Shadwells Restaurant

4.1 (535)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

1791 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Good for groups

Our aim at Shadwell's Restaurant is to serve high-quality food and drink in a casual, comfortable, family-friendly atmosphere. We take great pride in our reputation as the best restaurant in Charlottesville for authentic, Chesapeake Bay-inspired seafood recipes and hand-cut steaks. We believe in Mr. Jefferson's vision, of always surrounding himself with good conversation, good food and good libations. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, indeed!

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Mon–Wed, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Thu–Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
Website
http://www.shadwellsrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
C. Thomas Lasley
Private party facilities
Shadwells Restaurant offers the finest in local dining for private breakfast, lunch and dinners. Rehearsal dinners, family reunions, business, holiday, class reunions and after hours parties for 80 guests or more. Three private rooms available: seats 40, 20 & 18. TV's in rooms. No room rental fee.

Location
1791 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Neighborhood
Charlottesville
Cross street
1791 Richmond Road
Parking details
Plenty of on-site parking, including accessible parking, located immediately in front of the restaurant.
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

The She-Crab Soup$9.00
Chef's Soup of the Day$7.00
Disco Chips$10.00
House-fried potato chips, smoked ham gravy, cheddar cheese sauce, bacon, scallion, tomato
Cheesesteak Eggrolls$11.00
Shaved steak, pimento cheese, sautéed onions & peppers, roasted garlic aioli
Chicken Wings$16.00
Wings, slow-cooked then crispy fried, ranch or blue cheese, your choice of buffalo sauce, sweet chili or rum runners sauce
Jumbo Fried Shrimp (6)$16.00
Crispy cornmeal breading, Cajun remoulade
Creamy Crab & Artichoke Dip$18.00
Warm lump crab, artichoke, garlic parmesan bread crumbs, warm baguette
Fried Virginia Oysters*
Virginia oysters, crispy cornmeal breading, Cajun remoulade
- MKT
Eggs Diablo'd
Devil'd eggs, house-smoked salmon or crispy bacon
- For 4$9.00
- For 12$22.00
Tangier-Style Crab Cake$17.00
One jumbo lump crab cake, grainy mustard beurre blanc, topped with crispy fried pickles

Salads

Add Chicken $6, Add Salmon* $9, Add Steak* $9

House$12.00
Baby lettuces, grape tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, hand-torn garlic croutons, house lemon vinaigrette
- Half$7.00
Caesar$12.00
Chopped romaine lettuce, shredded parmesan, hand-torn garlic croutons, house Caesar dressing
- Half$7.00
Pear and Blue Cheese Salad$15.00
Mixed greens, bartlett pears, crumbled blue cheese, pickled red onion, slivered almonds, peach vinaigrette
Greens & Grain Salad$15.00
Mixed greens, farro, roasted beets, sweet potatoes, toasted pumpkin seed, dried cranberries, goat's cheese, maple vinaigrette

Sandwiches & Burgers

Shaddy Burger*$13.00
Chuck brisket blend, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles, brioche bun, fries
Blue Pils Burger*$16.00
Chuck brisket blend, crumbled blue cheese, cherrywood smoked bacon, pilsner caramelized onions, brioche bun, fries
Fried Oyster Burger*$18.00
Chuck brisket blend, fried oysters, American cheese, Cajun remoulade, shredded lettuce, brioche bun, fries
Beyond Beef Veggie Burger$16.00
Vegetarian burger, lettuce, tomato, sliced red onion, pickles, brioche bun, fries
Chicken Sandwich$15.00
Crispy fried chicken, garlic aioli, lettuce, tomato, pickles, brioche bun, fries
"Hotlanta" Chicken Sandwich$16.00
Crispy fried chicken, chef's signature "hotlanta" sauce, lettuce, garlic aioli, pickles, brioche bun, fries
Smoked BBQ Pork Sandwich$15.00
Augusta kitchen smoked pork, fried pickles, brioche bun, fries, topped with coleslaw
Crab Cake Sandwich$19.00
Jumbo lump crab cake, lettuce, tomato, pickles, Cajun remoulade, brioche bun, fries

Mains

Grilled Ribeye*$38.00
Hand cut 14oz ribeye, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans
Steak Frites*$30.00
Marinated hanger steak, truffle parmesan fries, choice of house crafted steak sauce or chimichuri
Tangier-Style Crab Cakes$32.00
Two jumbo lump crab cakes, grainy mustard beurre blanc, choice of side
Pan Roasted Salmon*$26.00
Atlantic salmon, sweet potato and kale hash, shaved fennel, arugula, maple vinaigrette
Fried Oyster Platter
Virginia oysters, crispy cornmeal breading, French fries, coleslaw, Cajun remoulade
- MKT
Fried Shrimp Platter$24.00
Crispy cornmeal breading, French fries, coleslaw, Cajun remoulade
Double H Farm Pork Loin*$25.00
Coffee rubbed pork loin, pimento cheese grits, sauteed green beans, smoked pork jus
Southern Fried Half-Chicken$24.00
Shadwell's signature buttermilk fried half-chicken, choice of two sides
Grilled Chicken Breast Pappardelle$24.00
Herb butter pappardelle, green beans, browned butter sauce

