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Nama, Richmond, VA

Nama

3.7
3.7
213 Reviews
$31 to $50
Indian
The name NAMA comes from the word Namaste which means I bow to the divine in you; or showing respect as you greet someone. The entire design and atmosphere plays off the traditional colors found in Indian culture/sub-region and will ultimately create a cozy and warm atmosphere for guests to enjoy.

Seating will have an array of options from intimate to groups. What differentiates our Indian Concept is that we will present a majority of the menu items as Shared Plates which are appropriate to enjoy and are vastly popular as all-day offerings. The idea behind the concept is that groups of people can enjoy spending time together socializing and mingling whilst trying a wider variety of offerings instead of just ordering an entree per person. This will allow Nama to cater to a wide variety of preferences and palates!

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 5 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Indian, International, Cocktail Bar
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sun 3:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (804) 665-9450
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Chef Kumar Satyam
  • Catering
    Catering packages can be custom created based off of our menu. We offer our small plates as hors-d'oeuvres or our curry pots in a buffet style.
  • Private party facilities
    NAMA provides 2 spaces for guests to enjoy. An upstairs private mezzanine and a main dining hall. Our Mezzanine seats 48 with 96 people standing room. And our main floor seats up to 112 with 268 standing. Our Space features a built-in sound system and is for any AV equipment needed.
  • Neighborhood
    Richmond
  • Cross street
    N. Adams Street
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Located right on the Pulse Line!
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 213 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.7
3.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 3.5Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 3.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Virginia

    Healthy

  • Richmond

    Good for groups

  • Richmond

    Healthy

213 Reviews
  1. Eatoutalot

    Richmond

    41 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    41 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall2food4service1ambience4
    This restaurant no longer has a printed menu. Apparently they don’t even have a beer list. I did not have my cell phone. When we finally got a phone to see the menu, it was almost impossible to really see the menu. The print on a cell phone is so small that you can only look at one or two items at a time. I am a senior and not as dependent on cell phone as the younger generations. Cell phone menus are age discrimination. I have been a regular customer but wont be going back. Too bad. The food is good. If i learn that menus return I will be back.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    This was probably the worst experience i’ve ever had at a restaurant. I was doing a secret shopper/food review for this restaurant. When i walked in the servers all stared at me so i had no choice but to walk to the bar to say that i had a reservation…i was sat at 7pm and my food came out at 7:14…there is no way my food was fresh AT ALL… and my food was lukewarm!!! i asked for spicy butter chicken and there was nothing spicy about it…my rice tasted as if it was washed with dish water…the only good thing was the garlic naan and the glass of water i had…0/10 do not recommend and i will not be going back!

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  3. Lilli

    Atlanta Metro

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    food was delicious, our server was very congenial. we would definitely go back and try other items on the menu. I was going to say that service was a little slow, but on second thought, it did take a little time, but why wouldn't it when it was so beautifully prepared and delicious - this takes time!

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  4. MarcelZuccheratto

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    If you really wanna try a Indian food, NAMA is a very good restaurant to be visited. Definitely I recommend this place.

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  5. JoyN

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 15, 2023

    overall1food3service3ambience2
    Food is good. Service is a bit slow but not terrible. The 18% service charge is way over the top. The fee is never discussed (there is some sort of sign somewhere that details it…I never saw it). The server said that they don’t get the $$. The management says they do. I’m not sure who to believe. In the end it’s not worth the money. I won’t pay another 18% for gratuity on top of 18% service charge.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 3, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    I arrived in time for my reservation. No one greeted or seated me. I sat myself and waited for 10 minutes. No one came to help me at all then I got up and left.

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  7. KarenH

    Philadelphia

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 1, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    A lovely ambiance, great waiter, and a delicious dinner.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 23, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience3
    The 18% service charge has no explanation. Is this a tip? A separate fee? Who does it go to?? Why wasn’t it on the menu or the table???

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  9. ToddV

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Hot and spicy is really hot. Dial it back when you order.

