Group Meal Options

Food Court Closed for Renovations: Nov. 1, 2025 - Mar. 15, 2026

The Food Court Pavilion will be undergoing renovations from November 1 to March 15 to enhance your future dining experience.

In the meantime, guests can grab a quick bite at our concessions stand in the Vaughan Lobby or enjoy a full-service meal at the charming Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant.

For groups, boxed lunches are available to enjoy on the go; for a seated experience, group breakfast, lunch, and dinners are available at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant.

Group Breakfast Buffet

$8 per person

Standard breakfast buffet includes:

• Scrambled eggs
• Pastries: french toast stix and fruit danishes
• Breakfast meat: sausage links
• Cereal: variety of General Mills brands
• Fruit salad
• Beverages: cranberry juice, orange juice, 2% milk, and Illy Italian Roast Coffee

Requires 1-week advance notice to make or cancel a reservation. 50 person minimum and 165 person maximum seating per half hour.

Boxed To-Go Lunches

$12 per person

Box lunches include fruit, chips, a cookie, and bottled water or soda.

Boxed lunches include napkins, utensils, condiments, and trash bags to assist with group cleanup.

Select up to two of the following options for your group:

• Turkey sandwich: turkey, provolone cheese, lettuce, and tomato
• Ham sandwich: ham, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomato
• Club sandwich wrap: turkey, ham, bacon, cheese, lettuce, and tomato in a tortilla wrap
• Veggie wrap: cucumber, radish, alfalfa sprouts, red pepper, green pepper, lettuce, tomato, and cream cheese in a tortilla wrap

Requires 2-week advance notice to pre-order. Must order a minimum of 20 paid lunches. Available for pick-up between 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Food Court. Table seating is not available; boxed lunches must be taken off the property.

Student Lunch Package

$7 per person

Each student lunch includes chicken nuggets, fries, jello, and a fountain drink.

Available for students and youth ages 12 and younger.

Group Food Court Meal Passes

Our group Food Court meal passes make it easy for your guests to select entrees, side dishes, drinks, and desserts in one simple transaction.

Choose from the following options:

Red Meal Pass | $15

Includes a fountain drink and your choice of fries, chips, or fruit.

Choose from the following entrees:

• Hamburger or cheeseburger
• Black bean burger
• Hot dog
• Chicken tenders
• Personal cheese, pepperoni, or sausage pizza
• Pre-made Caesar salad or garden salad
• Veggie wrap

Gold Meal Pass | $18

Includes a fountain drink, two cookies, and your choice of fries, chips, or fruit.

Choose from the following entrees:

• All entrées on Red Meal plan above
• Turkey burger
• Grilled chicken sandwich
• Grilled chicken nuggets
• BBQ pork sandwich
• Cold deli sandwich (turkey, ham, club, veggie)

Guests will redeem their meal pass at the point of checkout. They do not need to present it at the individual food stations.

Group Meal Passes are timed to ease overcrowding. Entry times into the Food Court are enforced. The total seating capacity is 150. Seating in the Pavilion is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Prices include tax. Meal pass plans are only valid for use in the Pavilion and are not applicable at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant or any other on-site concessions. 

Requires 14 business days' advance notice to arrange meal pass plans. For any specific dietary concerns or allergy-related questions, guests are encouraged to contact Group Reservations at groups@mountvernon.org or 703.799.8688 or reach out to the Pavilion at acavallo@mountvernon.org or 703.799.6310.

Food Court Pavilion

Breakfast Buffet – $12.50 per person. Breakfast buffets can be booked as early as 7 a.m. and must end by 9:30 a.m. Requires 2-week advance notice. 50 person minimum.

Student Lunch – Student lunches may be enjoyed at the food court or taken to-go.

Group Meal Passes – Save with our meal pass plans. Valid for use in the food court only. Requires 14 business days advance notice.

Boxed To-Go Lunches – $15 per person. To-go lunches can be picked up at the food court or delivered on the estate.

Dietary & Allergen Information – View items available at the food court that are vegetarian, gluten-free, egg-free, soy-free, and dairy-free.

Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant

Groups are welcome to savor the flavors of early America at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, located just footsteps from George Washington's historic estate. 

This seated experience in a more tranquil 18th-century atmosphere offers buffets for breakfast and lunch, as well as plated lunches.

Options for Buffets and Plated Meals