Sides

French Fries$5.00
Coleslaw$5.00
Mashed Potatoes$5.00
Collard Greens$6.00
Mac & Cheese$6.00
Broccoli$5.00
Green Beans$5.00
Sweet Potato Kale Hash$5.00
Pimento Cheese Grits$5.00
Sweet Potato Fries$6.00

Dessert

Brownie Sundae$7.00
Vanilla Ice Cream, Salted Caramel Sauce
Apple Pie-Streusel Topping$7.00
Vanilla Ice Cream
Chef's Seasonal Cheesecake$7.00
Shadwell's Beignets$7.00

Drink Menu

Draft Beer

Sam Adams Seasonal$5.50
Corona Premier$5.50
Miller Lite$5.50
Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA$6.50
Bell's Two Hearted$6.50
Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat$6.50
Devil's Backbone Vienna Lager$6.50
from Virginia
Basic City 6th Lord IPA$6.50
from Virginia
Beale's Rotating$6.50
from Virginia
Bold Rock Premium Dry Hard Cider$6.50
from Virginia
3 Notch'd Rotating Draft$7.00
from Virginia

Bottles & Cans

Budweiser$5.00
Bud Light$5.00
Coors Light$5.00
Miller Lite$5.00
Michelob Ultra$5.00
Heineken Lager$6.00
Corona$6.00
Guinness Stout$6.00
Stella Artois$6.00
Hardywood Richmond Lager$7.00
from Virginia
Brother's Hoptimization IPA$7.00
from Virginia
Bold Rock Cider IPA$7.00
from Virginia
Stone IPA$7.00
Bingo Lager
from Virginia
- Can (16oz)$7.00
Reason Pale Ale
from Virginia
- Can (12oz)$7.00
Beck's N/A$5.00

House Cocktails

Shaddy Aperol Spritz$12.00
House infused orange vodka, aperol, bubbles
Dark & Minty$12.00
Gosling's dark rum, ginger beer, mint, lime juice
Rise & Shine$13.00
Belle isle honey habanero moonshine, hot honey lemonade, fresh basil
Rosemary Gin Fizz$10.00
House infused rosemary simple syrup, seagrams gin, fresh lemon juice
Raspberry Lemon Drop$9.00
Classic favorite with a twist
Ultimate Dirty Martini$10.00
The dirtiest of martinis, gin or vodka
Albemarle Apple$13.00
Bulleit rye whiskey, apple juice, peach schnapps
Disaronno Manhattan$11.00
Bourbon & disaranno perfectly blended to make this great cocktail
Electric Margarita$12.00
Tequila, melon liquor, fresh lime juice, sugar rim

Wine

Bubbles

Ruffino Prosecco, Italy
- Split$11.00
Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava, Spain$9.00

White

Vino CasaSmith Moscato, WA$9.00
Leonard Kreusch Riesling, Germany$9.00
Sycamore Lane Pinot Grigio, CA$6.00
Alto Vento Pinot Grigio, Italy$8.00
Barboursville Pinot Grigio, VA$10.00
The Seeker Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand$9.00
Black Stallion Sauvignon Blanc, CA$10.00
Barboursville Chardonnay, CA$10.00
Sycamore Lane Chardonnay, CA$6.00
Raeburn Russian River Chardonnay, CA$12.00
Abadia de San Campio Albarino, Spain$11.00

Rosè

Diora La Belle Rose, CA$12.00
Smashberry Rose, CA$12.00

Red

Altos Malbec, AR$8.00
Sycamore Lane Cabernet Sauvignon, CA$6.00
Ryder Estate Pinot Noir, CA$8.00
Lifevine Pinot Noir, OR$12.00
4 Virtues Bourbon Aged Zinfandel, CA$12.00
The Seeker Pinot Noir, France$7.00
Klinker Brick Cabernet Sauvignon, CA$12.00
Three Finger Jack, CA$10.00
Barboursville Cabernet Sauvignon, VA$12.00
7 Falls Merlot, CA$10.00
Sassoregale Sangiovese, Italy$12.00

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Shadwells Restaurant.

4.1

(535)

