notch and that is the only place I would visit when I go back to west jefferson to eat.