Red Pump Kitchen

Food is excellent and service outstanding! The ambiance is awesome as well. This place is a must when in the Charlottesville area.

We made a reservation at Red Pump to specifically have the heir signature meatball dish. We arrived at 6:30 and was told no meatballs because chef decided to use ingredients to make bolognase sauce - Disappointing.

We left and did not eat at restaurant

We went very early, so as to avoid noise. Drinks, appetizers and (split) 10” pizza. All food was excellent, as was the service. We will go again!

Really nice cocktails. Got the Pink 75 and enjoyed it. Also had a nice salad and the bolognes!

We had a fabulous dinner at Red Pump last Thursday. The food is always excellent and the service was exceptional. This continues to be one of my favorite restaurants in C'ville. Using OpenTable makes it so easy to reserve a table. If you enjoy Italian food, I highly recommend you give Red Pump a try.

We had a delightful meal and experience. Our server Clay was outstanding - knowledgeable, friendly, and efficient. The entire staff was customer oriented and welcoming. The food was fresh and well prepared, the menu creative.

Excellent location & food with a friendly professional staff.

We were from out of town and decided on this restaurant based on past reviews. Phenomenal food great service

Amazing! Great food and a laid back atmosphere. Would recommend.

This review pertains to the summer 2019 Restaurant Week menu, which was 3 courses priced at $39. The first course options we had were both very good. I had a main of branzino served with greens and cherry tomatoes, which was very good. My dining partner had the tagliatelle with lamb ragu, which he said was 'okay'. We were both put off by the noise level, which was ear-splitting, the frequent and excessive stops by waitstaff to ask if we liked the food, and the too frequent water-glass fill-ups, where it was assumed if a glass was half full or less more water was needed (without asking). Finally, I had been looking forward to the house-made gelato for dessert. The other option was blueberry panna cotta (the tiramisu of the 2010s IMO). At an early dinnertime, we found the only gelato was a dairy-free chocolate made with coconut milk and they were out of the fruit sorbet that would have been a great alternative.

I wanted to like this place more; but I don't think it was very good value for $. Had we been able to sit outside (it was 90+ degrees out) that might have taken care of the noise problem but the noise colors the whole experience. I may try again outside of Restaurant Week.

Good food, menu items slightly limited

The food is always amazing. We had great wine and cheese plate, and delicious handmade pasta! Service was amazing!!

Restaurant week has yet another winner! Even busy the service was attentive. The food was superb with local ingredients. Definitely a restaurant to visit again and again.

Great flavors. We were there for restaurant week Especially enjoyed the appetizer and dessert. surprised however that the white wine they offer was not already chilled. We had to wait as they put it in the frig. Hmm

Clay was a wonderful server! He was knowledgeable about the wines pairing well with food.

Great food; great service. We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Red Pump and highly recommend this delicious and creative cuisine.

Great location and great service. Be sure to ask for recommendations on food as some items are better than others.

Clay and Kelly were amazing! We had an amazing time . Fun and atmosphere were great!

We love Red Pump! It is our favorite restaurant in Charlottesville

Prices too high; especially for a glass of vino. I'll recommend, with that red flag.

Food is outstanding and atmosphere is great with terrific service. Little pricey but well worth it.

Awesome place. Hector was our waiter and is excellent! This is my go to for date night with my love!

Perfect service by Hector- helpful, friendly, and timely. Excellent food, lovely evening.

Linguini and clams was flavorless, except for being overly spicy. Parmesan on top did not help—should ask if you want it on seafood pasta.

A nice night out with a friend. The pre-theater meal was a good portion size for the price and I enjoyed the dairy-free gelato. We will be going back for restaurant week.

SUCH friendly staff. Great food. Lounge area is amazing.

Staff is very accommodating and engaging. Food is excellent, the pizza's are delicious! Wine selection could be better as far as pricing, the up sale of them is a bit high. Not enough options to pick a low price wine, they all range from $48-$52. The ambiance is the best, the front of the restaurant allows for the window to be open which gives you the outside feel but are inside. I try to go here every time we are in town to visit. I am excited to try their various restaurants in Charleston, SC next!

Great pizza- we shared it as an appetizer. Skirt steak was amazing as was the bolognese dish. Drinks were a little slow coming from the bar, overall we had a great time and really enjoyed the food!

Had a great time!

We had close to a perfect meal experience. Our server (Hector I think) was wonderful. Suggested great wine pairings. The sugar snap pea salad was fantastic. Our entrees (Bianca pizza and the ragu) were also both fantastic. A fabulous experience.

Great staff and good food!

I think it's over-priced. The food portions are small. Steak was not cooked to order. The pizzas are good though.

Great food , excellent service. When they didn’t have the wine we ordered, the sommelier recommended a great substitute.

The only thing we were a bit disappointed with was the bar service. We ordered drinks that included olives. After waiting quite awhile for the drinks, we were told that the bartender had to go see if they had more olives, which they did not. Many apologies from our server. A restaurant such as this should not run out of olives for drinks! Doesn't make a good first impression. However, the food was delicious and the service was also excellent.

Minimal menu with stuff that is not worth eating. I would not recommend the Red Pump to anyone who is actually hungry for real food.

We have eaten dinner here quite a bit and always enjoy it. We went this weekend for a friend’s birthday and while it was noisy we had a nice time. We had a few appetizers including the carbonara pizza which was really delicious. The kale salad was quite large and my husband and I could easily have split it had we known. It was good but not exceptional. I had the home made cavatelli with local mushrooms which we all agreed was the best dish of the night. Local wines were good and the waitress was attentive but not overwhelming. We wish they still served lunch but will definitely be back for dinner.

Server Alex was an outstanding and gracious host. It was a fixed price Mother’s Day Brunch, the food quality was phenomenal, so fresh it was like eating straight out of the garden. Kitchen was surprisingly slow.

Wine flight was great! Our service was a little slow, and some things we asked for were forgotten. This may have been because our waiter was on his second day. Overall, it was delicious. We ordered Brussels sprouts & meatballs as appetizers and I would highly recommend. We were also there celebrating my friends bachelorette, and they brought out a complimentary champagne for her which was a nice touch.

Excellent meatball appetizer. Unfortunately I ordered the fish which was OLD. Never a good idea in C'ville.

Not your typical Italian food. Limited entrees. More Mediterranean style ! Servers extremely helpful