4.2Food
4.2Service
3.8Ambience
3.1Value

Noise • Moderate

535 Reviews

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kitty
Richmond21 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 2, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Great food, not so great service. It was a Sunday night and they did have two large group things going on. But the servers definitely do not work as a team! As someone whose family is in the restaurant business, I do not ding the servers if it is very busy. But, we were seated and the servers who walked by the table clearly did not want to acknowledge we were there. They seriously avoided eye contact. Maybe this is a management issue. Even if this was not their table, they should have acknowledged us with a 'someone will be with you soon'. Just my pet peeve! I think that as soon as you are seated, someone should at least offer you a drink and some bread, in case you are starving after a long day...as I was!
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC3 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 25, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Service was slow and not attentive to orders Server missed serving my wife’s salad with mine $1.00 extra per drink for olives is out of being reasonable Restaurant was very dark and noisy Decorate needs severe updating if it is support their pricing
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OpenTable Diner
Richmond2 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 19, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and service was wonderful. We went with a larger group to celebrate our sons graduation and they put us in a nice semi-private room and made certain we were happy the entire time. We will definitely be returning to Shadwells.
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ScottC
New York City1 review
4.0
Dined on May 18, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food was delicious! Our waiter didn't seem to know the menu and brought out the wrong food, this was corrected. Main issue was their kids Mac n cheese comes out on a flaming hot skillet... Ok for an adult but not for a 3 year old!! This is a lawsuit waiting to happen!
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ShellyA Gold
Richmond8 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 17, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Great food and comfortable seating. Service was good at best as waiter visits were few and far between and the restaurant is very loud. But it was a very busy night.
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TK8here
Richmond5 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 16, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
$15 cocktail and a $14 hamburger. Good food, but pricing a drink that high was a surprise.
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bettyeeatsout
Richmond27 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 14, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
WE had quit going to Shadwell's because the quality of the food was not as good, the roof leaked, attitude was not good etc. But we returned this week after eating in a lot and to our delight things have turned around. The decor is much better, the menu is better and the food was good!. Happily our favorite waiter, Mike Sweeney. was still there and the night was a success and we will be back. Sadly due to aging and health issues we no longer eat out once a week but are pleased to have SHadwell's on our A list again.
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TomK
Orlando1 review
5.0
Dined on May 12, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food and service was great-the restaurant was very noisy but we were there on a busy day
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KathleenI
Washington DC1 review
3.0
Dined on May 11, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The service was terrible. We waited and waited for our order to be taken. Then they took no care preparing food for an allergy and nearly caused a reaction. Other of the orders came out wrong as well. Just an awful experience.
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SteveJ
Richmond20 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 11, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food was excellent, waitress service was odd, and it was a bit noisy, but my oyster platter was outstanding and my wife’s pork chop was cooked to perfection.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Mon–Wed, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Thu–Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
Website
http://www.shadwellsrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
C. Thomas Lasley
Private party facilities
Shadwells Restaurant offers the finest in local dining for private breakfast, lunch and dinners. Rehearsal dinners, family reunions, business, holiday, class reunions and after hours parties for 80 guests or more. Three private rooms available: seats 40, 20 & 18. TV's in rooms. No room rental fee.

Location
1791 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Neighborhood
Charlottesville
Cross street
1791 Richmond Road
Parking details
Plenty of on-site parking, including accessible parking, located immediately in front of the restaurant.
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

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Shadwells Restaurant

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Apps & Soups

The She-Crab Soup$9.00

Chef's Soup of the Day$7.00

Disco Chips$10.00

Cheesesteak Eggrolls$11.00

Chicken Wings$16.00

Jumbo Fried Shrimp (6)$16.00

Creamy Crab & Artichoke Dip$18.00

Fried Virginia Oysters*

Eggs Diablo'd

Tangier-Style Crab Cake$17.00

Salads

House$12.00

Caesar$12.00

Pear and Blue Cheese Salad$15.00

Greens & Grain Salad$15.00

Sandwiches & Burgers

Shaddy Burger*$13.00

Blue Pils Burger*$16.00

Fried Oyster Burger*$18.00

Beyond Beef Veggie Burger$16.00

Chicken Sandwich$15.00

"Hotlanta" Chicken Sandwich$16.00

Smoked BBQ Pork Sandwich$15.00

Crab Cake Sandwich$19.00

Mains

Grilled Ribeye*$38.00

Steak Frites*$30.00

Tangier-Style Crab Cakes$32.00

Pan Roasted Salmon*$26.00

Fried Oyster Platter

Fried Shrimp Platter$24.00

Double H Farm Pork Loin*$25.00

Southern Fried Half-Chicken$24.00

Grilled Chicken Breast Pappardelle$24.00

Sides

French Fries$5.00

Coleslaw$5.00

Mashed Potatoes$5.00

Collard Greens$6.00

Mac & Cheese$6.00

Broccoli$5.00

Green Beans$5.00

Sweet Potato Kale Hash$5.00

Pimento Cheese Grits$5.00

Sweet Potato Fries$6.00

Dessert

Brownie Sundae$7.00

Apple Pie-Streusel Topping$7.00

Chef's Seasonal Cheesecake$7.00

Shadwell's Beignets$7.00

Drink Menu

Draft Beer

Sam Adams Seasonal$5.50

Corona Premier$5.50

Miller Lite$5.50

Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA$6.50

Bell's Two Hearted$6.50

Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat$6.50

Devil's Backbone Vienna Lager$6.50

Basic City 6th Lord IPA$6.50

Beale's Rotating$6.50

Bold Rock Premium Dry Hard Cider$6.50

3 Notch'd Rotating Draft$7.00

Bottles & Cans

Budweiser$5.00

Bud Light$5.00

Coors Light$5.00

Miller Lite$5.00

Michelob Ultra$5.00

Heineken Lager$6.00

Corona$6.00

Guinness Stout$6.00

Stella Artois$6.00

Hardywood Richmond Lager$7.00