Howlett’s Restaurant & Tavern

3530 Festival Park Plaza, Chester - 23831
226 reviews
American
(804) 930-1034

The food looks fantastic, but NO DOGS ALLOWED on the outdoor patio. I would love to try this restaurant, and may return at a later date without my dog. Employee stated no dogs are allowed outdoors on the patio due to health code (???). Wanted to leave a note so that others looking don't make the same mistake we did. We ended up going nextdoor to the Mexican restaurant who welcomed us on their outdoor patio to dine.

We had a reservation for 7pm. Arrived about 10 mins early, hostess ignored us two times... finally I approached and she still ignored so I started talking. Then she told me we have a 10+ minute wait despite having a reservation.... Then when it was our time to be seated - she put the menus down and told us to go to our table. I made her take us to our table for that is what she was doing to all the other guests! seriously! Then I requested the manager - who came.. I informed what happened and she was being all nice, but then our waitress started to treat us like crap. No tip was left! I usually enjoy this restaurant and have never had an issue till this time. Hoping that since there will most likely be high turnover this hostess is gone and we can return.

The fried deviled eggs were really good, what a unique idea. The sauce that came with them was the best... It should be available to add to the sandwiches... If they sold it, I would have bought a bottle!!The crab cake sandwich was just okay.. tasted kind of like a frozen crab cake and the bun was subpar. The sides were great though. Brandon was our server, he was really sweet.It's a very cute restaurant in a nice area. The food was decently priced.

The food was good and the service was also good. My low rating is because of where we were seated. It was a group of 8 and I had made reservations about a month in advance so this wasn't a case of showing up last minute on a crowded night. The table arrangement was two tables slid together and tucked into an alcove of three walls. This made it so that 4 people had their backs to a wall on one side and two people on the other side also had backs to a wall and one end of the table was butted up against a third wall. This made it impossible for people to leave the table without having to disrupt the entire side of the table and it made it impossible for the servers to bring food to the table or to clear used dishes without having to pass items along the table or to have guests hand things over other guest's heads. When you have a large party and are going to be spending several hundred dollars on a meal, you should not be having to distribute drinks and food like you're passing out food from a drive through while inside a VW bug.And I understand that large groups are a hassle but the idea of setting up tables in a way that they can't be accessed by the staff is just a bad decision regardless.But I will go back at some point because table arrangement aside it was a pleasant experience.

This is the best place to get a steak if you want it prepared exactly like this: 1. Remove from cold storage 2. Place on grill 3. Put on plate 4. Serve with ketchup and A-1 This is the worst place to get a steak in Chesterfield County. Even the coleslaw was terrible. Just cabbage, one carrot and Kraft Mayo.

Went tonight for our son's 26th birthday, party of 5 Adults. Made reservations. Got there and they put us, 5 adults into a booth that sure can fit 5 people, maybe like 2 adults a three kids, NOT 5 Adults. Host was rude when we asked for a round table, the waitress suggested a chair at the end of the table for my husband. Not wanting to be rude also we accepted it.Food was not up to par for the prices, prime rib was tough, The waitress saved the evening by doing everything she could, very happy with her service and she was given a great cash tip.Been here before for breakfast and it was great, but highly disappointed with dinner. Host needs to contact reservationists over 5 to make sure if it's all adults or kids for seating arrangements because if I was called and told only booths were avail I would have cancelled. You want to be comfortable and enjoy at least when you sit down and spend $$$$"s to eat.

Stopped by for lunch and it's a cool little spot! Tried a fried deviled egg against my better judgment. That thing was really cool and had alot going on!! Crab cake sandwich was alright for the location. Club sandwich had it going on for sure though!!Mai Tai was so so but the Bahama Mama was spot on. Definitely make it a point to stop for a bit. Wonderful inside decor!

its a great place. we had deep fried deviled eggs and crab dip for app and they were both delicious. they have a howletts pilsner for $2 a glass. we had a big group so i want to say we ordered a wide variety of food and everyone had good things to say. Wait staff was on point and very attentive. would highly recommend

We ordered the Prime Rib sandwich and the most you could taste on it was the tomato. The horseradish sauce and au ju might as well have been nonexistent. We also tried the Fried Cod sandwich with coleslaw. Again, absolutely no flavor! The coleslaw didn’t even taste like mayonnaise, it was just wet cabbage. The restaurant smells fishy when you walk in but the fish brought nothing to the table besides the smell, it tasted like nothing. They were also served with chips which were just Ruffles from a bag, not even hand made chips. Overall, if you’re over 50 years old then you will probably love it otherwise I’d steer clear! We were the youngest guests in there and we’re in our early 30s, but it is right next to a retirement community so we should’ve known better.

Great meal and great service. We have been there many times. Also have taken several guest from out of town there. They also loved it.