Michie Tavern
A roadside inn dating from 1784, where you can have a colonial-style fried chicken buffet lunch and then take a tour of the inn.
Built in the eighteenth century as a roadside inn, this building was moved in its entirety to the foot of Monticello Mountain in 1927. In the “Common Room” restaurant, servers in colonial costume serve a Southern buffet lunch of fried chicken, black-eyed peas and cornbread, at about US$25. The inn tour takes about 40 minutes and explains how travelers ate, slept and danced there in earlier times. Next door are a small shop and wine tasting. The tavern sits by the entrance road to Monticello, so it is convenient to eat before or after your visit.
Opening hours
Restaurant 11:15–15:00; tours approx. 11:00–16:20
Nearby sights
- Monticello
- Carter Mountain Orchard
- Historic Downtown Mall
- Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
- James Monroe's Highland
- University of Virginia Academical Village & Rotunda
- The Fralin Museum of Art
- Barboursville Vineyards & Ruins