We had our rehearsal dinner here, and it was fabulous! The food is delicious, the drinks and beer selection are endless, and the atmosphere is perfect for the Colonial Williamsburg area.

The room they use is downstairs (although if the party is small enough they can also seat you upstairs). It holds 40-45 comfortable and can squeeze in 50. It has its own kitchen so food is made and served quickly once ordered. The floors upstairs are solid so there isn't a lot of ambient noise that might be disruptive. Toasts are easily heard with either a mic (must bring one yourself) or just raising your voice a bit.

The management team we worked with was awesome. Professional, responsive, and wanted to make our event successful and fun. Everyone who came to the rehearsal dinner had an absolute blast. We were even able to come in early and set up place cards.

Only two things I would point out. First is that the closest parking is at the Prince George St parking garage. Otherwise you'll need to find street parking in CW (a bit of a challenge) or park a little further away and walk to Merchant Square (Dog St Pub is right next to the Trellis). So make sure people know where they're going, or have a means for people to get there. Second is that there is a minimum which is somewhere between $3000-$3500. But the staff will keep you up to date on the amount spent, and if you're not near the minimum will make suggestions (more wine, snacks, etc.) This is what happened for us and we just purchased some bottles of wine to take with us :)

Completely worth it, and loved every second of it! Here's the website for more info:
http://www.dogstreetpub.com/#/private-dining/4567427272

After our experience, I would not recommend DoG Street Pub for a rehearsal dinner. We had two servers for our party of 37. Everything was extremely slow. We got there around 6:30pm. While we had stationary and passed appetizers right when we arrived, we did not get our soups and salad until after 8:45pm. My mother-in-law and I asked multiple times for updates on when we would be getting our food. Drink service was so slow during this long wait that our guests started going upstairs to get served. Clearly, the servers were not able to handle a group this size. We booked this event almost a year in advance. We confirmed everything the week leading up to the event. We had a fixed menu to help increase the speed of service. There is nothing else we could have done to prepare DoG Street Pub more for our event. I was not able to enjoy the event due to the stress and frustration caused by the lack of service and amount of time it took to get anything. When I followed up with the manager after the event, we were told sorry and given some excuses. Based on all of this, I would not recommend this venue for a rehearsal dinner. The bride and groom should be able to relax and enjoy the event. The groom's parents should be able to float around and chat with people and not have to track down servers to ask when we might get our food. The guests should not have to entertain themselves for over an hour and a half while waiting for soup/salad or find a different bar in the restaurant to get drinks. We were very disappointed, and we don't want another bride and groom to have to experience a rehearsal dinner like this.