The Richmond

The Richmond reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   spottedjellyfish

   New York City11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The host with the most sounds cliche but when a owner is the host it almost always makes for a special evening.
   

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   DavidSP

   Chicago2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Conclusions from our first visit: Outstanding food from an outstanding chef. We'll give it another try as soon as we can and keep trying the menu!
   

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   Laura VIP

   San Francisco13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 6, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a wonderful local spot! The own came out and poured extra glasses of wine, the waiter advised us to take our time and enjoy, the price was incredibly fair but the food was the best part. We had the rib/scallop first course, I had salmon and my husband had the duck pasta for our main, then we finished with the warm peanut butter chocolate lava cake and semifredo! Every bit was greasy and delicious. Tables are semi private and it so easy to talk and hear others at your table because of the curtains. Can’t wait to go back. Surprised this place is not Michelin rated.
   

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   JonB VIP

   San Francisco20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful meal to celebrate a friend’s big birthday. We were well taken care of before we even stepped through the door, helping me to arrange for a very nice Sparking wine to be chilled and ready to pour. The meal was excellent, as always. John, Chef/Owner, makes an excellent and to-be-remembered three course meal at half what you would pay downtown (or anywhere else for that matter). The one server is attentive and helpful, while still being cognizant of the flow of conversation and food/wine. It is all well thought out and “choreographed” between the two of them. The braised short ribs over polenta and topped with a perfectly seared diver scallop tells right away that you are in for a worthy treat. Two of our party had the perfectly cooked NY steak, one had salmon and exclaimed “perfect!”, and our fourth guest had the fettuccine with duck in a port wine reduction sauce and was also wowed by the fresh ingredients and a master’s cooking style. Deserts included homemade individual apple pies, a dense and sinful baked chocolate and peanut lava cake and a rich coconut custard flan. The Richmond is an extremely fine chef’s vision of the restaurant he wants to own and cook at, as well as the realization of that creative but grounded execution. Go to enjoy the food and wine, and to be impressed that restaurants like this still exist if you look to find them. It isn’t world-changing, nor does it want to be, just wonderful creatively-inspired food cooked and served simply and elegantly.
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Nashville1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   5 star experience every time. You get the table to yourself the whole evening— no rush from the wait staff or the chef who both come around frequently to check in. High quality food at a reasonable price for SF. One of our favorites!
   

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   VickiO

   San Francisco99 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The wall ART and intimacy of this "neighborhood" eatery seems only to augment the SURPRISE of such an elevated, personal and professional restaurant mark. We have been irregular guests, yet always fans, of The Richmond since it first opened ... it has evolved with the times yet has maintained the core of its promise: intimate and unassuming hi-brow, 3-4 course dining experience w/well incubated bottle wine selections; 4-5 star, incredibly reasonably priced prix fixe menus.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 21, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   One of the best dining experiences in SF. Wonderful service and incredible food. Can’t wait to come again
   

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   CFrost VIP

   London7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 20, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   A rare gem. Restaurant only turns about 8 tables per night. Reserve three weeks ahead or use opentable for same-day reservations. Very personal service from the chef (John) his team. Wine selection eclectic (ask for what is not on the list). Menu limited but crafted deliciously with love. Do not go if you want to eat and leave in 60 minutes. Go if you want to savor the evening in the seclusion of your own island of culinary and languorous comfort.
   

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   Marc

   San Francisco3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   This place is great for noise and space. Each table has a curtain, so you have a private table. The chef comes out to talk to you about your food. Our meal was very good. I would go again.
   

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    ChrisE

    Greater Boston2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    This is an amazing little gem in the Richmond. The food is amazing and the personalized attention from John is really special. It's a tiny restaurant, just 7 people and they go out of their to give each table privacy (we overlapped with the table next to us for just 10 minutes, the rest of the time we had our walled off section to ourselves). We tried the fried oysters which were on their first night on the menu, can't recommend highly enough.
    

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