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  10. RamR

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 9, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience5
    One of the worst dining experiences of my life. We were greeted, seated, and served drinks immediately. But then took almost a half an hour for anyone to come get app orders. App orders were messed up because no one wrote anything down. Also a warning, as an Indian person who loves spicy food don’t order anything past medium on the Hot scale here. They just dump unmixed chili powder on top if you order hot. Almost lost an hour before anyone came to get entree orders or refill drinks. Again no one wrote anything down, so by the time entrees came out we were missing things. Had to frantically waive someone down for over a half hour to try and fix before we just gave up and asked for check. They still tried to charge us for missing items. Food was bad in taste, not just for Virginia, and too damn expensive. They also did not get the notice about the special occasion. Only thing good was the ambiance. They even had traditional swings.

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  11. DavidB

    Richmond

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food was delicious and spiced perfectly. THE SERVICE WAS EXCEPTIONAL. I've had less professional service in 5 star restaurants. I rarely leave a tip in excess of 20%, but I did this time. FYI, the automatically add 18% that is shared by the entire staff to help make a living wage. Anything you add above that is only for your server. My highest recommendation for this establishment. BTW the variety and authenticity of the food was remarkable.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    From the kind wait staff, the delicious cocktails, and the flavorful food, it is now one of my favorite restaurants in Richmond!

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  13. PauletteA

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall2food3service4ambience2
    Not worth the $$$$. Food was just okay. Our waiter was very good but the kitchen was very lack. We waited almost an hour for our food. Then the manager had the gaul to "comp" us $3.50 per person!! The entire meal should have been comped! We will never return.

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  14. ShebaM

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 7, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Food was excellent. Service a little slow but the wait staff was very courteous and attentive

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  15. GayleL

    Richmond

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Very nice restaurant with great ambiance. Food was good and servings were filling. No complaints

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  16. Lesley

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our only regret was having to leave our leftovers behind as we headed to a show...

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  17. 1seafoodluvher

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    The food and ambiance was amazing. Service was a little slow with the food coming out on a slow night however our server was wonderful! Very informative, friendly and interactive. Will definitely go back!

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had the best time, top restaurant in the downtown area. Will be recommending NAMA to all my friends and family 100 out of 100 hands down.

    1 person found this helpful

  19. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was fantastic, I will be returning.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The experience was great,service was 100 food was 1000 I recommend this restaurant anyone, chicken, tikka masala is too die for. And the cheese and garlic naan.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    10/10 will be coming back again for sure

    1 person found this helpful

  22. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience3
    Very slow service for Valentine’s Dinner Event even with a reservation made 2 weeks in advance. They seemed unprepared

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Came here for a Valentine’s Day date. We were not greeted by the hostess for 20 minutes after we had a reservation. Took us in total about 30 minutes to get seated. We then had terrible service. Took us 2 hours to get our entree which at this point was 10 pm when it closed. Food was average but they also messed up our orders and brought our courses at the wrong time. One of the strangest and poorest dining experiences I’ve ever had.

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    The vibe in the main restaurant seemed fun! We were seated in a smaller dining room with music blaring way too loud. It was Valentine’s Day. The table was so wobbly we had to borrow a wine bottle top from an unbussed table to wedge under the leg. After 30 minutes with no server ever coming to our table, we left. We ended up having a great Valentine’s Day dinner at Quirk instead. A very weird scenario since we made reservations weeks ago. I bet the food there is probably good. Can’t say I’ll give them a second chance.

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  25. YolandaP

    Hawaii

    9 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    Amazing idea for the day of love a two hour six course meal with a bottle of wine of your choice but it went all wrong. Took 35 minutes to get the wine never got the first two courses when mentioned to the waitress they apologized but still never brought the dishes food took an hour, all together it was almost three hours for a four course meal with three different waiters. Will never return the price was amazing 100 per couple

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  26. Stargirl

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience2
    Never again. Very poorly managed. Servers are not trained properly. The food is pretty good, but not worth the painful wait.

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  27. KyleM

    Tampa

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience4
    It took an hour for someone to take our order once we were seated, and another hour to actually receive our food. It could have just been a bad day, but it seemed the restaurant was not hesitating to just keep seating more and more people as they came in even without taking their order. It was noticeable how many tables were looking toward the kitchen/bar area looking for a server or the hostess to either order or request their check to leave. That includes us, who finally had to go up to the bar to ask for our check so we could leave. The food though was good, just a little spicier than we were expecting, which is not so much a complaint as it is a comment for anyone who is a little more sensitive towards heat.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience4
    The food was great (the little that we were able to try) but the service was terrible. They were very understaffed and despite us coming in before it got busy and before the dinner rush (with a reservation) we waited so long for our appetizers then waiting almost an hour for our entrees and when we checked with the sever they said it would be an additional 20 minutes and we had show tickets so we had to leave without eating. It was extremely disappointing.

