Enjoy a touch of Southern hospitality at Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room in Savannah, Georgia.
Lunch is served boardinghouse style with many dishes passed around the table. We shared a table with a group from Ontario, Canada and the granddaughter of the original Mrs. Wilkes.
Southern Dishes
We ate far too much of the southern comfort food.
You pass bowls and plates around to others at the table as you would in a large family or boarding house.
Most or all of the following is available according to season:
- Fried Chicken
- Sausage
- Beef Stew
- Meat Loaf
- Mashed Potatoes
- Bisquits & Gravy
- Black-Eyed Peas
- Cabbage
- Snap Peas
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Butter Beans
- Black-eyed Peas
- Rutabega
- Squash
- Rice & Gravy
- Candied Yams
- Pickled Beets
- Red Rice
- Collard Greens
- Okra & Tomatoes
- Brown Rice
- Potato Salad
- Apple Salad
- Macaroni Salad
- English Peas & Noodles
- Baked Beans
- Cole Slaw
- Cornbread
Follow the links for recipes as we add them.
History
Sema Wilkes took over the boardinghouse in 1943. Six bachelors rented rooms upstairs and came down for meals.
When asked how long the bachelors stayed, Marcia Thompson, the
They stayed until they died. A nice room and three meals a day in downtown Savannah. Why would you ever leave?
Stay at the Wilkes House
You can still stay at the Wilkes House and other properties managed by the family.
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