City Tavern Restaurant

We were in the expansive and shaded garden. Service was friendly and attentive, but not intrusive. We shared the seafood pasta special (loaded with crab claws, scallops, shrimp etc), the smoked salmon and smoked trout appetizer served with Irish style soda bread and all the nosh garnishes, and the Romaine and roquefort cheese salad (had to have at least 5 oz of cheese) and an ale flight. Not inexpensive, but generous quality food and drink.

I came here through recommendation and was intrigued by the history of this place. The service was good and the food even better. My waiter was very knowledgeable about the menu and was very enthusiastic in giving me a little history lesson on some of the beverages. My crab cake appetizer was soft, moist and flavorful. My salmon main was cooked perfectly. The waitstaff was dressed as if we were in the 1700's which I found quite entertaining. This is definitely a place to check out if staying in Philly. I will come again the next time I am in the area.

Really cool place! Walking distance from many other attractions around the Liberty Bell. Really good food, moderately priced. White tablecloth service and atmosphere were spot on! Lots of history in the building. They invite you to walk around to see other rooms. Only drawback is the restrooms are on the third floor.

Delicious food and refreshing libations in a wonderfully colonial establishment. Service was excellent as well! (Thanks for taking such great care of us, Kelli!!!) I thoroughly enjoyed the beef bourguignon, while the hubby feasted on seafood pasta. The finishing touches to our meal were the wonderfully creamy vanilla creme brûlée and peach and ginger cobbler with pecan topping.

There's no better place to finish a historic Philly tour, than an elegant dinner at the City Tavern. It's a near literal jump back in time to 1773 - the staff in period clothes, metal goblets. The atmosphere is period perfect. The menu is pricey, but worth the money for the sheer pleasure of the ambiance and attention to detail. My soup, though small was very savory (corn chowder), my chicken breast mount vernon, a combo of lightly breaded chicken breast and lump crab was luxurious and the bread pudding was a sweet finish. Do visit - the lighting with a harp for entertainment is also perfect for a winning date.

Colonial style dishes at their finest. Food was top notch and the staff and atmosphere made you feel like you were back in time. Everything I had was phenomenal, bit the Pepperpot Soup stood out.

Helloooo. My friend and I had the pleasure of having lunch at city tavern. The restaurant is an old house with an entrance, room, stairs, etc. On the first floor you will find three rooms which one of them is a bar. In the other two rooms there are chairs and tables like any other restaurant has. Food was good honestly. We had two soups, mine was the corn with other vegetables. Then smoked salmon and trout appetizer. Main course was med rare salmon with sautee vegetables. All these three course were really nice. Service was casual but pushy but I dont blame my waitress because I found this behavior in almost all the restaurant I visited on my stay in philadelphia. See yall in my next trip!!!

This was my first visit to Philadelphia. We came here for a traditional lunch. We were not let down. The staff was very friendly and dressed peroid correct which made the experience so much better. We sat on the upstairs balcony. The food every bit as delicious as it looked. There was also a beer tasting of 4 different local and time period correct beers.