James Landing Grille

From the location, outside and the prices/menu on the Web site I thought this was going to be the nicer restaurant on property at Kings Mill but it really wasn't as nice as the restaurant at the golf club, or maybe the same. This one had plastic cups and food came in plastic baskets with that red and white checkered paper. At least at the golf club you got really plates. Both feel like sports bars. I wanted something more upscale for my parents anniversary.The staff was very nice, service was fine. Two people really enjoyed the smash burger, and it was really big. The seafood roll would be VASTLY improved by just buttering the bun and throwing it on the grill a minute. It was an okay seafood salad on a lot of shredded lettuce basically on white bread. Sweet potato fries and regular fries were both good.I would not suggest this for a special occasion. I guess there's nowhere at Kings Mill for that.

Located in Kingsmill Resort property. This restaurant is a bit of a missed opportunity. The good: it's beautiful. It's in a gorgeous location. Eating outside is stunning. Beautiful view of the James River. The bad: the food is mid. The menu is lacking. Which would be fine if the food that was offered was delicious. As you can see from pictures of the menu they have 2 entrees and some handhelds and some apps. So if you don't want ribeye or salmon, you are out of luck. The ribeyes come with chips. Not really the side I want for a steak. The chips were also inconsistent. Some crunchy some chewy. The steaks were also inconsistent. We ordered three of them all medium rare. Each steak looked different. Like not all of them were ribeyes. They were different sizes and they were cooked at different temps. We ordered med rare and got one rare, one med rare and one medium well. The butter on top was too cold to melt and the steak wasn't hot enough to melt it. Boy...if they got a new chef in there who spruced things up with the food you could have a top notch restaurant paired with that view. But the food isn't as nice as the ambiance. The service was good. Oh and the best thing we ate was the crab dip. It actually was really good. The bang bang shrimp were expensive and didn't come with that many. Some pictures lied to us. Seemed like they gave more in the past. Not so much anymore.

The view while sitting outside was beautiful and the service was good but the food quality was extremely lacking. The crab dip was average but my crab cake sandwich was very disappointing. The crab cake itself was a tasteless, burnt crunch followed by unseasoned mush at the center. Would only recommend for drinks outside on the porch.

The manager reached out to me and said they didn't have any other reports of bad food that night so it was an anomaly. I appreciate the customer service but I still wouldn't go back because of the other quality issues. The wine list is still subpar. They're serving Woodbridge wines, which are $9 for 1.5L (twice the size of a standard bottle) at Total Wine. They'd be better off just asking Total Wine to recommend budget wines to them for their menu.

Initial greeting was not very inviting. Wasn't very busy at 7pm but had an hour wait without a reservation with many tables available during our entire wait. No other seating was offered outside of waiting area. We ordered 2 appetizers and 5 drinks that we ate from a bench in the waiting area outside. Waiter was friendly and followed up. Food was subpar to be on such a prestigious resort. Ordered a cheeseburger thinking that it would be difficult to mess up. Food was hot but over cooked and bland.

Karen served our group of 16 at the firepit with ease and a smile. The food was scrumptious and served hot. The scallop special hit the palate with freshness and cooked to temperature. The Crab and Corn chowder was a meal in and of itself.The firepit has great views of the river and parking was easy for those who drove.It was a perfect place for our gathering as most of our party stayed at Kingsmill and we were able to take the shuttle down to and back up from our condos.

Heads up: you can only get in if you're a card member or staying at the resort. We didn't know this but got lucky and they had opened it to the public today due to a golf tournament. The restaurant is located on the river within the resort grounds (also the address on yelp is wrong, it should be 1060 Kingsmill road). The view is gorgeous, definitely get a table outside on the deck so you can see the river and marina. We called ahead to make a reservation but apparently they don't do reservations here. The food was great. Awesome fresh seafood, and the cocktails were great too. Highly recommend the sangria or the pina colada. The service was also excellent.

Very good food. Very good service. Great service by the staff! Beautiful view of the James river!

Great drinks & salmon Caesar salad. Best thing about it is the view-right on the James River at the Kingsmill Marina

I was just at Kings Mill Resort this past week and myself and my wife went to get some dinner at the James Landing Grille saturday night. The place was not crowed at all and we were turned away just because we booked our room from a third party vendor and not Kings Mill to save money. I do know that is somewhat the policy but come on this place would rather loss roughly a $200 dinner. They embarrsed us in front of everyone like we were outcasts. We paid good money to stay at Kings Mill Resort and were tossed aside by some young waitress. Also we did not have any issues in The Eagles Nest or Elements 1010 restaurant. Just wanted to pass this this along to other guests at how rude this place was.