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  29. GokulP

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely amazing Food and Service ! Went for first time for our 9th year Anniversary and it was really good and I planned for anniversary celebration and they indeed did it with a beautiful surprise with music and cake . Along with this we have swing for us to take Pictures

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    There are so many good restaurants in Richmond, don’t waste your time. The food is underwhelming/overpriced and our service was terrible. Additionally they played the same song on repeat for 1.5 hours.. overall it was a poor experience which was disappointing given how positive other reviews are for this spot.

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  31. JoeC

    Coastal Georgia

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience2
    Service started out very polite, than turned into not being able to make and order and taking forever to get what we did order. Food over all was mediocre.

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  32. AnneR

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Beautiful restaurant, delicious food, and great prices. There are swings for those that are waiting. I loved that they included mocktails on their menu.

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience4
    Servers should never be chewing gum

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  34. LelandL

    Nashville

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Very good food! Service was slow at first but ended up ok. Nice atmosphere for an Indian restaurant. Easy to hear and talk and lots of seating options! Loved our meal and would definitely come back!!

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  35. Rebak

    Richmond

    42 reviews

    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was Christmas Eve. Everyone was festive. The service was attentive. We each had a shrimp – that was spicy but not too much so. We’re looking forward to going back

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 6, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    We had an early reservation during the week. We were the first to arrive for dinner that evening. We were greeted immediately which was nice. The meal was flavorful but the onions in the tikka masala were slightly under cooked, leaving them noticeably too crisp. Dishes were spiced well and aromatic. We especially enjoyed the bullet naan. We thought it was also odd that the menu did not have any prices on it. The restaurant is beautiful decorated. The bathrooms were a bit tired looking and not as beautifully curated as the main dining area. Overall, it was a better than average experience. It pleasing to see the restaurant fill up as we ate our meal.

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  37. JanellW

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall5food5service1ambience5
    First time there, we were heading to the Seinfeld show at 9:30 so the reservation was for 7:45. It was 15 minutes before I left our seat and asked a bartender if anyone as going to assist us. She was our server and came over shortly after. We placed our food and drink order right then and there to avoid another long wait…our drinks came promptly and our food took an hour. I was fuming. Mostly because we had a show to attend and didn’t want to rush through the meal…which was AMAZING. I wanted to be very transparent with this review because if you are in a rush, this is not your place. If you don’t mind waiting, run don’t walk because again, the food was absolutely amazing! My attitude went away with the first bite. I will definitely return but with no plans afterwards.

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  38. Mitsu114

    New York Area

    26 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    We were looking forward to Indian food for our first night in Richmond...we had a reservation and were seated within a reasonable amount of time, after that things started to go bad....they seemed disorganized and under staffed...we waited 25 minutes for somebody to take our drink order. We were also given menus that had no pricing which just seemed wrong....even with rapidly changing prices there are ways around this....like using QR codes, etc. As we waited for our drinks we could see service rapidly deteriorating around us and lots of customers coming in...so we decided to get out while we could. I know restaurants are struggling with staffing but they really need to cut back on the reservations that they take if it's a problem. Overall this place gets an F without even tasting any food!

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  39. knitone

    Richmond

    143 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    143 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Wonderful meal.

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  40. Merovin

    Richmond

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Thanks! We had a very wonderful experience overall.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Nama using the Order Online button. Nama also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (804) 665-9450.

Nama is rated 3.7 stars by 213 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 5 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Nama

15 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220

Additional information

  • Cross street
    N. Adams Street
  • Neighborhood
    Richmond
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sun 3:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Indian, International, Cocktail Bar
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Located right on the Pulse Line!
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Kumar Satyam
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (804) 665-9450
  • Catering
    Catering packages can be custom created based off of our menu. We offer our small plates as hors-d'oeuvres or our curry pots in a buffet style.
  • Private party facilities
    NAMA provides 2 spaces for guests to enjoy. An upstairs private mezzanine and a main dining hall. Our Mezzanine seats 48 with 96 people standing room. And our main floor seats up to 112 with 268 standing. Our Space features a built-in sound system and is for any AV equipment needed.
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