Best Neighbourhood Gem Restaurants in Williamsburg

The Fat Canary always exceeds expectations. The food is perfection and the service is consistently excellent. The soup special, creamy eggplant with tomatoes, basil and Parmesan was a real treat. Our waitress, Melissa, was attentive and helpful. We look forward to our next visit!

We went the day after Valentine's Day. When I made the reservation, I ask if we could order off the menu since we already had a Valentine's Dinner scheduled for the 14th. The person on the phone said that we could order off the menu. When we arrived, we were told only the $100/person dinner was available. Our server checked with management, and we were allowed to order off the Valentine's menu ala carte, plus one special entree they could prepare. Our steak came a little overdone after I asked it to be prepared on the rare side of medium-rare. Moody's Sticky Ribs were excellent, six meaty ribs billed as a shareable and a great value. The service was excellent as plates were cleared promptly and we were left to enjoy our wine and cocktail. I highly recommend the experience, the sticky ribs, and will try the Heritage Pork Chop next time. One wall has fencing from a pig pen, and the place is well decorated and has a nice ambience. I encourage you to look at the website (read the story) and menu before you decide to go; there is more seafood and beef dishes than pork, and they claim to be sustainable.

Another outstanding lunch at a famous Williamsburg ‘go to’ restaurant. Three types of local oysters @ $1 ea. Mixed the menu of the day with the lunch and had some fabulous grouper as well as calamari. Service attentive and unobtrusive - quite busy for a late lunch but table turnover was efficient and not really noticeable. Shall return soon, :-)

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day experience at Opus 9! Our waiter Geoffrey really picked up on the dynamic of our date night, and always made sure all of our needs were met. We loved how he always had something great to say about any food or drink selection we made. The food and beverages were delicious, and the roses they gave us as a Valentine' Day favor were a nice touch. Overall, coming to Opus 9 was a great experience, and we can't wait to come back for a special occasion or a fancy date night.

A truly delightful Valentine's Day dinner: > The lobster/steak entre was excellent, prepared exactly as we requested, and the wine recommendations were perfect pairings. >We were delighted with our server Omar, who was both very professional and delightfully personable -- a wonderful combination. > The ambiance added enormously to our enjoyment: the decorations, including appropriate lighting, "flower petals" on the tables and festive balloons around the dining rooms - and the placement of the tables -- which was uncrowded, but near enough to others that by then end of the evening, wonderful conversations were had among people (previously strangers to each other) sitting at tables nearby one another.