Richmond Oyster Cafe & Bar

Overall 0 - Food 0, Ambience 0, Value 0, Service 0

On Wednesday 4th of July we booked a table for 4 Walking in to the restaurant was like walking in to a bar round midnight the music was errry verry loud so we a asked the waiter to turn it down he did for 5 minutes after 3 times asking ( was impossible to have a conversation) the answer of the waiter was: You should order a second bottle of wine so you will get a bit drunk and will enjoy the music ....we gave up> The octopus was like a car tire after doing 1000 km. and.... burned. The garfish our friend ordered was under a mountain of stuffing no bread is provided . And when we asked if we could have the oysters on Ice ,the waiter spilled about half a liter water by taking the plate away over the table The bill for 4 was $ 300 . While we had our cafe they start to clean the expresso machine and the kitchen and on the back ground the douf douf douf music still lots to loud to have a relaxing meal I am from Belgium have a well known restaurant in Antwerpen . When this is called ,,Great food,, and service you still have to learn A LOT.Perhaps you should get a trained Manager

Never ever Again. Winifred van Paridon   (winifred - July, 2012)

Overall 9.5 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 10, Service 10

Great fresh seafood and well informed and helpful staff. PS. the wine list has got to be one of Richmond's hidden gems. A beautiful selection of new and old world wines competitively priced. Loved the Italian Pinot Grigio.   (See my reviews (3) - August, 2011)

Overall 8.3 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 9, Service 6

Love this place - brilliant every time but can be poorly managed when very busy. The food never suffers, only the service - there always seem to be enough staff, and all very friendly, but don't seem to have much direction. Again, the food is and always has been amazing - highly recommend!   (Rob - April, 2011)

Overall 5.8 - Food 5, Ambience 7, Value 3, Service 8

Visited the Richmond Oyster Bar on a friends recomendation , unfortunately he must have dined on a good day. My wife had a seafood risotto, while i ordered a seafood stirfry, both dishes were quite bland, the calamari was rubbery, the mussells watery, some of the prawns had not been de-veined and many of my pippies had not opened. When paying our bill the waited was well aware of my displeasure with the meal, however he was not interested enough to enquire what the problem was. We will certainly not be dinning there again.   (Michael - January, 2011)

Overall 9 - Food 9, Ambience 9, Value 9, Service 9

We have visited the Richmond Oyster Bar on a number of occasions now and will continue to visit. We like the pleasant, relaxed atmosphere and the great fresh seafood. We recommend the salt & pepper squid to share as a starter and the salmon & spinach cream lingini or the duck as a main.   (A&F - November, 2009)

Overall 7 - Food 7, Ambience 8, Value 5, Service 8

Worth a visit   (August, 2009)